Nasrallah’s Son-In-Law Killed In Zionist Airstrike In Syrian Capital: Monitor

DAMASCUS, Oct 3 (NNN-SANA) – Two Lebanese nationals, including Hassan Jafar Qasir, the son-in-law of late Hezbollah leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, were killed, in an Israeli Zionist airstrike on a residence in the Mazzeh Western Villas neighbourhood of Damascus, yesterday, a war monitor reported. The Zionist strike, which hit the…

Jordan Calls For Immediate Int’l Action To Halt Escalation

AMMAN, Oct 3 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordanian Foreign Minister, Ayman Safadi, yesterday, called for immediate and effective international action, to stop the serious escalation. Safadi made the remarks in a phone call with British Foreign Secretary, David Lammy, during which the Jordanian minister called for an immediate and lasting ceasefire in…

Israel Launches Airstrike In Central Beirut: Local Media

BEIRUT, Oct 3 (NNN-NNA) – Israel launched, last night, an airstrike targeting the Health Authority Centre, affiliated with Hezbollah, in al-Bachoura area, central Beirut, causing a massive fire to break out, al-Jadeed local TV channel reported. TV footage showed heavy black smoke rising from the building. The airstrike also caused…

NASA To Track Asteroid Close Approach In Jan

LOS ANGELES, Oct 3 (NNN-XINHUA) – NASA will track Asteroid 2025 PT5, on its next close pass by Earth in Jan, next year, the agency said, yesterday. NASA plans to use its Goldstone Solar System Radar, to track the asteroid during its next close approach, which will be five times…

Kenya’s Mpox Cases Rise To Nine Amid Heightened Disease Prevention Efforts

NAIROBI, Oct 3 (NNN-KBC) – Kenya’s Ministry of Health, yesterday, confirmed one more mpox case, raising the total count in the country to nine, as the government strengthened public health response to the disease. Deborah Barasa, cabinet secretary in the Ministry of Health, said in a statement, released in the…

Electoral Silence To Start In Tunisia Ahead Of Presidential Vote

TUNIS, Oct 3 (NNN-TAP) – The electoral campaign for the upcoming Tunisian presidential election ended at midnight, before entering the electoral silence period, today. On Tunisian soil, the campaign will continue until midnight, tonight. During the period of electoral silence, candidates are prohibited from carrying out any electoral activity, and…

Roundup: G7 Leaders Call For Middle East De-Escalation, Highlighting Diplomatic Solutions

ROME, Oct 3 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Group of Seven (G7) leaders, yesterday, called for de-escalation in the Middle East, emphasising the possibility of a diplomatic resolution to the crisis. Their statement followed an emergency meeting chaired by Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, with Italy holding the G7 presidency. Expressing “strong…

California’s New Law To Reshape Higher Education

SACRAMENTO, Oct 3 (NNN-XINHUA) – California has become the second state in the United States to ban legacy and donor admissions preferences, at both public and private colleges, marking a significant shift in the landscape of U.S. higher education access. California Governor, Gavin Newsom, on Monday signed Assembly Bill 1780…

Egypt’s Foreign Debt Down To Below 153 Billion USD: PM

CAIRO, Oct 3 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian Prime Minister, Mostafa Madbouly, said yesterday that, Egypt’s external debt declined by more than 15 billion U.S. dollars in six months, to go below 153 billion dollars, the Egyptian cabinet said in a statement. “The external debt recorded 168 billion dollars last Dec, and…

Inflation In Bangladesh Eased Last Month

DHAKA, Oct 3 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh inflation decreased to 9.92 percent in Sept, from 10.49 percent in Aug, according to the latest data from the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS). The Consumer Price Index released by the BBS showed that, food inflation declined to 10.40 percent in Sept, from 11.36…