Erdogan Says Israeli President To Visit Turkey In Mar Amid Efforts To Restore Ties

ANKARA, Feb 4 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Israeli President, Isaac Herzog, will visit Turkey in mid-Mar, Turkish President, Tayyip Erdogan said, noting, the two countries seek to restore bilateral ties. “With this visit, we will endeavour to put our bilateral relations on a very different ground for the future, in a positive…

Excavations At Ruined Temple In Cambodia’s Famed Angkor Site Almost Completed

PHNOM PENH, Feb 3 (NNN-AKP) – Archaeologists from the APSARA National Authority (ANA), have almost completed excavations at the ruined Prohm Kel temple, in the Angkor Archaeological Park in north-west Cambodia’s Siem Reap province, the authority said in a news release yesterday. The excavations were made to study the temple’s…

Sri Lanka Rules Out Lockdown Amid Omicron Spread, Urges People To Get Boosters

COLOMBO, Feb 2 (NNN-SLN) – Sri Lanka’s Health authorities, ruled out a nationwide lockdown, as the Omicron variant of COVID-19 caused a rapid rise in infections recently, local media reported. The authorities also urged people to get booster doses to limit hospitalisations. There had been an internal discussion whether some…

Myanmar Extends State Of Emergency For Six More Months

YANGON, Feb 1 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar’s National Defence and Security Council, yesterday, announced the extension of the state of emergency for six more months. The extension was made for necessary preparations, for the multi-party general elections, the announcement said. The state of emergency was first declared in Feb, 2021, after…

No New COVID-19 Deaths For Seven Consecutive Days In Myanmar

YANGON, Jan 31 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar recorded no daily deaths from COVID-19 for seven days in a row, leaving the total death toll unchanged at 19,310, according to a release from the Ministry of Health yesterday. The total number of COVID-19 cases has risen to 535,254 in the country, after…

Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Launched Deadly Missile Attack On Gov’t Army In Shabwa

SANAA, Jan 30 (NNN-YPA) – Houthi militia said, it launched a ballistic missile at Yemeni government army, in the south-eastern province of Shabwa, yesterday, killing and injuring at least 40 soldiers. The missile targeted the gathering of the soldiers in the Usaylan district in northern Shabwa, Houthi military spokesman, Yehya…

Toyota Group Leads Global Auto Sales For 2nd Straight Year In 2021

TOKYO, Jan 29 (NNN-NHK) – Toyota Motor Corp. topped the rankings in global auto sales in 2021, accelerating past Germany’s Volkswagen AG for a second straight year, data from the Japanese automaker showed yesterday. According to the figures, Toyota Motor Corp’s top ranking was supported by solid sales in China…

UN Humanitarians Seek Additional 3.6 Billion USD For Afghanistan Aid

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – The UN team in Afghanistan, launched a 3.6-billion U.S. dollar-plan, to help reduce new-found suffering and save lives, a UN spokesman said. The overarching One-UN Transitional Engagement Framework, aims to help the Afghan people meet their basic human needs, said Stephane Dujarric, chief spokesman…

Malaysia Tops Emerging Southeast Asia For Foreign Investment – Milken Institute

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia ranks No. 1 in emerging Southeast Asia as the country with the most potential to attract foreign investors, according to the 2022 Milken Institute Global Opportunity Index. This annual assessment, created to help inform investor and policymaker global investment decisions, evaluates an economy’s…

UAE Delivers One Million COVID-19 Vaccines To Gaza

GAZA, Jan 27 (NNN-WAFA) – The United Arab Emirates (UAE), yesterday delivered one million Sputnik V vaccine doses to the Gaza Strip, through the Rafah border crossing, an official said. “It is the largest shipment of vaccine doses that are shipped to the Gaza Strip, which will help to combat…
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