Syrian Army Captures Previous U.S. Base In Hasakah

DAMASCUS, Oct 20 (NNN-SANA) – The Syrian army, on Saturday, captured a previous U.S.-run base in the northeastern province of Hasakah, as part of an ongoing military deployment, in Kurdish-held areas in northern Syria, a military official said. The army captured the former U.S. base in the village of Qasr…

Lebanese Party Leader Asks Ministers To Resign

BEIRUT, Oct 20 (NNN-NNA) – Samir Geagea, leader of the Lebanese Forces party, asked his four ministers, on Sunday (today), to resign from the government. Geagea, who is an ally of Prime Minister Saad Hariri, called on Hariri to resign, on Friday, in a statement published on the party’s website,…

Egypt Unveils 30 Newly-Discovered 3,000-Year-Old Wooden Coffins, Mummies In Luxor

LUXOR, Egypt, Oct 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – Egyptian Antiquities Ministry, on Saturday, unveiled 30 newly-discovered, well-preserved ancient coffins with mummies, in Upper Egypt’s Luxor. “We have very famous cachettes in Luxor. Today, my colleagues in the ministry are adding a new cachette,” Egyptian Antiquities Minister, Khaled al-Anany, told Xinhua on the…

10 Daesh Militants Killed In Eastern Afghan

JALALABAD, Afghanistan, Oct 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Ten Daesh militants were killed, in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province, during an ongoing cleanup operation, the provincial government said today (Saturday). “The operation will continue before the surrounding areas of the district are cleared of enemies,” said the government. The security forces also destroyed…

Brunei Sultan To Attend Indonesian President’s Inauguration

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Oct 20 (NNN-BB NEWS) – Brunei’s Sultan, Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, is to attend Indonesia’s President, Joko Widodo’s inauguration ceremony this afternoon. The inauguration ceremony is organised by the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) of the Republic of Indonesia. MPR Speaker, Bambang Soesatyo, confirmed that the inauguration of President…

Brunei Deported 9,975 Foreign Nationals In Past Five Years

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Oct 19 (NNN-BB NEWS) – Brunei deported a total of 9,975 foreign nationals back to their home countries, within the five-year period from 2014-2019, for committing various immigration offences, it was reported on Saturday, from the latest statistics from the country’s Department of Immigration and National Registration.…

India’s Passenger Vehicle Sales See Steepest Fall In Sept

NEW DELHI, Oct 19 (NNN-PTI) – India’s passenger vehicle retail sales in Sept, declined 20.1 percent to 157,972 units, against the same period last year, the steepest fall on record, according to data released by India’s Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA), Friday. Passenger vehicle sales stood at 197,653 units…

H1N1 Influenza Death Toll Reaches 116 In 10 Months In Myanmar

YANGON, Oct 19 (NNN-MNA) – The death toll of influenza A (H1N1), reached 116, in Myanmar’s regions and states as of Friday, according to figures released by the Ministry of Health and Sports on Saturday (today). The release from the Public Health Department, under the ministry, said, a total of…

China-Funded High-Voltage Power Line Handed Over To Mongolia

MANDALGOVI, Mongolia, Oct 19 (NNN-MONGOLIA WEB) – A completed China-funded 330 kV power transmission and transformation project in southern Mongolia, was on Friday, officially handed over to the Mongolian side. Mongolian Energy Minister, Tserenpil Davaasuren, and Chinese Ambassador to Mongolia, Xing Haiming, attended the handover ceremony, held in Mandalgovi, capital…

Five Killed By Turkish Airstrikes In Syria’s Hasakah Despite Cease-Fire Agreement

DAMASCUS, Oct 19 (NNN-SANA) – Five people were killed Friday, by Turkish airstrikes, in Syria’s northeastern province of Hasakah, despite a cease-fire agreement with Kurdish forces. Some 20 other civilians were wounded in the airstrikes, that targeted the village of Um al-Kheir, on the outskirts of the city of Ras…