Kenya Launches Extended Railway’s Freight Service, Inland Container Depot

by Yang Zhen and Naftali Mwaura NAIROBI, Dec 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – Kenya launched the Nairobi-Naivasha Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) cargo service, and an inland container depot (ICD), that are expected to revolutionise transport of bulk cargo to the east Africa nation’s hinterland and neighbours. Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta and Chinese…

Amir Participates In Qatar’s Traditional Sword Dance

DOHA, Qatar, Dec 18 (NNN-QWNA) – The Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani, participated today (yesterday), in Qatar’s Arda (traditional sword dance), which was held at the Amiri Diwan Yard, on the Corniche of Doha, to celebrate Qatar National Day. The Personal Representative of the Amir, Sheikh…

Int’l Partners Urge Somalis To Embrace Dialogue Ahead Of 2020 Polls

MOGADISHU, Dec 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) – International partners called on Somalis to embrace dialogue, to agree on a way forward and to cooperate, to realise the priorities agreed for the year ahead. The partners, including the Africa Union, UN, EU and the U.S. among others, said, the leaders, including institutions and…

Trump Sends Letter To Pelosi, Slamming Impeachment Ahead Of Full House Vote

WASHINGTON, Dec 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – U.S. President, Donald Trump, sent a six-page letter to House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, slamming the House Democrats impeachment effort as an “illegal, partisan attempted coup” and an “unprecedented and unconstitutional abuse of power.” “It is time for you and the highly partisan Democrats in Congress,…

Update: Fresh Violence Against New Citizenship Act In Delhi

NEW DELHI, Dec 18 (NNN-PTI) – Fresh violence was reported from parts of Delhi on Tuesday evening, against the new Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), which was passed by the country’s Parliament last week, TV media reports said. Delhi Police personnel used teargas shells to disperse the protesters in East Delhi,…

Pakistan’s Musharraf Sentenced To Death: Media Reports

ISLAMABAD, Dec 18 (NNN-APP) – A special court in Pakistan, handed the death sentence to former President, Pervez Musharraf, on charges relating to the imposition of extra-constitutional emergency in Nov, 2007, according to local media reports. A three-member bench of the special court delivered a short verdict in the case,…

S. Korean President Names Ex-Parliamentary Speaker As Prime Minister Nominee

SEOUL, Dec 17 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korean President, Moon Jae-in, today named Chung Sye-kyun, former National Assembly speaker, as new prime minister, for the latter half of his single five-year presidency. Moon made the announcement, at the press centre of the presidential compound, saying, what matters for the pick of…

22 Wounded In Bomb Attack In Afghanistan: Official

MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Dec 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – At least 22 people were wounded, in a bomb attack in Mazar-i-Sharif, capital of Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province, today (Tuesday), a provincial health official confirmed. The incident triggered panic among the patients, but none of the wounded suffered life-threatening wounds. In the meantime, Adil Shah…

Kazakhstan Celebrates 28th Anniversary Of Independence

NUR-SULTAN, Dec 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Kazakhstan celebrated its 28th Independence Day with fireworks and cultural events across the country, and received congratulatory letters from a number of heads of states and international organisations. “Dec 16, 1991, opened a new era in the history of Kazakhstan, bringing unprecedented opportunities for progress…

18,000 Homes In Occupied Jerusalem Under Demolition Threat, Says Official

JERUSALEM, Dec 17 (NNN-MEM) – Some 18,000 homes in Jerusalem are under the threat of demolition, by the Israeli occupation authorities, the city’s deputy governor announced. Abdullah Siam told The Voice of Palestine that, the Israeli demolition activities were being carried, under the pretext of the homes’ “illegal construction.” “The…
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