Israel’s General-Attorney Opposed Appointment Of Ex-Convict As Minister

JERUSALEM, Jan 5 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israel’s General-Attorney, yesterday announced her opposition, to the appointment of an ex-convict lawmaker for cabinet minister, an appointment that was crucial for forming Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new far-right coalition government. Attorney-General, Gali Baharav-Miara told the Supreme Court in a statement that, the appointment of…

Iran Blasted Israeli Minister’s “Sacrilegious” Visit To Al-Aqsa Compound

TEHRAN, Jan 4 (NNN-IRNA) – The Iranian Foreign Ministry, yesterday, condemned the visit by a far-right Israeli minister to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East Jerusalem as “sacrilege” of the holy site and violation of international law. Such “sacrilegious acts” also amount to an affront to the values and sanctities…

10 Died After Drinking Alcohol In North-Eastern Myanmar

YANGON, Jan 4 (NNN-MNA) – Ten people died and two others were hospitalised, after drinking alcohol at a pub, in Lwegel town of north-eastern Myanmar’s Kachin state, on Monday, a local police officer said. “After drinking the alcohol from the pub, they suffered from sudden visual disturbances and difficulty of…

COVID: Two Main Variants Found In China Detected In Malaysia – Health DG

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 3 (NNN-Bernama) — Two main COVID-19 variants that are found to be spreading rapidly in China, namely BA.5.2 and BF.7, that accounted for almost 80 per cent of the variants found in China currently, have been detected in Malaysia. Health Director-General Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said as…

Egypt Retrieves Ancient “Green Coffin” From U.S.

CAIRO, Jan 3 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt announced yesterday that, a significant ancient cover of a coffin, known as the “Green Coffin,” was returned from the United States. The artefact belongs to a priest named Ankh In Maat, which dates from the Late Period (664-332 BC), Egypt’s Tourism and Antiquities Ministry…

Indonesia Sees New Trade Regulations In Place Following RCEP Taking Effect Today

JAKARTA, Jan 3 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement, takes effect for Indonesia today, with the country putting new regulations in place, for its trade with other members of the world’s largest trade bloc, in terms of population and the size of economy and trade. So far,…

Nepal’s Pokhara Int’l Airport Put Into Operation

KATHMANDU, Jan 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – As Pokhara International Airport, a national pride project of Nepal, was inaugurated yesterday, Nepali Prime Minister, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, laid emphasis on its contribution to national and regional development. A Buddha Air flight carrying the prime minister, also known as Prachanda, was saluted with water…

Bangladesh’s Largest Annual Trade Fair Kicked Off

DHAKA, Jan 2 (NNN-BSS) – The 27th edition of the Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF), the largest annual commercial and trade event in Bangladesh, kicked off yesterday, at the mega venue, the Bangabandhu Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Centre (BBCFEC), located in Purbachal, on the outskirts of the capital, Dhaka, and will…

Floating Book Fair Brings Hope, Joy To Lebanese In Hard Times

BEIRUT, Jan 1 (NNN-NNA) – At the turn of the year, tens of thousands of Lebanese had a chance to get on board the ship, Logos Hope, to bid farewell to 2022 and greet the New Year. Since Logos Hope, the world’s largest floating book fair, docked at the Beirut…

S. Korea’s Headline Inflation Hit 24-Year High In 2022

SEOUL, Dec 31 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s headline inflation hit the highest in 24 years this year, due to higher global energy prices, statistical office data showed, yesterday. The consumer price index (CPI) stood at 107.71 in 2022, up 5.1 percent from the previous year, according to Statistics Korea. It…
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