Commemorative Stamps Mark 110 Years Of Postal Services In UAE

DUBAI, Dec 31 (NNN-WAM) – Postal services in the UAE spanned over a century, connecting near and far. Marking the occasion, Emirates Post issued a series of commemorative stamps, to celebrate 110 years of postal services in the country. The first postal agency opened, in the Emirate of Dubai, on…

Syrians In Hasaka Suffer Continued Criminal Acts By Turkish Occupation, Its Mercenaries

DAMASCUS, Dec 31 (NNN-SANA) – Turkish occupation forces and its mercenaries of terrorist organisations, continued their criminal attacks and practices against the locals in Hasaka and imposed a siege on Ras al-Ayn City, in addition to burning houses, in several areas in the countryside of the city, parallel with bringing…

Ex-Nissan Motor Chief Ghosn May Have Jumped Bail, Fled Japan

TOKYO, Dec 31 (NNN-NHK) – Former Nissan Motor Chairman, Carlos Ghosn, may have fled Japan and arrived in Lebanon, in possible violation of his bail conditions, which restrict overseas travel, local media reported today. One of the ex-auto tycoon’s bail conditions was that, he was prohibited from leaving Japan, after…

Update: Two More Confirmed Dead, Several Missing In Australian Bush-fires

SYDNEY, Dec 31 (NNN-XINHUA) – Two more people were confirmed dead and several more remain missing in Australia on Tuesday, as the result of severe bush-fires in the country’s southeast. “It’s been confirmed today that there are two deceased persons in Cobargo, and a third person remains missing with grave…

Aussie Firefighter Killed After Truck Rolls In “Fire Tornado”

SYDNEY, Dec 31 (NNN-XINHUA) – A 28-year-old Australian volunteer firefighter died, battling a blaze on the border of New South Wales (NSW) and Victoria State, when a freak weather event upended the truck he and two others were travelling in. Responding to the Green Valley fire in Jingellic, the crew…

Soldier Killed In Gunfight With Rebels In Eastern Indonesia

JAKARTA, Dec 31 (NNN-ANTARA) – One soldier was killed and another injured, in an exchange of fire with separatists, belonging to what the government calls “a criminal armed group” in Indonesia’s easternmost Papua province on Monday, local media reported. The gunfight took place when the soldiers were transporting logistics from…

Mongolians Spend Most Money On Food In Dec: Official

ULAN BATOR, Dec 31 (NNN-MONGOLIA WEB) – Mongolian households spend the most money on food products in Dec, head of the country’s National Statistics Office, Ayush Ariunzaya, said. “For Mongolian households, Dec is the month where most money is spent on purchasing food products. It is directly related to celebrations…

Lebanon’s Hezbollah Condemns U.S. Attacks In Iraq

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Dec 31 (NNN-NNA) — Hezbollah, a Lebanese Shiite political party, strongly condemned the U.S. attacks against Kata’ib Hezbollah paramilitary group in Iraq. The attack is “blatant aggression against the sovereignty, security and stability of Iraq and the entire Iraqi population, especially the popular crowd that had the upper…

Strong Wind Disrupts Traffic In Northwest Turkey

ISTANBUL, Dec 31 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Strong wind swept through Turkey’s northwestern Marmara region on Monday, disrupting sea and air traffic. The city-line ferry agencies in Istanbul and the province of Bursa, cancelled all ferry services operating in the Marmara Sea. The wind, with a speed of up to 100 km…

Saudi Crown Prince, Pompeo Discuss Regional Developments Over Phone

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Dec 31 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, and the U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, reviewed on Monday, regional developments, over the phone. Pompeo made a phone call to the Saudi crown prince, and discussed efforts to promote security and stability, regionally…