Bangladeshi Capital Residents Head For Home Villages Ahead Of Eid Al-Adha

DHAKA, Bangladesh, Aug 10 (NNN-BSS) – With the Eid al-Adha holiday approaching, hundreds of thousands of Bangladeshi capital dwellers streamed out of the city, to join the festival with their kith and kin in villages. Bangladeshis will celebrate Eid al-Adha on Aug 12 . State-owned transport bodies have started special…

10 Militants Give Up Fighting In Afghanistan’s Western Ghor Province

KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Ten armed militants, affiliated with the Taliban outfit, have given up fighting and joined the government-backed peace process, in the western Ghor province, provincial government spokesman, Abdul Hai Khatibi said, today (Saturday). “Ten Taliban fighters, under Mawlawi Rafiq, have given up fighting, laid down…

Crime In Philippines “Remains On A Downtrend”: Philippines Police

MANILA, Philippines, Aug 10 (NNN-PNA) – Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, General Oscar Albayalde, said that, crime in the Philippines “has remained on a downtrend,” adding that the government is winning the war on illegal drugs. “Let me assure our countrymen that all police operations against illegal drugs continue to…

Seven More Bodies Recovered In Monsoon Landslide In Southern Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar, Aug 10 (NNN-MNA) – Seven more bodies were recovered in a landslide, caused by heavy monsoon rains in Myanmar’s Mon state, on Friday, bringing the total death toll to 22, so far, according to figures released by Myanmar Fire Service Department. Mountainside of Ma-lat mountain collapsed, due to…

Myanmar Grants 568 Foreigners Permanent Residency Status In Four Years

YANGON, Myanmar, Aug 10 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar authorities have granted 568 foreigners permanent residency status from Jan, 2015 to Aug 8 this year, according to the Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population, today (Saturday). It was disclosed by the Central Committee for Implementation of Permanent Residency, at a coordination meeting…

Feature: Livestock Buyers, Sellers In Misery To Mark Eid Al-Adha In Gaza

GAZA, Palestine, Aug 10 (NNN-XINHUA) – “It’s the first time ever that I cannot afford anything for sacrifice,” Ibrahim al-Mughrabi said desperately, while looking at the goats in a livestock farm located in Gaza. The 35-year-old father of three, went to the farm with his friend, who wanted to buy…

Lebanon’s Central Bank Governor Gets “A” Rating From Global Finance Magazine

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Aug 10 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanon’s Central Bank Governor, Riad Salameh, was named by U.S.-based Global Finance magazine, as one of the world’s best central bank governors, for the fourth time, a statement by the central bank reported, on Friday. “The Governor of the Central Bank, Riad Salameh, was…

Lebanese Defence Minister To Ask For Opening Of Beirut-Haifa Railway Tunnel

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Aug 10 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanese Defence Minister, Elias Bou Saab, will soon send a letter to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), calling for Lebanon’s right to open the old Beirut-Haifa railway tunnel, Al-Akhbar local newspaper reported, on Friday. “The minister wants to make sure that…

Canadian Citizen Released After Year-Long Detention In Syria

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Aug 10 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanon’s Security Chief, Abbas Ibrahim, announced on Friday that, Kristian Lee Baxter, a 44-year-old Canadian citizen, has been released, after being detained in Syria for over a year, for “breaking Syrian law,” it was reported. “This achievement is in Lebanon’s interest because, it brings…

10 Turkish Sailors Kidnapped Off Nigerian Coast Freed

ANKARA, Turkey, Aug 10 (NNN-ANADOLU) – The 10 Turkish sailors, who were kidnapped by gunmen off the coast of Nigeria in July, were freed on Friday, it was reported. The sailors are all in good health. A Turkish-flagged ship was attacked on July 16, when sailing from Cameroon’s Douala port,…