Over 40 Percent Of Australian Children Have Problems With Sleep Pattern: Survey

SYDNEY, Feb 12 (NNN-AAP) – Almost half of Australian children have a problem with their sleeping pattern, a survey found. According to the survey, which was conducted by researchers from Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital, 42 percent of Australian children aged 5-17 have a problem with their sleeping pattern, such as…

340,000 Sri Lankans Expected To Leave For Foreign Jobs This Year

COLOMBO, Feb 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – About 340,000 Sri Lankans will leave for foreign employment this year, Koshala Wickremasinghe, chairman of Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE), said yesterday, addressing licensed foreign employment agents in Colombo. The SLBFE expects Sri Lankan workers to remit over seven billion U.S. dollars in…

Turkmen President Expresses Confidence In Strengthening Ties With Iran

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, Feb 12 (NNN-SNA) – Turkmen President, Serdar Berdimuhamedov, sent a congratulatory message to Iranian President, Masoud Pezeshkian, yesterday, in honour of Iran’s Revolution Day. Berdimuhamedov emphasised the long-standing ties of good neighbourliness, friendship, and mutual respect between the two countries, expressing strong confidence in the further expansion and…

Cambodian PM Keen To See South China Sea Of Peace, Stability, Cooperation, Prosperity

PHNOM PENH, Feb 12 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodian Prime Minister, Hun Manet, yesterday expressed his aspiration, to see the South China Sea a sea of peace, stability, cooperation and prosperity, the country’s foreign ministry said, in a press release. Hun Manet made the remarks, during a bilateral meeting with Philippine President,…

Resumption Of Hostilities In Gaza Must Be Avoided “At All Costs”: UN Chief

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, yesterday, called on Hamas to proceed with planned release of Israeli hostages, warning, renewed hostilities in Gaza must be avoided “at all costs.” “We must avoid at all costs the resumption of hostilities in Gaza that would lead to an…

Ceasefire Allows Hike In Gaza Aid, But Zionist Operations In West Bank Curtail Relief: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – With the ceasefire allowing relief workers to expand services in Gaza, Israeli Zionist forces continue their deadly operations in the West Bank, impeding aid delivery, UN humanitarians said, yesterday. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said, the world body and…

Hamas Blames Israel For Violating Gaza Ceasefire Agreement

GAZA, Feb 12 (NNN-WAFA) – Hamas accused Israel yesterday, of failing to uphold its commitments under the Gaza ceasefire agreement. In a statement, Hamas said, “Israel has not fulfilled its commitments and bears full responsibility for any complications or delays.” The movement reaffirmed its commitment to the ceasefire, as long…

Two Security Personnel Killed In Blast In India-Controlled Kashmir

NEW DELHI, Feb 12 (NNN-PTI) – Two Indian security personnel were killed, and one was critically injured, in an improvised explosive device (IED) attack, in India-controlled Kashmir, the White Knight Corps of the Indian army said, yesterday. The IED blast was reported from Jammu area’s Akhnoor sector. The incident took…

80-Mln-USD Deal Signed In Ramallah To Facilitate Gaza Reconstruction

RAMALLAH, Feb 11 (NNN-WAFA) – The United Nations Development Programme and the Arab and International Organisation to Construct in Palestine, yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), valued at 80 million U.S. dollars to facilitate rebuilding efforts in Gaza. According to a statement by the Palestinian government, the MoU, signed…

Syria’s Al-Sharaa Says Thousands Join New Army After Former Government’s Collapse

DAMASCUS, Feb 11 (NNN-SANA) – Syria’s interim President, Ahmed Al-Sharaa, said yesterday that, thousands of volunteers have joined the new Syrian army, following the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, and the dissolution of its military and security forces. Speaking on a podcast, Al-Sharaa said, the new government has opted for…