Four Suspected Al-Qaeda Members Killed In U.S. Drone Raid In Yemen

ADEN, Yemen, May 8 (NNN-SABA) – Four suspected members of the Yemen-based al-Qaeda branch were killed, in a U.S. drone raid, in Yemen’s eastern Marib province on Tuesday. An American drone launched a raid and targeted a four-wheel-drive vehicle, as it was passing through a sub-route in Wadi Ubaida district…

Iran’s IRGC To Give “Unforgettable Lesson To Enemies’ Hostile Moves”

TEHRAN, Iran, May 8 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) will give an “unforgettable lesson to the hostile moves of Iranian enemies,” IRGC chief commander, said here on Tuesday. “The Guards is determined to see off the enemies of Iran to the graveyard of history,” Hossein Salami was…

IMF Releases 166 Million USD In Funding After Second Review Of Jordan’s Economy

AMMAN, Jordan, May 8 (NNN-PETRA) – The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the second review of Jordan’s economic performance, under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF). The completion of the second review enables the disbursement of about 166.4 million U.S. dollars, bringing the total disbursements under…

Iraq To Sign 53-Billion-USD Energy Deal With U.S., Chinese Firms

BAGHDAD, Iraq, May 8 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi Prime Minister, Adel Abdul Mahdi, on Tuesday said, Iraq will sign a deal worth 53 billion U.S. dollars with U.S. company Exxon Mobil and China’s PetroChina to increase its oil production. “The government supports the (Iraqi) Ministry of Oil, to sign an agreement…

Qatar Allocates 480 Million USD For Palestinians In West Bank, Gaza

DOHA, Qatar, May 8 (NNN-QNA) – Qatar on Tuesday, allocated the sum of 480 million U.S. dollars for the Palestinian people, in a bid to alleviate their suffering and lack of proper services. Qatar offered 300 million U.S. dollars in grants and loans, to support the health and education budget…

Nine Killed In Fighting Between Government Forces, Houthis In SE Yemen

ADEN, Yemen, May 8 (NNN-SABA) – Four government troops and five Houthi fighters were killed on Tuesday, in fighting between the two sides in the southeastern province of al-Bayda, a military official said. Scores of Houthi fighters launched an armed attack, accompanied by heavy shelling, on the positions of government…

S.Korea, U.S., Japan To Hold Trilateral Security Talks In Seoul Tomorrow

SEOUL, S. Korea, May 8 (NNN-YNA) — South Korea, the United States and Japan will hold the annual trilateral security talks tomorrow in Seoul, local media reported Tuesday, citing South Korean defence ministry. The 11th round of Defence Trilateral Talks (DTT) will be held on Thursday (tomorrow), in the headquarters…

Sri Lankan Police Chief Says All Terrorists Linked To Easter Attacks Arrested Or Killed

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, May 8 (NNN-SLN) – Sri Lankan security forces have arrested all those directly linked to the Easter terror explosions on April 21, Acting Police Chief, Chandana Wickramaratne, said in a special statement here on Tuesday. Wickramaratne said, the police had identified all those involved in the attacks…

Government Forces Kill At Least 13 Militants In N. Afghanistan

PUL-E-KHUMRI, Afghanistan, May 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least 13 Taliban militants were killed, after Afghan national army conducted a special operation in the northern province of Baghlan overnight, in the latest raid against the insurgents, a military source said today. “The raid was launched by the army’s Special Operations Forces…

Woman Hits Australian Prime Minister With Egg

SYDNEY, Australia, May 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, was hit with an egg by a woman today (Tuesday), during a campaign stop for the upcoming federal election. Morrison was greeting members of the Country Women’s Association (CWA), in the regional town of Albury, when the 25-year-old woman…