Israeli Tank Flips Over During Military Drill Along Lebanese Border

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Dec 10 (NNN-NNA) – A tank belonging to the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF), was reported to have flipped over, during a military drill, along the Lebanese border, on Monday. According to the website Hamodia, the tank was damaged after being overturned, but no one was hurt. c “The…

Iran Dismisses Israel’s Threats As “Sign Of Weakness”

TEHRAN, Dec 10 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Abbas Mousavi, dismissed the recent Israeli anti-Iran threats as a sign of weakness. “We consider the threats from Jerusalem’s occupying regime (Israel) as a sign of weakness,” Mousavi said. Israeli threats are also “desperate attempts to cover up crises and domestic…

Some 100,000 Employees In Finland’s Industrial Sectors Begin 3-Day Strike

HELSINKI, Dec 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Some 100,000 Finnish employees in industrial sectors, began a three-day strike on Monday, to back up their salary demands. The action comprises both worker and management unions. The strike was called by the Finnish Industrial Union, the Trade Union Pro and the “white collar” Federation…

Taliban Claims Responsibility For Suicide Bombing In S. Afghanistan Amid Peace Talks With U.S.

KABUL, Dec 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Taliban outfit claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing that rocked Nad Ali district, in southern Afghanistan’s Helmand province, which left eight soldiers dead. Sohail Shaheen, the spokesman for Taliban’s liaison office in Qatar, according to media reports, wrote in his twitter account, “Talks between…

Professional Model Crowned Miss Universe Vietnam

HANOI, Dec 8 (NNN-VNA) – Nguyen Tran Khanh Van, a 24-year old professional model, has been crowned Miss Universe Vietnam 2019, after topping the Vietnamese beauty contest. The 1.75-metre girl from Ho Chi Minh City, outperformed 43 other contestants at the beauty pageant’s final round, held in coastal central Khanh…

Over 40 People Die In Major Fire In Delhi

NEW DELHI, Dec 8 (NNN-PTI) – The death toll in the major fire incident in Delhi on Sunday morning, has reached 43, confirmed official sources of the Delhi Fire Service (DFS). The fire broke out inside a four-storey commercial building in Filmistan area of north Delhi. Most of those who…

3.2 Million Tourists Visit Oman In 2018

MUSCAT, Dec 8 (NNN-ONA) – The Omani authorities said on Saturday, that, the number of tourists visiting Oman in 2018, grew two percent, year on year, to 3.2 million. The number of tourists from the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, topped the list with 45.4 percent, followed by Asian visitors with…

Saudi Arabia Welcomes U.S., Sudan’s Decision To Exchange Envoys

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Dec 8 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia welcomed, on Saturday, the decision of the United States and Sudan, to exchange envoys, after over two decades of diplomatic void. The Saudi Foreign Ministry said, the appointment of U.S. ambassador to Sudan, considers the crucial stage Sudan is going through.…

Death Toll Rises To 25 In Gunmen Attack On Demonstrators In Iraq

BAGHDAD, Dec 8 (NNN-NINA) – Up to 25 people were killed, and 137 others wounded, in attack on protesters, in Iraq’s capital, Baghdad, a Ministry official said. “The final toll of the attack, by unidentified gunmen on demonstrators, on Friday evening, is 23 killed and some 137 others wounded,” the…

Iran Nuclear Deal Stays Alive After Talks

VIENNA, Dec 8 (NNN-IRNA) – European parties to the 2015 nuclear deal, demanded that Iran stop taking steps away from the accord, but stopped short of triggering a mechanism that could renew United Nations sanctions, during a rare meeting between the pact’s remaining signatories.  The three-hour meeting in Vienna, the…