Tunisia, India sign deal to set up ICT center

TUNIS, Jan 23 (NNN-Xinhua) — Tunisia and India on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding to set up an information and communications technology (ICT) innovation center. The MoU was signed by acting Tunisian Foreign Minister Sabri Bachtobji and visiting Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. The two officials discussed various aspects…

Wuhan under quarantine following coronavirus outbreak

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan  23 (NNN-BERNAMA) — China has imposed a quarantine on Wuhan in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak there, the Health Ministry shared on its official Twitter site today. Its Twitter feed said the 11 million people living there are barred from leaving. “All public transportation like buses, subways, ferries have…

5.2 -Magnitude Earthquake Hits Southern Iran

TEHRAN, Iran, Jan 23 (NNN-IRNA) – A 5.2-magnitude earthquake, hit Sargaz region, in Iran’s southern province of Hormozgan on Wednesday, Iran’s Seismological Centre reported. The earthquake, which took place at 10:53 p.m. local time (1923 GMT), was determined at 28.093 degrees north latitude, and 56.866 degrees east longitude, with the…

Tokyo To Lay On Extra Train Services During Olympics

TOKYO, Jan 23 (NNN-NHK) – Tokyo train operators will lay on special late-night train services, during the Olympic Games between July 24 and Aug 9, the organising committee and Tokyo metropolitan government announced. Train and subway services will be extended on around 60 lines serving the region, with eight venues…

Chinese Embassy Urges U.S. Official To Stop Smearing China-Pakistan Cooperation

ISLAMABAD, Jan 23 (NNN-APP) – The United States should stop spreading fabricated cliches repeatedly, about China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan said, in a statement. “Although you can never wake up a person, who is pretending to be asleep, we have to make our position clear and…

Dr Mahathir receives courtesy call from Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 22 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad received a courtesy call from Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and his delegation at his office in Perdana Putra here today. In several tweets with attached pictures on his Twitter handle @chedetoffical, Dr Mahathir said during their meeting, Ismail expressed…

Sri Lanka Earns Record 5.3 Billion USD From Apparel Exports In 2019

COLOMBO, Jan 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka earned a record 5.3 billion U.S. dollars from its apparel exports in 2019, showing a 5.1 percent year on year increase, according to the Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF). However, a slight decline in export earnings was recorded in Dec, 2019, due to…

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 prime minister of the Central Asian nation, in its joint session on Tuesday (yesterday). Uzbek President, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, nominated Aripov as a candidate to lead the government for a new…

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 Tuesday, for talks with his Iranian counterpart, Mohammad Javad Zarif, over a number of issues, Khabar Fouri news website reported. The Omani minister will discuss regional, international and bilateral ties…

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, for the equipment to decode the black box of the crashed Ukrainian plane. The latest report by Iran’s civil aviation agency noted that, two Tor-M1 missiles were fired at the…
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