Bangladeshi Opposition Rejects Major City Polls, Calls Strike For Today

DHAKA, Feb 2 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh’s largest opposition party, called for a dawn-to-dusk strike for today (Sunday), in the capital Dhaka, rejecting the results of two major city polls. At a press conference in Dhaka, hours after the city corporation polls, ex-Prime Minister, Khaleda Khaleda Zia’s Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)…

Iran Starts 10-Day Celebrations For Anniversary Of Victory Of 1979 Islamic Revolution

TEHRAN, Feb 2 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran on Saturday, started 10-day Fajr (Dawn) celebrations, for the anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution in 1979. The first day of the celebrations, on Feb 1 (yesterday), marked the return of Sayyid Ruhollah Khomeini, the late leader of the Islamic Revolution, to…

Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan Reach Agreement On Filling, Operating New Nile Dam

CAIRO, Feb 1 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia, reached an agreement, over the disputed Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), on the Nile River, according to the Egyptian foreign ministry. In a statement, the ministry said, the foreign ministers and water resources ministers of the three countries, issued a joint…

Lao Food Festival 2020 Held To Promote Female Entrepreneurs

VIENTIANE, Feb 1 (NNN-KPL) – A large number of Lao, foreign visitors, as well as, Vientiane residents, attended Lao Food Festival 2020, held at Chao Anouvong Park, Vientiane Capital, on Jan 28-31. During the four-day event, there was cooking competition, participated by chefs from northern, central and southern regions of…

Cambodian PM To Pay Working Visit To South Korea Next Week

PHNOM PENH, Feb 1 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodian Prime Minister, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, will pay a working visit to South Korea, on Feb 3-5, said a foreign affairs ministry’s statement. In Seoul, Hun Sen will attend the Universal Peace Federation (UPF) World Summit 2020, on Peace, Security and Human Development,…

Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Waged 26 Attacks On Saudi Airports This Week

SANAA, Feb 1 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s Houthi rebels said, they mounted 26 missile and drone attacks on Saudi airports this week. “A total of 26 missile and drone attacks targeted Saudi airports of Abha, Jizan and Najran, as well as, the Saudi oil giant, Aramco facility, on the Red Sea…

5.3-Magnitude Quake Strikes Japan’s Ibaraki Prefecture, No Tsunami Warning Issued

TOKYO, Japan, Feb 1 (NNN-NHK) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 5.3, on Saturday, struck Japan’s Ibaraki Prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The temblor occurred at 2:07 a.m. local time, with its epicentre at a latitude of 36.0 degrees north, and a longitude of 140.1 degrees…

At Least 15 Dead In Bus Accident In Bolivia

LA PAZ, Feb 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least 15 people died, after a passenger bus fell into a ravine, on a highway in La Paz, in western Bolivia, local authorities reported. The commander of the local fire brigade, Ismael Villca, said, 14 people died at the scene of the accident…

Turkish Police Seize 821,000 Ecstasy Pills, Detain Four In Istanbul

ISTANBUL, Turkey, Jan 30 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish police, seized 821,000 ecstasy pills and detained four people, in an operation in Istanbul. Acting on an intelligence tip-off, the Istanbul police anti-narcotics teams, started to investigate the activities of a pastry pie manufacturer, in the district of Buyukcekmece, as a drug network…

First Chinese Haute Couture Show In Qatar Enchants Audiences

DOHA, Jan 30 (NNN-QNA) – Doha, on Wednesday, hosted the first ever Chinese fashion show, where Chinese culture and fashion were interwoven, to impress the audiences. The show, the first of its kind in Qatar, and also the first ever, by renowned Chinese designer, Lan Yu, in the Middle East,…
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