Pres Uhuru calls for deeper bilateral ties between Kenya, Rwanda

KIGALI (RWANDA), March 12 (NNN-KBC) — President Uhuru Kenyatta Monday called for more mutually beneficial engagements between Kenya and Rwanda.  The President said that the good relationship that exists between the two countries can be made better and more beneficial through people-to-people interactions. “The relationship between our two countries is…

Kenyan family members of Ethiopian plane crash victims to be flown to Addis

NAIROBI, March 12 (NNN-KBC) — The Kenyan and Ethiopian governments will fly family members of the victims of the Ethiopian plane crash to Addis Ababa as plans to identify their remains get underway. Transport Cabinet Secretary James Macharia says the government has reached out to the families of 25 victims…

Riyadh, Amman join hands to train Saudis in Jordan in uranium mining

AMMAN, March 12 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Jordan Atomic Energy Commission said that Saudi Arabia has started a program to train its staff and cadres in Jordan in uranium mining. Under the one-year program, which is conducted in cooperation with the Jordanian Atomic Energy Commission and Jordanian Uranium Mining Company, Saudis…

Iraq signs MoUs with Iran during visit of Iranian president

BAGHDAD, March 12 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Iraqi government signed memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with Iran in various fields during the visit of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. The MoUs covered fields of oil, trade, health, transport as well as issuing visas and other facilities for businessmen and investors, said a statement…

Morocco arrests 7 for suspected links to illegal immigration networks

RABAT, March 12 (NNN-Xinhua) — Two Moroccans and five sub-Saharan Africans were arrested on Monday in the Moroccan city of Oujda for their suspected links to illegal immigration networks, the Moroccan police said in a statement. The arrest came after a joint and simultaneous operation by the security authorities in…

S.Korean president to make state visit to Malaysia to boost ties

KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 (NNN-Xinhua) — South Korean President Moon Jae-in is set to make a three-day state visit to Malaysia to boost bilateral ties, the Malaysian Foreign Ministry said. Moon is scheduled to meet with Malaysian King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah and Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on March…

Local journalist wounded in bomb attack in S. Afghanistan

LASHKAR GAH (Afghanistan), March 12 (NNN-Xinhua) — A local journalist was seriously wounded following a bomb attack in Lashkar Gah, capital of Afghanistan’s southern province of Helmand on Tuesday, local police said. “A sticky bomb attached to Nisar Ahmadi’s vehicle was detonated shortly after he arrived at the gate of…

Gaza young man dies of wounds sustained in Israeli gunfire

GAZA, March 12 (NNN-Xinhua) — A Palestinian young man died of wounds caused by Israeli gunfire when Palestinians clashed with Israeli soldiers in eastern Gaza Strip, authorities said on Tuesday. Musa Mohammed Musa, 23, from the central Gaza Strip town of Deir el-Ballah was injured in a protest near the…

Jordan’s king visits U.S. on ties, regional issues

WASHINGTON, March 12 (NNN-Xinhua) — Visiting King Abdullah II of Jordan met here with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and other senior administration officials, discussing bilateral ties and regional issues, among others. Pence discussed with King Abdullah about the bilateral relationship, the fight against Daesh and regional dynamics, said a…

Cuba rejects U.S. accusation of “massive military” presence in Venezuela

HAVANA, March 12 (NNN-Xinhua) — Cuba rejected accusations by senior U.S. officials that it has been propping up Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and has now 25,000-strong military personnel in Venezuela. “Cuba categorically deplores this shameless lie and it also rejects any suggestion there is any degree of political subordination from…