Indonesian President Threatens To Shut Polluting Factories

JAKARTA, Aug 31 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesian President, Joko Widodo, threatened to impose sanctions on factories that refuse to install pollution control systems, in response to the capital’s poor air quality. “Sanctions are certain and the industry could be shut, if they refuse to fix this, if they do not install…

Two Years On, Afghanistan Still Beset With U.S.-Inflicted War Traumas

BEIJING, Aug 31 (NNN-XINHUA) – Two years have passed since U.S.-led coalition forces fled Afghanistan helter-skelter, but the war-inflicted traumas are still haunting the chaotic country. The longest war in U.S. history ended with a dismal withdrawal, after the last military transport plane took off from the Kabul International Airport…

Roundup: Brunei Students To Continue Studies In China Under Joint Scholarship Programme

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Aug 31 (NNN-ANN) – Altogether 26 Brunei students flew to Lanzhou, capital of north-west China’s Gansu Province, on Tuesday, under a joint scholarship programme, to further their studies. The students, who will continue their studies at Lanzhou Petrochemical University of Vocational Technology, told the media at the…

Syria, Iran Warn Against U.S. Military Build-up Along Syrian-Iraqi Border

DAMASCUS, Aug 31 (NNN-SANA) – Syrian Foreign Minister, Faisal Mekdad, and his Iranian counterpart, Hussein Amir-Abdollahian, jointly warned the United States, yesterday, against its reported military buildup along the Syrian-Iraqi border. In a press conference held in the Syrian capital, Damascus, the two ministers expressed concern, over the apparent U.S.…

Israeli Youths Defy Conscription To Protest Judicial Overhaul

JERUSALEM, Aug 31 (NNN-MA’AN) – Around 220 Israeli youths, yesterday, announced their rejection of the military draft, in protest against the government’s judicial overhaul plan, further raising concern over the plan’s potential impact on the country’s military preparedness. The group, known as “Youths Against Dictatorship,” said in a statement that,…

Israel’s Ethiopian Community Clash With Police In Tel Aviv

JERUSALEM, Aug 31 (NNN-MA’AN) – Violent clashes erupted in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv, between the Ethiopian community and police yesterday, resulting in at least eight injuries. Video footage circulating on social media showed hundreds of protesters marching along the Ayalon Highway, Israel’s main highway, and temporarily blocking…

Egypt Permits Construction Of Nuclear Power Plant’s Final Unit

CAIRO, Aug 31 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt’s nuclear regulatory authority, granted yesterday, permission to establish the fourth and final unit of the El-Dabaa nuclear power plant, with a generating capacity equivalent to 1,200 megawatts. In a statement, the Egyptian Nuclear and Radiological Regulatory Authority (ENRRA) said, it approved the construction process…

Over Three Tonnes Of ICE, 30.86 Million Stimulant Tablets Seized In Myanmar

YANGON, Aug 31 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar authorities have seized over three tonnes of methamphetamine (ICE), 30.86 million stimulant tablets and ammunition, in Mandalay and Yangon regions, according to the Myanmar Police Force yesterday. A combined team, consisting of members of the anti-drug police force, searched a vehicle in Thazi Township,…

Super Typhoon Saola Affects Nearly 200,000 In Philippines

MANILA, Aug 30 (NNN-PNA) – Super typhoon Saola, triggered floods and landslides in seven regions in the Philippines, affecting nearly 200,000 people, the government said today. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said, at least one person was reported missing. No death has been reported, so far. The…

Gold Mine Collapse In Afghanistan Killed Three

TALUQAN, Afghanistan, Aug 30 (NNN-ANA) – Three miners have been killed, after they were trapped underground, in a collapsed mine in Afghanistan’s northern Takhar province, an official said today. Several miners were working in a tunnel of the gold mine in Rastaq district this afternoon, when the tunnel caved in,…