Man Charged After Two Boys Died In Fatal Crash In Sydney

SYDNEY, Aug 27 (NNN-AAP) – Police charged a driver, a 33-year-old man, after two boys aged 10 and nine, died in a crash in Sydney’s south, according to a statement released by the New South Wales (NSW) Police, last night. The accident happened just before 10.00 p.m. on Friday. Emergency…

Chinese-Built Solar Plant Boosting Kenya’s Clean Energy Aspirations

NAIROBI, Aug 27 (NNN-KBC) – Some 14 km from Garissa town, located in north-eastern Kenya, sits one of the country’s hidden gems in the energy sector. Known as the Garissa Solar Power Plant, the 55 megawatts (MW) facility is the “largest grid-connected solar power plant in east and central Africa,”…

Iranian Court Fines U.S. Gov’t 330 Million Dollars For Role In 1980 Coup Plot

TEHRAN, Aug 27 (NNN-IRNA) – An Iranian court has ruled that the U.S. government must pay 330 million dollars in compensation, for damages caused by a failed U.S.-plotted coup against Iran in 1980, the Mizan news agency of the Iranian judiciary, reported yesterday. The ruling was issued by the 55th…

Iran Swaps Over 1,500 Prisoners With Other Countries Since March 2022, Minister

TEHRAN, Aug 27 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Justice Minister, Amin-Hossein Rahimi, said, Iran has exchanged 1,531 prisoners with a number of countries, since March 2022. Rahimi made the remarks in an interview, while elaborating on the government’s efforts to expand legal and judicial cooperation with other countries. He said that, during…

Lebanon’s Health Ministry Warns Of Increase In Hepatitis A Cases

BEIRUT, Aug 27 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanon’s Ministry of Health, yesterday warned that, the number of Hepatitis A cases has sharply increased, since the beginning of this year. The ministry said, some 1,785 cases have been detected in Lebanon so far, of which 204 are in the Baalbek district in eastern…

Saudi Arabia Unveils New Discoveries At Al-Abla Archaeological Site

RIYADH, Aug 27 (NNN-SPA) – The Saudi Heritage Commission, yesterday made significant archaeological discoveries at the Al-Abla site, in the south-western Asir region. The discoveries included evidence of residential and industrial units with gypsum-coated walls and floors, and reservoirs constructed underneath for residential and production use, according to the Saudi…

11 Soldiers Killed In Rebel Attack In NW Syria: Monitor

DAMASCUS, Aug 27 (NNN-SANA) – Eleven Syrian military personnel were killed, and 20 others were injured yesterday, in a rebel attack in the country’s north-western province of Idlib, a war monitor reported. The attackers carried out an assault and detonated explosive devices, concealed in tunnels beneath the Syrian army positions,…

Houthi Artillery Shelling Killed Three Yemenis In Taiz

ADEN, Aug 27 (NNN-SABA) – At least three Yemenis, including two children, were killed, in an artillery attack carried out by the Houthi militia, in the country’s south-western province of Taiz, yesterday, a government official said. “The Houthis randomly fired shells and targetted the residential village of Ghousha, situated to…

Jordan Plans To Build Major Solar Panel Factory

AMMAN, Aug 27 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan, yesterday announced a plan, to build a major solar panel factory, in the south-east Amman airport area. The factory will cost around 100 million Jordanian dinars (around 141 million U.S. dollars) and is expected to create more than 500 jobs. The factory, which will…

Iranian Lawmakers Say BRICS Membership To Improve Economy, Offset Sanctions Impact

TEHRAN, Aug 26 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian lawmakers said, the country’s accession to BRICS will help improve its economy, and is an important step to offset the negative impact of U.S.-led sanctions. It was announced at the 15th BRICS Summit held in South Africa, that six countries, including Iran, Argentina, Egypt,…