Jordan Launches Initiative To Support Amputees In Gaza

AMMAN, Aug 27 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan launched an initiative, to support amputees in Gaza, in response to an unprecedented increase in limb injuries, resulting from the ongoing conflict. The initiative, which comes under the direction of King Abdullah II, offers advanced technology that enables the fitting of functional prosthetic limbs…

Five More Palestinians Killed By Zionist Bombing In Northern West Bank

RAMALLAH, Aug 27 (NNN-WAFA) – Five more Palestinians were killed yesterday, in a Zionist bombing of the Nur Shams camp, near Tulkarm in the northern West Bank, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. The ministry reported that, the bodies were brought to Tulkarm Government Hospital, following the attack. The regime’s…

Roundup: UN Humanitarians Struggle To Deliver Aid In Gaza

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – A recent spate of Israeli evacuation orders, has forced a shutdown of UN agency humanitarian aid operations in Gaza, a senior UN official said, yesterday. However, two officials in Gaza for the UN relief agency for Palestine refugees, known as UNRWA, told reporters, its…

IMF Approves 820-Million-USD Disbursement To Egypt

CAIRO, Aug 27 (NNN-MENA) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF), yesterday, approved a disbursement of 820 million U.S. dollars to Egypt, as part of an 8 billion-dollar loan programme. The IMF said, macroeconomic conditions in Egypt have improved, since the programme’s first and second reviews in March, noting that, inflationary…

53 Killed As String Attacks Rocked Pakistan’s Balochistan Province

by Misbah Saba Malik ISLAMABAD, Aug 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least 53 people, including security personnel, were killed, and scores of others injured, in a series of attacks in Pakistan’s south-west Balochistan province, yesterday, officials said. The proscribed organisation, Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), which claimed responsibility for the offensive, launched…

Vietnam’s Economy To Expand 6.1 Percent This Year: World Bank

HANOI, Aug 27 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam’s economy is forecast to grow 6.1 percent this year and 6.5 percent in both 2025 and 2026, up from five percent in 2023, the World Bank said yesterday. The country’s economic growth is expected to pick up this year, driven by a rebound in…

Schools Shut Amid Heavy Rains In India’s Gujarat State

NEW DELHI, Aug 27 (NNN-PTI) – All junior schools across India’s western state of Gujarat will remain shut today, amid a red alert for heavy to extremely heavy rains, issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), yesterday. Heavy rains have disrupted normal life in many parts of the state over…

China, Brunei Boost ASEAN Sub-Regional Industry Cooperation

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Aug 27 (NNN-ANN) – The Brunei-Guangxi Economic Corridor (BGEC) Joint Cooperation Committee, held its 4th meeting in Brunei on Sunday, to enhance coordination and further promote the industrial collaboration between China and the East ASEAN Growth Area (EAGA). Haji Mohd Amin Liew, minister at the prime minister’s…

Bangladesh Take Historic Test Cricket Win Against Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Aug 26 (NNN-APP) – Bangladesh’s cricket team secured a historic first ever, Test victory against Pakistan at Rawalpindi Stadium yesterday. Before chasing the meager target of 30 runs by ten wickets, Bangladesh spinners, Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Shakib Al Hasan, rattled through Pakistan’s batting lineup, claiming seven wickets between…

Two Troopers Killed, Seven Injured In Clash In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Aug 26 (NNN-APP) – Two troopers were killed and seven others injured, in a clash with militants in Pakistan’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province yesterday, police sources said. The incident happened at about 12:20 pm local time (0720 GMT) in the Tirah Valley area of the Khyber district, where both…