Death Toll From Indonesia’s Flooding, Landslides Rises To 15

JAKARTA, May 5 (NNN-ANTARA) – At least 15 people were killed, after flooding and landslides struck Indonesia’s South Sulawesi province, an official from the country’s disaster agency said, yesterday. The natural disasters, which were triggered by heavy downpours, had occurred since Friday, in Luwu regency, spokesman of the National Disaster…

Hamas, Egyptian Mediators Reached Consensus On Gaza Ceasefire Issues; Death Toll: 34,654

CAIRO, May 5 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian mediators and Hamas have reached a consensus on several issues, regarding a potential ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, it was reported yesterday. Egypt’s Al-Qahera News TV channel, quoted an unnamed senior official as saying that, a Hamas delegation had arrived in Cairo to discuss…

Hamas Delegation Heading To Cairo For Egypt-Proposed Gaza Truce – Sources

CAIRO, May 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – Hamas has sent a delegation to Cairo, in response to an Egypt-proposed initiative, for a truce with Israel in the besieged Gaza Strip, two Egyptian sources said today, on condition of anonymity. “Egypt was informed by Hamas that a delegation from the movement was heading…

Feature: Displaced Teachers Establish “Tent School” For Students In Rafah

GAZA, May 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – Now being displaced to the southernmost Gazan city of Rafah, Nihad Badreia, a Palestinian teacher, established a “tent school” for about 600 school-age children, living in a refugee camp, as the current Palestinian-Israeli conflict has deprived students of their studies for nearly seven months. “It’s…

Maldives Launches Initiative To Collect Biometrics Of Migrant Workers

MALÉ, May 4 (NNN-PSM) – The Maldives government, on Thursday, launched a multi-agency operation to collect biometrics of migrant workers. The Ministry of Homeland Security and Technology, said, the operation aims to “gain 100 percent biometrically confirmed accountability of migrant workers in the Maldives.” Speaking at the inauguration ceremony on…

Over 1.5 Million Afghan Refugees Return Home

KABUL, May 4 (NNN-ANA) – More than 1.5 million Afghan refugees have returned from neighbouring Pakistan and Iran, to their homeland, Afghanistan, over the past year of 1402 in the Persian calendar (Mar 21, 2023 to Mar 19, 2024), local media reported, yesterday. The media outlet, quoting Khalil Rahman Haqqani,…

Police Gun Down 91 Terrorists In NW Pakistan This Year

ISLAMABAD, May 4 (NNN-APP) – The law enforcement agencies in Pakistan’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, have gunned down 91 terrorists in separate operations since the beginning of this year, an official report revealed, yesterday. Over 1,000 operations have been launched since the beginning of this year across the province, to…

Conflict In Gaza Continues To Be “War On Women”: UNRWA

GAZA, May 4 (NNN-WAFA) – The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), said yesterday that, the Israeli regime continues to target women, in strikes in the Gaza Strip. “The war in Gaza continues to be a war on women,” UNRWA said in a press statement, posted…

ADB’s Development Fund Gets Five Billion USD Replenishment

MANILA, May 4 (NNN-PNA) – Donors and the Asian Development Bank (ADB), have agreed to a replenishment of five billion U.S. dollars, for the ADB’s Asian Development Fund (ADF) 14, and Technical Assistance Special Fund (TASF) 8, the ADB announced, yesterday. The commitment was made during the ADB’s 57th annual…

Uzbek President Outlines Priorities For Attracting Foreign Investment

TASHKENT, May 4 (NNN-UzA) – Uzbek President, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, yesterday outlined the country’s priorities for attracting foreign investment, according to his press service. “Interaction and open dialogue between the government and the business community are key to effective economic development,” he said, at the second plenary session of the Foreign…