Iran Condemns U.S. Plan To Control Gaza, Relocate Palestinians

TEHRAN, Feb 7 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Esmaeil Baghaei, has strongly condemned U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan, to take control of Gaza and relocate Palestinians from the coastal enclave. He made the remarks in a statement, released by the ministry Wednesday night, one day after Trump said, at…

New Zealand Marks 185th Year Of Signing Treaty Of Waitangi

WELLINGTON, Feb 6 (NNN-RNZ) – New Zealand marked Waitangi Day, which laid the country’s bicultural foundation, today, to commemorate the 185th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, the country’s founding document. While a public holiday was taken, various events were held nationwide, to celebrate the country’s founding…

Two Policemen Killed, Six Injured In Attack In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Feb 6 (NNN-APP) – Two policemen were killed and six others injured, when terrorists attacked a police check post in Pakistan’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, during the early hours of this morning, official sources confirmed. The incident happened at about 2:00 a.m. local time (GMT 2100 Wednesday), in Karak…

Third Phase Of Huge Hydropower Dam Inaugurated In W. Afghanistan

KABUL, Feb 6 (NNN-BNA) – Afghan authorities have officially inaugurated the third phase of the Kamal Khan hydropower dam, in western Afghanistan’s Nimroz province, the country’s Ministry of Energy and Water said in a statement, yesterday. “This project (the third phase of this dam), built at a cost of 85…

UN Humanitarians Continue Delivering Aid To Gaza Despite Trump Threat

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – Despite U.S. President, Donald Trump’s threat to take over Gaza, UN humanitarians said yesterday, they and their partners are assessing needs and scaling up aid operations across the region. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said, it was mainly concerned…

U.S. Proposal To “Take Over Gaza” Sparks Palestinian Defiance, World Condemnation

GAZA, Feb 6 (NNN-WAFA) – U.S. President, Donald Trump’s suggestion that, the United States takes control of Gaza and relocate Palestinians, has sparked widespread condemnation across the occupied Palestinian territories, with residents and leaders vowing to resist any displacement from their homeland. Speaking alongside the Israeli regime Prime Minister, Benjamin…

Philippine Vice President Impeached By House

MANILA, Feb 6 (NNN-PNA) – Philippine Vice President, Sara Duterte, will face trial in the Senate, after she was impeached by the House of Representatives, yesterday. House Secretary General, Reginald Velasco, was ordered to transmit the impeachment complaint to the Senate, after the House secured 215 signatures, more than the…

226 Archaeological Sites Damaged In Gaza Due To Insensitive Israeli Strikes

RAMALLAH, Feb 6 (NNN-WAFA) – The insensitive Zionist Israeli strikes have damaged 226 archaeological sites in Gaza, during the war, with repair costs estimated at 261 million euros, according to a report released by the Palestinian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, yesterday. The damage assessment revealed that, 138 sites suffered…

Turkish, German Presidents Defend “Two-State Solution” Amid U.S. Gaza Relocation Controversy

ANKARA, Feb 6 (NNN-TRT) – Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and German President, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, jointly rejected proposals to displace Palestinians from Gaza, yesterday, reaffirming their support for a two-state solution, in opposition to recent U.S. suggestions. “Proposals to deport or exile Palestinians from the Gaza Strip are unacceptable under…

Presence Of U.S. Military Bases In The Philippines Exacerbates Regional Tensions: IPB Official

MANILA, Feb 6 (NNN-PNA) – An official from the Nobel Peace Prize-winning International Peace Bureau (IPB), yesterday called for the withdrawal of U.S. military bases from the Philippines, warning that, their presence exacerbates regional tensions. Speaking at a forum yesterday, IPB Executive Director, Sean Conner, said that, the continued presence…