Doha, 26 August 2023 (QNA/) The 8th Qatar-Singapore High-Level Joint Committee (HLJC) meeting concluded in Singapore. It was opened on Friday with the Keynote opening remarks by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. He said that Singapore and Qatar can work together on many fronts. We can work together to contribute to supporting a global environment that...

Johannesburg, 24 Aug. 2023 (People's Daily/Xinhua) The 15th BRICS summit concluded on Thursday with declaration announced by the President of South Africa and Chair of BRICS, Cyril Ramaphosa at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. BRICS leaders agreed on Thursday to invite six countries, namely Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab...

Bengaluru (India), 23 August 2023 (Daily The Indian Express) India became the 4th country to successfully land a spacecraft on the moon, after the erstwhile Soviet Union, United States and China, just three days after a failed attempt by Russia's Luna-25 mission. Isro's Chandrayaan-3 lander module 'Vikram' touched down on the Moon, near its south...

Istanbul, 23 Aug. 2023 (Anadolu News) Receiving 22 membership applications, the BRICS group of emerging economies is expected to create a new common currency that will be able to challenge the US dollar's global reserve status. Gathering on Tuesday in Johannesburg, South Africa, the BRICS countries -- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa --...

Allai Tehsil, Battagram,(KPK), 22 Aug 2023 (APP) After nearly 15 hours of effort, commandos of Pakistan Army successfully rescued eight persons including seven students namely, Abrar, Irfan, Usama, Rizwan Ullah, Ataullah, Niaz Muhammad, Sher Nawaz and teacher Gul Faraz, who were stuck inside a cable car at a height of 6,000 feet by a single...

Sydney, 20 August 2023 (FIFA/Forbes) After a month and 64 matches, the FIFA Women’s World Cup comes to an end with La Roja's players etching their names in golden letters as the new champions of the world. FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 concluded today with Spain lifting the trophy after beating England 1-0 in the...

Semarang (Indonesia)/Manila, 20 Aug.2023 (PNA) Philippines trade chief has called on fellow ministers in Southeast Asia to upgrade the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA) during the 37th Meeting of ASEAN Free Trade Area Council in Semarang, Indonesia. Secretary Alfredo Pascual highlighted that the upgrade of the ATIGA is an opportune time to address trade...

Camp David, Mary Land, 18 Aug. 2023 (Yonhap) Leaders of South Korea, the United States and Japan agreed Friday to significantly expand trilateral security cooperation, pledging to immediately consult one another in the event of common threats, hold annual joint military exercises and cooperate closely for stronger missile defense against North Korea. The agreements were...

Jeddah, August 18, 2023 (SPA) Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia. Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, received today in Jeddah the Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. The Iranian Foreign Minister conveyed the greetings and appreciation of the Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman...

Washington, 18 August 2023 (Anadolu News) The US and Iran last week reached a tentative agreement that will see the release of five Americans from a Tehran prison and several Iranians detained in the US. The deal, announced last Thursday, will also transfer to Qatar $6 billion of Iranian state assets frozen in South Korea....