UN Envoy To Yemen Condemns Houthi Missile Attack On Marib’s Military Camp

SANAA, Jan 20 (NNN-SABA) – UN envoy to Yemen, Martin Griffiths, condemned a missile attack on a government military camp, in the Yemeni northeastern province of Marib. “Progress that Yemen made on deescalation is very fragile. Such actions can derail this progress,” Griffiths warned in a statement. The attack on…

Palestine Accuses U.S. Of Turning Palestinian Statehood To Israel-Controlled Cantons

RAMALLAH, Palestine, Jan 20 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestine accused the United States of trying to turn the future Palestinian state into cantons under Israeli control. “The U.S. administration wants to transform the Palestinians into small cantons, in an entity that is under Israeli control,” said Hanan Ashrawi, member of the Executive…

UK, France Reiterate Commitment To Upholding Iran Nuclear Deal

LONDON, Jan 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Britain and France reaffirmed their commitment to the Iran nuclear deal, while acknowledging the need to define a long-term framework, to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, said a Downing Street spokesperson. British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, and French President, Emmanuel Macron, made the…

Five Indonesian Nationals Abducted By Abu Sayyaf

JAKARTA. Jan 19 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Abu Sayyaf terrorist group, held hostage, five Indonesian citizens, in waters off Sabah in Malaysia, not far from the area where three other Indonesian sailors had been previously kidnapped. The abduction took place on Thursday night, when eight Indonesian nationals were fishing there, but…

Thai Armed Forces Conduct First Parade Of Troops Before King

BANGKOK, Jan 19 (NNN-TNA) – The Thai armed forces, conducted the first parade of troops, before King Maha Vajiralongkorn. On the occasion of the Thai Armed Forces Day, the troops of the armed forces were dressed in royal patterns and marched in the parade, for review by the monarch at…

Iran To Send Black Box Of Crashed Plane To Ukraine

TEHRAN, Jan 19 (NNN-IRNA) – The black box of the passenger plane which crashed over Tehran’s airspace earlier this month, will be sent to Ukraine for reading of the data, an official in Iran’s Aviation Organisation, said. “The black box cannot be read in Iran, and following request by the…

Palestine Accuses Netanyahu Of Advancing Annexation Plans To Win Election

RAMALLAH, Palestine, Jan 19 (NNN-WAFA) – An official of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), accused Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, of advancing land annexation plans in the West Bank, for bigger chances of winning the election. “If the perpetual occupation/annexation plan of Netanyahu and (U.S. Ambassador to Israel David) Friedman…

Israeli Army Demolishes School East Of Yatta

WEST BANK, Palestine, Jan 19 (NNN-WAFA) – Israeli forces today (yesterday), demolished the foundations of a new school in Southern West Bank, according to Rateb Jabour, a member of the National and Popular Committee, Resisting the Wall and Settlements. Jabour said that, Israeli soldiers stormed the area and began to…

Explosions In Southern Gaza Kill One Palestinian, Injure Another

GAZA, Palestine, Jan 19 (NNN-WAFA) – A Palestinian was killed and another injured on Saturday, in two separate explosions, in the south of the Gaza Strip, the Gaza health ministry said. The killed Palestinian, identified as 36-year-old Mahdi Eid Rmelat, died as a result of a “mysterious explosion” in Rafah…

6.1-Magnitude Quake Hits Eastern Indonesia

JAKARTA, Jan 19 (NNN-ANTARA) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of revised 6.1, jolted Indonesia’s eastern Papua province on Saturday evening (last night), but was not potential for tsunami, the meteorology and geophysics agency said. Previously, the agency had released the quake at magnitude of 6.3. The quake struck at…