Philippines Confirms First Case Of African Swine Fever

MANILA, Sept 9 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines confirmed today (Monday), the first case of African swine fever (ASF) in the country. The country’s acting Agriculture Secretary, William Dar, said that, the ASF virus caused the deaths of a substantial number of hogs in the Philippines last month. He said, the…

Philippines Starts Reintegrating Former Rebels Into Society

MANILA, Sept 9 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines has started reintegration of former rebels into society, a move Philippine President, Rodrigo Duterte, said, will bring “lasting peace” in southern Philippines. Chair of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and interim chief minister of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region, in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM),…

Palestine Says Israel Confiscates Villages’ Land In West Bank

RAMALLAH, Palestine, Sept 9 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian Authority Wall and Colonisation Resistance Commission official, Ghassan Daghlas, said, Israeli authorities issued land confiscation orders to Palestinians, for settlement expansion projects. Daghlas said, the orders include three villages – two adjacent villages near Nablus and a third village near Ramallah city, all…

IAEA Deputy Chief Arrives In Tehran For Nuclear Talks

TEHRAN, Sept 9 (NNN-IRNA) – Acting director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), arrived in Iran’s capital Tehran on Sunday, for talks on the country’s nuclear programme with Iranian officials. Cornel Feruta held talks with Ali Akbar Salehi, head of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran, on transparency…

Palestinians Urge U.S. To Reconsider Middle East Policy After Envoy’s Resignation

RAMALLAH, Palestine, Sept 9 (NNN-WAFA) – Senior Palestinian officials urged the U.S. to reconsider its strategy towards the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, in the wake of the resignation of U.S. Middle East peace envoy, Jason Greenblatt. Member of Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah party and Civil Affairs Minister, Hussein Al-Sheikh, said, “Greenblatt’s…

Syria Condemns Joint U.S.-Turkish Patrols In Northeastern Syria

DAMASCUS, Sept 9 (NNN-SANA) – The Syrian Foreign Ministry condemned the joint U.S.-Turkish patrols in northeastern Syria, saying, such a move is a flagrant violation to international law. Such a move is condemned, as it constitutes a blatant violation to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Syria, said the ministry…

Eight Daesh Militants Killed In Coalition Airstrike In Iraq

BAGHDAD, Sept 9 (NNN-NINA) – Eight Daesh militants were killed on Sunday, in an airstrike by the U.S.-led coalition aircraft, in the northern province of Nineveh, while security forces captured nine extremist militants in the central Salahudin province, the Iraqi military said. Acting on intelligence reports from Nineveh’s Operations Command,…

Iraqi Officials, Experts Optimistic About PM’s Upcoming Visit To China

BAGHDAD, Sept 9 (NNN-NINA) – An Iraqi official reported that, optimism prevails in the Iraqi political and economic circles, about the upcoming visit of Iraqi Prime Minister, Adel Abdul Mahdi, to Beijing, later this month. Members of parliament and experts in the fields of politics and economy, hinted that, the…

Al-Qaeda Fighters Deployed In Key District Of Yemen’s Southern Province

ADEN, Yemen, Sept 9 (NNN-SABA) – Members of the Yemen-based al-Qaeda branch were largely deployed across a key district, in the country’s turbulent southern province of Abyan, a local resident said. The Abyan-based resident said, “Several heavily armed al-Qaeda fighters seized government institutions and set up checkpoints around the entrances…

IMF Delegation To Visit Jordan On Economic Review

AMMAN, Sept 9 (NNN-PETRA) – A delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will visit Jordan, after mid-Sept, to discuss the third review of Jordan’s economy, an official source said. The delegation will conduct a review under the Extended Fund Facility programme, which will end in Mar, 2020, according to…