Trains, Flights Cancelled In View Of Cyclone Dana In India’s Odisha, West Bengal

NEW DELHI, Oct 24 (NNN-PTI) – Indian authorities decided to suspend flights at Kolkata airport and cancel trains, as a precautionary measure in view of cyclone Dana, officials said yesterday. Cyclone Dana has already formed over east-central Bay of Bengal, and is expected to make landfall as a severe cyclonic…

Iraqi Militia Claims Drone Attacks Targeting Sites In Israel

BAGHDAD, Oct 23 (NNN-NINA) – The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, a Shiite militia group, yesterday, claimed responsibility for carrying out two drone strikes in the Israeli regime. According to its statements, one strike is on Israeli “vital” sites in the Tiberias, and another on the Jordan Valley, which forms Jordan’s…

Death Toll From Israeli Airstrikes On Lebanon Reaches 2,530, Injuries Up To 11,803

BEIRUT, Oct 23 (NNN-NNA) – The death toll from Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon since the beginning of the Israel-Hezbollah conflict has reached 2,530, with injuries up to 11,803, according to a report released yesterday by the Disaster Risk Management Unit, at the Lebanese Council of Ministers. On Monday alone, 63…

Israeli Army Mercilessly Murdered Palestinian Child In West Bank

RAMALLAH/GAZA, Oct 23 (NNN-WAFA) – A Palestinian child was mercilessly murdered by Israeli forces, in the city of Nablus in northern West Bank, Palestinian sources said yesterday. In a press statement, the Ramallah-based Palestinian Ministry of Health, reported that 11-year-old Abdullah Hawash succumbed to critical injuries sustained during an incident…

Türkiye’s Flagship Defence, Aerospace Expo Kicked Off In Istanbul

ISTANBUL, Oct 23 (NNN-TRT) – The fourth edition of Türkiye’s leading international defence and aerospace exhibition, the Saha Expo Defence and Aerospace Exhibition, kicked off here, yesterday. Organised by SAHA Istanbul, one of the largest clusters of the European Aerospace Cluster Partnership, the five-day event has attracted more than 300…

Seven More Palestinians Killed By Israeli Airstrike On School In N. Gaza

GAZA, Oct 23 (NNN-WAFA) – Seven Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a school, sheltering displaced people in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian sources, yesterday. Medical sources and eyewitnesses said that, Israeli artillery struck the Zayd bin Haritha school, killing seven people and injuring several…

Stricter Measures In Delhi To Counter Rising Air Pollution

NEW DELHI, Oct 23 (NNN-PTI) – Stricter anti-air pollution measures were put in place in New Delhi, in a bid to tackle the rising air pollution levels in the Indian capital city, even as air quality deteriorated to “Very Poor” category. Air quality index (AQI) in several areas in the…

Rare Fish Rediscovered In Cambodia After Disappearance For Nearly Two Decades

PHNOM PENH, Oct 23 (NNN-AKP) – The “Mekong ghost” fish, has resurfaced in Cambodia, after nearly two decades without a trace, said a news release, yesterday. The elusive giant salmon carp (Aaptosyax grypus) has been spotted once again, in the waters of Cambodia by a team of international scientists, led…

Iranian FM Says Neighbouring Countries Won’t Allow Use Of Territories For Attacks On Iran

KUWAIT CITY, Oct 23 (NNN-KUNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, said yesterday that, neighbouring countries have assured Iran they will not allow the use of their territories in any potential attacks against the country. Speaking at a press conference in Kuwait, Araghchi said, “We have received reassurances from…

Palestine Denounces Israeli Court Decision To Freeze Funds

RAMALLAH, Oct 23 (NNN-WAFA) – The Palestinian government condemned, yesterday, an Israeli court decision to freeze new funds from the Palestinian Authority. Mohammed Abu al-Rub, director of the Palestinian Government Communication Centre, said that, freezing additional Palestinian funds is a new attempt to further target Palestinian state institutions, and compel…