Israel Says It Strikes Iranian Sites In Syria To “Foil Attack”

JERUSALEM, Aug 25 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israeli army said on Saturday that, its air force has struck Iranian sites in Syria, to foil an Iranian drone attack on Israel. “Jets recently targeted a number of terror targets in Aqraba, Syria, southeast of Damascus,” the Israeli military said in a statement. According…

Update: Search For 34 Missing Passengers Continues After Ship Fire In C. Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia, Aug 25 (NNN-ANTARA) – A search and rescue operation for 34 missing people continued Saturday, after a passenger ship caught fire, off the East Java province in central Indonesia, leaving at least four people dead, an official said. The ship, KM Santika Nusantara, caught fire while passing off…

Laos To Expand Energy Trade With Vietnam

VIENTIANE, Laos, Aug 22 (NNN-KPL) – Laos is targeting an increase in electricity trade with Vietnam on a year-on-year basis, after the two sides reached agreements on developing energy and mining projects and electricity trading contracts earlier this year. The bilateral cooperation agreement on developing energy and mining projects, was…

S. Korean President’s Approval Rating Falls To 46.7 Percent

SEOUL, S. Korea, Aug 22 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korean President, Moon Jae-in’s approval rating, fell this week, on controversy over the nomination of new justice minister, a weekly poll showed today (Thursday). According to the Realmeter survey, support for Moon fell 2.7 percentage points over the week, to 46.7 percent…

Lao Ministers, Officials Visit Injured Chinese Tourists In Recent Bus Tragedy

VIENTIANE, Laos, Aug 22 (NNN-KPL) – Lao Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Bosengkham Vongdara, along with deputy ministers and senior officials, visited and consoled Chinese tourists, who were hospitalised, after being injured in a bus accident on Monday. The accident victims are receiving treatment at the Lao People’s Army…

Two Policemen Killed, One Injured In Shooting In Pakistan’s Islamabad

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug 22 (NNN-PPI) – At least two policemen were killed and another was injured, when some unknown militants opened fire at a police check post here, on Wednesday night, the additional deputy commissioner (ADC) of Islamabad said. The militants opened fire at the check post, near a vegetable…

Trade To Be Focus Of Australian PM’s Visit To Vietnam

CANBERRA, Australia, Aug 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, has departed for his first official visit to Vietnam. Morrison, who became prime minister in Aug, 2018, will first visit France for the Group of Seven (G7) talks, before heading to Vietnam, for two days of trade and economic…

UN Envoy Arrives In Yemen To Meet Houthis Over Stalled Peace Talks

SANAA, Yemen, Aug 22 (NNN-SABA) – The United Nations Special Envoy to Yemen, Martin Griffiths, arrived in the capital, Sanaa, yesterday (Wednesday), to meet Houthi rebels, over stalled peace talks. Peace talks between Houthis and the exiled government have been stalled since they reached a UN-sponsored cease-fire agreement in Stockholm…

Russian Envoy To Lebanon Calls For More Bilateral Cooperation

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Aug 22 (NNN-NNA) – Russian Ambassador to Lebanon, Alexander Zasypkin, emphasised, on Wednesday, the need to activate political dialogue and cooperation between Russia and Lebanon. “We should increase cooperation between the two countries, to find peaceful solutions to political conflicts in this region, and secure the return of…

Kuwait Voices Support For Preserving Yemen’s Unity, Sovereignty

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait, Aug 22 (NNN-KUNA) – Kuwait expressed its support for preserving the unity and sovereignty of Yemen, over the latest developments in Yemen’s southern port city of Aden. Kuwait is looking forward to efforts exerted by Saudi Arabia, to host talks in Jeddah, between the Yemeni government and…