Afghan Security Forces Seized Illicit Drugs, Arrested 53 Suspects

KABUL, Nov 13 (NNN-ANA) – Counter-narcotics police in Afghanistan, seized illicit drugs and arrested 53 people on the charge of involvement in criminal activities, including drug smugglers and murders. Units of counter-narcotic police launched separate operations on the outskirts of southern Kandahar province, discovering 129 kg of illegal drugs, including…

Six Youths Died In North India Road Mishap

NEW DELHI, Nov 13 (NNN-PTI) – Six young students, including three boys and three girls, aged between 19 and 24 years, died in a heart wrenching road accident, in India’s northern state of Uttarakhand yesterday, confirmed a local police. The accident occurred in the state capital, Dehradun, at around 02:00pm,…

Over 267,000 Cases Of Mosquito-Borne Diseases Reported In Pakistan’s Sindh

ISLAMABAD, Nov 12 (NNN-APP) – A total of 267,389 cases of mosquito-borne diseases have been reported in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province, since the beginning of this year, the Vector Borne Disease Directorate General Health Services Sindh, said yesterday. Malaria recorded the highest number of infections with 265,021 cases, followed by…

One Dead, Eight Injured After Multi-Vehicle Crash In Indonesia

JAKARTA, Nov 12 (NNN-ANTARA) – A fatal multi-vehicle accident that occurred yesterday afternoon in Purwakarta regency, in Indonesia’s West Java province, killed at least one person and injured eight others, the provincial police said. According to preliminary report, the collision occurred on a toll road, connecting West Java to Jakarta,…

COP29 Opened In Azerbaijan As World Seeks New Climate Change Funding Goal

BAKU, Nov 12 (NNN-TNA) – The 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), or COP29, kicked off in Azerbaijan’s capital city of Baku, yesterday. This year’s climate conference is aimed at seeking a new climate change funding goal, to…

Egypt Launches Online Application To Reconstruct Damaged Antiques Virtually

CAIRO, Nov 12 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt launched, yesterday, a new digital filter application, to reconstruct damaged ancient Egyptian artefacts at the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square, and the National Museum of Egyptian Civilisation. Dubbed the Interactive Mobile Application to Promote Egyptian Antiquities, the project uses virtual reality technology, to show…

Israel Says Lebanon Ceasefire Talks Show Progress, Hezbollah Says No Truce Proposal Received

JERUSALEM, Nov 12 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israeli Foreign Minister, Gideon Saar, said yesterday that, diplomatic efforts to broker a ceasefire in Lebanon have progressed, though Hezbollah maintain, no deal proposal was conveyed to them. “I think there is some progress,” Saar said in a press briefing, adding that, Israel is “working…

UAE Establishes New Aid Agency To Expand Global Humanitarian Efforts

ABU DHABI, Nov 12 (NNN-WAM) – The United Arab Emirates (UAE), will establish a new aid agency, to advance the country’s global humanitarian outreach, the official Emirates News Agency reported, yesterday. The UAE Aid Agency will implement foreign aid programmes, designed to address urgent global needs, including disaster relief, recovery,…

FAO Supporting Cambodia To Install 1,600 VMS Units

PHNOM PENH, Nov 12 (NNN-AKP) – Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), has been providing support for Cambodia’s Fisheries Administration (FiA), to install 1,600 Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) units, on marine fishing vessels by the end of 2025, according to an FAO press release, yesterday. FiA recently deployed 800 units on…

DPRK Ratifies Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty With Russia

PYONGYANG, Nov 12 (NNN-KCNA) – The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) has ratified the Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, between the DPRK and Russia, under a decree of the president of the State Affairs of the DPRK, it is reported today. The DPRK head of state, signed the decree…