Fire-Crackers Factory Blast Claims Six Lives In North India

NEW DELHI, Sept 22 (NNN-PTI) – At least six people died and eight others injured, when a powerful blast took place in a fire-crackers manufacturing factory, in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh, on Saturday. The fire-cracker factory is located in the state’s Etah district. Speaking to the media, a…

Thailand Yet To Find Traces Of African Swine Fever

BANGKOK, Sept 22 (NNN-TNA) – The Thai Department of Disease Control (DDC), told the media that, Thailand has yet to find evidences of African Swine Fever (ASF). However, the DDC warned all Thai border provinces, to stay vigilant as evidences of ASF in pigs had been found in Thailand’s neighbouring…

Shows Kicked Off To Mark Saudi National Day

RIYADH, Sept 22 (NNN-SPA) – With celebrations of Saudi Arabia’s 89th National Day in full swing this weekend, a series of spectacular shows were and will be launched in Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam to mark the event. An entertainment show “Tariq Al Himma” will be held in the capital Riyadh,…

Syrian Army Increases Military Buildup Near Israeli-Occupied Golan Heights

DAMASCUS, Sept 22 (NNN-SANA) – The Syrian army brought in reinforcements to areas in southern Syria, close to the border with the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, on Saturday, a war monitor reported. The military reinforcements were sent to the towns of Jamleh and Abdeen, in the western countryside of Daraa province…

Yemen’s Newly-Appointed Finance, Foreign Ministers Sworn In

ADEN, Sept 22 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s newly-appointed ministers of finance and foreign affairs were formally sworn in on Saturday. The swearing-in took place at the presidential office in Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh, where high-ranking Yemeni government officials are temporarily based, along with Yemen’s President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi. The ministers thanked…

Lebanon’s PM Expresses Full Support For Saudi Arabia

BEIRUT, Sept 22 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanese Prime Minister, Saad Hariri, assured Lebanon’s full commitment to the stability of Saudi Arabia, on the occasion of its 89th national anniversary. “We stress that stability in the kingdom is an Arab and international responsibility, that is equally important to defending global and regional…

Shelling-Affected Families Receive Food Assistance In Yemen’s Hodeidah

ADEN, Sept 22 (NNN-SABA) – Scores of families affected by the indiscriminate shelling, launched by the Houthi rebels in Hodeidah, received food assistance on Saturday. Government sources, said, “many families are in a pressing need for help, after leaving their houses, due to random shelling launched by the Houthis against…

Saudi Minister To Announce “Soon” Results Of Probe Into Oil Plants Attack

RIYADH, Sept 22 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Adel al-Jubeir, said, results of the probe into the attack on oil plants, to be announced soon. In a press conference held in Riyadh, he blamed Iran for standing behind the attack that affected international oil markets, adding,…

Update: Iran Displays Downed U.S., British Drones

TEHRAN, Sept 22 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran on Saturday displayed the debris of recently downed U.S. and British drones by its air defence system. In the showcase, called “Hunting Vultures,” Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) displayed the remaining pieces of a U.S. military drone downed by the country’s air defence…

Three Militants Killed In Anti-Daesh Operation In Central Iraq

BAGHDAD, Sept 22 (NNN-NINA) – The Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS), backed by the U.S.-led coalition aircraft, on Saturday carried out a large-scale operation, in the central Salahudin province, killing three Daesh militants and destroying several hideouts. The CTS operation was conducted in the mountains of Makhoul and Khanouga, and areas…