Iranian Police Seized 580 Smuggled Weapons In NW Province In Two Months

TEHRAN, Nov 11 (NNN-IRNA) – The Iranian police seized 580 “illegal” weapons, in the north-western province of West Azarbaijan, over the past two months, semi-official Tasnim news agency reported yesterday. Of the confiscated arms, over 320 have been smuggled into the country to “cause insecurity and instigate riots,” Tasnim quoted…

Three Bodies Recovered From Collapsed Building In Central Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Nov 11 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi rescue workers, yesterday, recovered three bodies from the rubble of a building, engulfed in a massive fire on Sunday, in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. The Iraqi Civil Defence said in a statement that, rescue workers were still searching for eight other missing people, believed…

Mumbai Bans Drones Till Dec 12 Citing Security Reasons

MUMBAI, Nov 11 (NNN-PTI) – India’s financial capital, Mumbai, banned the use of drones, remote-controlled micro light aircraft, para gliders and other flying objects till Dec 12, said a senior police official, referring to an order yesterday. Anti-social elements might use these flying objects to endanger the life of the…

Chinese Garment Manufacturer Won Award In Bangladesh

DHAKA, Nov 11 (NNN-BSS) – A Chinese readymade garment manufacturer in Bangladesh, has won the Appreciation of Excellence Award-2022, for its contribution to the country’s economy by establishing green industrial units and creating jobs for tens of thousands. Industrial Police, a specialised unit of Bangladesh Police, responsible for providing security…

Iran Develops Its First Hypersonic Ballistic Missile

TEHRAN, Nov 11 (NNN-IRNA) – A senior commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), said yesterday that, the country has built a hypersonic ballistic missile, that is capable of penetrating “all missile defence systems.” “The missile has a high velocity and can manoeuvre both in and out of the…

UAE, Egypt Ink Deal To Build Mega Wind Farm

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov 10 (NNN-MENA) – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Egypt, agreed to develop one of the world’s largest onshore wind farms in Egypt, Egypt’s presidency said in a statement, on its website. Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and UAE President, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, witnessed…

Iranian, Russian Security Officials Discussed Ukraine Crisis, Bilateral Ties

TEHRAN, Nov 10 (NNN-IRNA) – Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Ali Shamkhani, held here a meeting yesterday, with Nikolai Patrushev, secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, during which the two sides discussed the ongoing Ukraine crisis and ways to strengthen bilateral ties. Shamkhani noted that,…

Oman To Fund Construction Of 20-Million-USD Opera House In Beirut

BEIRUT, Nov 10 (NNN-NNA) – Oman will invest 20 million U.S. dollars, to build an opera house in the downtown of Lebanese capital, Beirut, Lebanon’s caretaker Culture Minister, Mohammad Mortada said, yesterday. Lebanese Prime Minister, Najib Mikati, has persuaded Solidere, the Lebanese company that developed the Beirut Central District, to…

Vietnam’s Capital On Alert With Increasing Dengue Fever Cases

HANOI, Nov 10 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam’s capital, Hanoi, is on alert as it has seen the biggest increase in dengue fever cases in the country, local media reported, yesterday. The weekly number of infections in the city has risen from 500 to 700 per week in Sept, to 1,200 to…

Brunei’s Inflation Index Increased By 4.3 Percent In Sept

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Nov 10 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei’s overall consumer price index (CPI) in Sept, grew by 4.3 percent year-on-year, the second highest hike after Aug, in at least a year, the latest statistical figures released yesterday showed. According to the Department of Economic Planning and Statistics, at the Ministry…