Two Factories Established In Afghanistan’s Herat Province

HERAT, Jun 10 (NNN-ANA) – With the support of local businesspersons, two factories have been established, at an industrial park in Afghanistan’s western province of Herat, a provincial source said yesterday. “The cotton-processing and oxygen-producing factories were established in Herat Industrial Park on Wednesday,” Hamidullah Khadem, chairman of the province’s…

Bangladeshi Businesses Seek Ways To Promote Trade Ties With China

DHAKA, Jun 10 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladeshi businesses sought ways to promote trade ties with China, as China has been opening up wider. At a seminar on trade with China on Wednesday, Mohammad Abdur Razzaque, chairman of the local think-tank Research and Policy Integration for Development, said, Bangladesh should develop a…

Hezbollah Vows To Protect Lebanon’s Oil, Gas In Dispute With Israel

BEIRUT, Jun 10 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanon’s Hezbollah, yesterday, vowed, it has the capabilities to prevent Israel from extracting oil and gas from a disputed offshore field in the Mediterranean. In a televised speech, Hezbollah leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said, his party “will not remain silent, if the Israeli enemy steals…

Syrian President Accuses U.S. Of Using Dollar To Commit Global “Robbery”

DAMASCUS, Jun 10 (NNN-SANA) – Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad, accused the United States of using the U.S. dollar to commit robbery on a global scale, it was reported yesterday. In an interview with Russia Today, Assad said that, if the dollar continues to govern the world economy, “nothing will change.”…

Russian, Iranian Presidents Pledge To Strengthen Bilateral Ties

MOSCOW, Jun 9 (NNN-TASS) – Russian President, Vladimir Putin and Iranian President, Ebrahim Raisi, yesterday expressed common readiness to consistently strengthen bilateral relations, including through the implementation of joint economic and trade projects. Putin and Raisi discussed bilateral cooperation and praised the current level of Russian-Iranian relations, during a phone…

Türkiye, Venezuela Vow Enhanced Bilateral Ties As Maduro Visits

ANKARA, Jun 9 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Türkiye President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and his visiting Venezuelan counterpart, Nicolas Maduro, yesterday pledged to enhance cooperation between the two countries. “There is a wide cooperation potential between Venezuela and Türkiye, especially in trade, energy, mining, construction business, health, agriculture and tourism,” Erdogan said, at…

Indian Gov’t Hikes Crop Prices To Boost Farmers’ Income

NEW DELHI, Jun 9 (NNN-PTI) – The Indian government, yesterday announced a hike in the minimum support prices (MSP) for crops, for the marketing season 2022-23. The proposals to hike the MSPs were approved at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi.…

Philippine New Leaders See Beijing-Manila Friendship “To Reach New Heights”

MANILA, Jun 9 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines’ newly-elected leaders said yesterday, the centuries-old friendship between China and the Philippines continues “to reach new heights” and brings “great mutual benefits” to the people. Today, Jun 9, the Philippines and China will celebrate the 21st Filipino-Chinese Friendship Day. Philippine President-elect, Ferdinand Romualdez…

Lebanon Calls For Int’l Tenders To Build New Terminal For Beirut Airport

BEIRUT, Jun 9 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanese caretaker Public Works Minister, Ali Hamieh, yesterday called for international tenders, to construct a new terminal for Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut. “The cost of the new project will amount to 70 million U.S. dollars,” but this project is expected “to create hundreds…

Brunei’s Consumer Inflation In Feb Hits 146-Month High

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Jun 9 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei’s overall Consumer Price Index (CPI) in Feb, 2022, increased by 3.2 percent year-on-year, a 146-month record high, since Jan, 2010, when historical data became available. According to the latest statistical figures, released yesterday, by the Department of Economic Planning and Statistics, at…
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