89 Illegal Immigrants Rescued Off Western Libyan Coast

TRIPOLI, Libya, July 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Libyan navy, on Saturday, rescued 89 illegal immigrants off the country’s western coast. “A coast guard patrol received a report and rescued 89 illegal immigrants, all men, on a rubber boat,” navy spokesman, Ayob Qassem, said. The rescue operation took place some 43.45 km…

Emirates Red Crescent Organises 15th Mass Wedding In Lahij, Yemen

LAHIJ, Yemen, July 27 (NNN-WAM) – The Emirates Red Crescent, ERC, organised the 15th group wedding for 100 couples in Yemen’s Lahij Governorate, as part of the directives of Sheikh Mohamad bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAEs’ Armed Forces, and…

Jarrah Briefed By Director Of Deutsche Welle On Plan To Establish Office In Lebanon

BEIRUT, Lebanon, July 27 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanon’s Minister of Information, Jamal Jarrah, received at his office, in the ministry, the Director-General of the Deutsche Welle Foundation (Voice of Germany), Peter Limbourg, accompanied by the Director of the Arab Section, and the Director of the Middle East department, at the Deutsche…

Syrian Army Destroys Terrorists’ Fortified Positions In Idleb And Hama Countryside

HAMA/IDLEB, Syria, July 27 (NNN-SANA) – Syrian Arab Army units, on Friday, targeted positions of terrorist groups in the countryside of Hama and Idleb provinces, inflicting losses upon them. The army targeted with artillery fire, positions of Jabhat al-Nusra and “al-Izza Brigades” terrorists, in the surroundings of Morek, Kafr Zeta,…

Three Killed, 12 Injured As Car Bomb Hits Afghanistan’s Ghazni Province

GHAZNI, Afghanistan, July 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Three police personnel were confirmed dead and 12 others injured, as a car bomb exploded, near the gate of a police station in Aband district of Afghanistan’s eastern Ghazni province today (Saturday), provincial government spokesman, Aref Nuri, said.– NNN-AGENCIES

Leaked Liquid Causes Power Bank Explosion In Thailand’s Chiang Mai Airport

BANGKOK, Thailand, July 27 (NNN-TNA) – Officials of Chiang Mai Airport in northern Thailand, said that, they suspected the leaked liquid inside an American tourist’s backpack, caused the explosion of her power bank. Thananrat Prasertsri, deputy director of Chiang Mai airport, said, it might be a liquid from the American…

Cambodia Opens Naval Base For Media, After Rumours Of Foreign Military Outpost

PREAH SIHANOUK, Cambodia, July 27 (NNN-AKP) – A group of about 80 local and foreign journalists, visited Cambodia’s Ream Naval Base here on Friday, after rumours that the country signed a secret deal allowing China to set up a military outpost there. Located on a peninsula, about 20 km south-east…

Combined Armed Group Launches Attack On Border Police Outpost In Western Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar, July 27 (NNN-MNA) – A combined armed group of Arakan Army (AA) and Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA), attacked a border police outpost in Rakhine state, leaving three dead from the AA and two injured from the police side, according to a release of the Office of the…

Five Dead As Twin Quakes Rattle N. Philippines

MANILA, Philippines, July 27 (NNN-PNA) – Five people were killed and 12 injured, in two earthquakes that struck the archipelago of Batanes, north of Philippines’ main Luzon island today (Saturday), a local official said. Batanes Governor, Marilou Cayco, told local media that, five people were reported dead and 12 injured…

Chinese, Vietnamese Coast Guards Meet For Cooperation

HANGZHOU, China, July 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – Chinese and Vietnamese coast guards agreed on cooperation priorities, as they met in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou from Monday to Friday. Speaking highly of their bilateral cooperation since 2016, the two sides agreed that, they would further work on areas, such as…