Two Killed, Four Injured In Israeli Airstrikes In S. Lebanon

BEIRUT, Jul 16 (NNN-NNA) – Two civilians were killed and four others wounded yesterday, in Israeli airstrikes on border villages in southern Lebanon, Lebanese military sources said. The military sources, who spoke anonymously, said that, the Israeli military launched nine airstrikes on seven towns and villages, and bombed ten border…

Pakistan’s Karachi Might Face Elevated Temperature

ISLAMABAD, Jul 16 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), forecast yesterday that, the country’s southern port city of Karachi, might face an increase in temperature, during the next two days. The PMD said in a statement that, the city’s heat intensity is likely to surge with hot and humid conditions…

35 Dead, 250 Injured In East Afghanistan Flash Floods

JALALABAD, Afghanistan, Jul 16 (NNN-ANA) – At least 35 people were killed and 250 others were injured, as rainstorms and flash floods swept through east Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, yesterday afternoon, a local official said. The disaster, according to Nangarhar’s provincial director for information and culture, Qurishi Badlon, affected the provincial…

Thailand Targets 7.5 Percent Tourism Revenue Growth For 2025

BANGKOK, Jul 16 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand targets at least 7.5 percent growth in its vital tourism industry for 2025, aiming to generate a revenue of 3.4 trillion baht (about 94.16 billion U.S. dollars), the country’s tourism agency said, yesterday. With a transformation into high-value tourism, the kingdom will focus on…

Over 190,000 Stimulant Tablets Seized In Eastern Myanmar

YANGON, Jul 16 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar police seized over 190,000 stimulant tablets in eastern Myanmar’s Shan State, according to the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC), yesterday. Acting on a tip-off, the joint anti-narcotic task force inspected a vehicle in Kengtung Township of Shan State on Sunday, and confiscated…

Singapore Faces Increasingly Aging Society With Dropping Birth Rate

SINGAPORE, Jul 16 (NNN-XINHUA) – The number of elderly Singaporeans, living alone in households, more than doubled from 35,160 in 2013, to 78,135 in 2023, according to the Family Trends Report, issued by the Ministry of Social and Family Development, yesterday. The number of residents aged 65 and above living…

Oli Sworn In As Nepal’s New PM

KATHMANDU, Jul 16 (NNN-XINHUA) – KP Sharma Oli, chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist Leninist)(CPN-UML), was sworn in yesterday, as Nepal’s new prime minister. President Ram Chandra Poudel administered the oath of office to 72-year-old Oli. This is the fourth time for him to assume the premiership.…

Egypt Questions Israel’s Sincerity In Gaza Truce Talks: Media

CAIRO, Jul 15 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt has called on Israel not to obstruct the ongoing negotiations on a truce in the Gaza Strip, and not to propose new principles that contradict “what was agreed upon,” Egypt’s Al-Qahera News TV channel reported, without elaborating on what items exactly had been agreed…

Hamas Claims Killing Israeli Soldiers In Rafah

GAZA, Jul 15 (NNN-WAFA) – Hamas yesterday claimed that, its fighters killed and wounded some Israeli soldiers, who were trying to infiltrate Rafah City in the southern Gaza Strip. “Our fighters monitored a private Israeli force, hiding inside a truck loaded with humanitarian aid … then the soldiers entered a…

Hezbollah Targets Israeli Military Division In Response To Attacks In S. Lebanon

BEIRUT, Jul 15 (NNN-NNA) – Hezbollah attacked a new Israeli division yesterday, with assault drones in Illit, in response to Israel’s attacks on Lebanon’s southern villages. “In response to the Israeli enemy’s attacks … the fighters of the Islamic Resistance launched an air attack with a squadron of assault drones,…