Three Dead In House Fire In Philippines

MANILA, May 31 (NNN-PNA) – Two teenage girls and a young boy were killed in a house fire, in Bulacan province, north of Manila, authorities said, today. Rosario Mariano, chief of the Bulakan Municipal Disaster Reduction and Management Office, said the victims, a 16-year-old girl, her toddler brother, and their…

Nearly 6,000 Affected, Over 50,000 Power Outages Reported As Severe Weather Batters Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, May 31 (NNN-XINHUA) – Nearly 6,000 people have been affected by severe weather in Sri Lanka, as of this morning, according to the latest report from the country’s Disaster Management Centre (DMC). The DMC said that, 5,974 people from 1,579 families have been affected by the adverse weather, and…

Zionist Israel Strikes “Military Sites” In Syria’s Coastal Provinces

DAMASCUS/JERUSALEM, May 31 (NNN-SANA/MA’AN) – Zionist Israel carried out airstrikes late yesterday, on multiple military targets in Syria’s coastal provinces of Tartus and Latakia, including a former special forces headquarters and military positions, near civilian areas, according to Syrian state media and a war monitor. In Tartus, the airstrikes targeted…

Israel To Ban Entry Of Arab Foreign Ministers For West Bank Meeting: Media

JERUSALEM, May 31 (NNN-MA’AN) – The Israeli regime decided to ban the entry of foreign ministers from Arab countries, who planned to visit Ramallah in the West Bank, tomorrow, for a meeting with Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, Israel’s state-run Kan TV News reported, last night. Israeli Foreign Ministry officials were…

Egypt Condemns Israel’s Decision To Build New Settlements In West Bank

CAIRO, May 31 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt, yesterday, condemned Israel’s decision to establish 22 new settlements in the West Bank. In a statement, the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs called the move a provocation, and a flagrant violation of international law and Palestinian rights. The decision is “rejected by the international…

Afghan Protesters Condemn Israeli Aggression In Gaza

KABUL, May 31 (NNN-ANA) – Afghans in different provinces, staged protests in support of the Palestinians, and strongly condemned the ongoing Israeli military aggression in Gaza, yesterday, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported. In a protest rally staged in Wazir Akbar Khan in Kabul, protestors chanting anti-Israel slogans demanded the…

11,000 Cancer Patients In Gaza Lack Adequate Treatment: Health Authorities

GAZA, May 30 (NNN-WAFA) – About 11,000 cancer patients in the Gaza Strip, lack adequate treatment and proper healthcare, amid ongoing Israeli attacks, health authorities in Gaza said, yesterday. About 5,000 of these patients have an urgent referral for treatment abroad, either for diagnosis or for chemotherapy and radiation therapy,…

Türkiye “Ideal” Mediator Between Ukraine, Russia: FM

ISTANBUL, May 30 (NNN-TRT) – Turkish Foreign Minister, Hakan Fidan, said yesterday that, Türkiye is well-positioned to serve as a mediator between Ukraine and Russia, offering a neutral ground for peace negotiations. Fidan made the remarks to Turkish media, while travelling from Poland to Kiev, where he is scheduled to…

Saudi Arabia Launched Research Grant To Bolster Cultural Ties With China

RIYADH, May 30 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia launched, yesterday, the Saudi-Chinese Cultural Relations Research Grant, an initiative aimed at supporting academic research that promotes mutual understanding and encouraging scholarly collaboration between the two nations, according to a statement by the Saudi Ministry of Culture. The grant invites researchers to submit…

Azerbaijan tripled gold export revenue in Jan-Apr This Year

BAKU, May 30 (NNN-TNA) – Azerbaijan’s gold export revenues, surged to 95.4 million U.S. dollars, in the first four months of this year, tripling that in the same period last year, according to the Export Review, published yesterday by the Centre for Analysis of Economic Reforms and Communication. The increase…