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Iraqi Forces Kill 13 Daesh Militants In Three Provinces

BAGHDAD, Jun 4 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi security forces killed 13 Daesh militants during a series of operations in the provinces…

Uzbekistan, Tajikistan Sign Historic Declaration To Strengthen Ties

TASHKENT, Jun 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – Uzbekistan’s President, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, and visiting Tajik President, Emomali Rahmon, signed in the Uzbek capital…

Bicycle Tour Held In Kazakhstan To Celebrate 30th Anniversary Of CICA

NUR-SULTAN, Jun 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – A bicycle tour was organised yesterday in Nur-Sultan, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the…

Arab Ministers Agree To Set Up Action Plan For Crisis-Ridden Lebanon

BEIRUT, Jun 4 (NNN-NNA) – The Council of Arab Ministers for Social Affairs (CAMSA), yesterday agreed to set up an…

Iranian UN Ambassador Slams U.S. Sanctions As “War” On Iranian People

TEHRAN, Jun 4 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Majid Takht-Ravanchi, said, the United States has waged…

Sri Lankan President Instructs Officials To Maintain Adequate Stocks Of Essential Items

COLOMBO, Jun 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lankan President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, instructed officials to maintain adequate stocks of all essential food…

Some 2,000 Laotians Working In Malaysia Illegally: Report

VIENTIANE, Jun 3 (NNN-KPL) – It is estimated that about 2,000 Lao nationals are currently working in Malaysia illegally, and…

Argentine Gov’t Confident To Meet IMF Targets For Second Review

BUENOS AIRES, Jun 3 (NNN-TELAM) – The Argentine government has “no doubt” that it will meet the targets agreed upon…

Youth, academia play critical roles in combating radicalisation — US ambassador

KUALA LUMPUR, June 3 (NNN-Bernama) — The youth and academia play significant roles in prevention efforts to combat radicalisation and…

COVID-19 accelerates Southeast Asia’s transition towards a cashless society — study

By Linda Khoo Hui Li BANGKOK, June 3 (NNN-Bernama) — The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated Southeast Asia’s transition towards a…