Saudi Official Confirms Talks With Iran Aimed At Reducing Regional Tensions: TV

RIYADH, May 8 (NNN-SPA) – A Saudi foreign ministry official, confirmed that talks are being held between Saudi Arabia and Iran, with the aim of reducing regional tensions, Al Arabiya TV reported yesterday. The outcome of the talks were too early to be judged, as Riyadh wanted to see “verifiable…

Qatar Orders Arrest Of Finance Minister Over Abuse Of Power

MANAMA, May 7 (NNN-QNA) – Qatar’s attorney general, yesterday ordered the arrest of the country’s Finance Minister, Ali Shareef al-Emadi, to question him over alleged misuse of public funds and abuse of power. He has been relieved from his ministerial responsibilities, according to an announcement released hours after the arrest…

Israeli Missiles Hit Syrian Military Sites, Killing One Civilian

DAMASCUS, May 7 (NNN-SANA) – One civilian was killed and six others wounded, when Israeli missiles hit several military sites in Syria’s north-western coastal city of Latakia. The attack, which took place before daybreak, prompted the Syrian air defences to respond, destroying some of the missiles, according to the report.…

Drought Causes Fall In New Zealand Sheep Numbers

WELLINGTON, May 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The number of sheep fell by three percent in the year ending June, 2020, with an average of five sheep owned by every Kiwi, a drop from the 1982 historic high of 22 per person, New Zealand’s statistics department, Stats NZ, said today. Final figures…

Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung Erupts, Ashes Thrown 2,000 Metres From Peak

JAKARTA, May 7 (NNN-ANTARA) – Mount Sinabung in Indonesia’s North Sumatra, erupted yesterday, with a thick ash column spewed towards the east, up to 2,000 metres above its peak, the country’s Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation Centre (PVMBG) said. PVMBG officer, Moh Nurul Asrori, said, the seismograph recorded the eruption…

Xi Eyes Closer China-Turkmenistan Partnership

BEIJING, May 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – Chinese President, Xi Jinping, yesterday called for joint efforts, to lift the strategic partnership between China and Turkmenistan to new levels, and provide a major boost for both countries’ development and revitalisation. In a telephone conversation with Turkmen President, Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, Xi suggested that the…

Humanitarian Situation In Yemen Falling Off Cliff: UN

UNITED NATIONS, May 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – With 20 million Yemenis in need of assistance in the face of conflict and COVID-19, “the humanitarian situation is falling off a cliff,” UN humanitarians said, yesterday. Of those, more than 16 million people are going hungry this year, tens of thousands are already…

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, Mohamed Nasheed, yesterday, said that an investigation into the attack is underway. “We are treating this matter with utmost seriousness and the investigation is currently underway,” Solih said, on his…

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 (CPEC), in the form of industrial and agricultural development and a better road connectivity, Chairman of Pakistan’s CPEC Authority, Asim Saleem Bajwa, said. Several roads under CPEC are in their…

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 the northern and western region of India as the country set another new record in daily new COVID-19 cases and fatalities on Thursday. Malaysian Foreign Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said the…
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