First Hours Of Cease-Fire In Syria’s Idlib Passed Quietly

DAMASCUS, Syria, Sept 1 (NNN-SANA) – The first few hours of the cease-fire in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib passed quietly, Saturday, a war monitor reported. “Cautious calm” prevailed in the cease-fire zone, after the truce went into effect at 06:00 a.m. local time (0300 GMT) Saturday, said the Syrian…

Egypt Reopens Museum In Northern Cairo After 19 Years Of Closure

GHARBIYA, Egypt, Sept 1 (NNN-MENA) – The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities reopened, on Saturday, Tanta Museum in Gharbiya province, north of the capital, Cairo, for visitors after 19 years of closure. The five-floor museum, which has been closed since 2000, is home to over 2,000 prehistoric, Pharaonic, Greco-Roman, Coptic and…

24 Killed After Passenger Bus Plunges Into River In Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug 31 (NNN-PPI) – A bus carrying 24 passengers, fall into a river in Kohistan district of Pakistan’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, killing all on board, a senior police officer said. The drowned, including 15 men, five women and four children, were close-knit relatives, who were on their…

Eight Killed, 22 Injured In Boiler Explosion In India

MUMBAI, India, Aug 31 (NNN-PTI) – At least eight people died and 22 were injured, following a boiler explosion in a chemical plant in Shirpur industrial area of Dhule district, in India’s western state of Maharashtra — 380 km from Mumbai on Saturday morning. The death toll is likely to…

Sri Lankan Army Re-Assures Country Safe For Travel

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Aug 31 (NNN-SL NEWS) – The Sri Lankan army has re-assured foreign tourists that, Sri Lanka was safe for travel, as the government had taken all precautionary measures, to arrest all those behind the Easter Sunday terror explosions, local media reported. Sri Lanka Army Operations Director, Brigadier…

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…