Egypt Continues Airdropping Aid To Northern Gaza: Army

CAIRO, Jun 9 (NNN-MENA) – The Egyptian Air Force, along with its counterparts from other friendly countries, continued to carry out airdrops of humanitarian aid over the north of the Gaza Strip, said the Egyptian military, yesterday. The international operation to airdrop aid to Gaza continued from Jun 3 to…

Several Hostages Killed In Israeli Attacks On Central Gaza: Hamas

GAZA, Jun 9 (NNN-WAFA) – During its operation to release four hostages in the central Gaza Strip, the Zionist army had killed several other hostages, held there, Hamas Al-Qassam Brigades said, yesterday. In a statement, Al-Qassam denounced the Israeli military operation in the Nuseirat area, in central Gaza as “a…

Seven Security Personnel Injured In Blast In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Jun 9 (NNN-APP) – Seven security personnel were injured in a blast, in Pakistan’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, yesterday, police said. The incident occurred when roadside-planted explosives, hit a vehicle of paramilitary troops Frontier Corps in Khyber district of the province, police sources in the area, said. The forces’…

Rise In Elderly Driver Accidents Concerns Japan, Rural Areas In Particular

TOKYO, Jun 9 (NNN-NHK) – As Japan sees a rising number of accidents by elderly drivers, there has been ongoing discussion about whether senior drivers should be convinced to quit driving, which might bring inconvenience to those in rural areas. The debate has been reignited by an accident just north…

Hezbollah Raises Military Alert In Response To Israeli Threats: Sources

BEIRUT, Jun 9 (NNN-NNA) – Hezbollah raised its military readiness in all its deployment areas on Friday, in anticipation of any military escalation, following repeated Israeli threats, Lebanese military sources said. Hezbollah’s step came, a day after Commander of the Northern Command of the Zionist army, Ori Gordin, announced the…

Palestinian Unemployment Reaches 50.8 Percent

BEIRUT, Jun 8 (NNN-NNA) – The unemployment rate in the Palestinian territories has surged to 50.8 percent, according to a joint bulletin, released yesterday by the International Labour Organisation (ILO), and the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS). The report reveals that, unemployment in the Gaza Strip has reached a…

Pakistan Strongly Condemns Israeli Bombing On Gaza School Housing Displaced People

ISLAMABAD, Jun 8 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan strongly condemns the Israeli air strike targeting a school housing displaced people, in the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip, that led to multiple deaths including women and children, the Pakistani Foreign Ministry said yesterday. “This attack is another crime in a series…

Philippines’ Gross Int’l Reserves Rose To 104.48 Billion USD In May

MANILA, Jun 8 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines’ gross international reserves (GIR), rose to 104.48 billion U.S. dollars, at the end of May, from 102.65 billion dollars at the end of Apr, the Philippine central bank said, yesterday. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), said, the latest GIR level represents a…

Three Dead, Six Injured In Delhi Factory Fire

NEW DELHI, Jun 8 (NNN-PTI) – At least three persons died and six were injured, some of them seriously, after a fire broke out at a factory, in north-west Delhi today, confirmed a local police. The fire broke out inside the factory, located in the Narela industrial area. Cooking gas…

India’s PM-Designate Modi Stakes Claim To Form Next Gov’t

NEW DELHI, Jun 8 (NNN-PTI) – India’s Prime Minister-designate, Narendra Modi, yesterday staked the claim, to form the country’s next government, by submitting a list of lawmakers supporting the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), before President Droupadi Murmu, confirmed an official source at the President’s House. Modi is scheduled to take…