Four Daesh Militants, Two People Killed In Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq, April 9 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi forces killed four Daesh militants, in the country’s western province of al-Anbar, while a policeman and a child were killed, in the central province of Salahudin, security sources said. The Iraqi army, backed by paramilitary tribal fighters, clashed with the militants at a…

Five, Including Three U.S. Soldiers Killed, Eight Injured In Car Bomb Blast In Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan, April 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Five people, including three U.S. soldiers and a U.S. contractor and an assailant, were killed, and at least eight people wounded, following a suicide car bomb blast near a main coalition base in eastern Afghanistan on Monday. “Three U.S. service members and one contractor…

Israel Kicks Off General Elections

JERUSALEM, April 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – Israel on Tuesday morning, started day-long general elections across the country, to choose its next parliament and decide the premiership. Voting started at 7.00 a.m. local time (0400 GMT) at 10,720 polling stations across the country, and is due to end at 10.00 p.m. (1900…

Maldives Provincial Poll Results Show Ruling MDP Wins Parliamentary Elections

MALE, Maldives, April 9 (NNN-PSM) – The Maldives Democratic Party (MDP), led by President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, won the parliamentary elections held on Saturday, local media reported on Monday, quoting the provincial results released by the elections commission. According to the provincial results released on Sunday and Monday, the MDP…

Russia, Turkey Agree To Boost Bilateral Investment

MOSCOW, Russia, April 9 (NNN-ITAR TASS) – Russia and Turkey will enhance investment cooperation and start more joint projects in various fields, Russian President, Vladimir Putin, said. “Much is being done to deepen the economic ties between Moscow and Ankara… Further activation of investment cooperation will be promoted by the…

Myanmar’s Population Reaches Over 54 Million

YANGON, Myanmar, April 7 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar’s population has reached 54.1 million as of April 1, growing by 1.32 percent from 2017, said a statement, released by the country’s Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population. Of the total estimated population, based on the 2014 census of population and households by…

Filipino Sailors Send Home Over 530 Million USD In Jan

MANILA, Philippines, April 7 (NNN-PNA) – Overseas Filipino sailors sent home a total of 533 million U.S. dollars in cash, via the banking system in Jan this year, up 12.7 percent from 473 million U.S. dollars in Jan, 2018, the party-list group representing overseas Filipino workers said today (Sunday). Over…

Air Raids Kill Five Daesh Fighters In Eastern Afghan Province

ASSADABAD, Afghanistan, April 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) – At least five militants, affiliated with the Daesh group, have been killed, after the security forces’ fighting aircraft pounded the militants’ hideout in Chapa Dara district of the eastern Kunar province, said an army statement released here today. The crackdown, according to the statement,…

Kuwait Sends Aid To Yemeni Island Of Socotra

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait, April 7 (NNN-KUNA) – Kuwait dispatched a planeload of relief supplies on Saturday, to the Yemeni island of Socotra, to aid the population that have been suffering from hard living conditions. Abdulrahman Al-Aoun, director general of Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) said in a statement that, the…

Jordanian FM Says Continued Israeli Occupation Obstructs Peace

AMMAN, Jordan, April 7 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan’s Foreign Minister, Ayman Safadi, said that, “Israel’s continued occupation of Arab territories” obstructs the settlement of the conflict. In a session during the World Economic Forum at the Dead Sea area, the minister stressed the importance of continued engagement with the U.S., to…