Barbaric Israeli Far-Right Minister Threatens To Quit Gov’t Over Gaza Ceasefire Deal

JERUSALEM, Jan 17 (NNN-MA’AN) – Barbaric Israeli far-right National Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, announced yesterday that, his party will quit the government, if the newly announced Gaza ceasefire agreement is approved. In a televised statement, flanked by his party’s six recalcitrant ministers and lawmakers, Ben-Gvir described the agreement, announced on…

At Least 86 More Palestinians Murdered In Gaza After Ceasefire Announcement; Total Death: Over 46,000

GAZA, Jan 17 (NNN-WAFA) – At least 86 Palestinians, including 23 children, were murdered in Gaza, following Wednesday’s announcement of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement, the Palestinian Civil Defence said, last night, amid ongoing Israeli Zionist attacks on the strip. Of the total deaths, 73 were reported in Gaza City in…

China Launched Pakistani Satellite, Two Others

JIUQUAN, China, Jan 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – China today, sent a Pakistani satellite into space, from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre, in north-west China. The satellite, named PRSC-EO1, was launched at 12:07 p.m. (Beijing Time), by a Long March-2D carrier rocket, and entered its planned orbit successfully. The rocket also carried…

Tourist Bus Collided With Truck In Sri Lanka, Killing Driver And Injuring 19

COLOMBO, Jan 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – A bus carrying a group of foreign tourists, collided with a cement truck on the Southern Expressway of Sri Lanka this morning, killing the bus driver and injuring approximately 19 tourists, according to local police. Police spokesman, K.B. Manathunga, said, the crash occurred between Beliatta…

Pakistan’s New Gwadar Int’l Airport To Begin Operations Soon

ISLAMABAD, Jan 17 (NNN-APP) – The New Gwadar International Airport will commence operations on Jan 20, the Pakistan’s Civil Aviation Authority said in a statement, yesterday. A donation by China, the airport is a 4F-grade state-of-the-art facility, to handle the largest civil aircraft. Its 3,658-metre-long, 75-metre-wide runway, with specialised foundation…

Air Astana To Launch Flights To Vietnam’s Nha Trang In March

ALMATY, Jan 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – Air Astana, Kazakhstan’s flagship airline, will begin operating flights in March, from Almaty and Astana to Nha Trang in southern Vietnam, the airline’s press service said, yesterday. With the arrival of the spring-summer season, Air Astana will replace its Phu Quoc route with services to…

One Killed In Residential Fire In Tokyo

TOKYO, Jan 17 (NNN-NHK) – A residential fire, in Tokyo’s Adachi Ward, early this morning, has left one man dead. The fire was reported at around 4:15 a.m. local time, in a two-story house in Adachi. Firefighters dispatched 20 fire engines to the scene and managed to extinguish the flames…

S. Korea’s Court Rejects President Yoon’s Request For Release

SEOUL, Jan 17 (NNN-YONHAP) – A South Korean court, yesterday, rejected arrested President Yoon Suk-yeol’s request for release, according to multiple media outlets. The Seoul Central District Court reviewed the legality of Yoon’s arrest at the request of his defence counsel, refusing to accept it, as there was “no reason”…

Two Stabbed To Death In Melbourne

SYDNEY, Jan 17 (NNN-AAP) – Two men were killed in a stabbing attack last night, in Australia’s state of Victoria, local police said. Victoria police said in a statement today that, emergency services were called to an altercation in Clyde North, 46 km south-east of central Melbourne, the capital city…

International Textile Trade Fair Gets Underway In Bangladesh

DHAKA, Jan 17 (NNN-BSS) – An international textile trade fair, kicked off in Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, with the view of displaying cutting-edge technologies and products to global industry insiders. The “23rd Dhaka International Yarn and Fabric Show” is jointly organised by CEMS-Global USA and the Sub-Council of Textile Industry, China…