FIFA To Invest In Football Education In Lebanon

BEIRUT, Oct 15 (NNN-NNA) – FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, announced that, FIFA came, to launch “Football for Schools” which will integrate football in the education of 700 children around the world, a statement by the Prime Minister’s office reported. “We have started this programme in Lebanon because we received quick…

Hamas Calls For Resolving Crisis Between Turkey, Syria

GAZA, Palestine, Oct 15 (NNN-WAFA) – The Islamic Hamas movement, called on Turkey and Syria, to end their differences and disputes. “Hamas calls for speeding up the efforts to resolve the disputes and differences in the region … in order to have time for defending the causes of the nations,”…

Turkey’s Defence Minister Says Two Key Syrian Towns “Under Control”

ANKARA, Oct 15 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish Armed Forces have taken control of Tal Abyad and Ras Al-Ayn towns in northern Syria, Turkish Minister of Defence, Hulusi Akar, said. “Tel Abyad and Ras Al-Ayn are under control. The work for the control of the region is ongoing,” he told reporters, noting…

Migrants To New Zealand Remain High

WELLINGTON, Oct 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Migrant arrivals have continued to increase, reaching almost 150,000 in the year ended Mar, 2019, however, more people are also leaving New Zealand long term, the statistics department, Stats NZ, said today. “The number of migrant arrivals for the year is actually higher than when…

5.9-Magnitude Quake Hits 147 Km WSW Of Bengkulu, Indonesia: USGS

NEW YORK, Oct 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – A 5.9-magnitude earthquake jolted 147 km WSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia, at 22:23 GMT on Monday (last night), the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicentre, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 4.5312 degrees south, latitude and 101.1508 degrees east,…

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…