Asia

ASEAN Special Envoy Concludes Myanmar Visit With Meaningful Outcome: Statement

PHNOM PENH, Mar 24 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodian Foreign Minister, Prak Sokhonn, special envoy of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations…

US condemns Taliban decision to shut girls’ secondary schools

  WASHINGTON, March 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States condemned the Taliban decision to close secondary schools for girls, just…

Changyong Rhee Steps Down As IMF Senior Official After Becoming Candidate For S. Korea’s Central Bank Chief

WASHINGTON, Mar 24 (NNN-YONHAP) – Changyong Rhee, director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s Asia and Pacific Department, will relinquish…

No country met WHO air quality standards in 2021; New Delhi most polluted city and Bangladesh the most polluted country: Data

A smoggy day in New Delhi, India GENEVA, March 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Not a single country managed to meet the…

Syrian President, Iranian FM Discuss Nuclear Deal

DAMASCUS, Mar 24 (NNN-SANA) – Syrian President, Bashar Assad, yesterday, discussed the developments of talks on restoring the 2015 nuclear…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Oil futures climb as supply concerns linger

Oil refinery behind residential buildings in Omsk, Russia LONDON, March 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Oil futures extended gains on Thursday morning,…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Russian move on Ukraine aid fails at UN Security Council

Local residents carry humanitarian aid delivered by Russian soldiers in the besieged southern port of Mariupol, Ukraine UNITED NATIONS, March…

Pakistan Day Marked Amid Jubilation, Commitments For Peace, Socio-Economic Development

by Raheela Nazir ISLAMABAD, Mar 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Pakistani nation yesterday celebrated the 82nd Pakistan Day with zeal and…

Indonesia Removes Mandatory Quarantine For Fully Vaccinated Int’l Visitors

JAKARTA, Mar 24 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesian President, Joko Widodo, announced yesterday that, fully vaccinated international visitors are no longer required…

Iran-Syria Ties At Best Level: Iranian FM

TEHRAN, Mar 24 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir Abdollahian, said yesterday that, the relationship between Iran and Syria…