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Iraqi Kurds’ independence bid threatens Turkish integrity: analysts

ISTANBUL, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) — Amid criticism against the Turkish government for not forcibly opposing an upcoming independence referendum by the Iraqi Kurds, many fear the Kurdish bid may lead to Turkey’s break-up in the long run. “This referendum is a first step that will set the stage for Turkey’s disintegration,” Haldun Solmazturk, a retired […]

Brexit negotiations may be held prisoner to UK Conservative Party politics: expert

LONDON, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) — The negotiations between Britain and the European Union (EU) over Brexit could become a prisoner of the politics of the UK’s ruling Conservative Party, according to a leading expert with world’s top think tank Chatham House. As the fourth round of talks between Britain’s Brexit negotiator David Davis and EU […]

German automotive industry must win back trust: Merkel

BERLIN, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged German car makers on Thursday to resolve the damage they had caused to the reputation of the country’s car industry in a string of recent scandals. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the Frankfurt International Motor Show (IAA), Merkel said “the automotive industry must regain […]

Bangladesh: UNHCR emergency airlift lands in Dhaka as Rakhine crisis deepens

DHAKA, Sept. 13 (NsNewsWire) — A major UNHCR airlift with emergency relief supplies for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh is today under way, with the first flight having landed in Dhaka just before 04:30 this morning. A UNHCR-chartered Boeing 777 flew in with 91 metric tonnes of aid, including much needed shelter materials, jerry cans, blankets, […]

Halimah Yacob formally elected Singapore’s first woman president

Halimah Yacob, a former speaker of parliament, was declared elected as Singapore’s first woman president on Wednesday, after the returning officer announced she was the sole candidate to qualify for the contest, reports reuters.

Bangladesh’s Community Media Sector Urge Pushing Myanmar to Stop Rohingya ‘Genocide’

DHAKA, Sept. 13 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s community media sector demanded that global and neighboring countries leaders, civil societies of Myanmar and the United Nations (UN) put pressure on the Myanmar government to stop “genocide” and persecution against Rohingyas. Community Media Sector wants to register grave concern that the Rohingya issue must get the highest priority […]

Rohingyas grateful to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for putting humanity first

DHAKA, Sept. 12 (NsNewsWire) — The Arakan Rohingya National Organisation (ARNO) expresses its deepest gratitude to the honourable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her government for standing by our beleaguered community in one of the darkest hours in the history of our people. The Bangladesh government led by the honourable Prime Minister has put humanity […]

Scholar calls for regional solution to Rohingya crisis

Only Myanmar’s neighbors can resolve the crisis in the country’s western state of Rakhine, where nearly 300,000 Rohingya Muslims have been forced to flee, a leading Thai analyst has said, reports Anadolu Agency. Thitinan Pongsudhirak, an associate professor and director of the Institute of Security and International Studies at Bangkok’s University of Chulalongkorn, told Anadolu […]

Myanmar Islamic organization condemns extremist terror attacks in northern state

YANGON, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) — The All Myanmar Islamic Religious Organization (AMIRO) has condemned the recent Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) extremist terror attacks in northern Rakhine state, urging Muslims in the country to cooperate with the authorities for peace and stability, the government’s Information Committee said Monday. In a statement, the AMIRO pledged collaboration […]