U.S. Official Warns Against Negative Impact Of Possible War Between U.S., Iran

BEIRUT, Lebanon, June 20 (NNN-NNA) – A senior U.S. official warned Wednesday, against the dangerous repercussions of a possible war between the United States and Iran. “Any confrontation between Iran and the United States will be considered as an existential battle for Iran, and we do not know what will…

Yemen’s Houthis Fired Cruise Missile At Saudi Power Station

SANAA, Yemen, June 20 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s Houthis said, they fired a cruise missile at a power plant in Saudi Arabia’s border city of Jizan, on Wednesday, according to the group’s al-Masirah TV. “The missile hit the target in Shakik area,” the broadcaster quoted Houthi military spokesman, Yahya Sarea, as…

Arab League Chief Reiterates Support For Peaceful Settlement In Yemen

CAIRO, Egypt, June 20 (NNN-MENA) – Arab League (AL) Secretary-General, Ahmed Aboul-Gheit, reiterated support for finding a peaceful settlement to the crisis in Yemen. Aboul-Gheit made the remarks during his meeting with Yemeni Parliament Speaker, Sultan al-Burkani, in the Egyptian capital, on the latest developments in Yemen. The AL chief…

Police Seize Over 100 Kg Of Heroin In Eastern Turkey

ANKARA, Turkey, June 20 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish police seized some 103 kilograms of heroin, in the eastern province of Van on Wednesday, local Hurriyet Daily News reported. During an anti-drug operation in the Tusba district of the province, police found 204 packages of heroin, hidden in five boxes in a…

Death Toll Due To Heatwave In India’s Bihar Rises To 92

NEW DELHI, India, June 20 (NNN-PTI) – The death toll during the past four days, due to blistering heatwave that swept several places in India’s eastern state of Bihar, has risen to 92, local government officials said. The deaths have been reported from Aurangabad, Gaya, Nawada and Jamui districts. “Due…

Sri Lanka’s First Ever Satellite Launched Into Orbit

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, June 19 (NNN-SL NEWS) – Sri Lanka’s first ever satellite, “Raavana 1” was launched successfully into orbit on Monday evening, from the International Space Station, along with two other satellites from Japan and Nepal, the government information department said. The Sri Lankan satellite, which has marked the…

Palestinian Cars Vandalised In Hate Crime: Israeli Police

JERUSALEM, June 19 (NNN-MA’AN) – Some 23 vehicles, belonging to Palestinians were vandalised Tuesday overnight, in suspected hate crime attack by far-right Israelis in the West Bank town of Deir Istiya, Israel’s police said. Residents of the town, located southwest of Nablus city, reported to the Israeli police that tires…

Israeli Forces Demolish Palestinian’s Structure, Uproot Olive Trees

RAMALLAH, Palestine, June 19 (NNN-WAFA) – Israeli forces, on Tuesday, demolished a structure and uprooted a number of olive trees, in the village of Qusra, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus, according to local sources. According to an official, Israeli forces demolished a structure used for agricultural purposes.…

Iran Intelligence Says It Thwarts Cyber Espionage Network Linked To CIA

TEHRAN, Iran, June 19 (NNN-IRNA) – The Iranian Intelligence Ministry, has identified and dismantled a big spy network, affiliated to Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of the United States, the Intelligence Ministry announced on Tuesday. The ministry adopted an approach, to identify spies inside the country. The CIA had designed a…

Russia Calls For Syria-Lebanon Dialogue To Solve Refugee Issue

BEIRUT, Lebanon, June 19 (NNN-NNA) – Russian President’s Special Envoy, Alexander Lavrentiev, emphasised the need for intensive dialogue between Lebanon and Syria, to solve the Syrian refugees’ issue, local media reported. “It is important to increase dialogue with Syria, to solve the issue of Syrian refugees’ return to their homeland,…