Turkish Foreign Ministry Slams Egypt’s Statement Over Erdogan

ANKARA, Sept 26 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey rejects the statement made by Egypt, over Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Hami Aksoy, said. Egypt’s criticisms against Turkey, in the issue of fight against terrorism, is part of its “aggressive attitude,” Aksoy said. Egyptian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Ahmed Hafez,…

UN Envoy Expresses Sadness Over Death Of Yemeni Civilians In Recent Airstrikes

SANAA, Sept 26 (NNN-SABA) – The United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen, Martin Griffiths, expressed sadness at the death of dozens of civilians, including children, in airstrikes over the past two days. He called on all parties “to take tangible and quick steps to reduce the violence, respect international humanitarian…

Hundreds Of Displaced Families Return Home In NW Syria

DAMASCUS, Sept 26 (NNN-SANA) – Hundreds of families returned to their homes in the countryside areas of the provinces of Idlib and Hama, in northwestern Syria on Wednesday. It was reported that the people returned after the government secured “suitable circumstances” through preparing basic services for them. On Sept 15,…

Afghan Air Raids Kill More Than 110 Insurgents In Northern Region

KABUL, Sept 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) – More than 110 militants killed, and over four dozen others injured, as fighter jets struck Taliban hideouts in Afghanistan’s northern Sari Pul, Jawzjan and Faryab provinces, army spokesman, Mohammad Hanif Rezai, said, Wednesday. The sorties struck Taliban hideouts in Sari Pul’s Qashqari area, parts of…

Vietnam To Post Economic Growth Of 6.8 Percent In 2019

HANOI, Sept 26 (NNN-VNA) – Despite a weaker external environment, Vietnam is forecast to maintain economic growth this year and next year at 6.8 percent and 6.7 percent, respectively, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said. In its Asian Development Outlook 2019 Update, ADB kept its forecast for Vietnam’s gross domestic…

Seven Wounded In Presidential Campaign Office Blast In S. Afghanistan

LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan, Sept 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least seven people were wounded as a blast ripped through election campaign office of Afghan President, Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, in Lashkar Gah city, capital of southern Helmand province, a local source said. An improvised explosive device was detonated inside the office of…

India’s Car Major Maruti Suzuki Announces Price Cut To Boost Sales

NEW DELHI, Sept 26 (NNN-PTI) – India’s ace car manufacturer, Maruti Suzuki, announced price cut on its ten different models by 5,000 Indian Rupees (71 U.S. dollars), on their ex-showroom value, in a bid to boost sales, amidst the ongoing economic slowdown. The new prices are applicable with effect from…

Syrian Army Finds U.S., Israeli-Made Weapons In Southern Region

DAMASCUS, Sept 26 (NNN-SANA) – The Syrian army, on Wednesday, confiscated a “large amount” of weapons and ammunition, some of which are U.S. and Israeli-made, in the southern region. The seized weapons, found in secret caches, included machine-guns of various types and sizes, sniper rifles, U.S.-made rifles, as well as,…

100 Corpses Of 1994 Rwandan Genocide Discovered In Kigali

KIGALI, Rwanda, Sept 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – Local Rwandan residents, discovered 100 corpses of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, in the capital city Kigali, a local official said. Residents have started retrieving the unidentified corpses in Nyarugenge district, a suburb of Kigali, since Friday, after getting information from a genocide survivor, who…

Uruguay To Withdraw From Rio Pact Citing Misuse Against Venezuela

MONTEVIDEO, Sept 25 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Uruguay will withdraw from the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance, also known as the Rio Pact, because it is being wrongly used against Venezuela’s government, Uruguayan Foreign Minister, Rodolfo Nin Novoa, said. The announcement came a day after 16 of the 19 pact members…