Turkey Supports Peaceful Settlement Of Libya Crisis: FM

ANKARA, Turkey, Aug 18 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey’s Foreign Minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, voiced his country’s support for a peaceful settlement of the Libya crisis. Cavusoglu emphasised the importance of a peaceful settlement of the dispute in Libya, adding that, “international community should display a united and principled stance, to stop the…

Yemeni Houthis, European Diplomats Meet In Tehran: Report

TEHRAN, Iran, Aug 18 (NNN-IRNA) – Yemen’s Houthi movement and diplomats of a number of European countries, recently held a meeting in the Iranian capital. The meeting was attended by representatives of the movement and Iran, as well as, ambassadors of Britain, France, Germany, and Italy to Tehran. During the…

Saudi Arabia Issues Advisory To Citizens In Istanbul Following Attack

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, Aug 18 (NNN-SPA) – The Kingdom’s embassy in Turkey, has warned citizens in Istanbul, to be vigilant, after a shooting of a Saudi national.  The armed robbery happened in the Sisli area of the city, prompting Saudi authorities to issue a warning, to avoid that area, as…

Kuwait Condemns Drone Attack On Saudi Oil Field

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait, Aug 18 (NNN-KUNA) – Kuwait condemned a drone attack on Shaybah Oil Field, in eastern Saudi Arabia, the Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry said, on Saturday. This action is aimed at destabilising the security and stability of Saudi Arabia, and the global energy supply, which requires an international effort…

India’s Bengaluru On Security Alert, Police Term It As Security Drill

MUMBAI, India, Aug 18 (NNN-PTI) – Bengaluru, capital of India’s southwestern state, Karnataka, has been on high security alert with armed police deployed across the city. The alert followed an advisory note from the City Police Commissioner, Bhaskar Rao, to his deputies, to intensify security at all iconic installations and…

Separatist Forces Start Withdrawing From Government Institutions In Yemen’s Aden

ADEN, Yemen, Aug 18 (NNN-SABA) – Forces affiliated with the Southern Transitional Council (STC), began withdrawing from government institutions in Yemen’s southern port city of Aden on Saturday, paving the way for upcoming Saudi-brokered reconciliation talks, a military official said. The STC forces withdrew from a number of seized government…

Pakistani PM Welcomes UN Meeting On Kashmir Issue

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug 18 (NNN-PPI) – Pakistani Prime Minister, Imran Khan, welcomed the meeting of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to discuss the Kashmir issue. The Security Council, on Friday, held an informal consultation on the India-Pakistan question and listened to the briefings given by the UN Secretariat, on…

Jokowi Wears Traditional Balinese Attire For Indonesia’s Independence Day Ceremony

JAKARTA, Indonesia, Aug 17 (NNN-ANTARA) – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), his first son, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, and grandson, Jan Ethes Srinarendra, came dressed in traditional Balinese clothing, bearing varied colours and patterns for the ceremony marking Indonesia’s 74th Independence Day. President Jokowi’s traditional attire in black, with gold brocade, along…

Six Militants Killed In Airstrike In E. Afghanistan

GHAZNI, Afghanistan, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Six Taliban militants were killed in an airstrike, in Afghanistan’s eastern Ghazni province overnight, the provincial government said Saturday. “A NATO-led Resolute Support aircraft conducted the strike, on a Taliban hideout in Hadda village of Dih Yak district, and the strike resulted in the…

Mass Wedding Held In Afghan Capital

KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – As many as 140 couples got married, at a mass wedding in the Afghan capital, Kabul, a local TV channel reported today. The large ceremony took place on Friday, in western Kabul, where 140 young couples tied the knot. The ceremony was sponsored by…