KSrelief launches date distribution project in Sudan
Riyadh, 20 November: Saudi aid agency KSrelief has launched a date distribution project in Port Sudan, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Tuesday. The event was attended by Saudi Ambassador to Sudan Ali bin Hassan Jafar, Sudanese Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Abu Bakr Omar Al-Bushra, and Acting Humanitarian Aid Commissioner Ahmed Mohamed Othman. The […]
US has not yet seen North Korea’s atmospheric reentry missile capability: Indo-Pacific Command chief
Washington, Nov 20 (IANS) The commander of US Indo-Pacific Command said that the US has “not yet” seen North Korea’s atmospheric reentry capability, a key technology required for the recalcitrant regime to advance its intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) program. Adm. Samuel Paparo made the remarks during a forum in Washington on Tuesday as Pyongyang has […]
Ukrainian Parliament approves 2025 budget
Kyiv, Nov 20 (IANS) The Ukrainian Parliament approved the government’s 2025 budget, which prioritises military expenditures, social support and economic recovery, the Finance Ministry said. The budget allocates 2.23 trillion Ukrainian hryvnias (about $54 billion), out of a general budget of 3.6 trillion hryvnias (about $87 billion), for security and defence in 2025, Xinhua news […]
Bangladesh eyes 1.1 billion USD from ADB, World Bank by December
Dhaka, Nov 20 (IANS) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the World Bank will provide 600 million and $500 million, respectively, in loan assistance by December, Bangladeshi Finance Secretary Md Khairuzzaman Mozumder said. He made the disclosure during a press conference on Tuesday at the Ministry of Finance, organised to mark the interim government’s 100 […]
Slovakia records lowest unemployment rate since 1993
Bratislava, Nov 20 (IANS) Slovakia registered an unemployment rate of 5.88 per cent in October, the lowest of its kind since 1993, Slovak Labour Minister Erik Tomas said. Some 163,841 people were unemployed in the country last month, and in no district did unemployment exceed 10 per cent, Tomas said at a press conference, Xinhua […]
South Korea, South Africa agree to cooperate on minerals sector
Rio De Janeiro, Nov 20 (IANS) South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa held a meeting in Brazil to discuss cooperation on supply chains for critical minerals and security issues, Yoon’s office said. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Rio de Janeiro […]
PM Modi thanks Indian diaspora in Guyana for warm welcome
Georgetown, Nov 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the Indian diaspora in Guyana for their spirited welcome as he arrived in Georgetown for the final leg of his three-nation visit. Taking to X, PM Modi said, “A heartfelt thank you to the Indian community in Guyana for their warm and […]
Iraqi Red Crescent Society sends 60 tonnes of medical aid to Sudan
Baghdad, Nov 20 (IANS) The Iraqi Red Crescent Society (IRCS) announced the delivery of 60 tonnes of medicines and medical supplies to Sudan. A delegation from the IRCS accompanied the aid shipment and held a meeting with Sudanese Health Minister Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim to discuss the prospects of joint cooperation and additional aid to alleviate […]
Sudan’s Burhan voices rejection of external interventions in civil war
Port Sudan, Nov 20 (IANS) Chairman of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council and Commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, reiterated Sudan’s rejection of any external interventions aimed at imposing solutions for the armed conflict in the country. The solution to the conflict is “internal, which is to end the rebellion, since its […]
Yemen’s Houthis claim rocket attack on Panama-flagged ship in Red Sea
Sanaa, Nov 20 (IANS) Yemen’s Houthi group said in a statement that it had launched a rocket attack on the Anadolu S ship in the Red Sea. “We carried out an operation targeting the ship, Anadolu S, in the Red Sea with a number of appropriate ballistic and naval rockets, and the hit was accurate,” […]
