Egypt, Jordan, France FMs Met In Cairo Over Gaza Crisis

CAIRO, Mac 31 (NNN-MENA) – The foreign ministers of Egypt, Jordan, and France, met in Cairo yesterday, to discuss joint efforts at resolving the humanitarian crisis in the besieged Gaza Strip, and finding a lasting solution to the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, and his Jordanian and…

At Least 12 Killed By Israeli Bombing On Gaza City Last Night; Latest Death Toll: 32,705

GAZA, Mac 31 (NNN-WAFA) – At least 12 Palestinians were killed and 30 injured by Israeli bombing, on those people who were responsible for securing aid in Gaza City last night, according to Palestine TV. Medical teams struggled to transport the casualties, with some still lying on the ground awaiting…

Egypt To Receive First Tranche Of IMF Loan Next Week: PM

CAIRO, Mac 31 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian Prime Minister, Mostafa Madbouly, announced yesterday that, Egypt is set to receive the inaugural installment of an eight-billion-dollar expanded loan programme, from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), next week. Speaking at an industrial zone near Cairo, Madbouly added that, Egypt is working on increasing…

Five Killed, Nine Injured In Rain-Related Accidents In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Mac 31 (NNN-APP) – At least five people have been killed and nine others injured, in rain-related accidents in Pakistan’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) said, yesterday. Women and children are among the victims of the rain-triggered accidents, of roof collapse in various…

Israeli Air Strike Hits UN Vehicle In Southern Lebanon

BEIRUT, Mac 31 (NNN-NNA) – An Israeli aircraft hit a military vehicle belonging to the UN peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon, UNIFIL, near the southern Lebanese village of Rmeish, leaving many injured, local news website Elnashra reported, yesterday. According to local al-Manar TV channel, the vehicle carried three peacekeepers –…

Woman Died, Two Others Hospitalised After Mass Drug Overdose In Australia’s Queensland

SYDNEY, Mac 30 (NNN-AAP) – A woman died and two others were hospitalised, after a mass drug overdose took place, in the Australian state of Queensland, overnight. Just before 11:00 p.m. local time yesterday, emergency services responded to reports of multiple drug overdoses occurring at a hotel in Surfers Paradise,…

Ancient Statue In Restoration At Phnom Bakheng Temple In Cambodia’s Angkor

PHNOM PENH, Mac 30 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodian archaeologists have begun to restore a larger-than-life sandstone statue, in front of the southern library of Phnom Bakheng temple, in the famed Angkor Archaeological Park, said the APSARA National Authority (ANA) in a news release yesterday. Soy Sophearin, a stone conservation expert, said,…

Strong Wind Injures 24 In Kyrgyzstan

BISHKEK, Mac 30 (NNN-KNA) – Strong wind injured 24 people in northern Kyrgyzstan, the authorities said yesterday. At approximately 16:20 local time (1020 GMT) on Thursday, strong wind with a speed of 18-28 metres per second was recorded in Bishkek, and the Chui and Talas regions, causing a warning of…

Central Australian Youth Curfew, Positive Step To Long-Term Crime Solution: Police Commissioner

CANBERRA, Mac 30 (NNN-AAP) – The police commissioner in Australia’s Northern Territory (NT) hailed a youth curfew in an outback town as a positive step towards a long-term solution for crime in the region. NT Police Commissioner, Michael Murphy, said at a press conference last night that, there have been…

Bali Airport Adds New Flight To India

JAKARTA, Mac 30 (NNN-ANTARA) – Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali has added a flight route to and from India, via Bengaluru in Karnataka State, said the airport’s General Manager, Handy Heryudhitiawan. The first landing of the IndiGo airline arrived in Bali at 9:30 a.m. local time, yesterday, carrying 183…