Four Explosions Target Turkey-Held Areas In North Syria: Monitor

DAMASCUS, Dec 26 (NNN-SANA) – As many as four explosions targeted areas, controlled by Turkish forces in northern Syria, in the past few hours, leaving injuries, a war monitor reported. The explosions targeted several areas controlled by the Turkish forces and the Turkey-backed rebels, in the northern countryside of Aleppo.…

Turkish President Pays Surprise Visit To Tunisia Over Libyan Issue

TUNIS, Dec 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, arrived in Tunisia Wednesday, in a surprise visit to meet with his Tunisian counterpart, Kaies Saied. “The Libyan issue will be at the top of the agenda for this surprise visit, in addition to bilateral discussions on major investment projects,”…

Iran-Backed Bloc Names Basra Governor For Post Of Iraqi PM

BAGHDAD, Dec 26 (NNN-NINA) – An Iranian-backed bloc, in Iraq’s parliament, proposed the governor of oil-rich southern Basra province, as the country’s next prime minister, but the nomination was promptly rejected by Iraqi protesters, who want an independent candidate to take over the government, officials said. The Fatah bloc, which…

Update: Mig-29 Fighter Jet Crashes In NW Iran

TEHRAN, Dec 26 (NNN-IRNA) – A MiG-29 fighter jet, belonging to the Iranian army, crashed in the mountainous area of Iran’s northwestern Ardabil province, on Wednesday morning, Iran’s army said. No information about the fate of the pilot is available so far, the announcement said. The snowy whether condition and…

Two Die Of Swine Flu In Iraq

BAGHDAD, Dec 26 (NNN-NINA) — Two people died of swine flu, also known as influenza A/H1N1, and eight other cases were confirmed infected, in Iraq’s central province of Salahudin, a medical source said. The two deaths are from one family in the village of al-Shakra, near the city of Shirqat,…

Morocco Arrests Eight Over Illegal Immigration

RABAT, Dec 26 (NNN-MAP) – Morocco foiled an illegal immigration attempt, at Casablanca’s Mohammed V airport, and arrested eight, official newspaper Le Matin, said, Wednesday. The suspects are believed to have links with a criminal network, active in the organisation of illegal immigration and trafficking in human beings, said the…

Nissan Accepts Resignation Of Third Highest-Ranking Executive

TOKYO, Dec 26 (NNN-NHK) – Nissan Motor Co., on Wednesday, accepted the resignation of its third highest-ranking executive, who assumed his post in a new management team, after a leadership rejig just weeks ago. Vice Chief Operating Officer, Jun Seki’s resignation, comes on the heels of a new management team…

Israeli Airstrikes In Iraq Target Iranian Weapons: Military Chief

JERUSALEM, Dec 26 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israeli military chief, said, Israel “carried out actions” in Iraq, to foil convoys of weapons that could be used against Israel. Aviv Kohavi made the rare acknowledgement, during a speech in a conference, in the Interdisciplinary Centre, Herzliya, a private research college outside Tel Aviv.…

Yemeni Students Return To Airstrike-Hit School

IBB, Yemen, Dec 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – The war in Yemen forced more than two million children out of school and put 3.7 million others at high risk, because of the non-payment of teachers’ salaries, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). But for those who can return, they will…

India’s Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Leads Protest Rally Against New Citizenship Act

NEW DELHI, Dec 26 (NNN-PTI) – Chief Minister of India’s central state of Madhya Pradesh, Kamal Nath, Wednesday, led a protest rally against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), officials said. Nath said, he would not allow the implementation of any such law in his state, which discriminates on the basis…