Syria’s HTS Leader Meets UN Envoy On National Political Transition

DAMASCUS, Dec 16 (NNN-SANA) – Syria’s Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) leader, Ahmad al-Shara, held a meeting with UN Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, yesterday, in Damascus, to discuss the political transition in the country, according to a statement released by local al-Watan Online news outlet. Al-Shara, also known as…

Latest: At Least 25 More Palestinians Murdered By Israeli Airstrikes In Gaza

GAZA, Dec 16 (NNN-WAFA) – At least 25 more Palestinians were murdered last night, in two Israeli airstrikes, targeting a school, sheltering displaced people, and a civil defence centre, in the Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian sources. Marwan al-Hams, an official at Gaza-based health authorities, said that, about 21 Palestinians…

Israeli Regime Continues Airstrikes Across Syria, Targeting Military Arsenals

DAMASCUS, Dec 16 (NNN-SANA) – Israeli warplanes launched multiple airstrikes late yesterday, targeting former military arsenals across Syria, according to a war monitor. The latest raids hit missile bases in Battalion 107, near Zama, and weapons warehouses in rural Tartus, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported. Earlier in…

S. Korea’s Joint Investigation Team To Summon President Yoon Over Insurrection Charge

SEOUL, Dec 16 (NNN-YONHAP) – S. Korea’s joint investigation team, will summon the impeached President, Yoon Suk-yeol on Wednesday, on charges of insurrection and abuse of power, multiple media outlets reported today. The team was scheduled to deliver a summons to the presidential office, asking Yoon to appear for questioning…

HTS Leader Unveils Plans For 400-Percent Wage Hike, Disarmament In Syria

DAMASCUS, Dec 16 (NNN-SANA) – Ahmad al-Shara, leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in Syria, unveiled plans for comprehensive economic and security reforms, including a proposed 400 percent salary increase for workers, the disarmament of all armed factions, and efforts to rebuild war-torn communities. In a televised interview with state-run…

Casualties Feared As 35 Miners Trapped Under Rubble In N. Afghanistan

AYBAK, Afghanistan, Dec 15 (NNN-BNA) – Casualties were feared, as 35 miners were trapped under the rubble of a coal mine, in northern Afghanistan’s Samangan province, last night, a local official, Sayed Usman Hamidi, said today.– NNN-BNA  

One Dead, Two Hurt In Fire In Philippine Capital

MANILA, Dec 15 (NNN-PNA) – A fire broke out in a residential area in the Philippine capital, before dawn today, claiming the life of a 19-year-old male and injuring two others, the Philippines’ Bureau of Fire Protection said. The bureau said, the fire started in one of the houses in…

Bruneian Company Unveils Energy-Efficient Cooling Solution

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Dec 15 (NNN-PELITA) – Brunei’s Intracorp (B) Sdn Bhd, has launched its latest innovation, the NNIO fans, local media reported, today. According to the local daily, Borneo Bulletin, the fans, powered by advanced direct current motor technology, reduce energy consumption by up to 70 percent, compared to…

30 More Palestinians Murdered In Zionist Malicious Bombings Across Gaza; Latest Death Toll: 44,930

GAZA, Dec 15 (NNN-WAFA) – At least 30 more Palestinians were murdered, in Israeli Zionist malicious airstrikes on a municipal building, three schools housing displaced people, and residential houses in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian sources said yesterday. Marauding Israeli Zionist aircraft targeted the Deir al-Balah municipality building in central Gaza,…

Martyred Intellectuals Day Marked In Bangladesh

DHAKA, Dec 15 (NNN-BSS) – In a befitting manner, Bangladesh, yesterday, observed Martyred Intellectuals Day, in commemoration of the martyrdom of members of the intelligentsia, who were assassinated at the end of the country’s liberation war in 1971. Bangladeshi President, Mohammed Shahabuddin and Chief Adviser, Muhammad Yunus, paid tributes to…