Iran Says Non-Regional Intervention “Cause Of Insecurity” In Gulf

TEHRAN, Iran, Aug 12 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s President, Hassan Rouhani, said that, intervention by some extra-regional countries in the Gulf region, only makes the problems more complicated. Some extra-regional countries, including the United States, seek to make the world believe that the Gulf region is insecure, Rouhani said, in a…

Iraq Reinstates Over 13,000 Policemen Previously Fired After Daesh Seizes Mosul

BAGHDAD, Iraq, Aug 12 (NNN-NINA) – The Iraqi Interior Ministry, reinstated more than 13,000 police personnel, after being fired, following the extremist Daesh militants took control of Iraq’s northern city of Mosul, in 2014. Yassin al-Yasiri, Iraqi interior minister, said during his visit to Mosul that, “the ministry decided to…

Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Claim Fresh Drone Attacks On Saudi King Khalid Air Base

SANAA, Yemen, Aug 12 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s Houthi rebels said, they had launched multiple drone attacks on King Khaled Air Base, in the south-west of Saudi Arabia on Sunday night, the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported. The bomb-laden drones targeted radars at the air base, in Khamis Mushait city. Saudi Arabia…

Hezbollah MP Says Israel Is Preparing War Against Lebanon

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Aug 12 (NNN-NNA) – Hezbollah MP, Mohammad Raad, said that, Israel is preparing to start a war against Lebanon. “The Israeli enemy is preparing to wage a war against us, but the resistance is ready to face it with our men, society and capacity,” Raad was quoted as…

UN Official Speaks Highly Of Chinese Peacekeeping Force In De-mining Operation

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Aug 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – An official of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), spoke highly of the Chinese peacekeeping force, while inspecting its de-mining operation. De Reviers De Mauny, UNIFIL J3 chief, affirmed China’s contribution to UNIFIL, and praised the Chinese peacekeeping de-mining contingent, as “an…

Libyan Government Accuses Rival Army Of Breaking Truce

TRIPOLI, Libya, Aug 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Libya’s UN-backed government, accused the rival east-based army of breaking a UN-proposed humanitarian truce, in the capital Tripoli, by firing rockets on civilian areas. “The militias of the war criminal Haftar (army commander), broke the truce of Eid al-Adha. They indiscriminately fired rockets at…

Reconstruction Of 40 Percent Quake-Damaged Heritage Sites Completed In Nepal

KATHMANDU, Nepal, Aug 12 (NNN-NEPAL NEWS) – Nepal has completed reconstruction of around 40 percent of cultural and archaeological monuments that were damaged in the earthquake of 2015, according to the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA). The latest reconstruction update provided by NRA states that, out of a total 891 cultural…

Yemen’s President Meets Saudi King After Southern Forces’ Takeover Of Aden

ADEN, Yemen, Aug 12 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s President, Abdu-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, on Sunday, held a meeting with Saudi King, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud one day after forces of the Southern Transitional Council (STC) seized the port city of Aden. According to a statement, “King Salman affirmed that he stands…

Update: Oslo Mosque Shooting Condemned By Public, Investigated As Terrorist Attempt

OSLO, Norway, Aug 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Thousands of Muslims turned out to observe the Eid al-Adha holiday in Norway on Sunday, in the wake of a shooting a day before, at a mosque in Baerum, west of Oslo, with politicians and the public condemning the attack. A 21-year-old Norwegian gunman…

5.5-Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Parts Of Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug 10 (NNN-PPI) – An earthquake measuring 5.5-magnitude, hit parts of Pakistan, Saturday morning, the country’s National Seismic Monitoring Centre said. According to the centre, the quake struck at 11:43 a.m. local time, with the epicentre determined at Afghanistan-Tajikistan border, located off Pakistan’s north-west border area. The quake’s…