Muslim Council Of Elders Denounces Mosque Attacks In New Zealand

CAIRO, Egypt, March 16 (NNN-WAM) – Muslim Council of Elders, denounced the terrorist mass shootings at two mosques in New Zealand, which killed nearly 50 people and injured dozens on Friday. In a statement issued today in Cairo, Dr. Ahmed el-Tayeb, Grand Imam of Al Azhar Al Sharif, and Chairman…

Moscow Has Info About Al-Nusra Terrorists’ Plan To Stage Chemical Attacks In Idleb

MOSCOW, Russia, March 16 (NNN-ITAR TASS) – Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, said that, Jabhat al-Nusra terrorists are planning to stage a new false flag chemical attack in Idleb province. “We are closely monitoring the situation in Idleb’s deescalation zone; Moscow is seriously concerned by fresh reports that terrorists…

US Occupation, Its Mercenaries Prevent Evacuation Of Displaced From Syria’s Al-Rukban

MOSCOW, Russia, March 16 (NNN-SANA) – The Syrian-Russian Joint Coordination Committees on Repatriation of displaced Syrians, confirmed that the US occupation forces, through their terrorist mercenaries,  continue to prevent the arrival of convoys to evacuate  displaced people from al-Rukban camp. In a joint statement, the two committees again demanded the…

Earthquake Of 5.6 Magnitude Strikes Southern Philippines

MANILA, Philippines, March 16 (NNN-PNA) – An earthquake of 5.6 magnitude struck Sarangani Province in the southern Philippines on Saturday (today), the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), said. The institute said, the quake, which struck at 7:07 a.m. local time, hit at a depth of 96 km, about…

Azerbaijan Spends Nearly Two Billion Dollars In 2018 To Improve Defence Capacity: PM

BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Azerbaijan’s prime minister, said Friday that, the country spent 3.3 billion manats (1.94 billion U.S. dollars), to improve its defence capacity last year, according to the state-run news agency AZERTAC. “Our defence spending saw a growth of 526.8 million manats (309 million dollars) in…

Terror Suspect Reportedly Uses Modified Weapons In New Zealand Mosque Attacks As Intelligence Failures Probed

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, March 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, said today (Saturday) that, the suspect of the deadly mosque attacks used modified semi-automatic weapons. She told a press conference that, there were still 39 people in hospital, 11 of whom in critical conditions. The prime minister…

Driver Killed As Car Bomb Explodes Prematurely In Kabul

KABUL, Afghanistan, March 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A car bomb exploded prematurely in Koti Sangi district of western Kabul, killing the driver and injuring two passers-by, early today (Saturday), local police said. The car was carrying a magnetic bomb, when it exploded prematurely, Basir Mujahid, the spokesman of Kabul police department,…

Myanmar Permits Seven More Local, Foreign Investments

YANGON, Myanmar, March 16 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC), recently permitted seven investments from both home and abroad, according to the Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (DICA), Saturday. The permitted investments included three local investments and four others from China, Singapore and Japan. The investments entered into the…

India’s Pharmaceutical Market Faces Retail Chain Onslaught

MUMBAI, India, March 16 (NNN-PTI) – India’s pharmaceutical market is witnessing a threat of declining revenue growth rate, from the deepening penetration of government’s generic drug store, as well as private chains selling generic drugs. Analysis of growth drivers indicated slowdown from 13.5 percent to 10 percent over the past…

Security Forces Ordered To Hunt Insurgents Firing At Train In Southern Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand, March 16 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s security forces, on Friday, were ordered to hunt insurgents, who attacked a train bound for the southern province of Yala. The train heading for Yala was fired by a group of unidentified insurgents in Narathiwat, one of the most restive provinces in Thailand’s…