Netanyahu Charged With Corruption, Deepening Israel’s Political Crisis

by Keren Setton JERUSALEM, Nov 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – Israel’s attorney general, officially announced that, he has decided to indict Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, on corruption charges, after months of speculation. The announcement comes as Israel finds itself in muddy political waters, after two inconclusive elections that have left the country…

At Least 10 Dead As Two Buses Collide In Bangladesh

DHAKA, Nov 23 (NNN-BSS) – At least 10 people died and about a dozen injured, when a speedy micro-bus they were travelling in, collided with a passenger bus, in the Munshiganj district, some 27 km south of the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, on Friday afternoon. The micro-bus, carrying a groom’s party…

Palestinian Dies Of Wounds During Recent Gaza-Israel Tension

GAZA, Palestine, Nov 23 (NNN-WAFA) – A militant in the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, on Friday, died of critical wounds which he had, during the last round of tension with Israel, medics said. The Health Ministry in Gaza said, Mohammad Sawarkeh, 40, succumbed to his wounds he sustained on Nov 14,…

Two Killed, 40 Wounded As Anti-Gov’t Protest Continues In Iraq

BAGHDAD, Nov 23 (NNN-NINA) – At least two demonstrators were killed and some 40 others wounded Friday, in a clash with riot police in Baghdad, as demonstrations continued in Iraq, over lack of jobs and public services, a security official said. The clash erupted in the morning, when dozens of…

German Delegation Reviews Dubai’s Clean Energy Experience

DUBAI, Nov 23 (NNN-WAM) – A delegation from the German Federal Parliament, visited the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, and reviewed Dubai’s experience on clean energy projects. The UAE side highlighted Dubai’s experience in developing the renewable and clean energy, less consumption of natural resources and finding alternative…

Massive Air Defence Drills Underway In Central Iran

TEHRAN, Nov 23 (NNN-FARS) – Drills, code-named, Guardians of Velayat’s Sky-98, entered its second day on Friday, in the central Iranian province of Semnan, according a news report. The drills, which are held over an area of 416,000 square km, aim to boost combat readiness over potential threats in the…

Lebanese Hold First “Civil Parade” To Celebrate Independence Day

BEIRUT, Nov 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – Lebanon witnessed a “civil parade” for the first time, to celebrate the country’s Independence Day. The parade, which took place in the capital, Beirut witnessed the participation of over one million people, including lawyers, doctors, retired military veterans, students, environmentalists, and other professionals and segments…

Turkey Arrests Senior Daesh Member Behind Bomb Attacks In 20 Countries

ANKARA, Nov 23 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey arrested, and is now interrogating Ebu Cihad al-Din al-Nasir Ubeyde, a senior Daesh member, codenamed Yusuf Huda, who is behind attacks in 20 countries, the Turkish Interior Minister, said. “We have captured a very senior Daesh member, who is known as a bomber, bomb-maker,…

Russian Ambassador To Lebanon Accuses U.S. Of Disruptive Role Behind Protests

BEIRUT, Nov 23 (NNN-NNA) – Russian Ambassador to Lebanon, Alexander Zasypkin, slammed the U.S. disruptive role in Lebanon, local media reported. “What we see in Lebanon today is America’s subversive role in the country and nothing more,” Zasypkin was quoted as saying, by Elnashra, an online newspaper. The ambassador said…

Sri Lankan President Appoints New 16-Member Cabinet

COLOMBO, Nov 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lankan President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, on Friday, appointed a new 16-member cabinet, which will function till the next parliamentary election is announced. The new ministers took oaths in front of the president at the Presidential Secretariat in the capital, Colombo. Former President, Mahinda Rajapaksa, who…