Iran, Azerbaijan Hold Joint Naval Drill In Caspian Sea

TEHRAN, Nov 5 (NNN-IRNA) – The Iranian and Azerbaijani naval forces, yesterday, staged a joint rescue and relief drill in the Caspian Sea. The exercise, dubbed “AZIREX2024,” was hosted by Iran’s Navy, and themed “Cooperation for Peace and Friendship,” the report said. It added, the drill involved the Iranian army’s…

Sri Lanka Launches Measles Vaccination Programme Targeting Youth

COLOMBO, Nov 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Health, launched a special measles vaccination programme starting yesterday and running until Nov 9, targeting selected districts, in response to recent cases of the disease. Hasitha Tissera, a senior epidemiologist at the Ministry of Health, announced that, the programme will be…

Indian Air Force Mig-29 Fighter Aircraft Crashed

NEW DELHI, Nov 5 (NNN-PTI) – A MiG-29 fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF), crashed yesterday, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, police said. According to officials, both pilot and co-pilot ejected safely, before it crashed in an agricultural field. The aircraft crashed near Agra town, about…

Vietnam’s Monthly Seafood Exports Back To One Billion USD After More Than Two Years

HANOI, Nov 5 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam’s seafood export value exceeded one billion U.S. dollars in Oct, marking the first time since Jun, 2022, when the figure reached the one billion-dollar mark, the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers, reported, yesterday. Le Hang, the association’s communication director, said, China was…

Four Airports In Indonesia Temporarily Closed As Mount Lewotobi Erupts

JAKARTA, Nov 5 (NNN-ANTARA) – Four airports in East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, were temporarily closed, due to the eruption of Mount Lewotobi late Sunday night, which killed at least 10 people, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) announced, yesterday. “Frans Xavier Seda Airport in Sikka regency, East Nusa Tenggara,…

DPRK Condemns Trilateral Joint Air Drill

PYONGYANG, Nov 5 (NNN-KCNA) – A senior official of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), lashed out at the United States, South Korea and Japan, for conducting a joint air drill as a “counteraction” and “warning” to the latest strategic weapon test by the DPRK, insisting the country will…

Two Dead Following Multi-Vehicle Crash In South Australia

CANBERRA, Nov 5 (NNN-AAP) – Two people have died and seven more have been hospitalized following a major multi-vehicle crash in South Australia. South Australia Police said in a statement on Tuesday that a truck and trailer collided with three vehicles, a black sedan, silver sedan and white utility, approximately…

94,000 Children Vaccinated In Polio Campaign In North Gaza

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – The UN-supported third phase of the polio vaccine campaign concluded, in the besieged northern Gaza Strip, yesterday, with 94,000 children vaccinated, but thousands still remain out of reach, according to UN agencies. Nearly 79 percent of children in northern Gaza have been vaccinated against…

Brutal Israeli Regime Launches Airstrikes At Syrian Farms

DAMASCUS/JERUSALEM, Nov 5 (NNN-SANA) – The Brutal Israeli Zionist airstrikes targeted areas near the Syrian capital, Damascus, last night. “The brutal Israeli enemy launched an aerial attack from the direction of the occupied Syrian Golan, targeting several civilian sites south of Damascus,” resulting in material damage, the Syrian Ministry of…

Int’l Petroleum Expo Opened In UAE, Focusing On AI, Sustainable Energy Transition

ABU DHABI, Nov 5 (NNN-WAM) – The 2024 Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC), a premier oil and gas industry event, kicked off yesterday, highlighting the themes of artificial intelligence (AI) and sustainable energy transition. In his keynote address, United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s Minister of Industry and Advanced…