Syria’s Official TV Says Rebels Fire Poisonous Gas In Central Syria

DAMASCUS, Syria, March 24 (NNN-SANA) – At least 21 people suffered suffocation on Saturday, after the rebels used poisonous gas, while shelling a town in the central province of Hama, state TV reported. The shelling targeted the village of Rasif in the northern countryside of Hama, said the report, citing…

Three Protesters Killed In Yemen’s Aden: Report

ADEN, Yemen, March 24 (NNN-SABA) – At least three protesters were killed when Yemeni security forces attempted to break up a demonstration in the southern port city of Aden, on Saturday. One of the local residents said, security forces loyal to the Yemeni government carried out an anti-terror operation and…

Four Injured In Night Clashes With Israeli Soldiers In Eastern Gaza: Medics

GAZA, Palestine, March 24 (NNN-WAFA) – At least four Palestinians were injured, during night protests and clashes with Israeli soldiers in eastern Gaza Strip, medics said. Four Palestinians were shot and injured by Israeli soldiers’ gunfire in eastern Gaza Strip, and one of them is in critical condition, said Health…

Turkey Probes JP Morgan Over Market “Manipulative Actions”

ANKARA, Turkey, March 24 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey’s banking and capital markets watchdogs, said late Saturday, they had launched investigations into JP Morgan and other banks, over “misleading and manipulative actions” after the lira plunged sharply Friday. In a written statement, the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BDDK) said, it received…

Indian, Pakistani Troops Exchange Fire On Kashmir LoC

SRINAGAR, India-controlled Kashmir, March 24 (NNN-PTI) – Troops of India and Pakistan, Saturday exchanged heavy fire and targeted each other’s positions on the Line of Control (LoC) dividing Kashmir, officials said. The two sides exchanged fire in frontier Poonch district, about 180 km south-west of Srinagar, the summer capital of…

Trump Claims Liberation Of All Daesh-Controlled Territory In Syria, Iraq

WASHINGTON, March 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) – U.S. President, Donald Trump claimed the “liberation” of all territory controlled by the Daesh in Syria and Iraq, while vowing to remain vigilant until “it is finally defeated.” Trump said, the US, together with its partners, have liberated “100 Percent of ‘the caliphate.'” “We will…

WHO Urges For International Support As Ebola Cases Near 1,000 In D. R. Congo

GENEVA, Switzerland, March 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The World Health Organisation (WHO), called for urgent global support to deal with the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as the number of infected cases approaches 1,000. Since the Ebola outbreak was declared in the DRC in Aug, 2018, the…

Hundreds Of Thousands March For Brexit Referendum

LONDON, March 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Hundreds of thousands of people on Saturday marched through central London, calling for another referendum on Brexit, as the country is caught by the Brexit impasse again. The campaign, “Put it to the people,” reportedly attracted over one million people. It came after the European…

Cancer Awareness To Be Raised In Fijian Schools

SUVA, Fiji, March 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Fijian government will include cancer into school curriculum, to increase awareness on the disease. Fiji’s Minister for Education, Heritage and Arts, Rosy Akbar said today (Saturday), she intends to include cancer into the Fijian school curriculum’s Family Life Education. “Currently we are so…

Indian PM Modi Greets Pakistani PM Imran Khan On Pakistan National Day

NEW DELHI, India, March 23 (NNN-PTI) – Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, wrote a letter to his Pakistani counterpart, Imran Khan, greeting him on the occasion of Pakistan’s national day, confirmed an official source in the Indian external affairs ministry. Pakistan’s national day is celebrated every year on March 23.…