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Samsung Electronics Bangladesh announces its first week’s winners for Maldives Trip of “Shopping Mubarak” campaign for this Eid-Ul- Fitr

Dhaka, May 29 (NsNewsWire) –Samsung Electronics, the global leader in consumer electronics has announced its first week’s winners for Maldives Trip of the ‘Shopping Mubarak’ campaign for Eid-Ul- Fitr. Sanjib Ganguly won the trip after buying a 24” TV from Samsung Electra, Stadium showroom and Mr. Sheikh Robiul Basid won the trip after purchasing an […]

Iran keen to expand Russia market for unique handwoven carpet

TEHRAN, May 29 (Xinhua) — Iran and Russia are holding talks to remove obstacles for the exports of Iran’s handwoven carpets to Russia, semi-official Fars news agency reported on Monday. Head of Iran’s National Carpet Center Hamid Kargar and Head of Russia-Iran Joint Chamber of Commerce Vladimir Obidnov held a meeting here to discuss the […]

Taliban operations foiled in western Afghanistan: army commander

HERAT, Afghanistan, May 29 (Xinhua) — Commander of 207th Zafar Army Corps in west Afghanistan, General Nasir Hedayat on Monday termed Taliban spring offensive as failed one and said that the security forces had defeated Taliban militants in the western region. “The Taliban so-called annual spring offensive dubbed ‘Mansoori’ has been foiled as the armed […]

Iraqi forces recapture most of al-Saha neighborhood in western Mosul

MOSUL, Iraq, May 29 (Xinhua) — Iraqi security forces freed most of al-Saha neighborhood from Islamic State (IS) militants in north of the old city center amid heavy clashes against the extremist militants, an Iraqi commander told Xinhua on Monday. “The commandos of the Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) are fighting fierce clashes in al-Saha neighborhood and […]

Trump calls Germans “bad, very bad” when criticizing German trade surplus

BERLIN, May 26 (Xinhua) — While meeting with European leaders in Brussels on Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump said “the Germans are bad, very bad” in a way to criticize the German trade surplus, according to the German newsmagazine Der Spiegel. Trump’s meeting with President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker and President of the […]

G7 summit kicks off with ceremony at Taormina’s ancient Greek theatre

TAORMINA, Italy, May 26 (Xinhua) — With an opening ceremony held in the ancient Greek theatre in Italian city of Taormina, the 2017 summit of the Group of Seven (G7) countries kicked off here on Friday. Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni welcomed the other six leaders of the world’s most industrialized economies, who gather here […]

NATO leaders agree to step up burden sharing under Trump pressure

BRUSSELS, May 26 (Xinhua) — NATO leaders have agreed to step up NATO’s role in the fight against terrorism and fairer burden sharing under pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump. The details were outlined after a one-day summit in Brussels which included Trump and leaders from the western alliance. Speaking at a news conference after […]

Opposition parties intensify pressure on Abe over latest school scandal, demand sworn testimony

TOKYO, May 26 (Xinhua) — Japan’s opposition parties rallied together Friday to maintain pressure on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe following allegations he may have used his position to exert pressure on the government to approve the building of a new school at a university run by a close friend. The united incursion follows Kihei Maekawa, […]

S.Korea approves 1st civilian contact with DPRK under new gov’t

SEOUL, May 26 (Xinhua) — South Korea on Friday approved the first civilian contact with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) under the new government of President Moon Jae-in, indicating a gradual resumption of inter-Korean exchanges. Seoul’s unification ministry vice spokesperson Lee Yoo-jin told a press briefing that the government gave a green light […]