Pro-Government Forces Recapture Key Military Sites From Houthi Rebels In Yemen

ADEN, Yemen, May 4 (NNN-SABA) – Pro-government Yemeni forces, backed by the Saudi-led Arab coalition, launched on Friday, attacks against Houthi-controlled sites in al-Dhalea province in south Yemen, a military official said. “The armed forces fought fierce battles and succeeded in regaining control over the strategic Ellal camp and the…

Update: Thai Monarch Grants Amnesty For Inmates On Occasion Of Coronation Rituals

BANGKOK, Thailand, May 4 (NNN-TNA) — King Maha Vajiralongkorn has granted amnesty to an unspecified number of inmates, on the occasion of the coronation ceremonies, scheduled over the weekend. A royal decree for the amnesty of inmates, issued on April 21 and declared in the Royal Gazette on Friday, was…

Israeli Air Strike Kills Four Hamas Militants, Clashes In Gaza Wound 51 Palestinians

GAZA, Palestine, May 4 (NNN-WAFA) – Four Islamic Hamas movement militants were killed on Friday evening, in an Israeli army air strike on a military training facility that belongs to the movement in central Gaza Strip, medics and security sources said. Ashraf al-Qedra, spokesman of the Health Ministry in Gaza,…

Lebanon Calls For Spain’s Help On Syrian Refugees’ Return

BEIRUT, Lebanon, May 4 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanese officials called upon Spain to help Lebanon in changing the European Union’s position, to support the return of Syrian refugees to their homeland, local TV Channel OTV reported. “Lebanon looks forward to a change in the European position, regarding the return of Syrian…

2.5 Million People Urged To Evacuate As Bangladesh Braces For Tropical Cyclone Fani

DHAKA, Bangladesh, May 4 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh has begun evacuating 2.5 million people, as the extremely dangerous cyclone Fani is closing in, on the southern coast of the country. According to a met office bulletin on Friday, after hitting the Puri coast, in India’s Odisha, the cyclone is now staying…

ICRC Urges Concerted Efforts To Reduce Nuclear Risks

UNITED NATIONS, May 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Robert Mardini, permanent observer for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to the United Nations, said that, concerted efforts to reduce nuclear risks are urgently needed. In light of some disturbing developments, “concerted efforts to reduce nuclear risks are urgently needed,” Mardini…

Direct Flights To Link Shandong, Japan’s Nagoya

JINAN, China, May 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – Two direct air routes will be launched in mid-May, to link Japan’s Nagoya with Jinan and Qingdao, two major cities of eastern China’s Shandong Province, the Shandong Airlines said today (Thursday). The maiden flight from Qingdao to Nagoya is set on May 13, with…

China-Brunei Joint Venture Pledges To Plant 200 Hectares Of Trees In Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei Darussalam, May 2 (NNN-PELITA BRUNEI) – Hengyi Industries Sdn Bhd, a joint venture between China and Brunei, pledged to carry out tree planting efforts across a total land area of 200 hectares in the near future, as one of its initiatives to protect Brunei’s environment. Hengyi…

ASEAN+3 Forecast Brunei Growth Despite Headwinds

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei Darussalam, May 2 (NNN-BRUDIRECT) – The research arm of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations+3 (ASEAN+3), predicted that Brunei’s economy will grow by around two percent in the next two years, though the sultanate’s high reliance on the oil and gas sector was seen as “major…

Pakistan Summons Afghan Envoy Over Cross-Border Attack

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, May 2 (NNN-PPI) – Pakistan on Wednesday, summoned Afghan envoy, over a cross-border attack by militants from the Afghan side of the border, which killed at least three soldiers and injured seven others, the Pakistani Foreign Ministry said. A group of 60 to 70 militants from across the…