Syria To Allow Donations From Arab Countries To Reach Lebanon Through Its Territories

BEIRUT, Aug 29 (NNN-NNA) – Syrian ambassador to Lebanon, Ali Abdel Karim Ali, said, yesterday that, his country will cooperate with Lebanon, by allowing donations from Arab countries to reach Beirut through Syria. Ali’s remarks came, during his meeting with Lebanese Foreign Affairs Minister, Charbel Wehbi. Ali said, Syria is…

Japanese PM Abe Resigns Over Health Issues, Intends To Run In Next General Election

TOKYO, Aug 29 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, said at a press conference yesterday that, he would step down from his post due to health concerns, bringing an end to his record tenure of nearly eight years. However, the prime minister said, he planned to continue his political…

Iran’s FM Slams Pompeo For Trying To “Flood” Region With Weapons

TEHRAN, Aug 26 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iran’s Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, criticised U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, for “violating his own country’s laws” and trying to “flood” the Middle East with weapons. On a note on Twitter, Iran’s chief diplomat wrote that the U.S. Secretary of State “has no…

Turkey, Italy Hold Joint Drill In Mediterranean

ANKARA, Aug 26 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Two Turkish frigates and an Italian destroyer, on Tuesday (yesterday), held joint maritime drill, in the Eastern Mediterranean, the Turkish defence ministry said. The military training was held to “improve coordination and interoperability,” the ministry tweeted. The drill comes, as tensions mount in the Eastern…

Iran Willing To Keep Cooperation With IAEA Under Int’l Norms: FM

Zarif made the remarks, during a meeting with IAEA Director General, Rafael Grossi, in the Iranian capital, Tehran. TEHRAN, Aug 26 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, said that, Iran is willing to keep cooperating with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) “according to international regulations.” “The Islamic…

UN Mideast Envoy Voices Concern Over Situation In Gaza, West Bank

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 26 (NNN-WAFA) – UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nickolay Mladenov, voiced concern over the deteriorating situation in Gaza and the West Bank. The security situation in Gaza recently deteriorated, a trend which may soon become irreversible, he warned. This latest escalation once again…

Flash Floods Kill At Least 25, Wound 40 In E. Afghanistan

CHARIKAR, Afghanistan, Aug 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – 25 people were killed and 40 others wounded, in torrential floods in Afghanistan’s eastern Parwan province last night, a provincial government spokesperson said today. Wahida Shahkar said that, the flash floods resulted from heavy rains late last night, which ripped through a residential area…

Six Killed In Truck Bomb Explosion In N. Afghanistan, Taliban Claims Responsibility

MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Aug 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – Six people, including an assailant, were killed and 32 others wounded, after a Taliban militants’ suicide truck bomb blast took place outside a special forces’ camp, in northern Afghanistan’s Balkh province, an army source confirmed. The incident occurred in Balkh district in central part of…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Moves Up To 3,167,323, Bangladesh’s Death Toll Surpasses 4,000

HONG KONG, Aug 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – COVID-19 cases continue to surge in some Asia-Pacific countries as India’s tally moved up to 3,167,323 and Bangladesh’s cases were close to the 300,000-mark with death toll surpassing 4,000. The total number of COVID-19 cases in India surged to 3,167,323, while the death toll…

Two Dead In House Collapse In India’s Madhya Pradesh State

NEW DELHI, Aug 26 (NNN-UNI) – A woman and an 11-month-old child died, in a house collapse incident, in India’s central state of Madhya Pradesh last night, a police official confirmed over phone today. The two-storey house collapsed in Madhya Pradesh’s Dewas city. According to Dewas’ Superintendent of Police, Shiv…