Bangladesh Braces For Cyclone “Bulbul”

DHAKA, Nov 9 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh, Friday night, issued the danger alert over cyclone “Bulbul” that is heading towards its coastlines. A special bulletin of Bangladesh Meteorological Department Friday, at 6:00 p.m. local time, said, the cyclone was now staying at 495 km southwest of Bangladesh’s Mongla port, in southern…

India’s Apex Court Gives Disputed Holy Site To Hindus

NEW DELHI, India, Nov 9 (NNN-PTI) – In a landmark judgement, the Supreme Court of India decided on Saturday (today), to give a disputed land in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya district, to the Hindus, represented by the “Janambhoomi Nyas.” The Muslims, represented by the Sunni “Waqf Board,”…

China-Laos Railway Tunnel Construction Making Breakthroughs

LUANG PRABANG, Laos, Nov 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – China-Laos railway tunnels’ construction, continues to make lots of breakthroughs, as one more major tunnel was drilled through on Friday, in the tropical mountains of northern Laos. A Chinese railway engineering company, China Railway No. 8 Engineering Group (CREC-8), bored, Ban Ka No.…

Six Killed, Hundreds Injured In 5.9-Magnitude Earthquake In NW Iran

TEHRAN, Nov 9 (NNN-ISNA) – At least six people were killed, in a 5.9-magnitude earthquake that hit Tark region, in Iran’s northwestern East Azerbaijan province on Friday morning. In the incident that took place at 02:17 local time Friday morning (2247 GMT), 380 others were also injured. Many of the…

Lebanese Private Hospitals Will Not Receive Patients Due To Shortage In Fund

BEIRUT, Nov 9 (NNN-NNA) – Syndicate of Private Hospitals President, Suleiman Haroun said, Lebanese private hospitals, soon, will not be able to receive patients, due to the shortage in cash. “The materials used in hospitals may last for one month only, and we may witness the death of patients in…

Iran’s Army Targets “Unknown” Drone In The South

TEHRAN, Nov 9 (NNN-IRNA) – The air defence forces of Iran’s army, targeted an “unknown” drone near the port city of Mahshahr, on Friday. Gholamreza Shariati, the governor of Iran’s southwestern Khuzestan province, said, the targeted drone “definitely” belonged to a foreign country. The wreckage of the drone had been…

Ethiopia Important Trade Partner For UAE: Minister

DUBAI, Nov 9 (NNN-WAM) – United Arab Emirates’ (UAE’s) Minister of Economy, Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri said, “Ethiopia is an important trade partner for the UAE,” noting, the two countries share robust cultural and fraternal ties in various fields. Mansouri made the remarks as he received Ethiopian Minister of…

273 Illegal Migrants Caught, Off Western Turkey

ISTANBUL, Nov 9 (NNN-ANADOLU) — The Turkish coast guard, captured a total of 273 illegal migrants, who tried to sneak into Greece from Turkey’s Aegean coast, in the last three days, the force announced. On Thursday and early Friday, the coast guard teams stopped 53 irregular migrants, including 30 Palestinians,…

69 Palestinians Injured In Clashes With Israeli Soldiers Near Gaza Border

GAZA, Palestine, Nov 9 (NNN-WAFA) – At least 69 Palestinian demonstrators were injured in clashes, on Friday afternoon, with Israeli soldiers, stationed on the border between eastern Gaza Strip and Israel. Ashraf al-Qedra, spokesman of the health ministry in Gaza, said that, 69 Palestinian demonstrators were injured in eastern Gaza,…

At Least Two Dead In Devastating Australian Bush-fires

SYDNEY, Nov 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – Bush-fires have claimed the lives of at least two people, in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW), authorities confirmed on Saturday (today). A further seven people were unaccounted for, with fears that the death toll could rise. “Our thoughts and prayers go to…