Egypt Urges Israel To Revive Peace Talks With Palestinians

CAIRO, Sept 20 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, yesterday held a phone conversation with his Israeli counterpart, Yair Lapid, and urged Israel to revive peace talks with the Palestinian side, to end their decades-long conflict, said the Egyptian Foreign Ministry, in a statement. Shoukry stressed the necessity of…

Wildfires Surrounding California’s Sequoia Groves Spread To Almost 40,000 Acres

LOS ANGELES, Sept 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Two huge wildfires, the Windy and KNP Complex fires, burning around the Sequoia National Forest and the Sequoia National Park in California, spread to 18,075 acres (73.1 square km) and 21,777 acres (88.1 square km). A statement released by the Sequoia National Park on…

Libya To Resume Flights To Cairo

TRIPOLI, Sept 20 (NNN-IRIN) – The Libyan government, yesterday announced, it will resume flights to the Egyptian capital, Cairo, later this month. “The civil aviation departments of both countries, agreed to take measures to start direct flights from the airports of Mitiga (Tripoli), Misurata, and Benina (Benghazi), to Cairo, starting…

Over 5,000 People Evacuated As Volcano Erupts On Spain’s La Palma Island

MADRID, Sept 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Between 5,000 and 10,000 people are being evacuated, after a volcano began erupting on La Palma island, Spain’s Canary Islands yesterday noon. Regional authorities confirmed that the evacuations have begun, in the wake of the eruption, which began at 3:12 p.m. local time, on the…

Seven Killed, Eight Injured In Road Accident In India’s Chhattisgarh

NEW DELHI, Sept 20 (NNN-PTI) – At least seven people were killed and eight others injured yesterday, in a head-on collision between two vehicles, in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, police said. The accident took place at Boargoan, in Kondagaon district, about 188 km south of Raipur, the capital…

The Most Wanted Militant Group Leader Killed In Indonesia

JAKARTA, Sept 20 (NNN-ANTARA) – The leader of the militant group, East Indonesia Mujahideen (MIT), Ali Kalora, has been killed, during a joint operation by the Indonesian military and police, in Parigi Moutong district, Central Sulawesi province. “Some of our security forces are currently on the hunt for the remaining…

Afghanistan’s Secondary, High Schools Reopen For Boys

KABUL, Sept 20 (NNN-ANA) – Yesterday was the second day of reopening of secondary and high schools in Afghanistan. Secondary schools, high schools and madrasas or religious schools reopened on Saturday, more than a month after the Taliban takeover of the country, Ministry of Education said. “Boy students and male…

France Rebukes Australia, U.S. For Lying, Contempt Over Submarine Deal

PARIS, Sept 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – France rebuked Australia and the United States for “a major breach of trust and contempt” in the submarine row, following the decision to recall its ambassadors from the two countries. Speaking on the France 2 television on Saturday evening, French Minister of Europe and Foreign…

China-Donated Vaccines Arrive In Kenya Amid Intensified Pandemic Fight In Africa

NAIROBI, Sept 20 (NNN-KBC) – Senior Kenyan government officials received a batch of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine doses from China, as the East African nation ramps up inoculations for high-risk populations against the virus, saying, they would reinvigorate the pandemic fight in the country. “The vaccines we are receiving today are…

Iranian President Calls Full SCO Membership “Diplomatic Success”

TEHRAN, Sept 19 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian President, Ebrahim Raisi, described the full membership of Iran in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), as a “diplomatic success.” “The presence of the Islamic Republic of Iran as a key member of the SCO, creates a strong economic connection for the people of our…