Death Toll From Tropical Cyclone Seroja In Indonesia Revised To 178, 47 Still Missing

JAKARTA, Apr 14 (NNN-ANTARA) – The death toll from the tropical cyclone Seroja, that recently hit Indonesia’s province of East Nusa Tenggara, was revised to 178 with 47 people still missing, according to latest official data. The death toll was revised from 179, as informed by the province’s Deputy Governor,…

Egyptian FM, UN Chief Discuss Ethiopia’s Nile Dam Dispute

CAIRO, Apr 14 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, yesterday held a phone conversation with UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, to discuss the latest developments of the disputed Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), built on the Nile River. Shoukry explained how Ethiopia’s unilateral decision to carry out the second filling…

S.Korea Voices Strong Regret Over Japan’s Decision To Dump Radioactive Water Into Sea

SEOUL, Apr 14 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea expressed strong regret, yesterday, over Japan’s decision to dump radioactive wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean. Koo Yoon-cheol, chief of the Office for Government Policy Coordination, said, during an emergency vice-ministerial meeting that, the South Korean…

Egyptian, Qatari Leaders Exchange Wishes On Occasion Of Ramadan

CAIRO, Apr 13 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, and Qatari Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, held yesterday, the first phone conversation after the mutual diplomatic ties were resumed, the Egyptian presidential office said in a statement. “President al-Sisi received a phone call from Qatari Emir on the…

Arab League Chief, Russian FM Discuss Settlement Of Regional Disputes

CAIRO, Apr 13 (NNN-MENA) – Arab League (AL) Secretary-General, Ahmed Aboul-Gheit, discussed with visiting Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, means of settling regional disputes. The two officials exchanged points of views on several international and regional issues, and ways of reaching a political settlement for the ongoing crisis in the…

Malaysia, New Zealand Committed To Defence Cooperation

KUALA LUMPUR, April 13 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia and New Zealand have reaffirmed their bilateral commitment on defence cooperation under the Five Powers Defence Arrangements (FPDA) and the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus). According to a statement from Defence Ministry, Defence Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob and his New Zealand counterpart,…

COVID-19 Pandemic Has Indirectly Reduced Terrorism Threats – Bukit Aman

KUALA LUMPUR, April 13 (NNN-Bernama) — The spread of the COVID-19 outbreak in the country has indirectly helped reduce terrorism threats in the country, says Bukit Aman Special Branch Counter Terrorism Division (E8) principal assistant director DCP Normah Ishak. She said that since the police began implementing preventive measures and…

Saudi Government Reopens Nabawi Mosque For Tarawih Prayers

By Muammar Eusouffi Zainol Abidin MADINAH, April 13 (NNN-Bernama) — The Saudi government has reopened the Nabawi Mosque here to allow worshippers to perform tarawih prayers throughout Ramadan this year. Checks by Bernama at the mosque revealed that thorough preparations had been made to ensure the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)…

Japan To Dump Fukushima Contaminated Water Into Sea Amid Domestic, Int’l Opposition

TOKYO, Apr 13 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Yoshihide Suga, said today that, his government decides to discharge contaminated radioactive wastewater in Fukushima Prefecture into the sea, amid domestic and international opposition. Suga made the announcement after convening a meeting of relevant ministers, to formalise plans to release radioactive water,…

Hamas Elects Former Chief Meshaal To Head Overseas Bureau

GAZA, Apr 13 (NNN-WAFA) – The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), said, its former politburo chief, Khaled Meshaal, was elected to be the head of the movement’s overseas bureau. The movement said that, during the past two months, Hamas was able to hold its internal elections, where Khaled Meshaal was…
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