Iran’s IRGC To Stage Major Naval Drill Soon

TEHRAN, Iran, Dec 15 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), will hold a large-scale naval exercise, in the country’s southern waters, it was reported on Saturday. Commander of the IRGC’s Navy, Ali Reza Tangsiri, told Tasnim that the massive naval war game will be launched in the near…

Iran, Eurasian Preferential Trade Value Exceeds 194 Million USD In Nov

TEHRAN, Dec 15 (NNN-IRNA) – The value of Iran’s preferential trade with the Eurasian countries reached 194.2 million U.S. dollars in Nov, Head of Iran’s Customs Administration, Mehdi Mirashrafi, said. During the one-month period, Iran exported commodities worth 28.2 million dollars to the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) members, while importing…

First Ever Traditional Chinese Medicine To Enter Pakistan

KARACHI, Dec 15 (NNN-APP) – The first ever traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for bronchitis, the Yinhuang Qingfei Capsule, passed a one-year trial against its competitor antibiotic medicine, at a clinical research centre in Pakistan and has been declared suitable and effective for Pakistani population. Raza Shah, general manager of the…

Uzbek Senate Approves Law To Protect Investors’ Rights

TASHKENT, Dec 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Uzbek Senate approved a new law that guarantees legal protection of investors’ rights, in the Special Economic Zones (SEZ). The law strengthens protection of rights of investors, including from unreasonable interference by the state and other bodies or officials, in their activities, the press service…

Iran Rules Out Talks On Restoration Of Diplomatic Ties With U.S.

TEHRAN, Dec 15 (NNN-IRNA) – Spokesman for Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), played down the likelihood of restoration of diplomatic ties with the United States, through prisoner swap. Keyvan Khosravi, spokesman for SNSC, said, prisoner swap between Iran and the U.S. is not the start of “any new path”…

N. Korea Chief Of General Staff Says Army Ready To Carry Out Any Decision By Top Leader

PYONGYANG, Dec 15 (NNN-KCNA) – Pak Jong Chon, chief of the General Staff of the Korean People’s Army (KPA), said here on Saturday, the army was fully ready to thoroughly carry out any decision of the top leader of the country, Kim Jong Un. “We should be ready to cope…

UAE, Indonesia Discuss Defence Cooperation

JAKARTA, Dec 14 (NNN-WAM) – Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi, Minister of State for Defence Affairs, met with General Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs of Indonesia, to discuss bilateral cooperation and friendship relations between the two countries. During the meeting – which was held in Jakarta –…

5.1-Magnitude Quake Hits 38 Km SSE Of Turangi, New Zealand — USGS

NEW YORK, Dec 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – A 5.1-magnitude earthquake jolted 38 km SSE of Turangi, New Zealand, at 0612 GMT on Saturday (today), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The epicentre, with a depth of 66.71 km, was initially determined to be at 39.3173 degrees south latitude, and 176.1262 degrees…

Jetstar Plane Gets Stuck At Manila’s Int’l Airport Grassy Portion

MANILA, Dec 14 (NNN-PNA) – A Jetstar Airways plane bound for Japan, veered off a runway and got stuck at the grassy portion of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), before dawn on Saturday (today), airport authorities said. The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), said, all passengers and…

India’s Trade Deficit Widens To 12 Billion USD In Nov

MUMBAI, Dec 14 (NNN-PTI) – India’s trade deficit widened to 12.13 billion U.S. dollars in Nov, from 11 billion in Oct, the commerce ministry said, on Friday. Exports contracted for the fourth straight month in Nov, while the decline in imports eased on sequential basis. However, the deficit narrowed compared…
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