Saudi Arabia To Turn Highest Peak Into Tourism Destination

RIYADH, Sept 26 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia, yesterday launched a plan, to turn the kingdom’s highest peak into a tourism destination. The plan aims to develop the south-western mountainous region of Soudah and parts of Rijal Almaa governorate into “Soudah Peaks” – a luxury mountain tourism destination 3,015 metres above…

Pakistan’s Anti-Narcotics Force Arrested Seven Drug Traffickers

ISLAMABAD, Sept 26 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan’s Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF), arrested seven drug traffickers in various operations across the country, an ANF spokesperson said. During the operations, the force seized over 115 kg of drugs, including hashish, opium and heroin, while impounding several vehicles that were being used for smuggling, the…

Three Terrorists Killed In Military Operation In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Sept 26 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani security forces said today, to have killed three terrorists in the country’s north-western tribal Khyber district. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of Pakistan Army, said in a statement that, the security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation in the Tirah area of…

Man Arrested In Australia After Overnight Shooting Wounded Two

SYDNEY, Sept 26 (NNN-AAP) – Police in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW), confirmed today that, a man has been arrested, after an overnight shooting in the city of Lake Macquarie, which injured two people, last week. According to NSW Police Force, at about 12:45 p.m. local time…

Military Helicopter Crashed In Iraq

BAGHDAD, Sept 26 (NNN-NINA) – An Iraqi military helicopter crashed yesterday, in the eastern province of Wasit, due to a technical problem, wounding two crew members, the defence ministry said. A statement by the ministry said that, a Bell Jet Ranger helicopter crashed at al-Kut Air Base, while conducting a…

Japanese Teenager Sentenced To Prison Over Tokyo Luxury Watch Robbery

TOKYO, Sept 26 (NNN-NHK) – A teenage Japanese robber was given a prison term of four-and-a half years, by the Tokyo District Court for robbing a luxury watch store in central Tokyo, in May. According to the prosecution, a group of adolescents wearing masks, which included the 18-year-old defendant, stormed…

Death Toll Of Cylinder Explosion Rises To Eight In Pakistan’s Sindh

ISLAMABAD, Sept 26 (NNN-APP) – The death toll from the cylinder explosion that took place in Pakistan’s southern Sukkur district on Saturday, rose to eight, after the five injured, died yesterday, hospital officials said. A spokesperson of the Gambat Institute of Medical Sciences hospital of Sukkur, in southern Sindh province,…

Myanmar’s Hot Air Balloon Festival To Resume After Three-Year Halt

YANGON, Sept 26 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar’s renowned hot air balloon festival in Taunggyi, Shan state, will resume this year after being cancelled for three years, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, event organisers said yesterday. This year’s festival will take place on Nov 21-27, at the Awaiyar hot air balloon square…

6.6-Magnitude Quake Hit Southern Philippines

MANILA, Sept 26 (NNN-PNA) – An offshore earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6, rocked Davao Occidental province, in the southern Philippines today, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. The institute said, the quake, which occurred at 9:39 a.m. local time, hit at a depth of 122 km,…

China-Mongolia Friendship Week Kicked Off In Ulan Bator

ULAN BATOR, Sept 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – The annual China-Mongolia Friendship Week, aimed at increasing mutual understanding and expanding people-to-people exchanges and cultural cooperation, kicked off here yesterday. “In recent years, China-Mongolia relations have maintained a strong momentum of development, which cannot be separated from the active support and extensive participation…