New Lebanon government looking for $5 billion in loans

Ghazi Wazni, Lebanon’s new Finance Minister BEIRUT, Jan 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Lebanon’s new Finance Minister Ghazi Wazni said he is looking for up to $5 billion in soft loans to purchase wheat, medicine and fuel.The former defense minister said the loans are among his top priorities since taking over the…

Najib’s SRC Trial: Difficult to get Saudi royal family to testify on RM2.6 bln donation – Najib

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 (Bernama) — Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today told the High Court here that it would be difficult for the defence to get a member of the Saudi royal family to testify about the RM2.6 billion donation, which he had purportedly received between 2011 and 2014.…

Palestinian President Meets Australian Governor-General

RAMALLAH, Palestine, Jan 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, received Australian Governor-General, David Hurley, in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Wednesday. During a bilateral meeting, “the president briefed his guest on the situation of the peace process,” said a statement published by the official Palestinian news agency…

Kuwaiti Investor Announces Project To Build Major Oil Refinery In Jordan

AMMAN, Jan 23 (NNN-KUNA) – Kuwaiti investor, Sheikh Meshal Al Sabah, announced a project to build a major oil refinery in the south of Jordan. He made the announcement in Amman, saying, the production at the petroleum refinery in Maan Governorate, is set to begin in the second half of…

Hamas Condemns Israeli Killing Of Three Palestinian Teens

GAZA, Palestine, Jan 23 (NNN-WAFA) – Hamas, ruler of the Gaza Strip, condemned the killing of three Palestinian teenagers by Israeli army. Fawzi Barhoum, Hamas spokesman in Gaza, said that, the killing of the Palestinians “is an awful crime that is strongly condemned.” “While the occupier (Israel) is receiving world…

UN Envoy Highlights Israeli Plan To Annex Jordan Valley As “Devastating Blow” To Peace

RAMALLAH, Palestine, Jan 23 (NNN-WAFA) – The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nickolay Mladenov, warned that, Israel’s plan to annex the Jordan Valley is “a devastating blow” to the two-state solution. “It will be a devastating blow to reviving the Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations” if part or…

Lebanese President Urges New Cabinet To Deal With Financial, Economic Crises

BEIRUT, Jan 23 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanese President, Michel Aoun, urged the new cabinet to start dealing with economic and financial crises, the Presidency said. “The cabinet has been formed amid very tough economic circumstances, which require extra efforts to restore confidence of the Lebanese, and the international community,” Aoun said,…

Kremlin Aide Slams US Policy On Palestine

MOSCOW, Jan 23 (NNN-ANADOLU) – US actions have crippled efforts, to launch talks between Israel and Palestine, Russian presidential aide, said. “We believe that the US unilateral actions, undermine the international efforts to restart direct talks between the Palestinians and the Israelis,” Yury Ushakov said. “I mean, in first turn,…

Palestinian President Meets Macron Over Efforts To Save Two-State Solution

RAMALLAH, Palestine, Jan 23 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, met with his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, over the latest developments of the peace process, and regional affairs. Abbas highlighted France’s role in “saving the political process from the stalemate, caused by Israel’s…

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…
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