Iraq To Intensify Fight Against Drug Trafficking: PM

BAGHDAD, Dec 8 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani, yesterday, pledged to step up efforts to combat drugs and criminal networks, as he opened the 3rd Baghdad International Conference on Drug Control. A statement from his office said, delegations from 12 countries were attending the two-day meeting in…

Western Mongolia Likely To Experience Harsh Winter

ULAN BATOR, Dec 7 (NNN-APA) – Western provinces, such as Bayan-Ulgii, Uvs, and Khovd, in Mongolia, are likely to experience the extreme wintry weather “dzud” this winter, the country’s National Agency for Meteorology and Environmental Monitoring said, yesterday. “A recent risk assessment of the dzud showed that, nearly 20 percent…

2025 Int’l Textile, Machinery Fair To Boost Textile, Garment Sector In Myanmar

YANGON, Dec 7 (NNN-MNA) – The 2025 Myanmar International Textile and Machinery Fair, opened in Yangon on Friday, bringing together exhibitors and industry leaders from China, Myanmar, and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries. Now in its third edition, the annual event has become one of the most…

Mongolia’s Car Imports Decrease By 24.7 Percent In 11 Months

ULAN BATOR, Dec 7 (NNN-APA) – Mongolia has imported a total of 87,033 cars in the first 11 months of this year, down 24.7 percent year-on-year, according to data released by the Mongolian Customs General Administration, yesterday. Meanwhile, the country has imported 19,809 trucks, so far this year, a decrease…

IndiGo’s Mass Flight Cancellations Continue, Thousands Stranded

by Peerzada Arshad Hamid NEW DELHI, Dec 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – Fresh mass flight cancellations and delays from India’s largest airline IndiGo, continued for the sixth straight day, across major airports in the country, leaving thousands of passengers stranded and agitated. At least 405 domestic flights of IndiGo were reportedly cancelled…

Australian Authority Downgrades Two Bush Fires In New South Wales

SYDNEY, Dec 7 (NNN-AAP) – New South Wales Rural Fire Services (NSW RFS), the lead combat agency for bush fires in the Australian state of NSW, has downgraded the alert levels for bush fires on the NSW Central Coast and in the Upper Hunter region, both from Emergency Warning to…

Hamas To Give Up Weapons “If Occupation Ends”

GAZA, Dec 7 (NNN-WAFA) – Head of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Khalil al-Hayya, said yesterday that, they will give up their weapons, “if the (Israeli) occupation ends.” “Our weapon is linked to the presence of the occupation and aggression, and if the occupation ends, this weapon will be handed…

Zionist Israeli Military Murdered Two Palestinians At West Bank Checkpoint

JERUSALEM, Dec 7 (NNN-WAFA) – The Zionist Israeli military, said yesterday that, its troops shot and killed two Palestinians, in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, after the pair, allegedly drove a vehicle towards soldiers at a checkpoint. In a statement, the Barbaric Israeli Defence Forces said, the soldiers…

India Announces Caps On Rising Airfares Amid IndiGo Chaos

NEW DELHI, Dec 7 (NNN-PTI) – The Indian government, yesterday, invoked regulatory powers, to announce a cap on fares, to control the rising airline ticket prices, amid IndiGo’s chaos, that resulted in mass flight cancellations and skyrocketing airfares. The federal civil aviation ministry issued a directive to all airlines, mandating…

Flash: At Least 23 People Killed In Nightclub Fire In India

NEW DELHI, Dec 7 (NNN-PTI) – At least 23 people have been killed in a fire, at a popular nightclub in the Indian resort city of Goa, officials said. Several tourists were among the dead in the fire, which broke out at about midnight at a club in Arpora in…