Two Killed, 19 Wounded As Minibus Falls From Mountain In Iraq’s Kurdistan

BAGHDAD, Iraq, Aug 31 (NNN-NINA) – Two people were killed and 19 wounded, Friday, when a tourist minibus fell from a mountain in Iraq’s semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan, according to local sources. The accident took place on Baranan Mountain, on a road leading to the city of Sulaymaniyah, some 375…

Israeli Man Gets Three Years In Cambodian Jail For Child Sexual Abuse

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, Aug 31 (NNN-AKP) – A Cambodian court has sentenced an Israeli man to three years in prison, for sexually abusing underage boys, an anti-pedophile organisation said, in a press statement. Ezra Balfour, 60, was convicted of “indecent act against a minor under 15 years” by the Siem…

Iran To Officially Join EAEU In Oct

TEHRAN, Iran, Aug 31 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iranian Energy Minister, Reza Ardakanian, said that, his country will officially join the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) in Oct. Ardakanian said that, after Iran’s accession to the EAEU, 864 various products would be included in the preferential trade agreement between the two sides. Also,…

Kuwait Dispatches Humanitarian Aid To Sudan For Flood Victims

KUWAIT, Aug 31 (NNN-KUNA) – Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS), on Friday, dispatched humanitarian aid to Sudan, for flood victims there. The flight, which carried 40 tonnes of food, arrived on Friday, at Khartoum International Airport. The flight was sent, to help the people in Sudan, who suffered from floods,…

Qatar Calls For “Immediate” Halt To Military Escalation In Yemen

DOHA, Qatar, Aug 31 (NNN-QNA) – Qatar appealed to all Yemeni factions, to let the voice of wisdom and the people’s interests prevail, and to avoid tearing apart Yemen’s social fabric, according to a Qatari foreign ministry statement. “The military escalation must be stopped immediately, and return to the outcome…

World Bank Ready To Invest Two Billion USD In Lebanon

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Aug 31 (NNN-NNA) – Saroj Kumar Jha, the World Bank regional director for the Middle East, said Friday, that, the World Bank has two billion U.S. dollars, allocated for investments in Lebanon. “There are great opportunities for growth in Lebanon. We have discussed with President Michel Aoun, the…

Daesh Leader Killed In Operation In Eastern Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq, Aug 31 (NNN-NINA) – A local leader of the Daesh group and his aide, were killed on Friday, in an operation in Iraq’s eastern province of Diyala, while troops captured four extremist militants in the province. Acting on intelligence reports, the Iraqi army pounded a Daesh hideout with…

Israel Bears Full Responsibility For Attack On Lebanon: Hariri

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Aug 31 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanese Prime Minister, Saad Hariri, told head of the United Nations, on Friday, that, Israel bears full responsibility for last Sunday’s attack in Beirut’s southern suburbs. “This unacceptable act threatens the stability and peace that has prevailed on the international border for 13 years,”…

Hezbollah Hands Two Crashed Israeli Drones To Lebanese Army Intelligence

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Aug 31 (NNN-NNA) – Hezbollah announced on Friday that, it has handed the two Israeli drones that attacked Lebanese capital, Beirut’s southern suburbs last weekend, to the army intelligence, Al Manar local TV Channel reported. “Hezbollah collaborated with the army intelligence, since the moment of the attack on…

Iraq To Retrieve Over 150 Looted Ancient Tablets From Britain

BAGHDAD, Iraq, Aug 31 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi Minister of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities, Abdul Amir al-Hamdani, said that, his country will recover from Britain more than 150 ancient tablets, belonging to different eras of the civilisation of Mesopotamia, said a statement issued by the ministry on Friday. The statement said…