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Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks to reporters in New York on Friday, while elaborating on his meeting earlier on Saturday with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, and UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir O. Pedersen on the sidelines of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly, said the report.The meeting was held within the framework of the Astana process, which was launched in 2017 at the initiative of Iran, Russia and Turkey, Xinhua news agency reported.The Minister said the meeting highlighted economic problems, Western sanctions and terrorism as fundamental challenges in Syria.He added that it…

According to the DMH on Saturday, the quake occurred at about 20:54 local time.The epicentre, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to be at 17.23 degrees north latitude and 96.32 degrees east longitude, which is about 12 miles to the southwest of Bago in Bago region, Xinhua nerws agency reported.The earthquake was felt in the country’s commercial hub of Yangon, local residents said.–IANSint/khz

The Defence Ministry said on Saturday that the operation, conducted on Friday night in Mililiqo, Ceel Gambar and Baalal Dheer villages, also resulted in the destruction of three al-Shabab hideouts, Xinhua news agency reported.”Three enemy bases were targetted and destroyed, along with their vehicles and military equipment,” the Ministry added in a statement issued in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia.There was no immediate comment from al-Shabab militants regarding the latest military operation. The Somali Army, in conjunction with regional and international troops, have intensified efforts to neutralise the al-Qaida-linked armed group.The allied forces drove the al-Shabab militant group out of…

The incident happened near an air club of Thebes city to the north of Athens, Xinhua news agency reported citing Greek national broadcaster ERT.The identity of the victim has not been disclosed yet.It is being said that the plane experienced some problems during take-off.Authorities are investigating the reasons for the crash.–IANSint/pgh

Yemeni Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik officially inaugurated the six-day emergency campaign, which targets children aged between six months and 59 months in 121 districts across the 13 provinces controlled by the government, Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday.The Prime Minister personally administered the vaccine doses to several children at the launching event held in the southern port city of Aden.In a statement to the media, Abdulmalik called on all citizens to support the campaign to eradicate the potentially deadly measles disease, which has made a comeback in recent years after a significant decline following previous immunisation efforts.The campaign is being…

Addressing a press conference at the party headquarters in New Delhi on Saturday, Congress leader Supriya Shrinate said, “The Women’s Reservation Bill is a long-awaited judgement on the empowerment of women, a long-awaited legislation that has been passed. We welcome its passage.”She added, “We obviously have serious issues with how delayed it’s going to be, because this looks like yet another tall promise that may not see the fruition of the day. You never know when it happens. According to the government’s own admission, it will not happen before 2029.”She said: “According to what some MPs and ministers of the…

Speaking after inaugurating a seminar on ‘Women’s Reservation’ at the Gandhi Bhavan on Saturday, Siddaramaiah said, “If the BJP had a sincere intention to give reservation to women, it would not have put up so many obstacles.””The validity of the Bill is 15 years from the date of its enactment. However, they have put two obstacles, namely Census and delimitation. It will take 15 years to overcome these obstacles. Thus, the lifetime of this Bill will expire before its implementation. This is the biggest fraud done to women,” Siddaramaiah said.Prime Minister Narendra Modi had earlier said in his speech that…

He had also held meetings with other Muslim leaders of the party regarding the “future course of action”.According to sources, the JD-S holds a “considerable influence” over the Muslim community in the state.In fact, on many occasions, Muslims also opted for JD-S over the Congress.However, the alliance has come as a shocker to the Muslim community, with some political observers saying the JD-S is likely to lose its support base.Shafiulla, in his resignation letter, said: “I would like to state that I have worked hard and served the party in order to serve the society and the community only because…

Saikia, who is the leader of the Congress Legislature Party, claimed that the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC), which is presided over by Tuliram Ronghang, a trusted associate of Sarma, indulged in nepotism to siphon off public funds.He told reporters here on Saturday, citing publicly accessible official records, that only family members and close friends of Ronghang, the Chief Executive Member of KAAC, had received funding for government projects under various programmes.”On March 28, 2019, the Hill Area Development Department received a special grant of Rs 100 crore from the CM’s Road Improvement Package. Splitting the task between two companies,…

Earlier in the day, Mooney VR46 Racing Team rider Marco Bezzecchi had set the qualifying time at one minute, 43.9470 becoming clear favourite for the Tissot Sprint and the marque event on Sunday.Martin, however, had predicted the scenario after Saturday’s practice sessions. “First lap at the sprint will be interesting,” he had commented, further adding, “Turn one is a really tight corner. It looks a bit wider. The first gear corner we arrive is not easy. It’s difficult to find the reference, maybe I found mine so I’m quite confident,” he had said.And it turned out as he predicted. Starting…