Azerbaijani Plane Crash Likely Due To “External Interference”: Minister

BAKU/MOSCOW, Dec 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – “External interference” is likely the cause of a recent Azerbaijani plane crash, said Minister of Digital Development and Transport, Rashad Nabiyev, citing preliminary investigations and survivors’ testimonies. “Initial reports suggested a bird strike, but experts now believe external interference was the cause of the crash,”…

383 Security Personnel, 925 Terrorists Killed In Pakistan In 2024: Official

ISLAMABAD, Dec 28 (NNN-APP) – At least 383 security personnel and 925 terrorists were killed, in 59,775 operations conducted across Pakistan in 2024, a senior officer of the Pakistan army said, yesterday. During the operations, 73 high-value targets from the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan and other militant groups were killed, Ahmed…

Saudi Arabia Allocates 500 Million USD To Support Yemeni Government

ADEN, Dec 28 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia allocated 500 million U.S. dollars to the Yemeni government, to cover state employees’ salaries and other expenses, Yemeni Prime Minister, Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak, said yesterday. In a post on social media platform X, Mubarak expressed “profound gratitude and appreciation” to Saudi Arabia,…

Iran Seeks Calm Rather Than Chaos In Syria: FM

TEHRAN, Dec 28 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Foreign Minister, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, yesterday expressed concern, over the “acts of sedition” in Syria, while assuring that Iran seeks to promote calm and prevent chaos in the country. He made the remarks in a post in Arabic, on social media platform X, while…

UAE Condemns Burning Of Gaza Hospital By Zionist Forces

ABU DHABI, Dec 28 (NNN-WAM) – The United Arab Emirates (UAE), yesterday strongly condemned the burning of Kamal Adwan Hospital, in the northern Gaza Strip by the Zionist Israeli troops, which forced patients and medical staff to evacuate. In a statement released by its Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the UAE…

Putin To Coordinate With DPRK In New Year To Counter Threats, Challenges

PYONGYANG, Dec 28 (NNN-KCNA) – Russian President, Vladimir Putin, said, his country and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), will further coordinate efforts in the coming year, to cope with current threats and challenges, it was reported yesterday. Putin made the remarks earlier this month, in a new year’s…

Yemen’s Houthis Claim Targeting Ben Gurion Airport With “Hypersonic Ballistic Missile”

SANAA, Dec 28 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s Houthis announced yesterday that, it launched a “hypersonic ballistic missile” targeting Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, claiming it had hit its target, precisely. Houthi military spokesperson, Yahya Sarea, said in a televised statement on Houthi-run al-Masirah TV that, the strike caused casualties…

S. Korea’s New Acting President Vows Stable Management Of State Affairs

SEOUL, Dec 28 (NNN-YONHAP) – Minister of Economy and Finance, Choi Sang-mok, who doubles as deputy prime minister for economic affairs, vowed the stable management of state affairs yesterday, after becoming the new acting president, following the impeachment of Prime Minister, Han Duck-soo. Choi said in a statement that, it…

Houthis Vow Retaliation After Israeli Zionist Airstrikes In Yemen Killed Six

SANAA, Dec 27 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s Houthis vowed to launch retaliatory attacks on Israeli cities, after at least six people were killed and over 40 others injured in Israeli Zionist airstrikes on Yemen’s capital Sanaa and the Red Sea port city of Hodeida, yesterday. The strikes destroyed navigation equipment and…

Iran Condemns Israeli Airstrikes On Yemen’s Infrastructure

TEHRAN, Dec 27 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Esmaeil Baghaei, yesterday, strongly condemned Israel’s “military aggression” against Yemen’s infrastructure. He made the remarks when reacting to the Israeli airstrikes earlier in the day, that targeted Sanaa International Airport, Hezyaz, and Ras Kanatib power stations, as well as, the ports…