Asia

Uzbekistan’s Parliament Approves Incumbent Prime Minister To Lead Gov’t

TASHKENT, Jan 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – The legislative chamber and the senate of Uzbekistan’s newly-formed parliament, approved Abdulla Aripov, as the…

Omani FM Visits Iran Amid Escalating Regional Tensions

TEHRAN, Jan 22 (NNN-ONA) – Oman Foreign Affairs Minister, Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, arrived in Iran’s capital Tehran on…

Iran Seeks U.S., French Help To Decode Crashed Ukrainian Plane’s Black Box

TEHRAN, Jan 22 (NNN-PRESS TV) – Iran asked the French and U.S. accident investigation agencies, the BEA and NTSB respectively,…

FFP not guilty of conspiracy to overthrow monarchy – Thai’s Constitutional Court

BANGKOK, Jan 21 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Thailand’s Constitutional Court today ruled that the key figures of opposition Future Forward Party (FFP)…

ASEAN Willing To Further Enhance ASEAN-China Strategic Partnership

JAKARTA, Jan 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), stands ready to work with China, to lift…

Iran’s FM Not To Attend Davos Meeting: Spokesman

TEHRAN, Jan 21(NNN-ISNA) – Foreign Minister,Mohammad Javad Zarif will not attend the 2020 World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos,…

Former Interpol Chief Meng Hongwei Handed 13.5 Year Jail Sentence

MOSCOW, Jan 21 (NNN-SPUTNIK) — The former president of Interpol, Meng Hongwei has been sentenced to 13.5 years in prison…

Ukrainian Plane Hit By Two Short-Range TOR-M1 Missiles, Iran Says

TEHRAN, Jan 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Ukrainian passenger plane that crashed shortly after takeoff in the Iranian capital on Jan…

Zimbabwe Acquires Aircraft From Malaysia To Boost State Airline Operations

HARARE, Jan 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – Zimbabwe’s state-owned airline, Air Zimbabwe, took delivery of one of two Boeing 777-200 aircraft, bought…

Japanese Foreign Minister Outlines Policies As Regular Diet Session Opens

TOKYO, Jan 21 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Foreign Minister, Toshimitsu Motegi, in a speech, at the start of this year’s regular…