Beirut,  Lebanese President Michel Aoun said that his country looked forward to strengthening bilateral ties with Syria in all areas.

His remarks were included in a letter sent to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday to congratulate the latter on winning his fourth seven-year term in last week

Yangon,  Myanmar's Central Committee on Prevention, Control and Treatment for Covid-19 has announced extension of the period for preventive measures against the pandemic until June 30.

The extension will be applied to all orders, announcements, directives previously issued by the respective union lev

Colombo,  Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa made an inspection visit to the coastal area which is affected by the debris washed up from the burning X-Press Pearl container ship in the waters off the Colombo Harbour, his office said.

During the inspection visit to Uswetakeiyawa on the outskirts

Jakarta,  A passenger ship caught fire in the waters off North Maluku province in Indonesia and all the 200 onboard were rescued safely, a senior disaster agency official said.

The incident took place on Saturday when the KM Karya Indah ship was reaching its destination of Sanana seaport in the island of

Abuja,  Nigerian police have confirmed the release of 14 university students and staff who were kidnapped last month in Kaduna state.

About 20 people including students and two staff of the privately-owned Greenfield University in in the Chikun local government area of the state were kidnapped by unknown gunm

Kathmandu,  Nepal Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel has presented a budget of 1.64 trillion NPR ($14 billion) for the 2021-22 fiscal year that starts in mid-July, with focus on controlling the Covid-19 pandemic and recovering the economy.

It is the second year in a row that the health sector has got

Kabul,  At least four people were killed and 11 others wounded after a a university bus hit a roadside bomb in Afghanistan's Parwan province, a spokesman of the Interior Ministry said on Sunday.

"The explosion occurred in Police District 7 of provincial capital Charikar city at 4.15 p.m. on Satu

Damascus,  The Syrian Foreign Ministry has accused the European Union (EU) of being a "partner in the unjust war against Syria", as the bloc decided to renew sanctions on the war-torn country.

"Once again, the European Union proves its complete distance from reality, its full partnership i

Baghdad,  Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi held meetings with Iraqi leaders during his official visit to Baghdad to strengthen bilateral ties in various fields.

Iraqi President Barham Salih met with Qureshi on Saturday, and the two sides discussed bilateral relations and stressed the import