Politics

Beijing Winter Olympics Not Stage For Political Posturing, Says Chinese Envoy

MANILA, Dec 11 (NNN-PNA) – Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines, Huang Xilian, said yesterday that, the Beijing Winter Olympics is…

Huge Blast Rocks Western Part Of Kabul With Casualties Feared

KABUL, Dec 11 (NNN-ANA) – A huge blast rocked Dasht-i-Barchi area, in the western part of Kabul, capital of Afghanistan,…

Indian Farmers Call Off Year-Long Protests After Gov’t Agrees To Demands

NEW DELHI, Dec 10 (NNN-PTI) – Indian farmers, protesting against controversial farm laws, decided yesterday, to call off their year-long…

Saudi To Invest Five Billion USD In Development Projects In Bahrain: Official Statement

MANAMA, Dec 10 (NNN-BNA) – Bahrain and Saudi Arabia yesterday signed key agreements, involving a Saudi investment of five billion…

Israeli FM, Egyptian President Meet In Cairo To Strengthen Ties

JERUSALEM, Dec 10 (NNN-PNN) – Israel’s Foreign Minister, Yair Lapid, yesterday made an official visit to Egypt, to meet the…

Tension Grips Yemen’s Oil-Rich Shabwa Amid Large Demonstrations

ADEN, Dec 9 (NNN-YPA) – Tension continued to escalate yesterday, as large Yemeni demonstrations were staged, across the oil-rich southern…

20 Sentenced To Death In Bangladesh’s Sensational Student Murder

DHAKA, Dec 9 (NNN-BSS) – A court in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, yesterday handed down death sentences to 20 people,…

Philippine Columnist Slams “Summit For Democracy” As Pure Hypocrisy

MANILA, Dec 9 (NNN-PNA) – The U.S. proposed “summit for democracy,” scheduled to be hosted virtually today and tomorrow, is…

14-Year-Old Palestinian Girl Arrested For Stabbing Attack On Israeli Woman In Jerusalem: Police

JERUSALEM, Dec 9 (NNN-PNN) – The Israeli police said, it arrested a 14-year-old Palestinian girl, who carried out a stabbing…

Iranian Official Slams New U.S. Sanctions Amid Nuclear Talks

TEHRAN, Dec 9 (NNN-IRNA) – An Iranian official, on Tuesday night, slammed sanctions freshly imposed by the United States on…