62 Killed In S. Korea’s Airplane Crash While Landing

SEOUL, Dec 29 (NNN-YONHAP) – The number of deaths from South Korea’s airplane crash while landing rose to 62, today, multiple media outlets said, citing the fire authorities. The passenger plane carrying 175 passengers and six crew members crashed, while attempting to land at the Muan International Airport, about 290…

Air traffic suspended as heavy snowfall disrupts life in Indian-controlled Kashmir

NEW DELHI, Dec 29 (NNN-PTI) – Heavy snowfall hit plains and upper reaches of Indian-controlled Kashmir yesterday, disrupting normal life and leading to the closure of roads and cancellation of flights, officials said. The snowfall began Friday afternoon and continued until yesterday morning. A spokesman of the disaster management department…

Syria’s Interim Authorities Deploy Helicopters Against “Former Regime Remnants” In Coastal Regions

DAMASCUS, Dec 29 (NNN-SANA) – Military forces of Syria’s interim administration, began deploying attack helicopters against what it described as “remnants of the former regime,” in the country’s coastal regions, local media channels reported. The helicopters take off from Istamo Airfield in rural Latakia, targeting armed elements still active in…

Indonesia Provides Emergency Assistance To Earthquake-Hit Vanuatu

JAKARTA, Dec 29 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Indonesian government provided emergency assistance to quake-stricken Vanuatu, to help the nation carry out emergency relief efforts, following the 7.3-magnitude quake on Dec 17, that killed a dozen people and wounded hundreds of others. A plane carrying a medical team and 50.5 tonnes of…

Suez Canal Tests New Lane Section To Boost Traffic

CAIRO, Dec 29 (NNN-MENA) – The Suez Canal has successfully tested a new lane, that allows ships to travel in both directions along a 10-km stretch, in its southern section, the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) announced, yesterday. SCA Chairman, Osama Rabie, said, two ships used the new channel after dredging…

Mount Lewotobi In Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara Erupts again, Flight Alert Issued

JAKARTA, Dec 29 (NNN-ANTARA) – Mount Lewotobi, located in Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara province, erupted again yesterday, prompting the Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation Centre to issue an aviation warning. The eruption released a column of ash that reached heights of up to 2,000 metres, with thick gray ash, dispersed…

Cambodia Lowers E-Visa Fees For Tourists

PHNOM PENH, Dec 29 (NNN-AKP) – The Cambodian government, yesterday, decided to reduce e-visa fees for tourists and business or ordinary people, taking effect from Jan 1, 2025. The government said in a news release that, the fee for tourist type (e-visa T) would be slashed to 30 U.S. dollars…

Barbaric Israeli Army Burns Hospital, Detains Director Of Hospital In N. Gaza; Latest Death Toll: 45,484

GAZA, Dec 29 (NNN-WAFA) – The barbaric Israeli army detained Hussam Abu Safia, director of the Kamal Adwan Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip, Gaza-based health authorities said in a statement, yesterday. The statement followed an earlier one from the health authorities, which claimed that the Zionist Israeli army had…

Man Dies After Shark Attack Off Eastern Australia Coast

SYDNEY, Dec 28 (NNN-AAP) – A man died after a shark attack, off the Central Queensland coast in eastern Australia, local media reported, today. The man, in his 40’s, died after suffering life-threatening injuries to his neck, in the shark bite incident, in waters off Yeppoon, the second in Central…

Houthis Say Operations Restored At Sanaa Airport, Hodeidah Port After Israeli Zionist Strikes

ADEN, Dec 28 (NNN-SABA) – Operations at Sanaa International Airport and Hodeidah Port, resumed normal activities, following a series of strikes launched by the Israeli regime, the Houthis said yesterday. “Sanaa International Airport and Hodeidah Port are fully prepared to operate at full capacity,” Mohammed Qahim, head of Houthi transport…