Iran Says Mideast Safer Without U.S.

TEHRAN, Iran, Oct 15 (NNN-IRNA) – A senior Iranian security official, said on Monday that, the Middle East would be a safer place without the United States, Tasnim news agency reported. Ali Shamkhani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, also said, Washington has failed in its plans for West…

Syrian Army Enters Kurdish-Held City, Air Base To Help Counter Turkish Assault

DAMASCUS, Oct 15 (NNN-SANA) – The Syrian army, on Monday, entered the city of Tabqa in the northern countryside of Raqqa Province, as part of the Syrian army’s move to enter Kurdish-held areas to counter the ongoing Turkish assault in the region. The army entered Tabqa and its namesake military…

5.8-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Parts Of Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Oct 14 (NNN-APP) – A 5.8-magnitude earthquake rocked several cities in Pakistan’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province and northern areas, on Monday morning, the country’s National Seismic Monitoring Centre (NSMC) said. According to the centre, the epicentre of the quake was located in the Hindu Kush region in Afghanistan,…

Three Killed In Shooting Attacks In Afghanistan

KABUL, Oct 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – Two police officers and a school principal were shot and killed, in increased targeted attacks in Afghanistan, authorities confirmed today (Monday). In one incident, unknown armed men shot dead Sayyed Ziauddin, the principal of a boys’ high school, in Police District 11, near the school,…

Eight-Year-Old Aussie Boy Hooks 314 Kg Monster Shark Near Sydney

SYDNEY, Oct 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Fishermen are often known to tell tall tales, but for eight-year-old Aussie, Jayden Milauro, there’s no need to exaggerate, after reeling in a 314 kg tiger shark. Speaking to local media, the youngest member of the Port Hacking Game Fishing Club said, the monster creature…

Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Say “Spy Drone” Shot Down In Hodeidah

SANAA, Oct 14 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s Shiite Houthi rebels said, they shot down a “spy drone” over the Yemeni Red Sea port city of Hodeidah on Sunday. “The spy drone of the aggressors’ forces was downed over the Kilo 16 area,” the rebels’ TV al-Masirah reported, without giving further details.…

Saudi National Football Team Visits West Bank For 1st Time

RAMALLAH, Palestine, Oct 14 (NNN-WAFA) – Saudi Arabia’s national football team, arrived for the first time in the West Bank on Sunday, to play against its Palestinian counterpart, as part of the 2020 World Cup Asian qualifiers. The Saudi sports delegation consisting of more than 100 members, entered the West…

U.S.-Led Warplanes Target Syrian Military Convoy Near Raqqa: Monitor

DAMASCUS, Oct 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – U.S.-led warplanes struck a convoy of the Syrian army, near the northern city of Raqqa on Sunday, with no reports on casualties. The planes targeted the Syrian military convoy in the al-Rasafeh area, in the southwest of Raqqa, as the convoy was moving towards Tabaqa,…

Syrian Kurdish Forces Declare Deal With Gov’t To Confront Turkish Assault

DAMASCUS, Oct 14 (NNN-SANA) – The Kurdish Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, known as Rojava, said, it reached an agreement with the Syrian government, to confront the Turkish assault. “An agreement has been reached with the Syrian government, for the entry and deployment of the Syrian army along…

Oman, Syria Ink Deal To Preserve Syrian Monuments, Antiquities

MUSCAT, Oct 14 (NNN-ONA) – Oman and Syria signed a memorandum of understanding, on preserving Syrian monuments and antiquities in the Sultanate. The Omani Ministry of Heritage and Culture, said that, the agreement was signed by Omani Director General of the National Museum, Jamal al-Musawi, and Syrian Director General of…