Pakistan Welcomes Start Of Second Round Of Intra-Afghan Negotiations

ISLAMABAD, Jan 7 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan welcomed commencement of the second round of intra-Afghan negotiations in Doha, the capital of Qatar. The Taliban and an Afghan government’s negotiation team started the second round of negotiations yesterday, after a three-week break. The Foreign Ministry of Pakistan said that, the two teams…

Powerful Quake Strikes Off Central Indonesia, No Tsunami Alert Issued

JAKARTA, Jan 7 (NNN-ANTARA) – A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2, jolted Gorontalo province, in central Indonesia, earlier today, but with no potential tsunami, said the meteorology and geophysics agency. The quake struck at 3:59 am Jakarta time today (2059 GMT), with the epicentre at 71 km Bonebelago…

Hearing Of Najib’s 1MDB Case Expected to Extend Beyond Trial Date of His CBT Case – Court Told

KUALA LUMPUR,  Jan 6 (Bernama) — The High Court was told Wednesday that the hearing of former prime minister Najib Razak’s case involving 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) will take a long time and is expected to extend beyond the date for the trial of the criminal breach of trust (CBT) case, involving RM6.6 billion…

UN Expert Welcomes British Court’s Refusal To Extradite Assange

GENEVA, Jan 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, Nils Melzer, welcomed a British court’s refusal to extradite Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange to the United States, on the ground that he would be exposed to “oppressive” conditions. “In the U.S., Assange would be exposed to conditions of detention,…

MetMalaysia Issues Bad Weather Warnings And Alerts In Several States

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 (Bernama) — The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) Tuesday issued bad and alert weather warnings, with heavy rains expected in several states across the country until Wednesday. MetMalaysia in a statement Tuesday said continuous heavy rain is predicted in Kelantan state involving the districts of Pasir Mas, Jeli,…

Flood in Malaysia’s Pahang, Terengganu, Kelantan Worsens

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6  (Bernama) — More people were being evacuated due to the floods in Pahang, Terengganu and Kelantan states, while the situation in Perak, Selangor and Johor is reported to be improving with the drop in the number of evacuees. In PAHANG, the situation is reported to have worsened with 18,976…

Saudi FM Hails “New Chapter” In Gulf As Crisis With Qatar Ends

RIYADH, Jan 6 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, yesterday, hailed end of the Gulf crisis with Qatar, as a “new chapter” for Gulf’s security and stability. The Al-Ula Declaration, signed at the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit, held in the Saudi city, Al-Ula, ended the…

Portugal Assumes EU Presidency Aiming Economic Recovery

LISBON, Jan 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – Portuguese Prime Minister, Antonio Costa, met here yesterday, the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, marking the beginning of the Portuguese presidency of the Council of the European Union. This is Portugal’s fourth presidency of the Council. Germany handed over the six-month rotating presidency…

King, Queen Visit Flood Victims in Pahang State

MARAN (Pahang, Malaysia), Jan 5  (Bernama) — The King, Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, Tuesday visited flood victims at the relief centre at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Maran 1, Pahang, here. Accompanying His Majesty were the Queen, Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah and their son, Tengku…

PM Muhyiddin’s Visit Brings Smiles to Flood Evacuees in Johor State

KOTA TINGGI (Johor, Malaysia), Jan 5 (Bernama) — Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin brought smiles to Johor state flood victims Tuesday when he visited them at the Kota Tinggi Vocational College and Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Laksamana here. He arrived at the vocational college at noon and was welcomed by Johor chief minister Ir Hasni Mohammad. Also present were…
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