Palestine To Bring Back Stranded Citizens In Egypt Through Jordan

RAMALLAH, June 15 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestine on Sunday, declared it will bring back the first batch of Palestinians stranded in Egypt, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, through Jordan by end of this month. Ibrahim Milhem, Palestinian government spokesperson, told reporters in Ramallah that, 1,500 Palestinians in Egypt will be flown…

China, Pakistan Possess More Nuclear Weapons Than India: Defence Think-Tank SIPRI

SWEDEN, June 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) – China and Pakistan possess more nuclear weapons than India, according to a new yearbook released by a leading conflict and armaments think-tank today. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)’s Yearbook 2020, pegs the number of nuclear warheads in the Chinese arsenal at 320, while…

5.1-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Southern Iran, No Casualties

TEHRAN, June 15 (NNN-IRNA) – A 5.1-magnitude earthquake hit Beiram region, in Iran’s southern Fars province on Sunday, according to Iran’s Seismological Centre. The epicentre of the earthquake, which took place at 22:35 p.m. local time (1805 GMT), was at the depth of 16 km, 27.489 degrees north latitude, and…

Turkish Warplanes Attack Kurdish Targets In Northern Iraq

ISTANBUL, June 15 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish warplanes launched an airstrike operation against some Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq Sunday night, local media reported today, citing the Turkish Defence Ministry. The airstrike, code-named the Claw-Eagle Operation, targeted a stronghold of Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants, near the Iranian border and…

5.7-Magnitude Quake Hits Eastern Turkey

ANKARA, June 15 (NNN-ANADOLU) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7, hit Turkey’s eastern province of Bingol on Sunday, the country’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority said. The quake occurred at 5:24 p.m. local time (1424 GMT), with its epicentre at Kaynarpinar village of Karliova district, and shook for…

Israel Advances New Golan Settlement Named After Trump

JERUSALEM, June 15 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israel started on Sunday, preparations for building a new settlement in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights named after U.S. President, Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said. Cabinet ministers ratified a decision to establish the new settlement, named “Ramat Trump” in Hebrew, meaning “Trump Heights,”…

Kuwaiti FM Visits Iraq To Boost Bilateral Ties

BAGHDAD, June 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – Kuwaiti Foreign Minister, Sheikh Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah, arrived Sunday, in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, on an official visit to hold talks with Iraqi leaders, aimed at promoting bilateral ties. A statement by the office of Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, said that, al-Kadhimi received…

Nepal Extends Flight Suspension Till July 5

KATHMANDU, June 15 (NNN-NEPALNEWS) – The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN), issued a statement on Sunday, saying, the suspension period of all domestic and international commercial passenger flights has been extended till July 5. “Special permission from CAAN is required for repatriation flights, rescue flights, freighter flights and flights…

How Covid Hotspot Dharavi, Asia’s Largest Slum, Fought Against All Odds To Flatten The Curve

MUMBAI, June 15 (NNN-UNI) – Mumbai’s Dharavi, known as Asia’s largest slum, recorded its first coronavirus case on Apr 1, sparking fears of a large hot-spot in the city. As it stands, India’s financial capital, currently has the highest number of active cases in the country. Fast forward two months,…

Statues Of Colonial-Era Explorer Defaced In Australia

SYDNEY, June 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australian police were investigating a second case of vandalism, on a statue of British explorer, Captain James Cook, today, following a spate of similar attacks worldwide. Over the weekend a statue of Cook in Sydney’s Hyde Park was spray painted with the words, “no pride…