Seven Hospitalised In Japan After Vehicle Ploughs Into Group Of Children

TOKYO, Nov 11 (NNN-NHK) – Seven people, including four nursery school-aged pupils, were rushed to hospital, after a minivan ploughed into them, in Hachioji City, western Japan, local police and first responders said today (Monday). According to local police and firefighters, the children, who were aged one or two years…

Vietnam Seizes 77 Kg Of Heroin Smuggled From Laos

HANOI, Vietnam, Nov 11 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam’s northern Dien Bien province Police, detained two local drug traffickers, confiscating 220 cakes of heroin weighing 77 kg, it was reported on Sunday. The male detainees, aged 28 and 31, were caught red-handed, trading the drug in the province’s Dien Bien district on…

Afghanistan Arrests 22 Suspected Criminals Within Two Days

KABUL, Nov 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Afghan National Police operations team, arrested 22 suspects in nine of the country’s 34 provinces, within the past two days, the country’s Interior Ministry said, Sunday. Eight arrestees, reportedly being involved in murder cases, were taken to provincial police headquarters in Nangarhar, Takhar, Khost,…

Iran Oil: New Field With 53 billion Barrels Found – Rouhani

TEHRAN, Nov 11 (NNN-IRNA) – A new oil field that would increase Iran’s proven reserves by about a third has been discovered, President Hassan Rouhani, said. The field, in the south-western province of Khuzestan and about 2,400 sq km (926 sq miles) in area, contains 53 billion barrels of crude,…

Armed People Fire Rockets At Medical Factory In Lebanon’s Baalbek

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Nov 11 (NNN-NNA) – A group of unidentified armed people, fired shots and rockets, at a factory for production of medical serums, in Saraain El Faouqa, Baalbek, it was reported on Sunday. Damage was restricted to material losses only. The armed people ran away to an unknown location,…

Yemeni President Says Riyadh Deal Paves Way For Peace In Yemen

ADEN, Nov 11 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s President, Abdu-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, said, the Saudi-brokered deal, signed between his government and the Southern Transitional Council (STC), was a great opportunity to achieve peace in the country. Hadi held a meeting with several Arab and foreign ambassadors accredited to Yemen, in his temporary…

Update: Over 300 Die In Protests In Iraq

BAGHDAD, Nov 11 (NNN-NINA) – Up to 319 people died, in anti-government demonstrations since early Oct, in Iraq, an official news agency said on Sunday. The latest death toll of the ongoing protests included both protesters and security members. An anonymous source from the Iraqi Independent High Commission for Human…

Hamas Chief Says Results Of Palestinian General Elections “Must Be Respected”

GAZA, Palestine, Nov 11 (NNN-WAFA) – Ismail Haniyeh, the politburo chief of Hamas, said, his Islamic movement demands that the results of the Palestinian general elections, if held, must be respected. Haniyeh told a news briefing, following a meeting with representatives of Palestinian factions and political powers in Gaza, saying,…

Jordan Says No Renewal, Extension Of Land Lease To Israel

AMMAN, Nov 11 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan, on Sunday said, there will be no extension or renewal of an agreement which leases part of Jordan’s lands to Israel. Early Sunday, King Abdullah II of Jordan announced the official termination of an agreement, which leases part of the kingdom’s lands to Israel.…

Palestinians Organise Symposium Over China’s Role In Middle East

RAMALLAH, Palestine, Nov 11 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestine Institute for National Security Research (PINSR), organised a symposium, on the role of China in the Middle East. The symposium, in Palestine’s West Bank city of Ramallah, highlighted the growing role of China in the Middle East, in light of its policy for…