Bomb Blast Kills Two Soldiers In SW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug 3 (NNN-PPI) – A bomb blast hit a security force’s convoy, in Pakistan’s south-west Balochistan province, leaving two soldiers dead and another injured on Friday night, local media reported. According to the report, the blast hit a security forces vehicle, during routine patrolling near Malizai area of…

Charity Event Held In Mongolia To Mark 70th Anniversary Of China-Mongolia Ties

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia, Aug 3 (NNN-MONGOLIA WEB) – China’s Enlai Foundation and the Mongolian Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, organised a charity event here on Friday, to celebrate the long-standing friendship between the two countries. Officials from China and Mongolia, including Xing Haiming, Chinese Ambassador to Mongolia, Shen Qing,…

Lebanon To Hold Economic Meeting With Yemeni Officials In Beirut

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Aug 3 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanese Telecommunications Minister, Mohammad Choucair said, Lebanon has agreed with Yemen, to hold a meeting for private sectors this Sept, in Beirut. “We are always ready to do whatever it takes, to boost our economic relations with Yemen,” Choucair said, during his meeting with…

Lebanese President Denies Plan To Ask IMF For Help If Reforms Fail

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Aug 3 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanese President, Michel Aoun’s office, on Friday, denied reports that the president had hinted at plan, for Lebanon to ask the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for help, if the government fails to implement necessary reforms. In a speech, marking Army Day, Aoun called on…

51 Palestinians Injured In Weekly Anti-Israel Protests In Eastern Gaza

GAZA, Palestine, Aug 3 (NNN-WAFA) – At least 51 Palestinians were injured, on Friday afternoon, in the weekly anti-Israel protests in the eastern Gaza Strip. According to doctors of the Gaza Health Ministry, 26 Palestinians were injured by Israeli soldiers’ gunfire, including two photojournalists covering the demonstrations. Hundreds of protesters…

UN To Cooperate With Iraq To Fight Human Trafficking

BAGHDAD, Iraq, Aug 3 (NNN-NINA) – The International Organisation for Migration (IOM), is cooperating with the Iraqi government and civil society actors, to create an environment that could help fight Trafficking In Persons (TIP) problem, in Iraq, the United Nations said. A statement by the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq…

Explosive Device Rips Through Car In Syrian Capital

DAMASCUS, Syria, Aug 3 (NNN-SANA) – An explosive device ripped through a car in the Syrian capital, Damascus, on Friday night, causing material damage. The explosive device was affixed under a car, in the al-Mazzeh neighbourhood, in the west of Damascus. It is not the first bombing targeting the capital…

Iraq, Kuwait Sign Contract For Development Of Joint Border Oil Fields

BAGHDAD, Iraq, Aug 3 (NNN-NINA) – Iraq and Kuwait signed a contract with British energy advisory firm, ERC Equipoise, to prepare a study to develop joint oil fields on the border between the two countries. Abdul Mahdi al-Amidi, director general of Iraqi Oil Ministry’s department of contracts and petroleum licenses,…

Indonesia Calls For Solution To End Violations Against Children In Armed Conflict

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 3 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia will take “clear and constructive” approach, to find the best tailor-made solution, to end and prevent grave violations against children, in each conflict situation, a diplomat said, on Friday. Speaking at a ministerial open debate on “children and armed conflict,” Muhsin Syihab, deputy…

Japan’s Abe Holds Phone Conversation With New British PM

TOKYO, Japan, Aug 3 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, on Friday held a phone conversation with new British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, the Japanese foreign ministry said. It was the first conversation over the phone between the two leaders, since Johnson took office last week. Abe expressed concern…