Lebanon, Kuwait To Enhance Security Cooperation

BEIRUT, Jul 15 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanon and Kuwait stressed the importance of deepening bilateral cooperation, especially in security, according to a statement released yesterday by Lebanon’s Presidency. Following a meeting between visiting Kuwaiti First Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister, Sheikh Fahd Yousef Saud Al-Sabah, and Lebanese President, Joseph Aoun,…

6.9-Magnitude Earthquake Struck Off Indonesia’s Maluku Province

JAKARTA, Jul 14 (NNN-ANTARA) – A 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck the sea, south-west of Indonesia’s South-east Maluku, in Maluku Province at 12:49 p.m. local time today, according to the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG). The epicentre was located approximately 170 km south-west of South-east Maluku, at a depth of 108…

Nine Killed, 11 Injured After Mango-Laden Lorry Overturned In Southern India

NEW DELHI, Jul 14 (NNN-PTI) – At least nine people were killed and 11 others injured, after a lorry carrying a load of mangoes overturned, in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, police said, today. The accident occurred last night, in the Pullampeta area of Annamayya district, about 387…

Terrorist Attacks Killed 257 In Pakistan’s Balochistan In First Six Months

ISLAMABAD, Jul 14 (NNN-APP) – A total of 257 people were killed and 492 others injured, in 501 terrorist incidents in Pakistan’s south-west Balochistan province, in the first half of 2025, local authorities said in a report. The report recorded a 45 percent increase in terrorist incidents, in the cited…

Feature: ECRL Mega Rail Project Marks Another Milestone With Breakthrough Of Genting Tunnel

KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL), a mega rail project in Malaysia, being built by the China Communications Construction Company (CCCC), marked another key milestone on Saturday with the breakthrough of the 16.39-kilometre Genting Tunnel. The breakthrough represents a significant achievement in itself, situated…

Abbas Urges Hamas To Hand Over Weapons To Palestinian Authority

RAMALLAH, Jul 14 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, yesterday, called on Hamas to hand over their weapons to the Palestinian Authority (PA). During his meeting with former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, in the Jordanian capital Amman, Abbas said, “Hamas will not rule Gaza in the post-war era.” He…

Poliovirus Detected In Environmental Samples From 11 Sites Across Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Jul 14 (NNN-APP) – Wild poliovirus type 1, has been detected in sewage samples from 11 sites across Pakistan, health authorities said, yesterday. A total of 24 sewage samples were tested in June. Of these, 13 were found negative, while 11 samples confirmed the presence of poliovirus. Authorities attributed…

DPRK Condemns U.S.-Japan-S. Korea Joint Drill

PYONGYANG, Jul 14 (NNN-KCNA) – The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), denounced a joint drill by the United States, Japan and South Korea yesterday, calling such trilateral military manoeuvre “main danger factors, heightening the level of military tension on the Korean Peninsula and in its vicinity.” On Friday, the…

Bangladeshi Taka Becomes Stronger Against USD

DHAKA, Jul 14 (NNN-BSS) – The Bangladeshi taka has become stronger against the U.S. dollar, due to strong inflow of remittances, and expected higher export earnings. According to the Bangladesh Bank (BB) data, the dollar has depreciated against the Bangladeshi taka over the past 10 days. Most banks were seen…

Afghanistan-Pakistan Trade Grows To Nearly One Billion USD In H1

KABUL, Jul 14 (NNN-BNA) – The trade value between Afghanistan and Pakistan amounted to nearly one billion U.S. dollars, in the first half of this year, local media outlet, TOLOnews, reported late Saturday. “Afghanistan’s trade with Pakistan totalled 989 million U.S. dollars during this period, with exports valued at 277…