11.7 Million People In Horn Of Africa Face Food Insecurity: UN

NAIROBI, Kenya, June 22 (NNN-KBC) – A severe drought in the Horn of Africa has left about 11.7 million people in food insecurity, a United Nations report said. The report, by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), said, more than 785,000 children are severely malnourished in…

Seven Children Missing After Vehicle Falls Into Canal In India

NEW DELHI, India, June 20 (NNN-PTI) – At least seven children went missing, after a vehicle carrying 29 people fell into a canal on Thursday (today), in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, police said. According to police, 22 people were rescued from the canal and search for the…

Former Interpol Chief Admits Guilt In China Court Hearing

BEIJING, China, June 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Chinese state media said, former Interpol chief, Meng Hongwei, admitted his guilt during a court hearing on Thursday (today), after prosecutors accused him of taking 14.5 million yuan ($2.11 million) in bribes.The court, in the northern city of Tianjin, will announce its verdict at…

Iran Not To Extend 60-Day Deadline For Signatories Of Nuclear Deal

TEHRAN, Iran, June 20 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran will not extend the 60-day deadline for the parties to the 2015 nuclear deal, to take practical measures to save Iran’s interests, the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI) said. “Iran’s two-month deadline for the remaining parties of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of…

Russia Vows To Secure Funding For Return Of Syrian Refugees From Lebanon

BEIRUT, Lebanon, June 20 (NNN-NNA) – Russian President’s Special Envoy for Syria, Alexander Lavrentiev, vowed to exert efforts, to secure international community’s funding, for the return of Syrian refugees to their homeland from Lebanon. “We have promised to exert the needed efforts to activate the Russian strategy, aimed at securing…

Egyptian Delegation To Meet Abbas Over Palestinian Internal Reconciliation

RAMALLAH, Palestine, June 20 (NNN-WAFA) – A Palestinian official, said, on Wednesday, that, an Egyptian delegation will meet with Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, soon, over Palestinian internal reconciliation. The delegation will also meet with Islamic Hamas movement officials, in the Gaza Strip, as there are “important developments on the Hamas’…

Iran Launches New International Airport Terminal

TEHRAN, Iran, June 20 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran has launched the Salam Terminal, to boost Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA) by 80 percent, Eghtesadonline daily news website reported. The new terminal, with the capacity of transporting five million passengers per year, was officially inaugurated in the presence of President Hassan Rouhani.…

Lebanon, Saudi Arabia To Cooperate To Maintain Peace In Arab Countries

BEIRUT, Lebanon, June 20 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanon’s Parliamentary Friendship Committee and the Saudi Shura Council, emphasised the need to cooperate, to maintain peace and stability in Arab countries. “It is important to work on maintaining the internal unity of Arab countries, while preventing any wars and divisions,” a statement issued,…

Iraq Says Operations Of Oil Firms In Basra “Undisturbed” By Rocket Attack

BAGHDAD, Iraq, June 20 (NNN-NINA) – The Iraqi Oil Ministry said, oil firms in Iraq’s southern province of Basra are operating normally, undisturbed by the rocket attack on the headquarters of an Iraqi oil firm, near a site housing several international oil companies. “The operations of Iraqi and foreign companies…

17 Houthi Fighters Killed During Clashes With Yemeni Government Forces

ADEN, Yemen, June 20 (NNN-SABA) – At least 17 fighters of the Houthi rebel group were killed, including two field commanders, and dozens of others injured, in clashes with Yemeni government forces in the south-western province of Taiz, on Wednesday. The national army units attacked the Houthi military positions located…