Lebanon’s Defence Minister Asks For More Military Cooperation With Syria

BEIRUT, Oct 6 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanese Defence Minister, Elias Bou Saab, emphasised the need to increase cooperation between the Lebanese and Syrian armies, to control the border in the Bekaa Valley and stop smuggling. “I cannot start any direct dialogues with the Syrian authorities to increase cooperation, if the government…

Death Toll Rises To About 100 In Violent Protests In Iraq

BAGHDAD, Oct 6 (NNN-XINHUA) — Death toll in five days of violent protests in Iraq climbed to 99, with nearly 4,000 people wounded, a member of the Iraqi human rights body said. Ali al-Bayati, a member of the Iraqi Independent High Commission for Human Rights (IHCHR), told reporters that the…

Kuwait Holds Forum On Silk Road

KUWAIT, Oct 6 (NNN-KUNA) – The Diplomatic Women’s Committee of Kuwait (DWC) organised a forum entitled “Kuwait on the Silk Road,” to exhibit history, culture, and heritage along the ancient Silk Road trade routes. On the sideline of the event, Narjes Al-Shatti, committee adviser, said that, DWC this year will…

55th Annual International Diplomatic Bazaar Kicks Off In Jordan

AMMAN, Oct 6 (NNN-PETRA) – Scores of embassies in Jordan took part, Saturday, in the 55th Annual International Diplomatic Bazaar, which was inaugurated by Princess Basma, at Al-Hussein Youth City in Amman. The proceedings of the bazaar, which is held annually, where embassies gather to sell products that reflect their…

Iran, Turkey Agree To Boost Security Cooperation

TEHRAN, Oct 6 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iran and Turkey, on Saturday, agreed to boost security cooperation. Iran’s ambassador to Ankara, Mohammad Farazmand, and Turkish Deputy Minister of Interior, Muhterem Ince, held talks on a range of issues, including ways to boost relations between the two neighbouring countries, in security fields. “Iran…

Kurdish-Led Forces On High Alert Fearing Turkish Campaign In North Syria

DAMASCUS, Oct 6 (NNN-SANA) – The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), and allied Kurdish groups are on alert, in areas under their control in northern Syria, fearing a Turkish military campaign in the region. The SDF and the Kurdish military councils are on alert amid “suspicious” Turkish military moves, just…

Explosion Hits Official Vehicle In Afghan Capital

KABUL, Oct 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least one person was injured, after an explosion ripped through a road, in central Kabul on Saturday, causing panic among people in the busy neighbourhood, a witness said. “We heard a huge blast in Asamayi road, Police District 2, roughly at 6:15 p.m. and…

14 Wounded In Grenade Attack In Indian-Controlled Kashmir

SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Oct 6 (NNN-PTI) — At least 14 people, including a policeman and a journalist, were wounded Saturday, in a grenade blast in restive Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said. The grenade attack was carried out in Anantnag town, about 50 km south of Srinagar city, the summer capital of…

UAE’s Hazza Al Mansoori Returns To Earth After Successful Mission Aboard ISS

DUBAI, Oct 5 (NNN-WAM) – Hazza Al Mansoori, the first Emirati astronaut, along with astronauts Nick Hague and Aleksey Ovchinin, returned to Earth safely, after completing his eight-day scientific mission aboard the International Space Station, ISS. The hatch closing of the Soyuz MS-12 took place at 08:20 UAE time. The…

Cotton Festival Resumes Activities In Syria’s Aleppo Again

ALEPPO, Syria, Oct 5 (NNN-SANA) – The annual Cotton Festival, resumed activities this year, after it was stopped for eight years, due to the terrorist war on Syria. The 57th Cotton Festival kicked off in Aleppo on Thursday. A carnival was organised on Friday (yesterday), in which carriages and vehicles,…