Five Killed, 20 Wounded In Daesh Mortar Attack In Northern Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq, Aug 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – A total of five civilians were killed and 20 others wounded overnight, in a mortar attack by the Daesh militants in Iraq’s northern province of Kirkuk, a security official said. The incident took place late Saturday, when the extremist militants fired mortar rounds on…

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Received Indian PM

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirate, Aug 25 (NNN-WAM) – Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE’s Armed Forces, yesterday received, at Qasr Al Watan, Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, who is currently on a state visit to the…

At Least Eight Dead, 20 Injured After Bus Veers Off Road In Bangladesh

DHAKA, Bangladesh, Aug 25 (NNN-BSS) – At least eight people were killed and 18 others injured, when a passenger bus veered off the road and fell into a ditch, in Bangladesh’s central Faridpur district, on Saturday, a police official said. FM Nasim, officer in charge of Faridpur’s Kotwali Police station,…

Security Forces Kill Two Taliban Mine Makers In N. Afghanistan

KUNDUZ, Afghanistan, Aug 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Afghan security forces, have killed two mine-making experts of the Taliban outfit, in Khan Abad district of Afghanistan’s northern Kunduz province, on Saturday, district governor, Hayatullah Amiri said on Sunday (today). According to the official, the security forces stormed a house in Chartot…

S. Korean President To Pay State Visit To Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar, Aug 25 (NNN-MNA) – South Korean President, Moon Jae-in, will pay a state visit to Myanmar soon, at the invitation of his Myanmar counterpart, U Win Myint, the Myanmar government said, in a media announcement on Sunday (today). Myanmar and S. Korea have been making efforts to enhance…

Turkey Launches New Military Operation In Northern Iraq

ANKARA, Turkey, Aug 25 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey launched a new military operation, dubbed: Operation Claw-3, in northern Iraq, against rebels of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), who have base camps there, Turkish Defence Ministry announced. “Operation Claw-3 is being carried out with the aim of securing the border and…

Hezbollah Says Two Israeli Drones Downed In South Beirut

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Aug 25 (NNN-NNA) – A Hezbollah official said today (Sunday), that, an Israeli drone went down over the Lebanese capital, Beirut, and another exploded in the air, amid regional tensions between Israel and Iran. Residents of the Iranian-backed group’s stronghold in southern Beirut, reported one large explosion that…

Fighting Continues Over Control Of Yemen’s Oil-Rich Shabwa Province

ADEN, Yemen, Aug 25 (NNN-SABA) – Intense fighting continued on Saturday, for the third consecutive day, between Yemen’s government forces and military units of Southern Transitional Council (STC), in the oil-rich southeastern province of Shabwa, a security official said. The security source said that, “intense battles are still escalating, over…

Lebanon Capable Of Overcoming Economic, Financial Crisis: President

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Aug 25 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanese President, Michel Aoun, said on Saturday, that, Lebanon will be capable of getting out of its current economic and financial crisis, Lebanese presidency’s website reported. “We are working to get over this crisis, in cooperation with all parties, by adopting an economic vision…

Iran Says U.S. Missile Test To Trigger Arms Race

TEHRAN, Iran, Aug 25 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry, on Saturday, voiced concerns about the recent U.S. test of a medium-range cruise missile, weeks after Washington withdrew from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty with Russia. Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Abbas Mousavi, said that, “this U.S. measure could trigger an arms race…