New Delhi, Oct 19 (PTI) Counting of votes began on Wednesday in the Congress presidential polls in which senior leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor faced-off for the post of AICC chief.
The counting of the votes, which was scheduled to begin at 10 am at the AICC headquarters here, started around 10:20 am.
TEL AVIV, October 19. /TASS/: Israel, together with its NATO allies, supports Ukraine, but still has no intention to supply Kiev with weapons, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said on Wednesday at a meeting with EU envoys, the Defense Ministry’s press service reported.
ANKARA, October 19. /TASS/: Turkey will create an international hub from which Russian gas can be supplied to Europe, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Wednesday.
Erdogan was speaking in parliament at a meeting of the faction of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) headed by him.
TEHRAN, Oct 19 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, said, Iran is seeking a “logical” nuclear agreement which will secure the interests of the country.
Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks in a state TV programme, referring to Iran’s demands in reaching an agreement on the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
He noted that, “our goal in negotiations is to reach a good and stable agreement, and when we uphold the JCPOA, we must have a reliable level of guarantees.”
RIYADH, Oct 19 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabian Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, yesterday launched the National Industry Strategy, that aims to turn the kingdom into a leading industrial power.
The strategy covers 12 sub-sectors, with more than 800 investment opportunities, worth one trillion Saudi riyals (226 billion U.S. dollars).
GAZA, Oct 19 (NNN-WAFA) – The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), yesterday announced that, a senior Hamas delegation would visit Syria today, for the first time in 10 years.
Hamas spokesman in Gaza, Hazem Qassem, said that, the delegation would be headed by Khalil Al-Hayya, the movement’s leader, in charge of the Hamas bureau of Arab and Islamic Relations.
KHARTOUM, Oct 19 (NNN-Xinhua) — Sudan declared Tuesday its support for the recent decision by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its partners, collectively referred to as OPEC+, to cut back on oil production.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has followed up on the consequences of the OPEC+ decision to reduce oil production, the campaign against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the attempts to hold it responsible for the repercussions of the decision,” the ministry said in a statement.
TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Iran condemned any violence against its diplomatic and consular missions in Europe and urged foreign governments and their embassies in Tehran to refrain from interference in the country's internal affairs, official news agency IRNA reported on Wednesday.
TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Iran's foreign minister said on Wednesday Tehran will add at least four institutes and 15 officials of the West to its "terrorists blacklist," the details of which will be announced in the coming hours, according to semi-official Tasnim news agency.
Hossein Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks during a visit to an institute in Tehran that supports epidermolysis bullosa (EB) patients.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi returned to Tehran early Wednesday after competing in South Korea without wearing a headscarf, an act widely seen as support for anti-government demonstrators amid weeks of protests over the Islamic Republic’s mandatory hijab.
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