Tens Of Thousands Rally In Istanbul Against Israeli Actions In Gaza

ISTANBUL, Aug 10 (NNN-TRT) – Thousands of Turkish people, protested here yesterday, denouncing Israeli attacks and blockade in Gaza. Organised by 15 civil society organisations, under the “Support for Palestine Platform,” the “Be Hope for Gaza” march, gathered participants at Beyazit Square, after the evening prayers, before marching towards the…

Brunei’s Muara Port Expansion Project To Be Completed By 2027

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Aug 10 (NNN-PELITA) – The expansion project of Brunei’s Muara Port container terminal, is progressing steadily, and is expected to be completed as scheduled, by the end of 2027, the Muara Port Company (MPC) said, yesterday. According to the MPC, a China-Brunei joint venture, established in 2017,…

Iraqi PM Sacks Paramilitary Commanders Over Gov’t Office Attack

BAGHDAD, Aug 10 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani, yesterday, dismissed the commanders of two Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) brigades, and referred individuals involved in a July 27 attack on a Baghdad government office, to the judiciary. A committee investigating the attack found, armed elements from the Kataib…

Syria Pulls Out Of Paris Talks With U.S.-Backed SDF Over Hasakah Conference

DAMASCUS, Aug 10 (NNN-SANA) – Syria’s interim authority, said yesterday, it will not attend planned talks in Paris with the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), accusing the group of holding a “separatist” conference on Friday, that undermined ongoing integration efforts. An unnamed government source was quoted as saying that, Friday’s…

Arab, Islamic Blocs Slam Israel’s Plan To Impose Full Military Control Over Gaza; Death Toll: 61,369 Palestinians

CAIRO, Aug 10 (NNN-MENA) – The ministerial committee, mandated by the Joint Arab-Islamic Extraordinary Summit on Gaza, along with 23 countries, the Arab League and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, yesterday jointly voiced “strong condemnation and categorical rejection” of Israel’s intention to impose full military control over Gaza. The joint…

Traffic Accident Killed Six, Injured One In S. Afghanistan

KABUL, Aug 9 (NNN-BNA) – At least six commuters were killed and another injured, in a road accident in southern Afghanistan’s Helmand province, yesterday afternoon, a local official confirmed, today. Mullah Ezatullah Haqqani, spokesman for the provincial government, said that, a car collided head-on with another vehicle, killing six people,…

Kazakhstan’s First Nuclear Power Plant Construction Kicked Off

ALMATY, Aug 9 (NNN-KNA) – Construction of Kazakhstan’s first nuclear power plant has officially begun, near the village of Ulken, in the Almaty Region, it was reported yesterday. According to Almassadam Satkaliyev, chairman of the Atomic Energy Agency of Kazakhstan, the project will require a total investment of 14 billion…

Cambodia Starts First Air Shipment Of Fresh Durians To China

PHNOM PENH, Aug 9 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia, yesterday, began the first air shipment of fresh durians to China, a Ministry of Commerce official, said. Buon Sarakmony, secretary of state at the Ministry of Commerce, said, two tonnes of fresh durians were exported to central China’s Henan Province, through Cambodia’s national…

Israel’s Netanyahu Expresses Dissatisfaction With Germany’s Arms Embargo Decision

JERUSALEM, Aug 9 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, last night, spoke with German Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, expressing his disappointment with Germany’s decision to suspend all exports of military equipment that could be used in the Gaza Strip. “Instead of supporting Israel’s just war against Hamas, which carried out…

Israeli Plan To Take Over Gaza City Sparks Regional Outcry

CAIRO, Aug 9 (NNN-MENA) – The Israeli Security Cabinet’s plan, to take over Gaza City, sparked condemnation from home and abroad, with many saying the decision violates international law, worsens the Gaza humanitarian crisis, and undermines efforts to reach a ceasefire deal. Recalcitrant Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said yesterday,…