Iran Hosts Joint Naval Drill In Caspian Sea

TEHRAN, Jul 23 (NNN-IRNA) – A joint naval drill, kicked off yesterday, in the Caspian Sea, to ensure shipping security and safety in the region. The exercise, codenamed 2024 Hybrid Maritime Search, Rescue and Security, was being staged, off the Iranian port city of Bandar-e Anzali, and involved the Iranian…

Search For Missing Military Helicopter In Cambodia Enters 10th Day

PHNOM PENH, Jul 23 (NNN-AKP) – The search for a missing military helicopter, with two people on board, in Cambodia’s Cardamom Mountains, had entered its 10th day, a spokesperson said. The chopper had lost contact with the air force headquarters, while flying over the densely forested Cardamom Mountain range, in…

Central Gaza Refugee Camp Bombed 63 Times In A Week: Latest Death Toll – 38,983

GAZA, Jul 22 (NNN-WAFA) – The Israeli Zionist army bombed the central Gazan refugee camp of Nuseirat, 63 times in seven days, killing 91 Palestinians, including women and children, and injuring 251 others, the Gaza government media office said, yesterday. The Gaza-ruling faction held the Israeli regime and the U.S.…

Iraq Launches New Power Line To Import Electricity From Türkiye

BAGHDAD, Jul 22 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani, inaugurated a new power line, that will bring electricity from Türkiye to the country’s northern provinces, as authorities seek to alleviate the country’s chronic power outages. Speaking via a video statement, al-Sudani emphasised the significance of connecting with the…

Iraqi Militant Group Attacked Israeli Port City With Drones

BAGHDAD, Jul 22 (NNN-NINA) – The Shiite militant group in Iraq, known as the “Islamic Resistance in Iraq,” said yesterday, it had launched a drone attack on a site in Eilat, Israel’s southern port city. In an online statement, the militia claimed, its fighters carried out the drone attack at…

Iraqi PM Urges Halt To Attacks Against Palestine, Lebanon

BAGHDAD, Jul 22 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani, yesterday, stressed the urgent need to halt the attacks against Lebanon and Palestine, and called for concerted efforts to prevent the escalation of regional conflict. Al-Sudani made the remarks during a meeting with visiting Lebanese Prime Minister, Najib Mikati…

Syrian-Russian Relations Reach New Heights: Syrian FM

DAMASCUS, Jul 22 (NNN-SANA) – Syrian Foreign Minister, Faisal Mekdad, yesterday said, Syrian-Russian relations have transcended traditional friendship and moved towards a new level of strategic cooperation. He made the remarks while addressing a cultural event, at the Al-Assad House for Culture and Arts in Damascus, marking the 80th anniversary…

Toddler, Man Died After Pram Falls Onto Train Tracks In Sydney

SYDNEY, Jul 22 (NNN-AAP) – A toddler girl and a man died, after a pram fell onto the tracks, at a train station, in the southern part of Sydney yesterday, said local police. The emergency services were called to Carlton Railway Station, at about 12:25 p.m. local time, following reports…

Nepali PM Oli Wins Vote Of Trust

KATHMANDU, Jul 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – Nepal’s Prime Minister, KP Sharma Oli, yesterday won a vote of confidence at the House of Representatives, one week after he returned to power. Oli, who is leading a four-party coalition, won the floor test by garnering a two-thirds majority in the 275-member chamber. “The…

Six Killed, One Injured In Train-Car Collision In Indonesia

JAKARTA, Jul 22 (NNN-ANTARA) – Six people were killed and one was injured, in a collision between a train and a car, in Indonesia’s North Sumatra province, yesterday. Local media reported that, the accident occurred at 12:24 p.m. local time, in Deli Serdang regency, when a passenger train crashed into…