Indonesia Deploys 115,000 Police, Military Personnel To Secure Presidential Inauguration

JAKARTA, Oct 19 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia deployed a total of 115,000 personnel, including 100,000 soldiers and 15,000 police officers, to secure the inauguration of the new president and vice president scheduled for tomorrow. “We, along with the Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces, will continue to work to mitigate…

Chile’s Deputy Interior Minister Resigns Over Sexual Abuse Allegations

SANTIAGO, Oct 18 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Chile Interior Ministry Undersecretary, Manuel Monsalve, resigned yesterday over allegations of sexual abuse. “I want to inform that I have submitted my resignation to the president. I have done so because a complaint has been filed against me,” Monsalve said in a statement. He…

American Man Shot, Abducted In Southern Philippines

MANILA, Oct 18 (NNN-PNA) – An American man was reportedly shot and abducted by gunmen last night, in Zamboanga del Norte province, in the southern Philippines, local police said, today. Brigadier General Bowenn Joey Masauding of the Philippine National Police, in the Zamboanga Peninsula regional office, identified the victim as…

Egyptian, Iranian FMs Discussed Regional Developments, Warning Against Wider War

CAIRO, Oct 18 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian Foreign Minister, Badr Abdelatty, and his Iranian counterpart, Seyyed Abbas Araghchi, yesterday, discussed in Cairo, the evolving situations in Lebanon, the Gaza Strip, and the Red Sea, stressing the necessity of preventing the region from sliding into a broader war. Abdelatty underscored “the urgent…

Indonesia, Kenya Signed Articles Of Agreement For Strengthening Climate Financing

JAKARTA, Oct 18 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia and Kenya signed the Articles of Agreement for the G20 Global Blended Finance Alliance (GBFA), aiming at supporting climate project financing and achieving sustainable development goals. The signing took place in Jakarta yesterday, with the attendance of Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and…

Qatar, U.S. Discussed Joint Efforts For Gaza Ceasefire, Regional De-Escalation

DOHA, Oct 18 (NNN-QNA) – Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, and U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, yesterday, discussed the latest joint mediation efforts for a ceasefire in Gaza, and ways to de-escalation in Lebanon. During a phone talk, the…

Death Toll From Israeli Airstrikes On Lebanon Rises To 2,412

BEIRUT, Oct 18 (NNN-NNA) — The death toll from Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon, since the beginning of the Israel-Hezbollah conflict on Oct 8, last year, has reached 2,412, and the number of wounded individuals has increased to 11,285, according to a report yesterday, by the Lebanese Council of Ministers. Meanwhile,…

Sudan Records Over 2,500 Dengue Fever Cases: Ministry

KHARTOUM, Oct 18 (NNN-SUNA) – Sudan recorded 2,520 dengue fever cases, including 13 deaths, in five states, the Health Ministry announced in a statement, yesterday. The infections were reported in the states of Khartoum, North Kordofan, Kassala, Gedaref, and Sinnar, the ministry said, stressing the need to step up epidemic…

Cote d’Ivoire Dissolves Student Union Associations

ABIDJAN, Oct 18 (NNN-IRIN) – At the proposal of the minister in charge of higher education of Cote d’Ivoire, the National Security Council (CNS) decided yesterday, on “the dissolution of all student union associations” to purify university campuses and combat violence in schools, according to a statement from a CNS…

U.S.-British Coalition Makes Air Raids On Houthis In Yemen

SANAA, Oct 18 (NNN-SABA) – Warplanes of the U.S.-British coalition, launched 15 airstrikes on the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, and the northern city of Saada early yesterday, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported. The strikes targeted three sites in Sanaa, in the areas of Al-Jiraf, Hafa and Jarban, as well as, two other…