Monday, December 25th, 2017
Iran calls on china, Pakistan to join fight against terror
TEHRAN, DEC 25 (DNA) – Iran has called on China and Pakistan to join a counter-terrorism campaign which it is spearheading jointly with Russia and Turkey, saying the coalition is an alternative to the one led by the US which has caused a “security mess”. Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani made the appeal during a two-day conference on terrorism, which began in Islamabad Sunday with the participation of his counterparts from Pakistan, Russia, China, Turkey and Afghanistan. “We need to strengthen alliances like the one between Iran, Russia and Turkey, becauseRead More
Philippines storm death toll climbs to 240, scores missing
MANILA, DEC 25 (DNA) – The death toll from a storm that unleashed landslides and floods across the southern Philippines has climbed to 240 with scores of others still missing, officials said Monday. Tropical Storm Tembin on Friday struck the country s main southern island of Mindanao, which often escapes the 20 or so storms that batter the rest of the archipelago nation each year. Civil defence officials said the number of confirmed deaths from Tembin on Mindanao s Zamboanga peninsula had risen to 78, while the death toll in Lanao delRead More
India hasn’t allowed Yasin Malik to meet family for three years: wife
ISLAMABAD, DEC 25 (DNA) – Wife of the imprisoned Hurriyat leader Yasin Malik said on Monday that India has not allowed her husband to meet their family for about three years. Mishal Malik complained that the same humanitarian gesture is never returned by the Indian occupation forces in held Kashmir. She praised Pakistan’s step of allowing the Indian convicted spy Kulbhushan Jadhav to meet his wife and mother in a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today. She told that several Hurriyat leaders have been kept behind the bars for aRead More
Maldivian President lauds US aid for grassroots level projects
MALE, DEC 25 (DNA) – Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen praised the United States for its aid to grassroots level development projects in the country, while inaugurating a clean drinking water project in Hinnavaru Island of Faaadhippolhu Atoll on Monday. The President thanked USAID and the United States of America, appreciating and celebrating their contributions towards making the lives and livelihoods of Maldivians better. He said that the water treatment plant in Hinnavaru is a “shining example” of continued US assistance to the Maldives. Yameen highlighted the history of US aidRead More
Palestine condemns Guatemala’s move to shift embassy to Jerusalem
JERUSALEM, DEC 25 (DNA) – The State of Palestine condemns the announcement by Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales about his country’s decision to move their embassy to Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. President Morales dragged his country to the wrong side of history by committing a flagrant violation of international law as well as relevant United Nations Security Council and General Assembly resolutions, including most recently resolution ES10/19. This announcement is also a brazen act of disrespect and disregard to the collective positions of international alliances and groups Guatemala is partRead More
Establishment of diplomatic relations between Tajikistan and Samoa
DUSHANBE, DEC 25 (DNA) – On 22 December 2017 in New York there was held a signing ceremony of the Joint Communiqué on the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Tajikistan and the Independent State of Samoa. According to the MFA Information Department, the Permanent Representatives of the Republic of Tajikistan and the Independent State of Samoa to the United Nations Mahmadamin Mahmadaminov and Ali’ioaiga Feturi Elisaia to this effect, signed the Joint Communiqué.=DNA =============