Egypt, Jordan Urge Political Settlement For Conflicts In Gaza, Lebanon

CAIRO, Oct 9 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt and Jordan called yesterday, for an immediate halt of “the Israeli aggression” against Gaza and Lebanon, urging for a political settlement to the conflicts. Egyptian Foreign Minister, Badr Abdelatty, and Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Ayman Safadi, made…

Iraqi Militant Group Claims Drone Attack On Target In N. Israel

BAGHDAD, Oct 9 (NNN-NINA) – The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, a Shiite militia group, claimed responsibility yesterday, for a drone attack on a site in northern Israel. The group said in a statement that, the attack was conducted “in solidarity with the people of Palestine and Lebanon” and pledged to…

36 Killed, 150 Injured In Israeli Airstrikes On Lebanon Over Past 24 Hours: Ministry

BEIRUT, Oct 9 (NNN-NNA) – The death toll from Israeli airstrikes on different areas in Lebanon over the past 24 hours reached 36, while injuries stood at 150, the Lebanese Health Ministry reported, last night. Six people were killed and eight others wounded in the Bekaa region, while in the…

Vietnam’s Retail Sales, Service Revenues Up 8.4 Percent In Q3

HANOI, Oct 9 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam’s total goods retail sales and consumer service revenues, increased by 8.4 percent year-on-year, in the third quarter of 2024, to nearly 1.6 quadrillion Vietnamese dong (64.4 billion U.S. dollars), according to the latest statistics of the General Statistics Office. The revenues grew 8.8 percent…

Uzbekistan Exported Apricots Worth 62.3 Million USD In First Eight Months Of The Year

TASHKENT, Oct 9 (NNN-UzA) – Uzbekistan exported apricots worth 62.3 million U.S. dollars, in the fist eight months of this year, local media reported yesterday, citing the state’s statistics agency. Uzbekistan exported 64,800 tonnes of apricots from Jan to Aug this year, marking an increase of 21.6 million U.S. dollars…

DPRK Test-Fired Multiple Rocket Launcher Shells

PYONGYANG, Oct 9 (NNN-KCNA) – It is reported today that, the Academy of Defence Sciences of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), conducted a test-fire of 240 mm-calibre controllable multiple rocket launcher shells, yesterday. The test-fire aimed at reconfirming the hit accuracy of the rocket launcher shells, at a…

Passenger Traffic At Israel’s Main Int’l Airport Drops Nearly 43 Percent Amid Conflict

JERUSALEM, Oct 9 (NNN-MA’AN) – Passenger traffic at Israel’s Ben Gurion International Airport fell by 42.92 percent, in the first nine months of this year, compared to the same period last year, just before the ongoing conflict began, according to a report from the Airports Authority yesterday. The report showed…

Gaza Turned Into Graveyard After “Brutal” Year: UN Agency

GAZA, Oct 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – The year-long “brutal” war has turned the Gaza Strip into a graveyard for tens of thousands, and a sea of rubble, the UN agency for Palestine refugees said. “Twelve months of brutal war have transformed the Gaza Strip into an unrecognisable sea of rubble, and…

Foreigner Jailed For Lodging False Police Report In Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Oct 8 (NNN-ANN) – A Bangladeshi man was sentenced to four weeks of imprisonment, for filing a false police report, local media reported, today. According to the daily Borneo Bulletin, the 37-year-old Bangladeshi man, an assistant project manager at a company, lodged a report at a police…

Flash Floods In Northern Bangladesh Leave Hundreds Of Thousands Stranded, At Least Six Dead

DHAKA, Oct 8 (NNN-BSS) – Days of devastating flash floods, triggered by heavy rains and upstream torrents, have stranded hundreds of thousands of people in Bangladesh’s northern Mymensingh region, with thousands of homes still under water. According to the National Disaster Response Coordination Centre (NDRCC), under the Ministry of Disaster…