Lebanese Observed 4th Anniversary Of Deadly Beirut Port Blasts

BEIRUT, Aug 5 (NNN-NNA) – Families of the victims of the deadly 2020 Beirut port blasts, observed the fourth anniversary of the incident, yesterday, with two marches in downtown Beirut and a gathering in front of the port’s silos. Several families gave speeches that stressed the necessity of completing the…

Egyptian, Russian FMs Discussed Recent Escalation In Middle East

CAIRO, Aug 5 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian Foreign Minister, Badr Abdelatty, and his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, discussed yesterday, the recent escalation in the Middle East. During a phone conversation, the two ministers discussed efforts made, to de-escalate the situation, in a way that preserved the region’s security, stability and the…

Road Mishap Claimed Six Lives In North India

NEW DELHI, Aug 5 (NNN-PTI) – At least six persons died and 46 others were injured, when a passenger bus collided head-on with a car coming from the opposite direction, in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh, a local police officer, said, yesterday. The accident occurred in the early hours…

Gunman Killed Police Officer In Southern Philippines

MANILA, Aug 5 (NNN-PNA) – An unidentified gunman shot dead a male police officer, in General Santos City in southern Philippines, before dawn yesterday, police said. General Santos City Police Director, Colonel Nicomedes Olaivar, said, the ambush happened at around 3.00 a.m. local time, near a subdivision in the city,…

Brunei-China Art, Culture Festival Highlights Long-Standing Friendship

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Aug 4 (NNN-ANN) – The 2nd Brunei-China Art and Visual Culture Festival, opened in Brunei yesterday, highlighting the long-standing friendship and history of cultural exchanges between the two countries. The festival, featuring traditional martial arts, opera, calligraphy, exhibitions, lectures and more, attracted over 200 guests, including artistes,…

Sri Lankan Navy Arrested Four Indian Fishermen

COLOMBO, Aug 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s navy, arrested four Indian fishermen for poaching in the country’s territorial waters last night, the navy said in a statement. The arrests were made during a special operation, to chase away Indian trawlers, poaching off Kovilan Lighthouse, Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka, the…

Japan Continues To Bake Amid Scorching Heat Wave

TOKYO, Aug 4 (NNN-NHK) – The intense heat wave in Japan shows no signs of abating, with the mercury in Kyushu nearing 40 degrees Celsius today, weather forecasts show. Wide areas of western and eastern Japan are expected to experience temperatures exceeding 35 degrees Celsius during the day, triggering heatstroke…

Two Killed, Two Injured In Southern Philippine Ambush

MANILA, Aug 4 (NNN-PNA) – A town vice mayor and his security aide were killed, and two others, including the vice mayor’s 11-year-old child, were wounded, after gunmen ambushed his car in Maguindanao del Sur province, in the southern Philippines, police said yesterday. In a report, the provincial police said,…

Protesters Rally Against AUKUS Nuclear-Powered Submarines In Sydney

SYDNEY, Aug 4 (NNN-AAP) – Dozens of protesters, including members from the local activist group, Sydney Anti-AUKUS Coalition, gathered at the Sydney Town Hall Square yesterday, to demand that the Australian government reject the AUKUS nuclear-powered submarines. They also reject the Australian opposition’s proposal for nuclear power reactors on sites.…

Death Toll In Israeli Airstrike On Gaza School Rises To 15; Total Death Toll: 39,550

GAZA, Aug 4 (NNN-WAFA) – At least 15 more Palestinians were killed and dozens of others injured, by an Israeli airstrike on another school, in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood, in Gaza City, yesterday, Hamas said. Israeli warplanes attacked the Hamama School, which shelters thousands of displaced people, Hamas said in…