Kenya-Korea sign MoU to develop Konza Smart City

NAIROBI, March 21 (NNN-KNA) — The Korea Trade-Investment and Promotion Agency (KOTRA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) of the Economic Innovation Partnership Programme (EIPP) with Konza Technopolis Development Authority (KoTDA). The three-year partnership aims at facilitating the consultation and co-operation between Kenya and South Korea by establishing a…

Yemen’s Houthis Launched Drone Attacks Against Saudi Aramco Oil Facilities

SANAA, Mar 21 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s Houthi militia, yesterday, claimed responsibility for a fresh attack against a Saudi Aramco oil facilities, in the Saudi Red Sea port city of Jeddah, and other vital energy facilities in the Saudi south-western city of Jazan, the second of such cross-border missile attacks against…

US: Biden administration rules Myanmar army committed genocide against Rohingya – Report

WASHINGTON, March 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Biden administration has formally determined that violence committed against the Rohingya minority by Myanmar’s military amounts to genocide and crimes against humanity, a move that advocates say should bolster efforts to hold the junta that now runs Myanmar accountable. Secretary of State Antony Blinken…

Iran’s Supreme Leader, President Laud Nationals For Defeating U.S. “Maximum Pressure”

TEHRAN, Mar 21 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President, Ebrahim Raisi, yesterday praised Iranians for their resistance against U.S. sanctions, saying, the people managed to defeat Washington’s “maximum pressure” campaign. They made their remarks in their congratulatory addresses to the Iranian nation, on the occasion of…

Ferry Sank After Colliding With Cargo Vessel In Bangladesh, At Least Six Dead

DHAKA, Mar 21 (NNN-BSS) – Rescuers recovered six bodies from a river, in Narayanganj district, outside Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, after a ferry collided with another vessel and capsized yesterday, a senior official said. Jayedul Alam, Narayanganj district’s police chief, said that, the ferry, named “MV Afsar Uddin” sank, after being…

World Legislators Meet In Bali For Climate Change Issues

JAKARTA, Mar 21 (NNN-ANTARA) – Hundreds of parliamentary members across the world gathered in Indonesia’s resort island of Bali, as the 144th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly and related meetings kicked off yesterday. The assembly meeting was opened by Indonesian President, Joko Widodo, and welcoming speeches were presented by IPU President,…

Egypt, Pakistan Agree To Boost Bilateral Ties

CAIRO, Mar 21 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, and his Pakistani counterpart, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, agreed in Islamabad yesterday, to boost bilateral ties between the two countries, according to a statement from the Egyptian Foreign Ministry. Pakistan is the fourth stop of Shoukry’s Asian tour, starting on Mar…

Cambodia, Japan Agree To Ensure Full Implementation Of RCEP Free Trade Deal

PHNOM PENH, Mar 21 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia and Japan yesterday agreed to ensure the full implementation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) free trade agreement, for the benefit of all, according to a Cambodia-Japan joint statement. The statement was released after a meeting between Cambodian Prime Minister, Samdech Techo…

OIC needs to intensify assistance to Afghanistan

By Amirul Mohd Sajadi KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 (NNN-Bernama) — The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) needs to intensify assistance to the Afghan people whose lives are seen to be getting more and more stressful every day, said Geostrategy expert Prof Dr Azmi Hassan. He said the assistance was necessary…

Malaysian PM arrives in Vietnam for two-day official visit

By Suriati Sidek Ahmad HANOI, March 20 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob arrived here Sunday for a two-day official visit to Vietnam. The Prime Minister’s maiden official visit to Vietnam was at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart, Pham Minh Chinh. Ismail Sabri flew in from Kuala…
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