Booming Saffron Harvest Creates More Jobs For Afghans

HERAT, Afghanistan, Nov 22 (NNN-ANA) – On a dusty saffron farm in Afghanistan’s western Herat province, Nafisa, a 55-year-old woman, carefully gathers saffron flowers. For her, this seasonal work provides a vital lifeline. “I earn between 150 and 180 afghanis (2.20 and 2.64 U.S. dollars) daily, from working on the…

14th China-ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Informal Meeting Held In Laos

VIENTIANE, Nov 22 (NNN-KPL) – The 14th China-ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Informal Meeting was held in Vientiane, capital of Laos, yesterday. The meeting was co-chaired by Chinese Defence Minister, Dong Jun and Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence, Chansamone Chanyalath. Laos is the rotating chair of the Association…

Italian Man Charged Over Alleged Drug Import Through Sydney Airport

SYDNEY, Nov 22 (NNN-AAP) – An Italian national is facing life imprisonment in Australia, after being charged with drug importation offenses. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Australian Border Force (ABF), today said that, an 18-year-old Italian man has been charged, after officers allegedly found 15 kg of methamphetamine in…

11 Worshippers Killed By Gunmen In Northern Afghanistan

PUL-E-KHUMRI, Afghanistan, Nov 22 (NNN-ANA) – At least 11 worshippers were killed, by unidentified gunmen, in northern Afghanistan’s Baghlan province, late yesterday, local media reported, today. The victims were killed on the spot, as worshippers gathered at a shrine in the province’s Shahr Kohna (old city) region, Nahrin district, local…

ICC Issues Arrest Warrants For Netanyahu, Gallant, Hamas Leader Deif

THE HAGUE, Nov 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – The International Criminal Court (ICC), in the Hague, yesterday, issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, former Israeli Defence Minister, Yoav Gallant and Hamas military commander, Mohammed Deif. In a statement, the ICC’s pre-trial chamber, accused Netanyahu and Gallant of committing “crimes…

Palestinian Death Toll In Gaza Surpasses 44,000: Health Authorities

GAZA, Nov 22 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli Zionist attacks on the Gaza Strip has surpassed 44,000, the Gaza-based health authorities said, yesterday. During the past 24 hours, the Israeli Zionist military killed 71 people and wounded 176 others, bringing the total death toll to 44,056,…

Indonesia Freezes Over 7,000 Bank Accounts Linked To Online Gambling

JAKARTA, Nov 22 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia has frozen some 7,500 bank accounts, reportedly linked to bookies and syndicates organising gambling operations, a senior official of the country’s central bank reported here, yesterday. At a press conference held at the Communications and Digital Ministry building, Deputy Governor of Bank Indonesia (BI),…

Hostilities Force Over 880,000 People Displaced In Lebanon, Food Security Deteriorates: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 22 (NNN-NNA) – UN humanitarians said yesterday that, evacuation orders and air strikes forced more than 880,000 people from their homes in Lebanon, with more than 500,000 of them fleeing into Syria. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said, those remaining in Lebanon…

Hamas Claims Killing Of 15 Zionist Soldiers In N. Gaza; Over 44,000 Palestinians Killed By Zionist Soldiers

GAZA, Nov 22 (NNN-WAFA) – The Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, announced yesterday that, its fighters had killed 15 Israeli Zionist soldiers at close range, in the town of Beit Lahia, northern Gaza. In a press statement, the Al-Qassam Brigades stated that, its fighters engaged an Israeli infantry…

China-Thailand Mangrove Collaborative Protection Demonstration Area Unveiled In Thailand

PHANG NGA, Thailand, Nov 22 (NNN-TNA) – A series of activities on mangrove ecological protection, between China and Thailand, were held in Thailand’s southern Phang Nga province, gathering more than 60 representatives from the natural resources and marine departments of the two countries. The China-Thailand Mangrove Collaborative Protection Demonstration Area…