Six Policemen Killed In Series Of Attacks In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, July 21 (NNN-PPI) – A string of terrorist attacks on police, in Pakistan’s north-west Dera Ismail Khan district, left six people killed and several others injured on Sunday morning, a police officer said. In the first attack, two policemen were killed and several others injured, when some unknown…

Myanmar Seizes Illegal Timbers In Yangon Outskirts

YANGON, Myanmar, July 21 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar authorities seized 1.7 tonnes of illegal hardwood timbers, in the outskirts of Yangon city, according to the Forest Department, today (Sunday). The seizure was made by the forest officials in Htaukkyant township, northern Yangon, on Friday, when a suspected car was intercepted with…

Voting Begins In Japan’s Upper House Election

TOKYO, Japan, July 21 (NNN-NHK) – Voters across Japan began casting their ballots today (Sunday), in the upper house election, which is expected to be a barometer of public opinion, on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s six-and-a- half-years in power. In most parts of the country, polling stations will close at…

Saudi’s General Sports Authority Announces $650 Million Financial And Governance Sports Strategy

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, July 21 (NNN-SPA) – The General Sports Authority (GSA) announced today, a USD 650 million financial and governance strategy, aimed at making sports a flourishing and prosperous sector, and to encourage clubs to diversify sports practices and commit to the highest standards of governance.Under the strategy, 170…

Saudi Arabia Transfers Rescued Iranian Patient To Oman

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, July 21 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia announced on Saturday, the transfer of an Iranian patient, that was rescued last month in the sea, to Oman. The seriously injured patient was a crew member of an Iranian ship, “Safiz,” sailing north-west of the city of Hodeidah in Yemen,…

Palestinian President Reiterates Opposition To U.S. Peace Deal

RAMALLAH, Palestine, July 21 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, reiterated his opposition to U.S. President, Donald Trump’s Middle East peace plan, known as the “Deal of the Century,” in the high-level meetings of his Fatah Party, in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Addressing Fatah’s Central Committee, Abbas said,…

British Airways Suspends Flights To Egyptian Capital

LONDON, July 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) – British Airways, on Saturday, suspended flights to the Egyptian capital for a week, over security concerns, the airline said.  “We constantly review our security arrangements at all our airports around the world, and have suspended flights to Cairo for seven days, as a precaution to…

Kurdish Security Forces Capture Assassin Of Turkish Diplomat

BAGHDAD, Iraq, July 21 (NNN-NINA) – The security authorities in Iraq’s semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan, on Saturday, arrested the assassin of a Turkish diplomat in the city of Erbil. A brief statement by the counter-terrorism service of Kurdistan, said that, Madhloum Dagh, whose pictures were published as wanted for the…

Hamas Says It Has Rockets Capable Of Striking All Israel

GAZA, Palestine, July 21 (NNN-WAFA) – Islamic Hamas movement’s politburo chief, Ismail Haniyeh, said that, his group has rockets that can strike any place in Israel. “In spite of the (Israeli) siege, the armed resistance (Hamas) is still powerful and its abilities have become strong,” Haniyeh said, in a meeting…

Jordan, Morocco Continue Efforts To Boost Economic Cooperation

AMMAN, Jordan, July 21 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan and Morocco agree on the need to continue efforts at all levels, to boost economic cooperation between the two sides. At a meeting with the visiting Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Nasser Bourita, Jordan’s Prime Minister, Omar Razzaz, said, the…