16 June 2023; MEMO: EU's Border Agency had alerted Greek authorities about a migrant boat a day before it capsized off the coast of Greece, its chief, Hans Leijtens, has confirmed, Anadolu Agency reports.
"My colleagues detected on Tuesday a fishing boat, heading for Greece, with around 600 people aboard," Frontex chief, Leijtens, said in an interview with German daily, Suddeutsche Zeitung.
16 June 2023; MEMO: The Russian Embassy in Tel Aviv announced on Friday that a dispute with Israel over a plot Russia purchased in Western Jerusalem in 1885 has been resolved, Anadolu Agency reports.
The Embassy stated on its website that an agreement on clarifying the area of Russian land was signed on 18 May between the Russian Federation and the Jerusalem Municipality, with the assistance of the Russian Embassy and the Israeli Foreign Ministry.
Kanpur: Attending a meeting with the metro officials here lately, the city Mayor Pramila Pandey got angry with the working of metro officials.
She instructed to switch off ceiling fans and ACs in the meeting hall and kept them sitting for one hour without the cooling air.
She wanted to know the exact reason for cutting all the trees.
Questioning about the 118 trees cut for the Metro project she asked them to explain.
Not only this but people were distressed by the logs put outside their homes.
TEHRAN, Jun 16 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s English language newspaper, Tehran Times, slammed the U.S. idea of expanding the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), to the Asia-Pacific region, saying it is doomed to failure, as it lacks regional backing.
The paper on Wednesday published an article entitled “Asian NATO: U.S. paranoia and fragility,” highlighting a widely reported plan by the U.S.-led military alliance, NATO, to expand to the Asia-Pacific region.
BAGHDAD, Jun 16 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani, yesterday met with visiting Qatari Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, to discuss strengthening bilateral ties.
The two leaders co-chaired a meeting in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, during which they discussed issues related to energy, transportation, investment, as well as, security and information cooperation, according to a statement issued by al-Sudani’s media office.
TEHRAN, Jun 15 (NNN-IRNA) – During Iranian President, Ebrahim Raisi’s visit to Venezuela, the two countries signed 26 documents on cooperation in economy and trade, technology, and science sectors, the state-run IRIB TV quoted Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, as saying yesterday.
Amir-Abdollahian is among a high-level delegation, headed by Raisi, for an ongoing five-day LatAm tour that includes Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba.
RAMALLAH, Jun 15 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian Prime Minister, Mohammed Ishtaye, yesterday called for immediate international action, to protect the two-state solution from “Israel’s sabotage.”
He made the remarks at a meeting with European Union Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Process, Sven Koopmans, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, according to a statement by the prime minister’s office.
TEHRAN, June 15 (Xinhua) -- Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud will make a visit to Iran's capital Tehran on Saturday, the semi-official Tasnim News Agency reported Thursday.
During the visit, the top Saudi diplomat will hold talks with Iranian officials, the report said.
Earlier media reports said Saudi Arabia will likely reopen its embassy in Tehran during the minister's trip to Iran.
14 June 2023; MEMO: Lebanese lawmakers failed, on Wednesday, for the 12th time to elect a new president, Anadolu Agency reports.
Lawmakers cast ballots to elect between Hezbollah-backed candidate, Suleiman Frangieh, and his competitors, Jihad Azour and Ziad Baroud.
14 June 2023; MEMO: Iran and Azerbaijan are reportedly in talks to de-escalate tensions ahead of plans for the reopening of the latter's embassy in Tehran, according to Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani.
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