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Maldives President Says Investigation Into Attack On Parliament Speaker Underway

MALE, May 7 (NNN-PSM) – Maldives President, Ibrahim Solih, in his first official statement, since an attack on parliament speaker,…

Time To Reap Benefits Of CPEC Phase Two: Pakistani Official

ISLAMABAD, May 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – Pakistan will start reaping the benefits of the second phase of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor…

Malaysians In North and West India To Be Brought Back Home – Minister Hishammuddin

KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian government is to conduct a special repatriation mission to bring home Malaysians from…

Daesh Blows Up Two Oil Wells, Kills Two Security Members In Northern Iraq

BAGHDAD, May 6 (NNN-NINA) – The militants of the extremist Daesh group, yesterday attacked an oil field in Iraq’s Kirkuk…

Pakistani PM To Visit Saudi Arabia

ISLAMABAD, May 6 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani Prime Minister, Imran Khan, is expected to embark on a three-day visit to Saudi…

Taliban Shadow District Chief Killed In N. Afghanistan: Gov’t

KABUL, May 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A Taliban shadow district chief and four other militants were killed, after Afghan government security…

Philippines’ Duterte Names New National Police Chief

MANILA, May 6 (NNN-PNA) – Philippine President, Rodrigo Duterte, appointed Police Lieutenant General, Guillermo Eleazar, as the new chief of…

First Day of AstraZeneca Vaccine Administration in Malaysia Goes Smoothly

KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 (NNN-Bernama) — The first day of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine administration went smoothly despite public concerns…

Egyptian Ministers, U.S. Envoy Hold Talks On Ethiopia’s Nile Dam

CAIRO, May 6 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, and Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Mohamed Abdel Aty,…

Sri Lankan PM Elected Chair Of ADB’s Board Of Governors

COLOMBO, May 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister, Mahinda Rajapaksa, who also serves as minister of finance, was yesterday…