Six Killed In Attack In Northern Myanmar

YANGON, Aug 14 (NNN-MNA) – Six people, including two children, were killed, and several others were injured, in explosive weapons attack in northern Myanmar, according to the state-run media. The so-called People’s Defence Forces (PDF) launched the attack in the Yamanay village of Kanbalu township, Sagaing Region, on Saturday morning,…

No Chinese Citizens Injured In Attack On Chinese Convoy In Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Aug 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – A Chinese convoy from the projects in Gwadar Port in south-western Pakistan was attacked by a roadside bomb and gunfire, on its way back to the port area from Gwadar Airport, the Chinese Consulate General in Karachi said in a statement, yesterday. All Chinese citizens…

Sri Lankan President Calls For Strategy To Earn Two Billion USD From Gem, Jewellery Exports

COLOMBO, Aug 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lankan President, Ranil Wickremesinghe, emphasised the necessity of implementing a well-structured strategy, aimed at attaining an annual export revenue of at least two billion U.S. dollars from the gem and jewellery industry, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said, today. The PMD said, the president…

Bird Strikes Damaged Two Planes At Bangladesh’s Main Airport, Take-Offs Aborted

DHAKA. Aug 13 (NNN-BSS) – Two incidents of bird strikes occurred at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, but no casualties have been reported. A flight of the national flag-carrier, Biman Bangladesh Airlines, on the Dhaka-Bangkok route aborted take-off as a bird strike caused one of…

Temperatures In Iraq Surpass 50 Degrees Celsius Amid Heatwave

BAGHDAD, Aug 13 (NNN-NINA) – A heatwave is hitting Iraq, sending its temperatures to surpass 50 degrees Celsius yesterrday, the Iraqi Meteorological Organisation and Seismology, said, in a statement. The hottest temperatures of up to 51 degrees Celsius were recorded in the provinces of Baghdad, Najaf, Qadisiyah, Dhi Qar and…

Iranian Space Agency Warns Of Decline In Caspian Sea Water Level

TEHRAN, Aug 13 (NNN-TASNIM) – The Iranian Space Agency (ISA), yesterday warned of a significant decline in the water level of the Caspian Sea over the past years. ISA studies, based on satellite images demonstrate that, during the past years, particularly the last 24 months, the northern part of the…

UAE President, Iraqi PM Discussed Bilateral Ties

DUBAI, Aug 13 (NNN-WAM) – President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani, yesterday discussed over the phone, bilateral relations and ways to strengthen cooperation. In the phone conversation, the two leaders reviewed current areas of cooperation between…

China, Cambodia Vow To Promote Community With Shared Future

PHNOM PENH, Aug 13 (NNN-AKP) – Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, met with Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister, Hor Namhong and Deputy Prime Minister-designate, Sun Chanthol here yesterday, with the two sides vowing to further build a China-Cambodia community with a shared future. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau…

Iran’s Frozen Assets In ROK All Released: Chief Banker

TEHRAN, Aug 13 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s chief banker said yesterday that, the Republic of Korea (ROK) has released all Iranian funds frozen in its banks. Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), Mohammad Reza Farzin, made the remarks in a post on X, previously known as Twitter, elaborating on…

Syria Condemns U.S. Forces For Bus Attack In Deir Al-Zour

DAMASCUS, Aug 13 (NNN-SANA) – Syria yesterday blamed the United States, for the deadly attack that was carried out by the Daesh against a Syrian military bus, which resulted in the killing of at least 33 soldiers on Friday. In a statement released last night, the Syrian Foreign Ministry viewed…