Yemen’s Houthis Claim Downing U.S. Drone, Attacking Ship

SANAA, Aug 5 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s Houthis, said yesterday, it shot down a U.S. drone, over northern Saada province, and launched a ballistic missile at a ship in the Gulf of Aden. Houthi military spokesman, Yahya Sarea, claimed, the drone was downed by a locally-made missile, in retaliation for “American-British…

Iran, Slovenia Discussed Hamas Chief’s Assassination Over Phone

TEHRAN, Aug 5 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Acting Foreign Minister, Ali Bagheri Kani, and Slovenian Foreign Minister, Tanja Fajon, yesterday exchanged views, on the assassination of Hamas Politburo Chief, Ismail Haniyeh. During their phone conversation, Bagheri Kani said that, Iran would undoubtedly use its “legitimate and inherent” right to defend its…

Cambodia Begins To Construct 1.7-Billion-USD Funan Techo Canal

KANDAL, Cambodia, Aug 5 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia, today began to build the 1.7-billion-U.S. dollar Funan Techo Canal, connecting the Mekong River’s Preak Takeo tributary in southern Kandal province, to the sea in the south-western Kep province. Addressing more than 10,000 people at the groundbreaking ceremony for the canal, Cambodian Prime…

S. Korea’s Heat-Related Deaths Rose To 11, Over 1,500 Treated For Heat Illnesses

SEOUL, Aug 5 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 11 deaths, caused by heat-related illnesses, this year, with over 1,500 people treated for heat illnesses, the interior ministry said, today. Three more women were reported dead on Saturday, after losing consciousness amid the continued scorching heat across the country, raising the…

New Zealand, Vanuatu Cement Ties

WELLINGTON, Aug 5 (NNN-RNZ) – New Zealand and Vanuatu have a long-standing friendship, underpinned by the bilateral Mauri Statement of Partnership, New Zealand Prime Minister, Christopher Luxon, said today. Luxon and his counterpart, Vanuatu Prime Minister, Charlot Salwai, held formal talks in Wellington, discussing how the two countries can build…

Mongolia Welcome Over 436,000 Foreign Tourists In Seven Months

ULAN BATOR, Aug 5 (NNN-APA) – Mongolia attracted a total of 436,617 foreign tourists, in the first seven months of this year, the country’s Ministry of Culture, Sport, Tourism and Youth reported, today. During the period, Russia, China and South Korea were Mongolia’s top sources of tourist arrivals, the ministry…

Australian Hybrid Vehicle Sales Surge To Record High

CANBERRA, Aug 5 (NNN-AAP) – Hybrid car sales in Australia hit a record high, as the market share of internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles continues to decline, according to new data. The latest quarterly data, published by peak industry body, the Australian Automobile Association (AAA), today revealed, there were 46,727…

Visa-Free Policy Boosts Chinese Tourist Arrivals By Nearly 200 Percent: Malaysian Official

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 5 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia recorded 1,185,050 visitors from China from Jan to May, a 194 percent increase over the same period last year, Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister, Tiong King Sing, said. He attributed the increase to the implementation of visa-free travel arrangements between both countries. He…

Two Hezbollah Members Killed In Israeli Airstrike On SE Lebanon

BEIRUT, Aug 5 (NNN-NNA) – Two members of the Lebanese armed group, Hezbollah, were killed yesterday afternoon, in an Israeli airstrike targeting Lebanon’s south-eastern village of Houla, Lebanese military and medical sources said. The sources, who spoke anonymously, said, an Israeli warplane targeted a house in Houla, with two air-to-ground…

Yemeni Gov’t Warns Of Impending Healthcare Crisis Amid Funding Shortfall

ADEN, Aug 5 (NNN-SABA) – The Yemeni government issued a formal warning yesterday, regarding an impending healthcare crisis, as a severe reduction in international funding threatens the closure of key medical facilities nationwide. The imminent closure of more than 1,000 key health facilities, due to declining international funding, could potentially…