Turkish War Planes Fly Over Syria In Anti-Daesh Campaign

ANKARA, Sept 24 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Two Turkish F-16 fighter jets, on Monday, flew over Syrian airspace, as part of an anti-Daesh campaign, the Defence Ministry said. The Turkish jets flew over Syrian airspace for two hours under Operation Inherent Resolve, the statement said. The operation was formally launched by the…

U.S. Official Denies New Sanctions Against Lebanese Banks

BEIRUT, Sept 24 (NNN-NNA) – U.S. Treasury’s Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing, Marshall Billingslea, assured that, he did not visit Lebanon to impose new sanctions on Lebanese banks. “There is no new list for imposing new sanctions against Lebanese banks, and the U.S. does not have bad intentions towards Lebanese…

Iran Dismisses British PM’s Claims Over Saudi Aramco Attacks

TEHRAN, Sept 24 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry, criticised British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, for his claims that Iran was involved in recent drone attacks on Saudi Arabia’s Aramco oil facilities. “Instead of making such futile efforts against Iran, the British government is better to stop the sales of lethal…

Landmark In Turkey’s Capital Turns Red, Yellow For PRC’s 70th Birthday

ANKARA, Sept 24 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey’s capital, Ankara’s landmark edifice, Atakule, was illuminated in red and yellow, the colours of China’s national flag, on Monday evening, to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. The main body of the Atakule, one of the significant…

Two Mortar Rounds Land Near U.S. Embassy In Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Iraq, Sept 24 (NNN-NINA) – Two mortar rounds landed in the perimeter of the U.S. embassy, in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, a police source said. The attack took place before midnight, when the two rounds rocked the heavily fortified Green Zone and sirens were heard in the area, the…

New Initiative To Produce 21st Century Teachers: Brunei Sultan

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Sept 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – Brunei’s Ministry of Education is making a human resource transformation initiative, to enhance the competencies and credibility of teachers in the country, Brunei’s Sultan, Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, said on Monday. In a speech, marking National Teachers Day, the Sultan said, the new initiative…

Israeli PM Candidate Gantz, U.S. Envoy Meet After Elections

JERUSALEM, Sept 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – Israeli candidate for prime minister, Benny Gantz, met Monday, with U.S. Middle East Envoy, Jason Greenblatt in Tel Aviv, as Israel is in a deadlock to build a unity government. Gantz, leader of the centrist Blue and White party, met with Greenblatt in Tel Aviv,…

Kuwait Holds Int’l Banking Conference On Global Economic Challenges

KUWAIT, Sept 24 (NNN-KUNA) – Kuwait held, on Monday, an international banking conference with focus on challenges facing the global economy. At the conference, themed “Shaping the Future,” Mohammad Al-Hashel, Central Bank of Kuwait’s (CBK) governor, said, the banking industry is encountering challenges with global economy’s uncertainties, financial technology revolution…

UN Envoy Concludes “Successful Talks” With Syrian FM

DAMASCUS, Sept 24 (NNN-SANA) – Geir Pedersen, UN special envoy for Syria, said, he concluded “very successful” discussions with Syria’s Foreign Minister, Walid al-Moallem, on the formation of a constitutional committee. Pedersen, who arrived in Syria a day earlier, said, his Monday’s meeting with al-Moallem tackled old standing issues, regarding…

UAE, Turkey, Western Countries Declare Support For Libya’s National Oil Corporation

TRIPOLI, Sept 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – Turkey, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), France, Germany, Italy, Britain and the United States, declared support for the National Oil Corporation (NOC) of Libya’s UN-backed government. “We fully support Libya’s NOC as the country’s sole independent, legitimate and nonpartisan oil company,” said a joint statement…