U.S.-British Coalition Launched Three Airstrikes On Yemen’s Red Sea Port City

SANAA, Jun 13 (NNN-SABA) – Warplanes of the United States and British naval coalition, launched three airstrikes on Yemen’s Red Sea port city of Hodeidah yesterday, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported. The first strike targeted the area of al-Jabbanah, in the western part of the city, while the other two targeted…

5.9-Magnitude Earthquake Struck Off Indonesia’s North Sulawesi

JAKARTA, Jun 13 (NNN-ANTARA) – A 5.9-magnitude earthquake, struck off the coast of Indonesia’s North Sulawesi province, early today, but did not generate large waves, according to the country’s meteorology, climatology, and geophysics agency. Initially, the agency reported the quake’s magnitude as 6.0 before downgrading it. The tremor occurred at…

Two Australian Officers Charged After Assaulting 92-Year-Old Man In Sydney

SYDNEY, Jun 13 (NNN-AAP) – Two police officers have been charged, after assaulting a 92-year-old man in Sydney’s south-west, earlier this year. Australia’s New South Wales (NSW) Police Force, issued a statement today, confirming that, officers responded to reports of a domestic incident at a property at Campbell Street, in…

Int’l Firefighting Team Dispatched To Assist Cyprus In Wildfire Battle

NICOSIA, Jun 13 (NNN-CNA) – An international team has joined Cypriot firefighters, to battle a stubborn fire that has been raging for 36 hours in the country, with Greece and Jordan both sending aircraft to the western mountainous Paphos district, local authorities said, yesterday. Andreas Kettis, spokesperson of the Cypriot…

UCLA Appoints New Chancellor In Aftermath Of Campus Turmoil Over Pro-Palestinian Protests

LOS ANGELES, Jun 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – University of California (UC), Los Angeles, announced yesterday, it has appointed a new chancellor for the No. 1-ranked public university in the United States, in the aftermath of campus turmoil over pro-Palestinian protests. Julio Frenk, currently the president of the University of Miami, will…

Crucial Crossing On Libya-Tunisia Border To Partially Reopen After Months Of Closure

TRIPOLI, Jun 13 (NNN-LANA) – The Ras Ajdir border crossing, a vital land link between Libya and Tunisia, will partially reopen today, following months of closure, the Libyan Interior Ministry announced, yesterday. The reopening decision was made after discussions between the interior ministers of both countries, in the Libyan capital,…

New International Energy Agency Forecast Predicts Comfortable Oil Supplies Until 2030

PARIS, Jun 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – Slowing demand growth and surging supply, put global oil markets on course for a major surplus this decade, according to a report released by the International Energy Agency (IEA), yesterday. Based on current policies and market trends, strong demand from fast-growing economies in Asia, as…

Iran, Qatar Signed Agreements On Legal, Judicial Cooperation

TEHRAN, Jun 13 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran and Qatar, yesterday, signed an agreement on legal assistance in criminal matters, as well as, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on judicial cooperation between their governments, the Mizan news agency of the Iranian judiciary reported. The documents were signed in the Qatari capital Doha,…

Jordan Condemns Israeli Settlers’ “Incursions” Into Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound

AMMAN, Jun 13 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan’s Foreign Ministry, condemned yesterday, “the continuous and escalating incursions by extremist settlers” into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, under the protection of Israeli police. Castigating the latest incident that occurred yesterday, the Jordanian ministry described, in a statement, the Israeli settlers’ actions inside the compound…

Urgent: Yemen’s Houthis Claim Responsibility For Attacking Cargo Ship, Israeli Cities

SANAA, Jun 13 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s Houthis, yesterday, claimed responsibility for launching attacks against a cargo ship named “Tutor,” in the Red Sea, and two Israeli cities, a Houthi military spokesman said in a statement.– NNN-SABA