Türkiye Helping Syria Renovate Damascus Airport: Minister

ANKARA, Feb 17 (NNN-TRT) – A technical team of 25 people from Türkiye, has started working in Syria, to renovate Damascus International Airport, Turkish Transport and Infrastructure Minister, Abdulkadir Uraloglu said, yesterday. “Our team, consisting of personnel from the General Directorate of State Airports Authority, has been deployed to restore…

Hamas Accuses Israel Of Blocking Patients’ Evacuation, Worsening Oxygen Shortage

GAZA, Feb 17 (NNN-WAFA) – The Hamas-run media office in Gaza, yesterday, accused Israeli authorities of violating the ceasefire agreement, by blocking the departure of the 15th group of patients and wounded individuals through the Rafah border crossing. “The occupation continues to breach the ceasefire agreement, as it blocked the…

11 Killed, Seven Injured In Road Accidents In Punjab

ISLAMABAD, Feb 17 (NNN-APP) – Eleven people were killed and seven others injured, in two separate road accidents in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province yesterday, local media and police, said. One of the accidents occurred in the Multan district, in a traffic pile-up involving a passenger van, a car, and a…

Two Killed, Three Injured In Firecracker Factory Blast In India

NEW DELHI, Feb 17 (NNN-PTI) – At least two people were killed and three others were injured yesterday, in a blast inside a firecracker factory in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, police said. The blast took place in Katol area of Nagpur district, about 750 km north-east of Mumbai,…

Zionist Israeli Airstrike Killed Three Palestinian Police Officers In Southern Gaza

JERUSALEM, Feb 17 (NNN-MA’AN) – A Zionist Israeli airstrike killed at least three Palestinian police officers in the Gaza Strip yesterday, according to Palestinian and Israeli sources. A Zionist Israeli military spokesperson alleged in a statement that, the strike, carried out by a drone in southern Gaza, targeted “several armed…

U.S. Navy Aircraft Made Emergency Landing In Philippines

MANILA, Feb 17 (NNN-PNA) – A U.S. navy aircraft made an emergency landing on a small island off Quezon province, east of Manila, due to so-called engine trouble, local police said, yesterday. According to the police, the aircraft was forced to land on Balesin Island on Saturday noon, after its…

Japan Detects Record Number Of Online Casino Users In 2024

TOKYO, Feb 17 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese police have identified a record 279 people, using online casinos in 2024, more than twice the number a year earlier, according to the National Police Agency (NPA). According to a preliminary investigation, police nationwide have identified 162 individuals gambling on online casinos and 117…

International Plastics Fair In Bangladesh Concluded

DHAKA, Feb 16 (NNN-BSS) – The four-day International Plastics Fair 2025, successfully concluded yesterday, marking the 17th edition of this annual event. This year, the fair featured over 800 stalls and showcased more than 390 leading brands from different countries. The International Plastics Fair witnessed an overwhelming response, as over…

17 Afghan Prisoners Set Free From African Countries

KABUL, Feb 16 (NNN-BNA) – A total of 17 Afghan inmates, imprisoned in African countries, have been set free and returned to their homeland, Afghanistan, the ministry of foreign affairs reported late yesterday. The Embassy of Afghanistan in Cairo has successfully facilitated the release of 17 Afghan citizens, from jails…

Update: Stampede Death Toll Rises To 18 In Delhi

NEW DELHI, Feb 16 (NNN-PTI) – The death toll in yesterday’s stampede at the New Delhi railway station rose to 18, confirmed a government official, today. Among the dead were 10 women, four children and four men. Besides, around two dozen people were injured in the tragedy, which struck late…