Saudi-Led Coalition Launches 12 Airstrikes Against Yemen’s Saada

ADEN, Yemen, Aug 19 (NNN-SABA) – Warplanes of the Saudi-led Arab coalition launched 12 airstrikes against positions of the Houthi group in Yemen’s northern province of Saada on Sunday, a military official said. The military source of Yemen’s government forces said, “the Saudi-led coalition intensified airstrikes against the main strongholds…

Hamas Chief Ready For Prisoner Swap Negotiations With Israel

GAZA, Palestine, Aug 19 (NNN-WAFA) – The Hamas chief announced on Sunday, that, his movement is ready for negotiations on a prisoner swap deal with Israel, the Hamas official website said. “The day is coming when the prisoners get released and we are not going to leave them,” Ismail Haniyeh…

Iraqi President Meets U.S., Iranian Ambassadors Over Regional Tensions

BAGHDAD, Iraq, Aug 19 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi President, Barham Salih, on Sunday, met separately with U.S. and Iranian ambassadors, highlighting the need to ease tensions in the region, through dialogue. According to a statement by the presidency office, Salih and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, Matthew Tueller, “discussed means to enhance…

Chinese Tourists Injured In Bus Accident In Moscow

MOSCOW, Russia, Aug 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – A bus carrying a group of 30 Chinese tourists, a tour guide and an organiser, crashed into a utility pole, in east Moscow, on Sunday, injuring 11 people, Russian police told Chinese consular officials. Surveillance camera footage showed that the accident happened, when the…

Egypt Denies Reports Of Changing Character Of Iconic Historical Palace During Restoration

CAIRO, Egypt, Aug 19 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian Antiquities Minister, Khaled al-Anany, denied reports that the original character of the legendary Baron Empain Palace, in Cairo’s Heliopolis, was changed during the ongoing restoration works of the 20th century’s masterpiece. “Some people have been worried that the palace and the marble columns…

Iran Urges Departure Of “Aliens” From Region

TEHRAN, Iran, Aug 19 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, on Sunday reiterated Iran’s position, for the departure of foreign forces from the region. Zarif made the remarks, in a meeting with Kuwait’s Crown Prince, Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, in Kuwait on Sunday. Zarif urged cooperation among…

Turkish Lawyers Boycott Palace Ceremony, Citing Violation Of Judicial Impartiality

ISTANBUL, Turkey, Aug 19 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Dozens of bar associations across Turkey are, for the first time, boycotting an upcoming ceremony at the presidential palace, to open the new judicial year, arguing it would violate the principle of judicial impartiality. At least 42 provincial bar associations have recently announced that…

Israeli Military Kills Three Palestinians At Gaza Border

GAZA, Palestine, Aug 19 (NNN-WAFA) – The Israeli military opened fire at a group of Palestinians, as they tried to cross the Gaza border, killing three men and injuring another, local media reported on Sunday. The Israeli military said, an attack helicopter and a tank fired at the “armed suspects,…

Registration For UAEs’ Federal National Council Membership Kicks Off Today

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirate, Aug 18 (NNN-WAM) – The National Election Committee, NEC, tasked with organising the fourth cycle of elections to the Federal National Council, FNC, announced that the candidate registration process for membership will commence today, Aug 18, in nine centres across the UAE. The registration centres…

11 Killed, Four Injured At Van Collision In Eastern Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand, Aug 18 (NNN-TNA) – A van collision in eastern Thailand killed 11 and injured four on Sunday (today), local media reported. The chartered van was carrying Laotian workers, from Sa Kaeo Province, for visa renewal at the Chanthaburi immigration checkpoint. Police said on TV that, they suspected the…