Iranian Security Official Says Path For Talks With U.S. Not Closed

TEHRAN, Sept 3 (NNN-IRNA) – A senior Iranian security official, said yesterday, the path for nuclear negotiations with the United States is not closed. Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Ali Larijani, made the remarks in a post on social media platform X, while elaborating on Tehran’s conditions for…

Latest: Eastern Afghanistan Earthquake Death Toll Rises To 1,124, 3,251 Injured

KABUL, Sept 2 (NNN-BNA ) – The death toll from the powerful earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan has climbed to 1,124, with 3,251 others injured, according to the Afghan Red Crescent Society, today. Over 8,000 residential houses, primarily in Kunar province, have been completely or partially destroyed, due to the…

Venezuela Ready For U.S. “Any Attack,” Says Defence Chief

CARACAS, Sept 2 (NNN-ABN) – Venezuela is prepared for “any attack” from the United States, Venezuelan Defence Minister, Vladimir Padrino Lopez said. “We will fight, if you dare to set foot in Venezuela,” Padrino Lopez warned the U.S. government, in a statement released by state-run media. Venezuela is under a…

Iraq Reopens Historic Al-Nuri Mosque After Daesh Destruction

BAGHDAD, Sept 2 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani, yesterday inaugurated the renowned al-Nuri Mosque and its al-Hadba minaret, in the northern city of Mosul, after their reconstruction. Al-Sudani said, the terrorist attack that destroyed the al-Hadba minaret is an attempt to kill the spirit of Mosul, and…

Singapore Licenses 41,000 Pet Cats In 1st Year Of Cat Framework

SINGAPORE, Sept 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – About 41,000 pet cats have been licensed, since Singapore launched its Cat Management Framework a year ago, the Animal and Veterinary Service (AVS) said, yesterday. About 95 percent of these licensed cats have already been sterilised, according to the AVS, under the National Parks Board.…

Egypt Condemns Israel’s Continued Military Offensives In Gaza; Death Toll: 63,557 Palestinians

CAIRO, Sept 2 (NNN-MENA) – The Egyptian Foreign Ministry, yesterday, condemned the ongoing Israeli military offensives in Gaza, as a persistent violation of international humanitarian law. Israel’s “military expansion” contradicts intensive global mediation efforts, including the joint effort by Egypt and Qatar, to halt the war through a new ceasefire…

South African Minister Expresses Concern Over Spreading Foot-And-Mouth Disease

CAPE TOWN, Sept 2 (NNN-BUANEWS) – South Africa’s Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen, yesterday voiced concern, about the country’s spreading foot-and-mouth disease (FMD). “At present, there are 274 unresolved outbreaks across KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, Free State, North West, and Mpumalanga provinces. Positive cases have been confirmed in all cattle farming systems,…

Mauritanian Economist Assumes Presidency Of African Development Bank

ABIDJAN, Sept 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – Mauritanian economist, Sidi Ould Tah, was sworn in as president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), at the institution’s headquarters in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire yesterday. The ceremony was attended by Ivorian President, Alassane Ouattara, Mauritanian President, Mohamed Ould Cheikh Ghazouani, and members of the AfDB…

Cameroon To Hold Regional Election On Nov 30

YAOUNDE, Sept 2 (NNN-IRIN) – Cameroonian President, Paul Biya, yesterday, signed a presidential decree, slating the election of regional councillors for Nov 30. The election will take place in divisional headquarters across the nation. An electoral college, made up of regional delegates and traditional leaders, such as village chiefs, will…

Maduro Says Venezuela Faces “Biggest Threat” In 100 Years Amid U.S. Naval Build-Up

CARACAS, Sept 2 (NNN-ABN) – Venezuelan President, Nicolas Maduro, said yesterday that, his country is facing “the biggest threat our continent has seen in the last 100 years,” as the United States steps up its naval presence near the country’s territorial waters. At a press conference, Maduro called the U.S.…