Saudi-Led Air Strikes Target Houthi Military Base In Central Yemen

ADEN, Yemen, July 8 (NNN-SABA) – Fighter jets of the Saudi Arabia-led coalition, on Sunday launched air strikes against a military base of the Houthi rebels, in Yemen’s central province of Ibb, a government official said. A number of Houthi military sites and gatherings inside Hamzah military base, located in…

Jordan Not To Accept Deal Neglecting Palestinian Right To Statehood

AMMAN, Jordan, July 8 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordanian Prime Minister, Omar Razzaz, said that, Jordan will not accept any deal that neglects the legitimate right of the Palestinians to establish a state. In talks with his Palestinian counterpart, Mohammed Ishtaye, Razzaz underlined Jordan’s support for the Palestinians, in the face of…

Oman Announces Preliminary Lists Of Candidates For Parliament Election

MUSCAT, Oman, July 8 (NNN-ONA) – The Omani Interior Ministry announced on Sunday, the preliminary lists of candidates for the election of the Consultative Assembly, lower house of parliament, scheduled for Oct. According to the lists, published by the official website of the Consultative Assembly election, the number of candidates…

U.S. Threatens Iran With More “Isolation, Sanctions” After Nuclear Expansion

WASHINGTON, July 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) – U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, on Sunday, warned that Iran’s move to raise its uranium enrichment concentration would result in “further isolation and sanctions.” Earlier in the day, Iran announced that it is raising its uranium enrichment concentration beyond 3.67 percent, the limit set…

U.S.-Led Air Strike Kills Three Daesh Militants In Northern Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq, July 8 (NNN-NINA) – A U.S.-led coalition air strike killed three Daesh militants in the Iraqi northern province of Kirkuk, on Sunday, while a civilian was killed and two others wounded, in attacks in Diyala province. Acting on intelligence reports, from the federal police in Kirkuk, the U.S.-led…

7.0-Magnitude Quake Strikes Off Eastern Indonesia, Tsunami Alert Lifted

JAKARTA, Indonesia, July 8 (NNN-ANTARA) – An earthquake with a magnitude of revised 7.0, jolted Indonesia’s eastern North Maluku province on Sunday evening, and a tsunami warning issued right after the quake has just been lifted, the meteorology and geophysics agency said here. The quake occured at 10:08 p.m. Jakarta…

Bangladesh Joins Hand With UNDP To Benefit Bangladeshi Women, Girls

DHAKA, Bangladesh, July 8 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladeshi Ministry of Women and Children Affairs, joined hands with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), to implement a six-year project to benefit almost 700,000 people, mostly women and adolescent girls. The inception workshop of the project titled “Enhancing Adaptive Capacities of Coastal Communities,…

Houthi-Fired Shells Land On Residential Areas In Yemen’s Hodeidah

ADEN, Yemen, July 8 (NNN-SABA) – Fighters of the Houthi rebel group intensified artillery shelling against a number of government-controlled areas in Yemen’s Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, on Sunday, a military official said. The pro-government military official said that, heavy Houthi artillery shelling targeted several houses in Mundhar…

Tunisia Recovers 14 Migrants’ Bodies After Dozens Drowned Off Coast

TUNIS, Tunisia, July 7 (NNN-TAP) – Tunisian Coast Guard, recovered the bodies of 14 African migrants, who drowned, when their boat, carrying more than 80 people sank, after setting off for Europe from neighbouring Libya. It was reported that Tunisian fishermen rescued four people, but one later died in hospital,…

Emirates’ VP Attends Graduation Ceremony For Government Communication Experts

DUBAI, United Arab Emirate, July 7 (NNN-WAM) – Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, attended the graduation ceremony of a new batch of participants in the Executive Education Programme for Government Communication Experts. Sheikh Mohammed stressed that, “Our…