Iran To Stage Naval Drill In Caspian Sea: Commander

TEHRAN, Iran, Sept 1 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iran’s navy will stage a war game in the Caspian Sea, in the near future, Commander of the Iranian Navy, Hossein Khanzadi, said, on Saturday. The four-day military exercise is code-named “Sustainable Security and Power,” Khanzadi was quoted as saying. The war game aims…

Hezbollah Leader: Israeli PM Wants Pretext For War Against Lebanon

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Sept 1 (NNN-NNA) – Hezbollah leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, said that, Israeli PM, Benjamin Netanyahu, is looking for a pretext, to wage war against Lebanon, Al Manar local TV channel reported. “Netanyahu is trying to convince his people and the international community, that the resistance has factories of…

Syrian Companies In Turkey Reach 10,000 Since 2011

ANKARA, Turkey, Sept 1 (NNN-ANADOLU) – The number of companies established by Syrians in Turkey has increased to 10,000, since 2011, when the Syrian civil war started. Syrian entrepreneurs made a contribution to Turkey’s economy, by feeding at least seven percent of all the Syrians in Turkey, according to a…

50 Rebels Killed By U.S.-Led Airstrikes In Syria’s Idlib

DAMASCUS, Syria, Sept 1 (NNN-SANA) – At least 50 rebels, mainly commanders, were killed on Saturday, by U.S.-led airstrikes, that targeted a meeting of rebel commanders, in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, the meeting grouped commanders of the Hurras al-Deen and Ansar al-Tawhid…

Japan Protests Against S.Korean Lawmakers’ Visit To Disputed Islands

TOKYO, Japan, Sept 1 (NNN-NHK) – The Japanese government, on Saturday, protested to South Korea, over a visit by South Korean lawmakers to the disputed islands in the Sea of Japan, controlled by Seoul and claimed by Tokyo. A group of South Korean lawmakers landed on the islands, known as…

First Hours Of Cease-Fire In Syria’s Idlib Passed Quietly

DAMASCUS, Syria, Sept 1 (NNN-SANA) – The first few hours of the cease-fire in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib passed quietly, Saturday, a war monitor reported. “Cautious calm” prevailed in the cease-fire zone, after the truce went into effect at 06:00 a.m. local time (0300 GMT) Saturday, said the Syrian…

Egypt Reopens Museum In Northern Cairo After 19 Years Of Closure

GHARBIYA, Egypt, Sept 1 (NNN-MENA) – The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities reopened, on Saturday, Tanta Museum in Gharbiya province, north of the capital, Cairo, for visitors after 19 years of closure. The five-floor museum, which has been closed since 2000, is home to over 2,000 prehistoric, Pharaonic, Greco-Roman, Coptic and…

24 Killed After Passenger Bus Plunges Into River In Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug 31 (NNN-PPI) – A bus carrying 24 passengers, fall into a river in Kohistan district of Pakistan’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, killing all on board, a senior police officer said. The drowned, including 15 men, five women and four children, were close-knit relatives, who were on their…

Eight Killed, 22 Injured In Boiler Explosion In India

MUMBAI, India, Aug 31 (NNN-PTI) – At least eight people died and 22 were injured, following a boiler explosion in a chemical plant in Shirpur industrial area of Dhule district, in India’s western state of Maharashtra — 380 km from Mumbai on Saturday morning. The death toll is likely to…

Sri Lankan Army Re-Assures Country Safe For Travel

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Aug 31 (NNN-SL NEWS) – The Sri Lankan army has re-assured foreign tourists that, Sri Lanka was safe for travel, as the government had taken all precautionary measures, to arrest all those behind the Easter Sunday terror explosions, local media reported. Sri Lanka Army Operations Director, Brigadier…