Malaysia DPM Wan Azizah receives courtesy call from Saudi Economy and Planning Minister

Photo courtesy Bernama KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 (NNN- Bernama) — Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail today received a courtesy call from Saudi Economy and Planning Minister Mohammed Al-Tuwaijri at the Parliament House. The meeting at 11am, among other things, touched on the strengthening of bilateral…

Probe shows MV Pireas shipmaster careless Anthony Loke

Photo courtesy Bernama KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 (NNN- Bernama) – The carelessness of MV Pireas’s captain was the reason it slammed into the Malaysia Marine Department’s MV Polaris in waters near Singapore on Feb 9. Transport Minister, Anthony Loke, said the captain of the Greek-registered bulk vessel failed to observe…

Picture News April 1, 2019

Tunis, Tunisia, April 1 – Dozens of Tunisians protested in the Tunisian capital Tunis against the Arab summit being held on Sunday. Earlier on Sunday, the 30th Arab Summit kicked off in Tunis amid absence of almost half of the Arab leaders. Photo courtesy of Anadolu Changwon, China, April 1…

Picture News March 31

Santa Cruz, Bolivia, March 31 – President Ram Nath Kovind, left, shakes hands with Bolivia’s President Evo Morales,after receiving La Gran Cruz del Condor de Los Andes, in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, landed at the Viru Viru International Airport, Santa Cruz, Bolivia in…

Tunis Arab Summit: Arab leaders reject any military intervention in Libya

Photo courtesy TAP TUNIS, Tunsia, April 1 (NNN-TAP) – Arab leaders reaffirmed at the closing of the 30th Ordinary Session of the Arab Summit in Tunis, their commitment to the unity and sovereignty of Libya and rejected any military intervention in this country. In the “Tunis Declaration” issued on Sunday,…

Erdogan declares victory in local elections, but set to lose Ankara

Turkish president thanks nation for making ruling party alliance winner of local elections. Photo courtesy Anadolu ANKARA, April 1 (NNN-ANADOLU) – The Turkish nation has made the ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party winner of 15 consecutive elections, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said early Monday. Erdogan said 56 percent of…

Taiwan fighter jets intercept Chinese war planes in Taiwan Strait

Photo for illustrative purposes / Pixalbay Taipei, April 1 (NNN- CNA) Taiwan’s Air Force scrambled several fighter jets Sunday when two military aircraft from China crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait, according to the Ministry of National Defense (MND). The Taiwan Air Force jets intercepted two J-11 fighter…

Myanmar government feels sorry for refugees fleeing in Rakhine State

This picture taken on January 4, 2019 shows people, displaced by violence between ethnic Rakhine rebels and Myanmar’s army, arriving at a camp in Kyauktaw, Rakhine state. Photo courtesy Mizzima YANGON, March 31 (NNN-MIZZIMA) – Myanmar’s President Office spokesman Zaw Htay said that his government felt sorry to see war…

North Korea says Madrid embassy raid was ‘grave terror attack’

North Korean embassy in Madrid on March 28, 2019. Photo courtesy Yonhap SEOUL, March 31 (NNN- Yonhap) — North Korea on Sunday released its first official statement on the break-in at its embassy in Spain last month by an anti-Pyongyang group, calling it a “grave terrorist attack.” A spokesperson of…

Slovakia elects first female president

Photo courtesy instagram.com/zuzana_caputova BRATISLAVA, March 31 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Zuzana Caputova has been elected as Slovakia’s first female president, according to preliminary results. Caputova, 45 won Saturday’s presidential runoff with more than 58 percent of the votes. In the first round, Caputova got 40 percent of the votes and her strongest challenger, the ruling Smer…