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"24 hrs ago, an arrogant clown— masquerading as a diplomat— claimed people were dancing in the cities of Iraq," Zarif wrote on his Twitter account. "Today, hundreds of thousands of our proud Iraqi brothers and sisters offered him their response across their soil," he added. "End of US malign presence in West Asia has begun," he noted. |
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Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif vowed that the end of the American presence in the Middle East had begun in scathing remarks that reiterated Iranian officials' promises to avenge the US killing of top general Qassem Soleimani. In a tweet posted on Saturday that featured photos of big.... |
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The investment opportunities in Sri Lanka’s property development sector generated significant interest at the 2019 Luxury Properties Showcase Ltd (LPS) exhibition in Shanghai, China, according to Altair, one of the participants from South Asia at the invitation-only event, which attracted 2,500 elite property investors from around the world. |
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After the signing of the MoU. From left: Senior Manager, Bancassurance and Partnerships, Nalin Wijesinghe, Head of Sales, Life, Roshan Peiris, COO, LOLC Life Assurance Ltd., Nadika Opatha, CEO, LOLC Life Assurance Ltd and Chief Legal Officer, LOLC Group, Kithsiri Gunawardana, Director/CEO, Pan Asia.... |
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Sri Lanka was ranked first for the category of Asia’s Best Nation for Wildlife Tourism by Top 10, Asia’s premier publication. Sri Lankan High Commissioner in Malaysia Kapila Jayampathy accepted the honour of Asia’s Best Nation for Wildlife Tourism at the Top Asia Corporate Ball 2019 at Shangri-La Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. |
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The Canadian High Commission in Sri Lanka together with the Asia Foundation launched their flagship development initiative in Sri Lanka, ‘Women’s Voice and Leadership’ (WVL) at the official residence of the Canadian High Commissioner recently with participants representing other missions,.... |
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With digitisation expected to have profound implications on Small and Medium Sized Practices (SMPs), the South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA) with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) and the Institute of Certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka (CMA Sri.... |
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President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said on Friday, that local entrepreneurs should be encouraged to seek new markets in Asia while providing special incentives and concessions to encourage investors who are capable of introducing new technologies to the country. |
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The story so far: Relations between the United States and Iran hit a dangerous new low on Friday, January 3, 2020, when Major Gen. Qassem Soleimani, a top Iranian commander, was killed in a U.S. air strike outside Baghdad airport. Gen. Soleimani, who the U.S. |
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Indonesia floods inundate Jakarta, kill dozens.
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The Liaison Office, which reports to China’s State Council, serves as the platform for Beijing...
The reasons for the crash, in the wake of a forced landing, were unknown.
Exiled Uighur activists in November released evidence of nearly 500 camps and prisons being used against... |
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The latest resolution passed by the United Nations General Assembly condemning rights abuses against Rohingya Muslims and other minority groups in Myanmar was the third such resolution on the subject. It was approved by 134 votes in favour and nine against while 28 nations abstained. |
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Prasanna Vithanage’s newest film ‘Gaadi’ (Children of the Sun) is placed among the 100 ‘not to be missed films’ from Asia in the year 2019. The 100 films with exceptional cinematic standards have been selected by the Asian Film Festival, an Argentinean website dedicated exclusively to Asia festivals. |
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AirAsia’s in-flight food brand, Santan, has been awarded the best in-flight meal for 2019 by Sunstar’s Best of Cebu. Now in its seventh year, the award highlights the best gastronomic experiences and lifestyle brands of the city. This year, Sunstar’s Best of Cebu cited AirAsia as the best in-flight.... |
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The Block Genesis published an overview of industry investment activity for the 2019 period this week, finding that a staggering majority of it occurred in Asia, North America and Europe. As shown in the graph below, these regions saw activity dwarfed the number of developments in Oceania, South.... |
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Asian countries have stepped up precautionary measures to prevent an outbreak of a mysterious illness which has infected at least 44 people in China. The disease, which is said to be a mysterious pneumonia outbreak, prompted authorities in Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore and.... |
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Her favorite room. “For All Mankind” actress Shantel VanSanten converted the garage of her 2,200-square-foot San Fernando Valley home to create just the right space for her collectibles and one very special object — a 10-foot table of tamarind wood from Southeast Asia. |
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New Delhi [India], Jan 4 (ANI): Two-time World Cadet champion Sonam Malik on Saturday stunned Rio Olympic bronze medallist Sakshi Malik to book her place in the Indian team for the upcoming Asian Championship. Sonam defeated Sakshi in the 62kg freestyle category. |
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Oil prices surged Friday after President Trump ordered an airstrike that killed Iran’s powerful military commander, Qasem Soleimani. While the administration says it will “take whatever action is necessary” on Iran, Academy Securities head of macro strategy, Peter Tchir, says the U.S. economy will be relatively immune from escalation. |
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Iranian policemen in Tehran, on Friday, hold pictures of the late Iranian major general Qassem Soleimani during a protest against the assassination of Soleimani and Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, who were killed in an air strike at Baghdad airport. Nazanin Tabatabaee, West Asia News Agency via Reuters. |
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Nazanin Tabatabaee / West Asia News Agency / Reuters Just about nobody in Washington wants to defend Qassem Soleimani—even if they condemn his killing. He was a terrorist kingpin; he destroyed the lives of countless people across an entire region for more than a decade; he had Syrian, Iraqi, Yemeni, Lebanese, and American blood on his hands. |
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Source: The Holy See in the Italian. Headline: ASIA/PHILIPPINES – AT the end of January, the Conference on the filipino on the new evangelization.
Manila – Will be held on 28 and 29 January in Manila, the 7th Conference of the philippine on the new evangelization and will focus on the theme “Who is my neighbor?” . |
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US President Donald Trump has authorized the reinstatement of a military training and educational program in Pakistan more than a year after suspending it, according to the US Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs late Friday evening.
The move indicates a thawing in relations between Washington.... |
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Two-time World Cadet champion Sonam Malik on Saturday stunned Rio Olympic bronze medallist Sakshi Malik to book her place in the Indian team for the upcoming Asian Championship. Sonam defeated Sakshi in the 62kg freestyle category. The trials provided another shock result as Pooja Danda suffered a.... |
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