At Least Six Killed, 50 Injured In Deadly Terror Attack In Southern Somalia

MOGADISHU, Somalia, July 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) – At least six people have been killed and about 50 others injured on Friday evening, following a terrorist attack at a hotel in the southern city of Kismayo in Somalia, officials confirmed. Jubbaland security forces spokesman, Abdi Nur Ibrahim Hussein, said, armed militants stormed…

Iran’s IRGC Confirms Shelling “Terrorist Positions” In Iraqi Kurdistan

TEHRAN, Iran, July 13 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), confirmed shelling “terrorist positions” along the Iranian border with Iraq’s semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan, Press TV reported. In the multi-pronged offensive, on the strongholds and positions of “counter-revolutionary terrorist groups, sponsored by the global arrogance” in Iraqi northern…

Kuwait Arrests Muslim Brotherhood Members Over Terror Involvement

KUWAIT, July 13 (NNN-KUNA) – The Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior, announced the arrest of Muslim Brotherhood members, who had been convicted of terrorism. These members had been handed down verdicts by the Egyptian judiciary, the ministry said, indicating that some of the detainees had been sentenced to 15-year jail term…

40 Palestinians Wounded In Clashes With Israeli Soldiers In Eastern Gaza

GAZA, Palestine, July 13 (NNN-WAFA) – At least 40 Palestinians were injured, including 22 with live ammunition, on Friday, during clashes with Israeli soldiers, in eastern Gaza Strip. Ashraf al-Qedra, spokesman of the Health Ministry in Gaza, said that, at least 40 Palestinian demonstrators were injured, including 22 shot by…

Syrian President, Russian Officials Discuss Formation Of Constitutional Committee

DAMASCUS, Syria, July 13 (NNN-SANA) – Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad, on Friday, discussed the formation of a constitutional committee with a Russian delegation, in the capital Damascus. The Russian delegation is headed by Russian president’s Special Envoy to Syria, Alexander Lavrentiev and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister, Sergey Vershinin. The meeting…

Lebanese Army Receives 15 DAF Military Trucks From Netherlands

BEIRUT, Lebanon, July 13 (NNN-NNA) – The Lebanese army received, on Friday, 15 DAF military trucks, from authorities of the Netherlands. The Lebanese army received the donation through the Port of Beirut. The last military donation offered to Lebanon was from France, two months ago. On May 12, the Lebanese…

Russian Air Defences Intercept Drone Attacks By Rebels In Syria

DAMASCUS, Syria, July 13 (NNN-SANA) – Russian air defences were triggered by drone attacks carried out by rebels on a Russian-run air base in north-western Syria. Citing the Syria-based Russian Coordination Centre, the report said, the air defences responded to an attack by drones carried out by “terror groups” against…

10 Kurdish-Led Fighters Killed, Wounded In Car Bomb Explosion In Eastern Syria

DAMASCUS, Syria, July 13 (NNN-SANA) – A total of four fighters with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) were killed and six others wounded on Friday, by a suicide bombing, targeting the Kurdish forces in eastern Syria, a war monitor reported. The suicide bomber detonated his explosive-laden vehicle at a…

Hezbollah Official Says Its “Capable Of Destroying Israel”

BEIRUT, Lebanon, July 13 (NNN-NNA) – Hezbollah Leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, said on Friday that, “Hezbollah is capable of destroying Israel, if it dares to attack Lebanon,” Al Manar TV Channel reported. “Israel is well aware that any possible war would bring it to the brink of extinction,” Nasrallah said,…

Turkey Takes Delivery Of Russian S-400 Systems Defying U.S.

ANKARA, Turkey, July 13 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey began taking the delivery of Russia’s S-400 air-defence system on Friday, completing a much-debated deal that is likely to trigger sanctions from the United States and test NATO alliance. The first components for the state-of-the-art system arrived aboard three Russian military planes, at…