DPRK Top Leader Convenes Party Military Meeting, Supervises Artillery Firing Contest

PYONGYANG, May 30 (NNN-KCNA) – The top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), on Wednesday, convened the Eighth Enlarged Meeting of the Eighth Central Military Commission of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK), state media said today. Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the WPK, chairman of…

Thailand, Cambodia Agree To Withdraw Troops To De-Escalate Border Tensions

BANGKOK/PHNOM PENH, May 30 (NNN-TNA/AKP) – The Thai and Cambodian armies, agreed yesterday, to withdraw troops from a disputed border area, where a brief exchange of gunfire took place on Wednesday, the Thai army said in a statement. The agreement was reached after a meeting between Thai Army chief, Phana…

Yemen’s Houthis Claim Fresh Attack Against Israel

SANAA, May 30 (NNN-YPA) – Yemen’s Houthis took responsibility last night, for launching a fresh “hypersonic ballistic missile” attack against central Israel, saying, it was aimed at Ben Gurion Airport. “We carried out a military operation targeting Ben Gurion Airport in central Israel, using a hypersonic ballistic missile,” Houthi military…

Two Killed In Israeli Attacks On S. Lebanon: Media

BEIRUT, May 30 (NNN-NNA) – Two people were killed yesterday, in Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon. According to the report, an Israeli drone targeted the entrance of the Ali Al-Taher forest, in the hills of Nabatieh Fawqa, killing municipal employee, Mahmoud Atwi, while he was riding a motorcycle on the…

Feature: Sowing Gains: Innovation Drives Egypt’s Wheat Surge

QALYUBIA, Egypt, May 30 (NNN-XINHUA) – Islam Ezz, a farmer in Qalyubia governorate, north of Cairo, has an unprecedented yield in his wheat fields this year. “Wheat cultivation is beaming this season, thanks to the new seeds we obtained from the research institute affiliated with the Ministry of Agriculture,” Ezz…

Five Terrorists Killed In Military Operations In SW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, May 30 (NNN-APP) – Five terrorists were killed in two separate intelligence-based operations, in Pakistan’s south-west Balochistan province, the military said, yesterday. The operations were conducted in Loralai and Kech districts of the province on Wednesday, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan Army, said…

Thailand Pushes Forward AI-Driven Transformation To Become Regional Digital Hub

BANGKOK, May 30 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand is pushing forward its national transformation strategy, with a bold vision to become a regional hub for artificial intelligence (AI) and digital innovation, Thai Deputy Prime Minister, Prasert Jantararuangtong, said, yesterday. In a video keynote address, at the Huawei Thailand Digital & AI Summit…

Iran Not To Allow Disruption To Bilateral Ties With Saudi Arabia: FM

TEHRAN, May 30 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister, Abbas Araqchi, yesterday reaffirmed Saudi Arabia’s pivotal position, in Tehran’s policy of neighbourliness, pledging to safeguard the “brotherly relations” between the two countries. Amid reports of an Iranian cleric’s detention in Saudi Arabia during Hajj, Araqchi said, he had immediately conferred with…

Early Voting Begins For S. Korea’s Snap Presidential Election

SEOUL, May 29 (NNN-YONHAP) – Early voting began today for South Korea’s snap presidential election scheduled for Jun 3. The early voting, which was adopted in 2013, and first applied to the 2014 local election, will be carried out for two days through Friday. Among 44,391,871 eligible voters, those who…

Three Dead, Seven Injured In Road Crash In Philippine Capital

MANILA, May 29 (NNN-PNA) – Three people have died and seven others were injured, after an 18-wheeled trailer truck plowed into five vehicles, while travelling along a four-lane road, in the Philippine capital, police said, today. Police Lieutenant Colonel, Geoffrey Lim, told reporters that, the crash happened around 11:30 p.m.…