Iran’s FM Meets Taliban Delegation Over Afghan’s Peace Process

TEHRAN, Iran, Nov 28 (NNN-IRNA) – A Taliban delegation met with the Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, in Iran’s capital Tehran, to discuss developments over Afghanistan peace plans, Press TV reported on Wednesday. In the meeting which took place on Tuesday, Zarif voiced Iran’s readiness to help restoration of…

Bangladesh Sentences Seven Militants To Death Over Cafe Terror Attack

DHAKA, Nov 27 (NNN-BSS) – A Bangladeshi court on Wednesday (today), sentenced seven militants to death, over a case of terror attack on Holey Artisan Bakery cafe, in Dhaka’s diplomatic area of Gulshan, in 2016. In a packed courtroom, Judge Mojibur Rahman of the Anti-Terrorism Special Tribunal, handed down the…

Over 375,000 Afghans Displaced Due To Fighting So Far This Year: UN Agency

KABUL, Nov 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) – More than 375,000 Afghans were internally displaced so far in 2019, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Afghanistan reported. “In 2019, displacement due to ongoing conflict and natural disasters is continuing to drive humanitarian needs in Afghanistan. More than…

Sri Lankan President Appoints New State, Deputy Ministers

COLOMBO, Nov 27 (NNN-SLNEWS) – Sri Lankan President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, on Wednesday (today), appointed 35 new state ministers and three new deputy ministers, in the new interim government, which will function till the next parliamentary election is announced. The new state and deputy ministers took oaths in front of the…

Australian Volunteer Firefighter Charged With Arson

SYDNEY, Nov 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) – An Australian volunteer firefighter was arrested on Tuesday, and charged with deliberately starting seven fires, over a period, which encompassed Australia’s recent deadly bush-fire emergency. Police allege that the man lit a fire in bush-land on Tuesday evening, before returning to respond to the fire,…

Kuwait Performs First Successful Heart Transplant: Minister

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait, Nov 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – Kuwait has successfully conducted the country’s first heart transplant surgery, Kuwaiti Minister of Health, Bassel Al-Sabah, said, Tuesday. The first heart transplant surgery was performed at the Salman Al-Dabbous Heart Centre, of Adan Hospital, Al-Sabah said, hailing it a milestone achievement. The surgery…

Iran Seizes Over 62 Tonnes Of Illicit Drugs In Eight Months

TEHRAN, Nov 27 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iran’s border security forces, have seized over 62 tonnes of different kinds of illicit drugs, over the past eight months, the commander of Iran’s Border Police said. The seizure of illicit drugs, along Iran’s border, shows an increase of 59 percent, compared to the same…

Typical Jewish Settlers: Hit Palestinians And Then Flee

WEST BANK, Nov 27 (NNN-WB) – A Jewish settler struck four Palestinians, in a hit-and-run, in northern West Bank. The incident took place on Wednesday morning, in the West Bank village of Nabi Elias, Israeli police spokesperson, Luba Samri, said in a statement. The driver hit the four Palestinians, while…

The Settlers Who Beat Me Didn’t Care That I Am An Observant Jew

By Isaac Johnston BURIN, West Bank, Nov 27 (NNN-972MAG) – On Oct 16, a group of approximately 15 masked Jewish settlers, armed with metal crowbars and rocks, attacked volunteers from Rabbis for Human Rights, as they helped Palestinian residents of Burin, harvest their olives. I was one of those volunteers.…

80 Percent Of Israelis Say Country Is Divided: Survey

JERUSALEM, Nov 27 (NNN-MA’AN) – About 80 percent of Israelis think the country’s society is politically and nationally divided, a new survey published on Tuesday. The survey, included in a study of the Israeli society, conducted by Bar-Ilan University researchers , found a very high level of hostility towards the…