New Zealand Police Confirms Pilot Dead In Plane Crash

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, June 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand Police confirmed today (Saturday), a pilot was found dead, in a light plane crash, in Coromandel of the North Island. The small aircraft had just one person on board, and it failed to arrive on time, at the airport on Friday,…

10 Syrian Nationals Arrested For Illegal Entry Into Lebanon

BEIRUT, Lebanon, June 15 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanon’s state security, arrested Friday, a Syrian national for facilitating the illegal entry of nine Syrian refugees to Lebanon, local media reported. All 10 Syrian nationals were arrested in the south of Litani and they were referred to a police station in Rashaya al-Fakhar…

UN Envoy Meets With Hamas Leaders In Gaza To Defuse Tension With Israel

GAZA, Palestine, June 15 (NNN-WAFA) – United Nations Envoy to the Middle East, Nicolai Mladinov, met on Friday, in Gaza, with Islamic Hamas movement’s leaders, to help defuse growing tension with Israel, sources close to Hamas said. The sources, said that, Mladinov arrived in Gaza earlier on Friday from Israel,…

Saudi Air Defence Intercepts Five Drones

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, June 15 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia intercepted, on Friday, five drones that were targeting Abha International Airport and border city of Khamis Mushait. The Houthi militias’ foiled drone attacks reported, after a projectile attack that targeted the Abha International Airport, in which 26 individuals were injured on…

Iran Sends Experts To Examine Status Of Damaged Vessel In Sea Of Oman

TEHRAN, Iran, June 15 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iran has sent a team of experts, to evaluate the status of one of the oil tankers facing incident on Thursday, in the Sea of Oman. The experts would examine the vessel, to see whether the rescued crew can return to the vessel, Managing…

Erdogan Warns Syria About Attacks On Turkish Observation Posts In Idlib

ISTANBUL, Turkey, June 15 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, warned, on Friday, that, his country would not remain silent, if the Syrian government continues to attack Turkish observation posts in the Syrian province of Idlib. “The continuation of the attacks on this region with barrels and phosphorus bombs…

U.S. Secretary Of State Holds Phone Call With Iraqi PM Over Regional Developments

BAGHDAD, Iraq, June 15 (NNN-NINA) – U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, held a phone call with Iraqi Prime Minister, Adel Abdul Mahdi, on Friday, over regional developments, amid rising dispute between Washington and Tehran. During the phone call from Pompeo, Mahdi discussed with him “means to boost bilateral ties…

Oman Rescues Indian Boat, 10 Crew Members

MUSCAT, Oman, June 15 (NNN-ONA) – An Indian boat and 10 of its drowning crew members were rescued, 6.4 km off the Omani port city of Dhalkut, Oman said, Friday. According to an official statement by the Omani Maritime Security Centre, the Omani Navy sent a ship to the Indian…

Oman Denies Explosion Of Oil Tankers Hit Near Territorial Waters

MUSCAT, Oman, June 15 (NNN-ONA) – Oman denied, on Friday, that the two oil tankers that were hit near its territorial waters, on Thursday, had exploded. In response to the distress calls from the two ships, one carrying the Panama’s flag and the other with the flag of the Marshall…

34 Palestinians Injured In Clashes With Israeli Soldiers In Eastern Gaza

GAZA, Palestine, June 15 (NNN-WAFA) – At least 34 Palestinian demonstrators were injured on Friday, during clashes with Israeli soldiers stationed on the border between the eastern Gaza Strip and Israel, the Gaza Health Ministry said. The casualties include two volunteering paramedics, said the ministry’s spokesman, Ashraf al-Qedra. Dozens fainted…