Turkey’s Erdogan Says Delivery Preparations For Russian S-400 System In Progress

ISTANBUL, Turkey, July 9 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said on Monday that, preparations for the delivery of Russian-made S-400 air defence systems are continuing, and their loading works are in progress. Speaking to the press in Istanbul, prior to his departure for Bosnia Herzegovina, Erdogan said, the…

World’s Largest Container Ship Sets Sail From China’s Tianjin

TIANJIN, China, July 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – MSC Gulsun, the world’s largest container vessel – by carrying capacity, set sail from north China’s port city of Tianjin on Monday, heading for north-western Europe. With a maximum load of 224,986.4 tonnes, MSC Gulsun is capable of transporting 23,756 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units),…

Iran Crosses 3.67 Percent Limit Of Uranium Enrichment Purity: Spokesman

Photo courtesy of Irna TEHRAN, Iran, July 9 (NNN-IRNA) – The spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran announced that, Iran has raised the concentration of its enriched uranium to 4.5 percent, crossing the limit of 3.67 percent set by the 2015 nuclear deal. Behrouz Kamalvandi said that, the…

Taliban Sets Free 40 Afghan Security Personnel

SHIBERGHAN, Afghanistan, July 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Taliban militants have set free 40 security personnel from their custody in northern Jawzjan province, an army spokesman, Abdul Hadi Jamal, said today (Monday). Jamal said, 40 security personnel, mostly policemen, had been released by the Taliban and reached Jawzjan provincial capital, Shiberghan, on…

Death Toll Rises To 29 In North India Bus Mishap

NEW DELHI, India, July 8 (NNN-PTI) – The death toll in Monday morning’s bus mishap in north India has risen to 29, while 18 people were injured, government sources confirmed. The mishap occurred when a passenger bus, heading towards Delhi from Lucknow, the capital city of the northern state of…

Palestine, Jordan Meet Over “Economic Disengagement” From Israel

RAMALLAH, Palestine, July 8 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian Authority Spokesman, Ibrahim Melhem, said that, the Palestinian and Jordanian governments, started a two-day meeting in Amman, over “economic disengagement” from Israel. Melhem told the official Palestinian radio station, Voice of Palestine, that, the meeting aims at “implementing gradual disengagement from Israel and…

Palestinian Athletes Demonstrate In Gaza Against Israeli Restrictions On Sport

GAZA, Palestine, July 8 (NNN-WAFA) – Dozens of Palestinian athletes demonstrated in Gaza on Sunday, against Israeli restrictions on Palestinian sport. The demonstrators held banners, denouncing Israeli blockade on Palestinian sports and athletes, just opposite to the UN headquarters, in western Gaza city. “This demonstration is a message to the…

Syrian President Meets Omani FM Over Regional Developments

DAMASCUS, Syria, July 8 (NNN-SANA) – Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad, on Sunday, met with Omani Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah. The meeting dealt with the latest regional and international developments, and the difficult circumstances the region is passing through. Assad also discussed with the Omani minister,…

Jordan To Increase Electricity Exports To Palestine

AMMAN, Jordan, July 8 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordanian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, said on Sunday that, the country will increase exports of electricity to more Palestinian areas. Jordan will increase electricity supply capacity from 25 megawatts to 80 megawatts, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Hala Zawati, said, in…

Saudi King Orders Hosting Of 1,000 Palestinian Pilgrims During Hajj

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, July 8 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabian King, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, ordered on Sunday, that, 1,000 Palestinian pilgrims be hosted, during the annual Muslim Hajj. The hosting is part of the Saudi King’s Guests Programme, for Hajj and Umrah, that is implemented and supervised by the…