Iranian President Condemns Israeli Killing Of “Iranian Advisers” In Syria

TEHRAN, Jan 21 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s President, Ebrahim Raisi, condemned Israel’s “cowardly assassination” of five Iranian “military advisers” in Syria yesterday, vowing that the country will respond to the Israeli “terrorist” attacks. Raisi made the remarks in a statement, published on the website of his office, while extending condolences on…

Security Forces Gunned Down Three Armed Rebels In India

NEW DELHI, Jan 21 (NNN-PTI) – Indian security personnel gunned down at least three armed rebels (popularly called “Naxals”), including two women, in the central state of Chhattisgarh, yesterday, local police confirmed. The encounter took place in a remote area in the state’s Bijapur district, around 480 km from the…

Sri Lankan Navy Seized 60 Kg Drugs, 11 Arrested

COLOMBO, Jan 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s navy, confiscated two multi-day trawlers, transporting over 60 kg of drugs, suspected to be heroin, the navy said in a statement, yesterday. The navy also arrested 11 suspects, who were in the vessels in a Friday special operation, in the southern sea, around…

Four Iranian Revolutionary Guard Officers Killed In Israeli Attack On Damascus: Source

DAMASCUS/TEHRAN, Jan 21 (NNN-SANA/IRNA) – Four officers of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), and an unknown number of civilians, were killed in an Israeli missile attack on a residential neighbourhood, in the Syrian capital, Damascus, yesterday. The source, who requires anonymity, said, a two-story building, the second floor of…

Two Dead, 15 Injured In Car Crash In Philippines

MANILA, Jan 20 (NNN-PNA) – Two people, including a two-year-old girl, were killed, and 15 others injured, after a passenger jeepney’s brake failed, causing it to hit several vehicles, in the Philippines’ Laguna province, south of Manila, police said yesterday. The accident occurred past 5.00 p.m. local time yesterday, in…

Rapid Rise In Dengue Mosquitoes Reported In Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, Jan 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – The population of mosquitoes in Sri Lanka that transmit the dengue virus has increased by 29.5 percent, state media reported, today, quoting the National Dengue Control Unit (NDCU). The NDCU said, the increase occurred in the second week of Jan, compared to the first week,…

Myanmar To Hold First International Grooming Certification, Pet Fair Next Month

YANGON, Jan 20 (NNN-MNA) – The first International Grooming Certification and Pet Fair Myanmar 2024, will be held here next month, Shin Thant Naung, an owner of the Mandalay Pet Shop, said yesterday. The two-day event, organised by the main organiser, Mandalay Pet Shop and co-organiser, Bo Ma Pet Villa,…

Pakistan Agrees With Iran To De-Escalate Tense Situation: Islamabad

ISLAMABAD, Jan 20 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani Foreign Minister, Jalil Abbas Jilani, spoke with his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, yesterday, and agreed to de-escalate the situation that emerged, after strikes by both sides in each other’s territories, said the Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The foreign ministry said in a statement…

Fourth Winter Youth Olympic Games Opened In S. Korea

GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Jan 20 (NNN-YONHAP) – The fourth Winter Youth Olympic Games, officially opened last night with a grand ceremony in South Korea’s eastern Gangwon Province. The opening ceremony was held concurrently in the Gangneung Oval and the PyeongChang Dome under the theme of “The Universe.” The theme symbolised…

Iranian, Dutch FMs Discuss Bilateral Ties, Iran’s Strike In Iraq’s Kurdistan Region

TEHRAN, Jan 20 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and his Dutch counterpart, Hanke Bruins Slot, yesterday, exchanged views on bilateral ties and Iran’s recent missile strike on “a base of Israeli intelligence service Mossad” in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region. In a phone call, the two sides discussed bilateral…