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 for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad, in Rawalpindi yesterday and discussed matters related to the Afghan peace process. Khalilzad arrived in Pakistan, following the start of intra-Afghan negotiations in Qatar, that…

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 regional issues, including the situation in Libya. During a phone conversation, the top diplomats focused on the Libyan issue, according to a statement by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry. Shoukry highlighted…

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 would choose reform-minded people to LDP key posts and the cabinet, which he will launch later this week. Suga made the remarks hours after he was elected as the new…

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. A statement issued by Parliament Speaker, Nabih Berri’s office, indicated that he has informed the newly appointed Prime Minister, Mustapha Adib, of a decision not to participate in the government,…

Pakistani Security Forces Kill Terrorist Commander, Three Others

ISLAMABAD, Sept 14 (NNN-APP) – The Pakistani military said, the security forces killed a terrorist commander, along with three others, in the Waziristan area of northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. An army statement said, “In a major breakthrough, terrorist commander, Ihsan Ullah alias Ihsan Sanray, along with three other terrorists were…

Houthi Militia Says Saudi-Led Coalition Launches Airstrikes On Its Military Sites In Yemen’s Capital

SANAA, Sept 14 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s Houthi militia, said that, the Saudi-led coalition in the country, launched airstrikes on its military positions in Sanaa, for the second straight day. The militia’s al-Masirah TV, reported about 14 airstrikes at dawn on Sunday, on several military sites in and around the Yemeni…

Japan’s LDP Leadership Race Enters Home Stretch

TOKYO, Sept 14 (NNN-NHK) – The ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) presidential election, which will also see the winner selected as Japan’s next prime minister, due to the party’s parliamentary dominance, entered the home stretch yesterday. The three candidates who are vying to be Abe’s successor are Chief Cabinet Secretary,…

Turkey, UK Hold Joint Navy Training In East Med: Turkish Defence Ministry

ANKARA, Sept 13 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey and Britain conducted joint naval drill in the Eastern Mediterranean, the Turkish defence ministry said yesterday. “The British destroyer, HMS ARGYLL, and the frigate, TCG GIRESUN, carried out sea training in the Eastern Mediterranean on Sept 11,” the ministry tweeted. The drill comes as…

ASEAN FMs Reaffirm Multilateral Cooperation, Pandemic Response

HANOI, Sept 13 (NNN-VNA) – The 53rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and related meetings, concluded yesterday, with the ministers reaffirming multilateral cooperation and collective collaboration, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Pham Binh Minh, said. During the meetings,…

More U.S. Military Supplies Enter NE Syria: Report

DAMASCUS, Sept 13 (NNN-SANA) – Fifty truckloads of military gears and logistic supplies for the U.S.-led coalition, entered Syria from Iraq yesterday, a war monitor reported. The convoy entered through the al-Walid crossing and headed to the bases of the U.S.-led coalition in the countryside of the northeastern province of…
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