Turkey Deports Irish Daesh Suspect

ANKARA, Turkey, Dec 2 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey repatriated an Irish citizen, a suspect of the Daesh group, to her home on Sunday, the Turkish interior ministry said, in a written statement. “An Irish foreign terrorist fighter has been deported from Turkey,” said the ministry, noting that, Ankara would continue repatriation…

UK Prince William In Kuwait As Part Of Gulf Trip

KUWAIT, Dec 2 (NNN-KUNA) – British Prince William, arrived in Kuwaiti City, Sunday evening, as part of his first official trip to Kuwait and Oman. Minister of Kuwaiti Royal Affairs, Sheikh Ali Jarrah Al Sabah, and his deputy, Sheikh Mohammad Al Sabah, welcomed the British royal upon his arrival. The Duke…

Saudi Arabia To Host Gulf Summit On Dec 10

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Dec 2 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia will host the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit, in the capital, Riyadh, on Dec 10, it was reported, on Sunday. GCC General Secretary, Abdullatif Al Zayani, announced that, the Gulf leaders will hold their 40th meeting in Riyadh, saying that, the…

Palestine Blames U.S. For New Israeli Settlement In Hebron

RAMALLAH, Palestine, Dec 2 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestine slammed Israel’s decision to build a new settlement in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, saying, it is a “clear result” of U.S. backing. “Israel’s decision to build a new illegal settlement in occupied Hebron is the first tangible result of the…

12 Feared Killed As Rains Lash India’s Tamil Nadu

NEW DELHI, Dec 2 (NNN-PTI) – Rain lashed many parts of Tamil Nadu and neighbouring Puducherry, with the North-East monsoon, in the last 24 hours, claiming 12 lives in the state capital, even as the Met office predicted more showers in the next two days. Various parts of the state…

People With Disabilities In Gaza Mark Int’l Day Of Disabled Persons

by Sanaa Kamal GAZA, Palestine, Dec 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – Dozens of people with disabilities, on Sunday, participated in a wheelchair marathon, in the city of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, as the world observes the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Samir Owaida, a father of five, who…

Iran Starts Candidate Registration For Parliamentary Elections

TEHRAN, Dec 2 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran, on Sunday, began registration of candidates for the upcoming legislative elections, amid mounting pressures from the United States, on the country’s vital economic sectors. The 11th round of parliamentary elections is slated for Feb 21, 2020, four years after the previous one in 2016.…

HIV/AIDS Kill More Than 1,300 Cambodians In 2018, Down 48 Percent In Nine Years

PHNOM PENH, Dec 1 (NNN-AKP) – HIV/AIDS killed more than 1,300 people in Cambodia in 2018, down 48 percent from over 2,500 deaths in 2010, Ieng Mouly, chairman of the National AIDS Authority, said today. Speaking at an event marking World AIDS Day, Mouly said, some 880 people became newly…

Over Two Dozen Militants Killed, 31 Daesh Fighters Surrender In Afghanistan

KABUL, Dec 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) – More than 24 armed Taliban insurgents were killed and 31 militants, affiliated with the hard-line Daesh outfit surrendered, in the insurgency-battered Afghanistan, over the past 24 hours, officials said. The security forces, in crackdown on the Taliban hideouts, killed eight armed insurgents in the restive…

Arab Funds Ready To Help Lebanon Once Political Crisis Over: AL Official

BEIRUT, Dec 1 (NNN-NNA) – The Arab League assistant secretary general said, Arab funds are ready to help Lebanon, once the political crisis in the country is over. “Lebanese officials must accelerate the formation of a new government, because any economic support is not possible without a new cabinet supported…