Afghan Acting Minister Among Four Killed In Suicide Attack In Kabul

KABUL, Dec 12 (NNN-BNA) – Afghanistan’s Acting Minister for Refugees and Repatriation, Khalil Rahman Haqqani, was killed in a suicide attack inside the ministry yesterday, a spokesman for the Ministry of Interior, said. “We have received with great sadness the news that the minister of refugees, Khalil Rahman Haqqani, was…

Nepal To Ban Commercial Helicopter Flights To Mt. Qomolangma

KATHMANDU, Dec 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – A local government and other stakeholders in the Mount Qomolangma region of Nepal, decided to forbid commercial flights of helicopters in the region, starting from Jan 1 next year, a local government official said, yesterday. The decision was made a day earlier, on the grounds…

Curfew In Damascus Lifted As Interim PM Calls Refugees To Return Home

DAMASCUS, Dec 12 (NNN-SANA) – Syria’s Military Operations Administration, announced yesterday, the lifting of a curfew in Damascus and surrounding areas, urging residents to return to work, as the country grapples with the aftermath of Bashar al-Assad’s ouster. The announcement coincided with interim Prime Minister, Mohammed al-Bashir’s call for refugees…

Iran To Develop Transit Hub For Asia-Europe Trade

TEHRAN, Dec 12 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran is working to attract a share of the Asia-Europe goods transit, by developing a free zone in its north-west, not least by completing a key rail route, an Iranian official said. Hossein Garousi, head of the Maku Free Zone Organisation, outlined the plan ahead…

Yemen’s Houthis Claim Targeting Three U.S. Military Supply Ships, Two Destroyers

SANAA, Dec 11 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s Houthis said yesterday that, they targeted three U.S. military supply ships after they left the Port of Djibouti. “We also targeted two American destroyers in the Gulf of Aden, that were escorting the supply ships,” Houthi military spokesperson, Yahya Sarea said in a statement,…

Israel Steps Up Strikes In Syria Following Assad’s Downfall

DAMASCUS, Dec 11 (NNN-SANA) – Israel ramped up airstrikes across Syria and carried out significant ground operations, targeting critical military infrastructure, in the wake of President Bashar al-Assad’s government collapse, according to a war monitor, yesterday. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported, Israeli armoured units positioned roughly 25…

S. Korean Police Raided President Yoon’s Office Over Martial Law Declaration

SEOUL, Dec 11 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korean police raided the office of the embattled President, Yoon Suk-yeol, over his martial law declaration last week, multiple media outlets said today. Those subject to the raid were the National Police Agency, the Seoul Metropolitan Police, and the National Assembly Police Guards, as…

Pakistan Condemns Israel’s Illegal Seizure Of Syrian Territory

ISLAMABAD, Dec 11 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan, yesterday strongly condemned Israel’s illegal seizure of Syrian territory, saying, the assault on the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Syria is a grave breach of international law. Israel’s actions are a dangerous development in an already volatile region, the Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs…

Iranian Oil Minister Elected OPEC President

TEHRAN, Dec 11 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Oil Minister, Mohsen Paknejad, was elected yesterday, as the rotating president of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) for 2025. In a press release on its website, OPEC confirmed the election of its president, for the upcoming year and thanked Marcel Abeke,…

Top U.S. Commander In Mideast Meets Syrian Democratic Forces In Syria

WASHINGTON, Dec 11 (NNN-SANA) – The top commander of the U.S. military in the Middle East, visited the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Syria yesterday, to be briefed on ongoing efforts to prevent the resurgence of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the U.S. military said. The U.S.…