Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 9 (ANI): As cash-strapped Sri Lanka struggles to emerge out of a deepening economic crisis, Bangladesh has extended the term of the USD 200 million loan to the island nation under a currency swap deal by one more year.
Nicosia [Cyprus] May 9 (ANI): Last Tuesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in a reversal of his previous policy, declared that his government was working on a project for "the voluntary and honourable return of 1 million Syrian refugees" back to their homeland.
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 8 (ANI): Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday vowed to bring more than 3 million people to Islamabad after May 20 for a protest march, local media reported.
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 8 (ANI): The China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is considering granting USD 100 million in emergency support to Sri Lanka, the country's finance ministry said on Sunday.
Ankara [Turkey], May 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey currently hosts 4,082,693 refugees, 3,762,686 of whom are Syrians, Turkish deputy Interior Minister Ismail Catakli was quoted by daily Hurriyet as saying on Sunday.
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 8 (ANI): Amid a devastating economic crisis, Afghanistan received USD 32 million in humanitarian assistance on Sunday, the country's central bank informed while appreciating the humanitarian assistance of the international community.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [Pakistan], May 8 (ANI): As the wheat production is estimated to fall short by almost three million tonnes this year, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that he will reduce the flour price even if he has to sell clothes.
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 7 (ANI): In yet another blow even while Pakistan remains in the grip of a severe economic crisis, the country's wheat output is estimated to fall short of the target for this year by almost three million tonnes.
New Delhi [India], May 07 (ANI/GPRC): Indian Staffing Federation (ISF), the apex body representing the staffing/private employment services industry in India, today announced expansion of its representation to include Facility Management and Security Services companies. The alignment between
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 7 (ANI): Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar on Friday alleged that World Health Organization (WHO), without any scientific evidence and rational reasoning, has said that number of deaths registered in India due to COVID-19 is not the actual numbers.
Narmada (Gujarat) [India], May 6 (ANI): A resolution was passed at the conference of the Central Council of Health and Family Welfare (CCHFW) on Friday strongly objecting to the World Health Organization's (WHO) estimates of 4.7 million COVID-19 deaths in India, informed sources on Friday
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 6 (ANI): Amid an ongoing power crunch in Pakistan, the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has imposed a fine of Rs 50 million on the National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) for an electricity shortfall in the country in the previous year