Japan’s Position On Golan To Remain Unchanged: Spokesman

TOKYO, Japan, March 28 (NNN-MENA) – Japan’s top government spokesperson says, the country will maintain its position on the Golan Heights and will not recognise it as Israeli territory, Japan’s NHK reported. Chief Cabinet Secretary, Yoshihide Suga, spoke to reporters, following the US government’s recognition of the Golan Heights as…

30 Die In Iran’s Unprecedented Floods: Official

TEHRAN, Iran, March 28 (NNN-ILMO) – At least 30 people died, in flash floods that ravaged most parts of Iran, over the last few days. The announcement was made by Mehrdad Ali Bakhshi, deputy head of the organisation, according to ILMO website. Out of the dead, 19 were from southern…

Luxembourg Court Rejects U.S. Appeal To Seize Iran’s Assets

TEHRAN, Iran, March 28 (NNN-IRNA) – A Luxembourg court, on Wednesday, rejected a U.S. appeal to seize Iran’s assets, as compensation for the victims of the Sept 11, 2001 attacks on the Twin Towers in New York city, Press TV reported. “The rule on which the U.S. court had relied,…

India says it successfully test-fires anti-satellite weapon

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully launched the Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) Interceptor missile, in an Anti-Satellite (A-SAT) missile test ‘Mission Shakti’ engaging an Indian orbiting target satellite in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) in a ‘Hit to Kill’ mode from the Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Island, in Odisha…

Vietnam, Brunei Upgrade Relations To Comprehensive Partnership

HANOI, Vietnam, March 28 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam and Brunei decided, here, to upgrade their bilateral relations to comprehensive partnership. The decision was made at the meeting between General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President, Nguyen Phu Trong, and visiting Sultan of Brunei, Haji Hassanal Bolkiah.…

US: Pompeo meets Uighurs about human rights in China

WASHINGTON, March 28 (NNN-ANADOLU) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Uighur Muslims who have suffered from China’s detainment of the Turkic minority, the State Department said Wednesday.  Pompeo met Tuesday with Mihrigul Tursun, a survivor of a Chinese internment camp in Xinjiang, along with Gulchehra Hoja, Ferkat…

British Man Captured When Trying To Flee Australia On Jet Ski

SYDNEY, Australia, March 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A 57-year-old man is in custody today (Wednesday), after attempting to flee Australia on a jet ski. The British national was wanted on drug-related charges, when he left the country’s north-east tip carrying additional fuel and supplies, attempting to cross the 150-km Torres Strait…

Xi Calls For Sound China-France Partnership, More Fruitful Cooperation

PARIS, France, March 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – Chinese President, Xi Jinping, met with French Senate President, Gerard Larcher, here, urging the two sides to maintain sound strategic partnership and foster more fruitful practical cooperation, so as to lay a stronger foundation for bilateral ties. Xi said, the past, present and future…

Former Senior Officials Discuss China-India Ties In High-Level Dialogue

NEW DELHI, India, March 27 (NNN-PTI) – Former senior officials positively evaluated the development of China-India relations, at a high-level two-track dialogue in Manisar, India’s northern Haryana state. Former Chinese State Councillor, Dai Bingguo and former Indian National Security Adviser, Shivshankar Menon, delivered keynote speeches at the meeting’s opening ceremony,…

Pakistan Introduces New Aviation Policy To Benefit Tourists, Industry

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, March 27 (NNN-PPI) – Pakistan has introduced a new civil aviation policy, in order to facilitate and benefit tourists, and boost the country’s aviation industry, Information Minister, Fawad Chaudhry said. Addressing a media briefing here, after a federal cabinet meeting, Chaudhry said, taxes and related charges have been…
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