At Least 19 Dead As Boats Capsize In Monsoon-Hit Philippines

MANILA, Philippines, Aug 4 (NNN-PNA) – At least 19 people died after three boats capsized, as the south-west monsoon stirred huge swells and powerful gusts across a busy waterway in central Philippines on Saturday (Aug 3). The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, said that, 12 remained missing, while…

Typhoon Wipha Kills One, Leaves 15 Missing In Vietnam

HANOI, Vietnam, Aug 4 (NNN-VNA) – Typhoon Wipha, the third tropical storm to strike Vietnam so far this year, has killed one people and left 15 others missing. In northern Thanh Hoa province, a rock-slide, whirlwinds and floods, sparked by the typhoon, killed a 33-year-old man, injured three people, and…

Iran Starts High-Quality Gasoline Exports

TEHRAN, Iran, Aug 4 (NNN-TASNIM) – National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company, has sold the first batch of Iran’s high-quality gasoline, at Iran’s Energy Exchange market. First round of the cargo of 10,000 tonnes of gasoline, on the export ring of Iran Energy Exchange market, was offered on Wednesday,…

Iraqi, Egyptian, Jordanian Fm’s To Meet In Baghdad On Boosting Relations

BAGHDAD, Iraq, Aug 4 (NNN-NINA) – Foreign ministers of Iraq, Egypt and Jordan are holding a meeting in Baghdad today (Sunday), to discuss means of boosting Arab relations, economic cooperation, as well as, supporting stabilisation in Iraq, the Iraqi Foreign Ministry said. A statement by the ministry said, the tripartite…

Arab League Welcomes Agreement Between Sudan’s TMC, Political Opposition

CAIRO, Egypt, Aug 4 (NNN-MENA) – The Arab League (AL), welcomed on Saturday, the constitutional declaration agreed by Sudanese parties for a new period of transitional government. An official source at the AL said that, the agreement between Sudan’s Freedom and Change Alliance and the Transitional Military Council (TMC) is…

U.S. Prevents UNSC From Holding Israel Accountable For “Crimes”: Palestinian Envoy

RAMALLAH, Palestine, Aug 4 (NNN-WAFA) – A Palestinian diplomat, accused the United States of preventing the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), from holding Israel accountable, and prosecuting it, for the crimes it committed against the Palestinians. Reyad Mansour, the permanent ambassador of Palestine at the UN, told Voice of Palestine…

30 Killed In Munition Explosion In Syrian Air Base

DAMASCUS, Syria, Aug 4 (NNN-SANA) – At least 30 Syrian military personnel and pro-government fighters were killed Saturday, by an explosion in an air base in central Syria, a war monitor reported. The soldiers were killed by an explosion that rocked the Shayrat air base, in the central province of…

Iran, Azerbaijan Trade Sees Significant Rise In Past Six Months

TEHRAN, Iran, Aug 4 (NNN-IRNA) – Trade between Iran and Azerbaijan has grown by 2.2 times in the past six months, compared with the same period last year. Tehran and Baku have made joint investments in various fields, including railway industry, and the two countries’ trade will increase even more…

Oman Issues Bonds Worth Three Billion USD

MUSCAT, Oman, Aug 4 (NNN-ONA) – The Omani government, recently issued bonds worth three billion U.S. dollars, after it was listed on the regulated Euronext stock exchange, in the Irish capital of Dublin. A statement issued by the Omani Ministry of Finance, said on Saturday that, the Sultanate recorded a…

Syria’s First Lady Recovers From Breast Cancer

DAMASCUS, Syria, Aug 4 (NNN-SANA) – Syria’s First Lady, Asma al-Assad, declared on Saturday, her full recovery from breast cancer. “My journey with cancer is over,” the First Lady said, during a televised interview with the Syrian state TV, aired Saturday. The 43-year-old Asma said, her journey with the medical…