Iran Dismisses U.S. Call For Talks “With No Preconditions” As “Wordplay”

TEHRAN, Iran, June 4 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry said, the U.S. call for talks with Iran is merely “wordplay.” “Washington’s latest expression of readiness for talks with Tehran, without any preconditions is wordplay, which is not to be taken as a yardstick for action,” Abbas Mousavi, the ministry’s spokesman,…

Lebanon’s Beirut Airport Launches First Phase Of Expansion Project

BEIRUT, Lebanon, June 4 (NNN-NNA) – The first phase of the project of expanding Beirut Airport was launched on Monday. “We aim at providing the Lebanese and tourists with facilities that allow passengers to complete their travel procedures in an effective way,” Public Works and Transport Minister, Youssef Fenianos, told…

Hamas To Intensify Electronic Fund-Raising Of Bitcoin To Overcome Financial Crisis

GAZA, Palestine, June 4 (NNN-WAFA) – The Islamic Hamas movement announced that, it decided to intensify its electronic fund-raising of Bitcoin, calling on the world to support the movement and its armed wing, the al-Qassam Brigades. Abu Obeida, spokesman of the al-Qassam Brigades, said, his group plans to send hundreds…

Jordan Increases Gas Production With The Drilling Of New Well

AMMAN, Jordan, June 4 (NNN-PETRA) – Production of natural gas in the Al Risha gas field increased, after the drilling of a new well, according to the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, on Monday. The new well has daily production capacity of seven million cubic feet (mcf) of natural…

Three Lebanese Security Forces Killed In Armed Attacks

BEIRUT, Lebanon, June 4 (NNN-NNA) – Three members of Lebanon security forces were killed and a civilian was wounded, on Monday, in armed attacks in Lebanon’s northern city of Tripoli. A security source said that, gunmen clashed with a patrol of the Lebanese Internal Security Forces, at the entrance to…

UN Security Council To Highlight Arab Issues In June: Council President

UNITED NATIONS, June 4 (NNN-KUNA) – Kuwait, on Monday, took over the presidency of the United Nations Security Council for June, and it intends to highlight Arab issues and protection of civilians in the month. “We have nine (Arab) issues on the Council’s agenda” in June, Kuwaiti permanent representative to…

Flash Flood, Rainstorm Kill Two, Wash Away Houses In N. Afghanistan

TALUQAN, Afghanistan, June 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Rainstorm and floods have killed at least two persons and swept up hundreds of houses in Afghanistan’s northern Takhar province, provincial governor’s spokesman, Mohammad Jawad Hajari, said Monday. The heavy shower followed by flash floods hit Farkhar, Kalafgan and Namakab districts, early Monday morning…

Eight Newborns Die After AC System Breaks Down In Hospital In E. Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, June 3 (NNN-PPI) – At least eight newborns died over the last 24 hours, allegedly due to failure of the air-conditioning system, amid simmering temperature, in a public hospital in Sahiwal district of Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province, local media and officials said, late Sunday night. Sahiwal Deputy Commissioner,…

Jordan Condemns “Israeli Aggression” Against Al-Aqsa Mosque

AMMAN, Jordan, June 3 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan condemned “Israeli aggression” against Al-Aqsa Mosque and the recurrent raids by radical settlers, under the protection of Israeli soldiers. Jordanian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Sufian Qudah, reiterated that, Israel must abide by its obligations under international law. Qudah also called on Israel to immediately…

Explosion Hits Rebel-Held City Near Syria-Turkey Border

DAMASCUS, Syria, June 3 (NNN-SANA) – An explosion hit the rebel-held city of Azaz in northern Syria near Turkey on Sunday, activists said. The explosion was reportedly caused by a car bomb that went off in the centre of Azaz, said the report, with no details on casualties yet. Azaz,…