Boiler Blast Claims Four Lives In India’s Eastern State

NEW DELHI, Nov 16 (NNN-PTI) – At least four people died, in a boiler blast, in India’s eastern state of Bihar on Saturday (today), confirmed a local police officer. There was a boiler blast inside a building, in the Sugauli area of Motihari district, the police officer said, adding, relief…

Syrian President Says U.S. Presence In Syria To Generate Resistance

DAMASCUS, Nov 16 (NNN-SANA) – Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad, said, the U.S. military presence in Syria would generate a resistance, until its withdrawal from the country. “No occupying force can exist in a certain place without having agents on the ground,” al-Assad said. The immediate and most effective way for…

Lebanese Gov’t To Start Importing Fuel

BEIRUT, Nov 16 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanese Energy Minister, Nada Boustani, said that, the government will start importing part of the fuel, consumed in Lebanon. “The government will start importing fuel oil, since oil importing companies are no longer capable of satisfying local market’s needs, because they cannot secure enough U.S.…

Turkish Chefs Compete For Bocuse d’Or Turkey Finals

ISTANBUL, Nov 16 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Four Turkish chefs, on Friday, competed with each other in Turkey finals of Bocuse d’Or, one of the most prestigious chef competitions in the world. The five-and-a-half-hour-long race started early in the morning, as part of an international gourmet fair in Istanbul, drawing the interest…

Iran Starts Rationing Of Gasoline, Increase Prices

TEHRAN, Nov 16 (NNN-IRNA) – The Iranian government, on Friday, started rationing of subsidised gasoline and increased its prices. Mohammad Baqer Nobakht, head of Planning and Budget Organisation of Iran, said, proceeds from the price hikes would be used to fund additional subsidies for 18 million underprivileged families, which amounts…

Six Killed, 30 Wounded In Bomb Attack Near Protest Site In Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Nov 16 (NNN-NINA) – Up to six people were killed and some 30 others wounded, in a bomb explosion near an anti-government protests site, in central Iraq, an Interior Ministry source said. A bomb, hidden under a car, detonated late at night, at a crowded area in al-Tayaran Square,…

Nearly Every Democratic Candidate Rushed To Defend Israel’s Attack On Gaza, Warren Only One To Acknowledge Palestinian Deaths

TEXAS, Nov 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Nearly every Democratic candidate rushed to defend Israel’s attack on Gaza, Warren only one to acknowledge Palestinian deaths and Sanders….who have said nothing. A ceasefire has been reached between Israel and Gaza, after two days of violence that left 35 Palestinians dead, including women and children. No casualty was…

PA Condemns Israel’s Adherence To “Assassination Policies” Against Palestinians

RAMALLAH/GAZA, Nov 16 (NNN-MA’AN) – The Palestinian Authority (PA), condemned Israel’s adherence to the “assassination policies” against Palestinians. “It is a disregard of the life and blood of Palestinian citizens, and reflects the plan of the law of the jungle, which is promoted by Israel, America and some European countries,”…

Palestinian President Hails UN’s Decision To Renew UNRWA Mandate

RAMALLAH, Nov 16 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, hailed the United Nations General Assembly’s decision, to renew the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Work Agency (UNRWA). Abbas, in an official statement, said that, “170 states voted in favour of the resolution, and only Israel and the United…

UN Chief Sends Condolences For Gaza Family Killed In Israeli Missile Attack

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) – UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, on Friday, sent “heartfelt condolences” to a Gaza family, of which eight members were killed in an Israeli missile strike. “The secretary-general expresses his heartfelt condolences to the Al-Sawarkeh family, and wishes for a speedy recovery to the injured, and…