Yemen’s Houthis Claim Strikes On Commercial Ship, U.S. Warships

ADEN, Mac 5 (NNN-SABA) – The Houthis in Yemen announced yesterday that, it had carried out strikes targeting an “Israeli-operated commercial ship,” in the Arabian Sea, as well as, American warships in the Red Sea. In a statement aired by the Houthis’ Al-Masirah TV channel, Houthi military spokesman, Yahya Sarea,…

Turnout In Iran’s Two Major Elections Reached 41 Percent: Minister

TEHRAN, Mac 5 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Interior Minister, Ahmad Vahidi, said yesterday, at a press conference here that, the turnout in the country’s 12th parliamentary and sixth Assembly of Experts elections, which were held on Friday, reached 41 percent. The voting began at 8:00 am local time (0430 GMT), at…

India Allows Onion Exports To Bangladesh, UAE

NEW DELHI, Mac 5 (NNN-PTI) – The Indian government has amended its ban order on the export of onions, excluding to Bangladesh and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), confirmed a senior official at the federal ministry of commerce, yesterday. The change with the permit for onion exports to the above-mentioned…

U.S., Western Allies Should Not Preclude Malaysia From Being Friendly To China: Malaysian PM

MELBOURNE, Mac 5 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysian PM, Anwar Ibrahim, said here yesterday that, the U.S. and its Western allies should not preclude Malaysia from being friendly to China. Anwar, who is currently in Melbourne for a summit of Australia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), explained his recent…

Palestinian Death Toll In Gaza Rises To 30,534: Ministry

GAZA, Mac 5 (NNN-WAFA) – The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip, from the ongoing Zionist attacks, has risen to 30,534, the Palestine Health Ministry said in a statement yesterday. According to the statement, the Zionist army killed 124 Palestinians and wounded 210 others, during the past 24 hours,…

ADB, iSON Ink Deal To Boost Philippines’ Digital Connectivity

MANILA, Mac 5 (NNN-PNA) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB), said yesterday that, it has signed a 2.4-billion peso (42.85-million U.S. dollar) loan, with the telecom towers building and managing company iSON Tower Limited Inc., as part of an ADB-led co-financing package, to enhance digital connectivity in the Philippines. The…

Philippines Suspends Over 130 Officials Over Rice Sale Scandal

MANILA, Mac 4 (NNN-PNA) – The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the preventive suspension of the National Food Authority (NFA) head, and 138 other officials and employees, for their alleged involvement in a sale of rice buffer stock, Philippine Agriculture Secretary, Francisco Tiu Laurel, said today. Laurel said, the…

Six Dead, Dozens Injured In Central Syria Bus Accident

DAMASCUS, Mac 4 (NNN-SANA) – A passenger bus travelling from Lebanon to Syria, overturned in Syria’s central province of Hama, yesterday, leaving six people dead and dozens others injured, local media reported. The incident occurred near the Maarin Al-Jabal village intersection, south of Hama, said local Sham FM radio. The…

29 Killed, 50 Injured Due To Heavy Rains In Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Mac 4 (NNN-APP) – At least 29 people were killed and 50 others injured, due to heavy rains that swept across Pakistan in the last 48 hours, the country’s authorities told media yesterday. The rains caused several houses to collapse and the rain-triggered landslides blocked roads, particularly in the…

Snowboarder Dies In Central Western Japan’s Ski Resort Accident

TOKYO, Mac 4 (NNN-NHK) – A Japanese man died yesterday, after a snowboarding accident at a ski resort, in the central western Japanese prefecture of Hyogo, local media reported. The tragic incident took place at Hachikita Highlands Ski Resort, where the snowboarder in his 40s was participating in a snowboarding…