Morocco, Sahel Countries Agree To Boost Cooperation

MARRAKECH, Dec 25 (NNN-MAP) – Top diplomats of Morocco, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali and Niger, agreed to boost cooperation at a ministerial coordination meeting, held in the southern Moroccan city of Marrakech on Saturday. The meeting focused on an initiative proposed by Moroccan King, Mohammed VI earlier in Nov, who…

Year-ender: Türkiye Sees Gains, Setbacks In Diplomatic Balancing Act In 2023

by Burak Akinci ANKARA, Dec 25 (NNN-XINHUA) — Türkiye’s foreign policy, faced significant challenges in 2023 amid regional conflicts, but it experienced both gains and setbacks in pursuing a balancing act in dealing with its Western allies and Russia. Ankara looked beyond its traditional NATO allies towards other global powers,…

Syrian Military Foils Rebel Drone Attacks In Northern Region

DAMASCUS, Dec 25 (NNN-SANA) – Syrian forces thwarted a series of drone attacks launched by “terrorist organisations” in the rural regions of Aleppo and Hama provinces, yesterday, the Syrian army said in a statement. Units of the armed forces, stationed in the countryside areas, defended villages and towns against the…

Two killed, 29 injured in S. Korea’s apartment fire

SEOUL, Dec 25 (NNN-YONHAP) – Two people were killed and 29 others injured, today, in a fire that broke out at an apartment building in Seoul. The fire occurred at about 4:57 a.m. local time (1957 GMT Sunday), on the third floor of the 27-storey apartment building in Seoul. Two…

Brunei Takes Action Against Unlicensed Tour Guides

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Dec 25 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei is tackling a rise in tourism marred by an increase in illegal tour guides and unlicensed individuals, using foreign transportation companies, the Tourism Development Department, under the Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism said, in a public warning yesterday. According to the…

Japan Forecasts Elderly Majority In 25 Prefectures By 2050

TOKYO, Dec 25 (NNN-NHK) – The elderly population, those aged 65 and above, is expected to make up over 40 percent of the residents by 2050, in 25 out of 47 prefectures across Japan, as per local institute’s latest projections. Akita prefecture is anticipated to have the highest concentration of…

Int’l Telecommunications, IT Exhibition Kicked Off In Tehran

TEHRAN, Dec 25 (NNN-IRNA) – The 24th international exhibition of telecommunications, information technology and digital economy, kicked off in the Iranian capital, Tehran. More than 155 domestic companies and several international firms participated in the exhibition, dubbed Iran TELECOM 2023, which will continue until tomorrow, the semi-official Mehr news agency…

At Least 70 Palestinians Are Killed In Central Gaza, In One Of The War’s Deadliest Strikes Yesterday

GAZA, Dec 25 (NNN-WAFA) – At least 70 Palestinians were killed yesterday, in an Israeli airstrike on the al-Maghazi refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip, reported the state-run Palestine TV. Ashraf Al-Qedra, spokesman for the Gaza-based Health Ministry, said in a statement that, the death toll is likely to…

Furnace Explosion Killed 13 At Industrial Park In Indonesia

JAKARTA, Dec 25 (NNN-ANTARA) – An explosion at a smelting furnace, in an industrial park in Morowali Regency of Indonesia’s Central Sulawesi province, occurred yesterday morning, killing 13 people and injuring dozens of others. Rusmadi, head of the operation team of the Search and Rescue Office of Central Sulawesi Province,…

Palestinian President Expresses Hope For Immediate End Of Conflicts As Fight Continues In Gaza: Death Toll Has Reached 20,424

GAZA/RAMALLAH, Dec 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, expressed yesterday, his hope that Christmas day would be a date for an end of conflicts in Gaza and the rest of the occupied Palestinian territory. “None of our people were spared from this offensive, the attempts at forced displacement, and…