Politics

Yoshihide Suga Elected As Japan’s New Prime Minister To Succeed Abe

TOKYO, Sept 16 (NNN-NHK) – Yoshihide Suga, the new leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), was formally elected…

Update: Suga Set To Take Office As Japan’s Next Prime Minister

TOKYO, Sept 16 (NNN-NHK) – The Cabinet of Japan’s outgoing Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, today resigned en masse, ahead of…

Southeast Asia To Be Increasingly Important In China’s “International Circulation”: Singapore Deputy PM

SINGAPORE, Sept 16 (NNN-CNA) – Southeast Asia will be an increasingly important part of China’s “international circulation,” Singapore Deputy Prime…

Japan’s Suga Fills Key LDP Executive Posts With Veteran Lawmakers, Cabinet Takes Shape

TOKYO, Sept 16 (NNN-NHK) – Yoshihide Suga, Japan’s presumptive prime minister, following his landslide win in the ruling Liberal Democratic…

Iran Rebuts Report On Its Alleged Plot To Kill U.S. Ambassador

TEHRAN, Sept 15 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry, on Monday, lambasted an American press report about an alleged Iranian plot…

Former Senator, Five Guards Killed In Taliban Ambush In W. Afghanistan

QALA-E-NAW, Afghanistan, Sept 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Taliban militants killed a former Afghan senator and five of his guards, in the…

Pakistani Army Chief, U.S. Special Envoy Hold Talks On Afghan Peace Process

ISLAMABAD, Sept 15 (NNN-PPI) – Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff, General Qamar Javed Bajwa, met with visiting U.S. Special Representative…

Egyptian, Russian FMs Discuss Developments Of Regional Issues

CAIRO, Sept 15 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, and his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, discussed the developments of…

New President Of Japan’s Ruling LDP Vows To Choose Reformists In Key Posts

TOKYO, Sept 15 (NNN-NHK) – Yoshihide Suga, new president of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), said yesterday that, he…

Two Lebanese Political Parties Refuse To Participate In New Cabinet

BEIRUT, Sept 14 (NNN-NNA) – Two political parties announced yesterday their decision not to participate in the next Lebanese cabinet.…