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(Adnkronos) – The Damascus government has appointed a senior commander of the Kurdish forces as deputy Defense Minister, as agreed in the understanding reached between the Syrian State and the SDF after the violent clashes of recent weeks. This is Sipan Hamo,

Tokyo, March 11 (Jiji Press)–Japan marked the 15th anniversary of the March 2011 massive earthquake, tsunami and nuclear accident on Wednesday, with around 26,000 people still living as evacuees. The number of evacuees across the country stood at 26,281 as of Feb.

Tokyo, March 10 (Jiji Press)–Energy ministers from the Group of Seven major countries said in a joint statement on Tuesday that their countries are ready to take necessary measures, including releasing their oil reserves, in response to the deteriorating situation in the

(Adnkronos) – Italy is withdrawing staff from its embassies in Beirut and in Baghdad “because they are at risk” in the widening war between the United States, Israel and Iran, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said Tuesday after Israeli forces launched attacks across

Tokyo, March 10 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth discussed the situation surrounding Iran over the phone on Tuesday. Hegseth explained the latest developments and the future outlook regarding the Middle Eastern country. Koizumi said that

(Adnkronos) – It will take “a few more weeks” to end the Iran war – that begun when the United States and Israel launched strikes on the country’s military sites in late February and which has since widened with Iranian reprisals in

Tokyo, March 10 (Jiji Press)–Japanese restaurant chain operator Colowide Co. said Tuesday that it will acquire the operator of the Cafe Veloce chain for some 44 billion yen. Colowide plans to complete the purchase of all shares in C-United Co. from investment

Tokyo, March 10 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government on Tuesday designated a total of 61 goods and technologies for priority investment by the public and private sectors, as part of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s efforts to realize a strong economy. The designations were

(Adnkronos) – Italy is continuing its diplomatic efforts towards de-escalation amid a widening Middle East conflict sparked by the strikes on Iran begun by the United States and Israel in late February. Talks are planned with Qatar’s premier Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani

Tokyo, March 10 (Jiji Press)–About 40 pct of municipalities in the three northeastern Japan prefectures hit hard by the March 2011 massive earthquake and tsunami face difficulties in disaster education for children born after the incident, a Jiji Press survey has found.