Indonesia Opens Investment In 60 New Oil And Gas Blocks

JAKARTA, Oct 29 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Indonesian government announced yesterday, the opening of investment opportunities for 60 new oil and gas blocks across 14 regions. Ariana Soemanto, director of upstream oil and gas development, at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, said in a statement that, these blocks are…

Civilians’ Plight In N. Gaza “Unbearable”: UN Chief

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, was “shocked” by the levels of death, injury and destruction in the north of Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing intense Israeli military operation, his spokesman said in a statement. Hundreds of people were killed in Gaza in the past few…

Yemen’s Houthis Claim Three Attacks On Ships In Arabian, Red Seas

SANAA, Oct 29 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s Houthis said in a statement yesterday that, it carried out three attacks targeting three ships in the Arabian Sea and the Red Sea, as well as, in the Bab al-Mandab Strait. “In support of the Palestinian and Lebanese resistances, we carried out three military…

Palestinian Death Toll Surpasses 43,000 In Gaza As Israel-Hezbollah Conflict Continues

GAZA/BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, Oct 29 (NNN-WAFA/NNA/MA’AN) – The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli Zionist attacks on the Gaza Strip has exceeded 43,000, as of yesterday, as the Israeli Zionist forces continued to pound various areas across Lebanon, killing at least 2,710 people since the Hezbollah-Israeli clashes began in Oct, last…

Palestine Denounces Israeli Regime’s Law Banning UNRWA Operations

RAMALLAH, Oct 29 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestine yesterday, condemned the Israeli regime’s parliament’s legislation, banning the operations of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees in Israel. “We reject and condemn this decision, emphasising that, it violates international law and challenges United Nations resolutions that uphold international legitimacy,” Nabil Abu Rudeineh, official…

Egyptian President Calls For Int’l Efforts To Reach Ceasefire In Gaza, Lebanon

CAIRO, Oct 29 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, stressed here yesterday, the need for concerted international efforts, to achieve an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon. Sisi made the remarks during a meeting with Manfred Weber, chairman of the European People’s Party, the largest group in the European Parliament,…

Uzbekistan Announces Preliminary Results In Parliamentary Elections

TASHKENT, Oct 29 (NNN-UzA) – Uzbek Central Election Commission, has announced the preliminary results of the elections, for the 150-seat lower house of parliament. According to the commission, the Liberal Democratic Party of Uzbekistan gained the majority of seats, in the elections to the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis,…

Iraq Files Complaint To UN Over Israel’s Use Of Its Airspace To Attack Iran

BAGHDAD, Oct 29 (NNN-NINA) – Iraq has submitted a letter of protest to the UN secretary-general and the Security Council, condemning Israel’s blatant violation of Iraq’s airspace and sovereignty, to launch an attack on Iran on Saturday, Iraqi government spokesman, Basim al-Awadi, said yesterday. Iraq will not allow its airspace…

Japanese PM Ishiba Vows To Continue Leading Government Following Election Defeat

TOKYO, Oct 29 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Shigeru Ishiba, yesterday said, he will continue as prime minister, to lead the government and tackle growing economic and security challenges, after his ruling bloc suffered a crushing defeat in the general election the day before. Ishiba, head of the Liberal Democratic…

Eight Dead As Bus Plunged Into River In South Afghanistan

TIRIN KOT, Afghanistan, Oct 28 (NNN-ANA) – At least eight passengers lost their lives, after a vehicle carrying them from a wooden bridge, plunged into the river, in southern Afghanistan’s Uruzgan province, provincial authorities said, today. The accident occurred at 3:00 a.m. local time, when the wooden bridge broke, due…