Brazilian President vows to shield nation from Mideast conflict’s economic fallout

Brasilia, April 3 (IANS) Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday said he cannot predict when the US-Israeli strikes against Iran might end, but vowed to shield Brazilians from the economic impact of the conflict. In an interview with local television station Record Bahia, Lula da Silva stressed the uncertainty surrounding the duration […]
South Korea: Military aircraft bringing back 211 people from Saudi Arabia amid Mideast conflict

Seoul, March 15 (IANS) A South Korean military transport aircraft is bringing home 204 nationals from Saudi Arabia, officials said Sunday, in the first airlift evacuation using a military plane since the conflict began in the Middle East late last month. A KC-330 Cygnus multirole aerial tanker carrying 204 South Koreans and seven foreign nationals […]