Jordan Condemns Breaking Into Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound By Extremist Jewish Settlers under Israeli Forces’ Protection

AMMAN, Sept 18 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan’s Foreign Ministry, yesterday strongly condemned the break-in by extremist Jewish settlers into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem, under the protection of the Israeli police. The ministry said, the acts represent a violation of the historical status and legal status quo at the Al-Aqsa…

Int’l Plastics, Rubber, Machinery Exhibition Kicked Off In Iran

TEHRAN, Sept 18 (NNN-IRNA) – The 17th International Exhibition of Plastics, Rubber, Machinery and Equipment, kicked off in the Iranian capital, Tehran yesterday. The opening ceremony was attended by Oil Minister, Javad Owji and his deputies, lawmakers, as well as, foreign ambassadors in Tehran. A total of 560 domestic firms,…

Iran Seized U.S.-Made Arms, Equipment In Southern Waters

TEHRAN, Sept 18 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iranian intelligence forces, seized a large batch of contraband American arms and equipment from a vessel, upon its entry into the country’s southern waters, it was reported, yesterday. The shipment, containing more than 6,000 stun guns, was seized in an operation, off the coast of…

Iran Won’t Relinquish Share In Disputed Offshore Gas Field: Oil Minister

TEHRAN, Sept 18 (NNN-ISNA) – Iran will not give up its share of the Arash gas field, which is located in a neutral maritime zone between Iran, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia, Iranian Oil Minister, Javad Owji, said yesterday. Owji added that, Iran expects all issues pertaining to the joint field…

Turkish Drone Attack Killed Four Kurdish Militants In N. Iraq

BAGHDAD, Sept 18 (NNN-NINA) – A Turkish drone strike in northern Iraq, yesterday, killed a senior member and three militants of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), the Counter-Terrorism Service of the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region said in a statement. They were killed at 3:00 p.m. local time (1200 GMT), when a…

Annual Floriade Spring Celebration Opened In Australian Capital

CANBERRA, Sept 17 (NNN-AAP) – Australia’s largest celebration of spring has opened its gates in the nation’s capital. The 36th Floriade festival, officially opened at Canberra’s Commonwealth Park yesterday, inviting visitors to explore over one million flower blooms, as well as, entertainment, cultural celebrations and workshops. Tara Cheyne, the Australian…

India Heightened Measures To Contain Spread Of Nipah Infections

NEW DELHI, Sept 17 (NNN-PTI) – Authorities in India’s southern state of Kerala, have heightened surveillance measures to contain the spread of Nipah infections, officials said, yesterday. The measures have been stepped up in Kozhikode district, where so far six cases have been identified. Of them, four are active, while…

China-Cambodia “Peace Angel-2023” Joint Humanitarian Exercise Kicked Off In Phnom Penh

PHNOM PENH, Sept 17 (NNN-AKP) – The China-Cambodia joint humanitarian exercise, code-named “Peace Angel-2023,” kicked off yesterday, with an opening ceremony held here in the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh. Senior Colonel, Hao Linyuan, leader of the Chinese guidance and coordination group for the exercise, and Gen. Eth Sarath, deputy commander-in-chief…

China-Donated Humanitarian Aid Distributed In Afghanistan

FARAH, Afghanistan, Sept 17 (NNN-ANA) – The distribution of China-donated humanitarian assistance has started in west Afghanistan’s Farah province, as 29 needy families received aid packages, an official said yesterday. Each family was given two bags of rice, each weighing 50 kg, and 329 more destitute families will be receiving…

Cambodian Prime Minister Urges Against Weaponising Trade

NANNING, Sept 17 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodian Prime Minister, Hun Manet, today, highlighted the role of global trade and warned against using it as a weapon. “Trade should not be used as a weapon that undermines global economic security,” Hun Manet said, at the opening ceremony of the 20th China-ASEAN Expo…