Argentine lawmakers approve emergency food bill

Protesters along the Avenue Nueve de Julio in Buenos Aires BUENOS AIRES, Sept 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Argentine lawmakers on Thursday unanimously approved a draft emergency food law to free up resources for social programmes amid a worsening economic crisis. “We are facing a problem of hunger, malnutrition and a sharp…

OIC condemns Netanyahu’s annexation plan, calls for emergency meet

Mecca, Saudi Arabia: File photo of King Abdullah II of Jordan (R) at the 14th Islamic summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in June this year. Photo courtesy of SPA/dpa JEDDAH, Sept 12 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will be holding an extraordinary meeting of its…

Polls Predict Narrow Victory By Opposition In Upcoming Israeli Elections

JERUSALEM, Sept 11 (NNN-MA’AN) – Polls released on Tuesday, predicted a narrow victory by Israel’s opposition party, in the Israeli elections next week. Two separate polls released by Israel’s main TV news channels, showed that the centrist Blue and White party wins 32 seats, in the 120-seat parliament, while Benjamin…

Lawmakers to reject election call before Johnson suspends parliament

LONDON, Sept 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Lawmakers are expected to reject Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s second call for a snap election ahead of the suspension of parliament later Monday, just seven weeks before Britain is due to leave the European Union. Downing Street announced that Johnson will prorogue, or suspend, parliament…

Boris Johnson presses for Brexit deal in Dublin despite Irish warnings

LONDON, Sept 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Under pressure to show progress on a Brexit breakthrough, UK prime minister Boris Johnson has arrived in Ireland to press for a deal to secure Britain’s exit from the EU. There are so many opportunities for the UK post-Brexit. Let’s get this thing done 🇬🇧…

Hong Kong government warns against foreign interference in crisis

HONG KONG, Sept 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Hong Kong’s government on Monday warned foreign governments not to interfere in the city’s “internal affairs,” following weekend protests that called for US support in the three-month-old crisis. In a statement, the government also condemned “the illegal behaviour of the radical protesters” after violent clashes overnight…

Iran says entitled to suspend commitments to nuke deal

TEHRAN, Sept 9 (NNN-Xinhua) — Iranian officials said Sunday that Iran is entitled to suspend parts of its commitments to the 2015 multilateral nuclear deal when its interests are not honored by the parties of the accord, official IRNA news agency reported. The steps taken by Iran to reduce its…

No Peace Talk Would Work With Continued Taliban Violence: Afghan Gov’t

KABUL, Sept 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – No peace talks in Afghanistan would yield desired result, in the absence of government delegation, said a statement of the presidential palace on Sunday. “The obstacle for achieving peace in Afghanistan is the continued Taliban-led war and violence,” said the statement. “The real peace won’t…

Trump suspends peace talks with the Taliban

WASHINGTON,  Sept 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) – US President Donald Trump is suspending planned peace talks with the Taliban, he said on Twitter on Saturday. Trump said planned secret, separate meetings with major Taliban leaders and with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, meant to take place at Camp David on Sunday, would be cancelled and peace…

Iran seizes boat and 12 Filipino crew near Strait of Hormuz

TEHRAN, Sept 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Iran seized a boat and arrested 12 Filipinos as it busted a “fuel-smuggling ring” in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, the semi-official news agency ISNA reported. “A foreign tugboat was confiscated as well as 283,900 litres of petrol worth US$20.2 million,” ISNA said, citing…
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