Four Dead, 10 Missing As Minibus Plunged Into Canal In Egypt’s Asyut

CAIRO, Dec 9 (NNN-MENA) – Rescue teams in Egypt’s Asyut province, recovered the bodies of four people yesterday, after a minibus carrying 14 passengers plunged into a canal in the Dayrout district. Search efforts are ongoing for the remaining missing passengers, while divers and water police are currently involved in…

Bangladeshi Gov’t Warns Foreign Nationals Against Illegal Residency, Employment

DHAKA, Dec 9 (NNN-BSS) – The Bangladeshi interim government, has issued a warning that, foreigners will not be allowed to stay and work illegally in the country. Bangladesh Home Affairs Adviser, Jahangir Alam, made the announcement yesterday. Later yesterday, a circular was released, urging foreign nationals residing and working illegally…

S. Korea’s Democratic Party To Submit Bills To Investigate Yoon’s Alleged Insurrection, First Lady Scandal

SEOUL, Dec 9 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s main opposition Democratic Party, will submit bills today, to investigate charges of President Yoon Suk-yeol’s alleged insurrection, and scandal involving his wife, multiple media outlets said yesterday.– NNN-YONHAP

Al-Assad Resigns And Leaves Syria, Says Russian Foreign Ministry

MOSCOW, Dec 9 (NNN-TASS) – Bashar al-Assad has left Syria and resigned as the country’s President, while calling for a peaceful transfer of power, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement yesterday. “After negotiations with some of the participants in the armed conflict within the Arab Syrian Republic, Bashar…

Australian Police Lock Down Busy Tourist Strip After Suspected Underground Explosion

SYDNEY, Dec 9 (NNN-AAP) – Police in the Australian state of Queensland, last night, made an emergency declaration under the Public Safety Preservation Act (PSPA), due to an incident at Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast’s entertainment and tourism centre. Australia’s 9News network reported that, the emergency declaration was made after a…

Syrian Opposition Fighters Impose Curfew After Seizing Control Of Damascus

DAMASCUS, Dec 9 (NNN-SANA) – Syrian opposition fighters, announced a curfew in Damascus yesterday, effective from 4.00 p.m. (1300 GMT) to 5.00 a.m. local time, following their capture of the Syrian capital, that led to the collapse of President Bashar al-Assad’s government.– NNN-SANA  

Israeli Officer Killed In Anti-Tank Missile Attack In S. Gaza; Palestinian Death Toll: 44,664

JERUSALEM, Dec 8 (NNN-MA’AN) – An Israeli officer was killed in southern Gaza, yesterday, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said in a statement. The officer, Avraham Ben Pinchas, was a platoon commander in the 46th Battalion of the IDF’s 401st Armoured Brigade, the statement showed. Israel’s Channel 12 News reported…

Opposition Forces Appear On Syrian State TV, Claim Capture Of Damascus

DAMASCUS, Dec 8 (NNN-SANA) – In a stunning development today, opposition forces in Syria took over state television channels, to announce what they described as, the fall of Damascus and the end of President Bashar al-Assad’s government. A man in military fatigues, flanked by armed fighters, read the statement on…

S. Korean President Accepts Interior Minister’s Resignation

SEOUL, Dec 8 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korean President, Yoon Suk-yeol, today, accepted the resignation of Minister of the Interior and Safety, Lee Sang-min.– NNN-YONHAP  

Multi-Vehicle Collision In Philippine Capital Kills One, Injures Five

MANILA, Dec 8 (NNN-PNA) – A multi-vehicle collision in the Philippine capital, killed one person and injured five others, police said, yesterday. Police said, the brake of a speeding 10-wheeler truck malfunctioned, resulting in crash into a pickup truck and five more vehicles, in Paranaque City, on Friday night. Police…