Officer Of Yemeni Southern Forces Killed By Unknown Gunmen In Abyan

ADEN, Yemen, Oct 5 (NNN-SABA) – An officer of the Yemeni southern forces was killed yesterday (Friday) by unknown gunmen, in the turbulent province of Abyan, a government official said. “Gunmen opened fire from assault rifles and killed Abdullah Abdul-Muttalib, a prominent security commander, in Mudiyah village, southern Abyan province,”…

Iraqi Prominent Shiite Cleric Calls On Gov’t To Resign Amid Anti-Gov’t Protests

BAGHDAD, Oct 5 (NNN-NINA) – Iraq’s prominent Shiite cleric, Moqtada al-Sadr, urged the government of Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi to resign, amid rising death toll in the ongoing anti-government protests. “I demand that the Iraqi government fully resign and start early elections under the supervision of the United Nations,”…

Beirut’s Business Community Warns Lebanese Gov’t Against Imposing New Taxes

BEIRUT, Oct 5 (NNN-NNA) – Business community in Beirut threatened to take tougher measures, if the government decides to impose new taxes, in the 2020 budget. “We refuse any taxes that may be added by the government because the country is suffering and it cannot take it anymore. Traders are…

Gunmen Abduct British Man, Filipino Wife In Southern Philippines

MANILA, Oct 5 (NNN-PNA) – Unidentified gunmen, on Friday evening, abducted a British man and his Filipino wife, in Zamboanga del Sur province, in the southern Philippines. Local police said, the kidnapping took place around 6:50 p.m., at a beach resort in Tukuran town, owned by the victims. The victims…

Cargo Plane En Route To Istanbul Crashes In Ukraine

KIEV, Oct 5 (NNN-TASS) – Five crew members were killed and three injured, when a Ukrainian Antonov-12 cargo plane made an emergency landing, near the western airport of Lviv, after apparently running out of fuel and disappearing from radar, authorities said. It is not clear what type of cargo was…

Turkey, U.S. Hold Third Land Patrol In Safe Zone Area In Syria

ANKARA, Oct 5 (NNN-ANADOLU) – The U.S. and Turkish troops, held the third joint land patrol on Friday, in the planned safe zone in northern Syria. “Turkish Armed Forces and the U.S. personnel started the third unified land patrol in the east of Telabyad, within the scope of the safe…

Iraqi PM Urges Calm Amid Deadly Violent Protests

BAGHDAD, Oct 5 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi Prime Minister, Adel Abdul Mahdi, urged protesters to calm down, after three days of violent protests over government corruption, unemployment, and lack of basic services. In his televised speech, Abdul Mahdi said, “The escalation in the demonstration is leading to loss of life, and…

Japan’s Abe Prioritises Economy, Urges Debate On Constitution In Policy Speech

TOKYO, Oct 5 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, delivered a policy speech outlining his goals ahead, in an extraordinary Diet session convened on Friday and to end in Dec, marking the first such assembly since the upper house election in July. Abe, leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic…

Fire-Fighting Aircraft Tackle Out Of Control Blaze Near Sydney Suburb

SYDNEY, Oct 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – Water-bombing aircraft were brought in, to fight an out of control bush-fire in Sydney’s outer suburbs on Friday afternoon. Hot and windy conditions fanned the flames, which took hold in bush-land near the suburb of Penrith, roughly 50 kilometres from Sydney’s central business district. After…

Tendency To Return Home Among Syrian Refugees In Turkey Decreases

ANKARA, Oct 4 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Surveys carried out by Turkish experts showed that, tendency to return home among Syrian refugees is decreasing. Experts from TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Social Policy Research Centre, presented a briefing to the Turkish parliament’s commission on migration and integration on Oct 2, on…