Landmine Explosion Targets Civilian Vehicle In Yemen’s Hodeidah

ADEN, Yemen, June 11 (NNN-SABA) – A landmine explosion struck a civilian vehicle, in the Red Sea port city of of Hodeidah on Monday, killing a Yemeni citizen and injuring three others, a government official said. The landmine explosion occurred in Qatabah in the district of Khokha, destroying the vehicle…

Israeli Killing Of Palestinian Paramedic “War Crime”: PA Official

RAMALLAH/GAZA, Palestine, June 11 (NNN-WAFA) – A Palestinian Authority (PA) official, condemned on Monday, the Israeli killing of a Palestinian paramedic in northern Gaza Strip, saying that the killing is a “war crime.” “Opening fire by the Israeli soldiers at an ambulance officer and critically wounding him in the face…

Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Claim Drone Attacks On Saudi Air Base

SANAA, Yemen, June 11 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s Houthi rebels said they launched multiple drone attacks on a Saudi military base, in the Saudi Arabia’s south-western province of Asir, late Monday night, the rebels’ TV al-Masirah reported. The attacks targeted King Khaled Airbase in Khamis Mushait city of Asir, the Houthi…

Israel’s Navy Seizes Cargo Ship From Turkey

JERUSALEM, June 11 (NNN-MA’AN) – The Israeli military, said that, naval forces took over an off-coast cargo ship from Turkey that had been set ablaze. The military said that, a report was received overnight between Saturday and Sunday, about an anchored ship, off the northern city of Haifa. Early on…

Iran Denies Plans To Buy Russian S-400 Air Defence Missile

TEHRAN, Iran, June 11 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry, on Monday, denied that the country has plan to purchase the Russian S-400 air defence missile system. “We have not made any requests to Russia for the purchase of the S-400,” the Foreign Ministry spokesman, Abbas Mousavi, said, in his weekly…

Indonesia’s Mt. Sinabung Erupts, No Casualty Reported

JAKARTA, Indonesia, June 11 (NNN-ANTARA) – A column of thick ash was spewed seven km high into the sky from the crater of Mount Sinabung volcano, in Sumatra of western Indonesia, the country’s national volcanology agency said. Belching of ash and smoke was shot, followed by a spread of hot…

New Zealand Government To Adjust Military Deployment In Iraq, Afghanistan

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, June 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand will withdraw its troop from Iraq and reduce military deployment in Afghanistan, announced the New Zealand government today (Monday). New Zealand Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, said, New Zealand will conclude its non-combat Building Partner Capacity (BPC) mission, at Taji Military Complex…

S.Korean Navy Receives Upgraded 1,200-Tonne Submarine

SEOUL, S. Korea, June 10 (NNN-YONHAP) – The South Korean navy, today (Monday), received an upgraded 1,200-tonne submarine, with the state-of-the-art combat system and the improved target-detection capability, the arms procurement agency said. The ceremony was held on the country’s southern island of Geoje, where the shipyard of a local…

One Confirmed Dead From Boat Accident In Central Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia, June 10 (NNN-ANTARA) – One body has been recovered, while a search and rescue mission for 16 missing crews is expanded to coastal areas, after a cargo boat went down in waters off central Indonesia, a rescuer said today (Monday). The cargo boat, KM Lintas Timur, with all…

Air Strikes Kill 14 Militants In Southern Afghanistan

TIRIN KOT, Afghanistan, June 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) – At least 14 militants have been killed and three others sustained injuries, as fighting aircraft pounded Taliban hideouts in parts of Afghanistan’s southern Uruzgan province, over the past 24 hours, according to an army statement released here today (Monday). The statement said, the…