Road Accident Claimed Three Lives, Injured 11 In N. Afghanistan

AYBAK, Afghanistan, Feb 7 (NNN-BNA) – Three commuters lost their lives, and 11 others sustained injuries, as a passenger bus collided with a vehicle, on a road in the northern Afghanistan’s Samangan province today, provincial police spokesman, Hashmatullah Rahmani said. Without providing more details, the official blamed reckless driving for…

12 Militants Killed In Counter-Terrorism Operation In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Feb 7 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani security forces, killed 12 terrorists in a counter-terrorism operation on Wednesday night, in the North Waziristan tribal district of Pakistan’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, said the military, last night. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan Army, said that, the…

Winter Storm Makes Displaced Gazans’ Struggle For Survival More Challenging

GAZA, Feb 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – A devastating winter storm has been sweeping through the Gaza Strip, making the displaced Palestinians’ struggle for survival far more challenging. The flimsy tents housing the displaced people are no match for the tempestuous, chilly winds. For the people of Gaza, the storm is not…

More Countries, Including U.S. Reject Trump’s Gaza Relocation Plan

CAIRO, Feb 7 (NNN-MENA) – More countries, including the U.S., voiced their rejection of a proposal by Trump, to take control of the Gaza Strip and relocate its residents elsewhere. On Tuesday, Trump suggested that the United States will take over Gaza and redevelop it after Palestinians are relocated elsewhere.…

Unrelenting Israel Strikes Southern, Eastern Lebanon Despite Ceasefire

BEIRUT, Feb 7 (NNN-NNA) – Unrelenting Israel, carried out a series of airstrikes yesterday, targeting several areas in southern and eastern Lebanon, despite the ceasefire agreement. Zionist Israeli warplanes launched multiple raids on the heights of the eastern Mountain Range and an area in the Baalbek district of eastern Lebanon.…

Kazakhstan, Georgia To Work On Middle Corridor Infrastructure Upgrades

ALMATY, Feb 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – Kazakhstan and Georgia are focusing on boosting cargo volumes, along the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route, or the Middle Corridor, while upgrading its transit infrastructure, according to a statement by the Kazakh presidential press service, yesterday. Kazakh President, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, and Georgia’s Prime Minister, Irakli Kobakhidze,…

Cambodia’s Senate President Hun Sen Arrived In Laos For State Visit

VIENTIANE, Feb 7 (NNN-KPL) – Cambodian Senate President, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, arrived at Wattay International Airport in the Lao capital, Vientiane, yesterday, leading a high-level delegation for a two-day official visit to Laos, at the invitation of Lao National Assembly President, Saysomphone Phomvihane. He was warmly welcomed by Vice…

S. Korea’s Court Held 6th Hearing Of Yoon’s Impeachment Trial, With Yoon Present

SEOUL, Feb 7 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s constitutional court, held the sixth hearing of impeachment trial on President Yoon Suk-yeol, yesterday, with the arrested president being present for the fourth time. Yoon, dressed in a black suit and red necktie, presented himself at the courtroom in central Seoul at about…

Xi Holds Talks With The Sultan Of Brunei

BEIJING, Feb 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – Chinese President, Xi Jinping held talks with Sultan of Brunei, Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah in Beijing yesterday, calling on the two countries to deepen mutually beneficial cooperation and strategic coordination. Xi said that, since the establishment of diplomatic ties more than 30 years…

Trump’s Plan To Colonise Gaza Is Rooted In An Old White Fantasy

By Patrick Gathara The declaration by United States President Donald Trump, that he planned to expel all Palestinians from the Gaza Strip and turn it into an American-controlled “Riviera of the Middle East” has rightly drawn condemnation from across the globe, including, ironically, from Western nations, that backed Israel’s genocidal…