Chinese Envoy Stresses Ceasefire As Top Priority In Gaza

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – A Chinese UN envoy, said, achieving a ceasefire in Gaza is currently the most critical priority. “First, the realisation of a ceasefire remains the overriding prerequisite. Only a ceasefire can prevent greater civilian casualties, including those of hostages. Only a ceasefire can prevent the…

Helicopter Crash In Iraq Kills Army Officer On Election Duty

BAGHDAD, Dec 20 (NNN-NINA) – An Iraqi army officer was killed, and another wounded, yesterday, in a helicopter crash, while they were on duty to support provincial elections in the Salahuddin province, north of Baghdad, the Iraqi Defence Ministry said, in a statement. The helicopter’s commander, Marwan Jalal was killed,…

Israeli Army Turns Hospital In Northern Gaza Into “Military Barracks:” Health Ministry

GAZA, Dec 20 (NNN-WAFA) – The Health Ministry in Gaza, said yesterday that, the Israeli army transformed the “Al Awda” Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip into a “military barracks” and grounded 240 people inside it. Ashraf Al-Qedra, the ministry spokesman, said in a press statement that, 80 medical staff,…

All Fuel Stations Across Iran Resume Offline Operations: Nat’l Oil Company

TEHRAN, Dec 20 (NNN-IRNA) – All fuel stations across Iran have resumed supply services offline, yesterday, following a large-scale disruption that occurred on Monday due to a technical problem, said Managing Director of the National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company (NIOPDC), Jafar Salari-Nasab. He made the remarks yesterday, in an…

Türkiye Nabs Administrative Head Of Daesh Terrorist Group Operating In Syria

ANKARA, Dec 20 (NNN-TRT) – Turkish intelligence detained the administrative and financial head of the Daesh terrorist group operating in Syria, the semi-official Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. The Daesh suspect, Huzeyfe Al Muri, codenamed Eyyup, was caught in Türkiye’s southern province of Mersin, Anadolu quoted anonymous security sources as saying.…

Egypt’s Arish Airport Receives Two Saudi, Belgian Planes Carrying Aid For Gaza

CAIRO, Dec 20 (NNN-MENA) – The Al-Arish Airport in Egypt’s North Sinai governorate, received yesterday, two planes from Saudi Arabia and Belgium, carrying humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip, which has been under Israeli siege and bombardment since Oct 7, said an Egyptian Red Crescent (ERC) official. “So far, the…

Scientists Discover 14 Million-Year-Old Rhinoceros Fossil In East Asia

BEIJING, Dec 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – Chinese researchers have, for the first time, discovered a rhinoceros fossil dating back 14 million years, in East Asia, providing important evidence for the animals’ migration to East Asia. Prosantorhinus is a genus of the small extinct teleoceratine rhinoceroses, with shortened limb bones, widely distributed…

UN Chief Saddened By Earthquake In China

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, was deeply saddened by the earthquake in China, said his spokesman, yesterday. The secretary-general was deeply saddened by the tragic earthquake, by the loss of life and property damage and injuries to people, said Stephane Dujarric, the spokesman. “He expresses…

Arrest Warrants Issued For 49 Turkish Suspects Over Ties To Daesh, Gulen Movement

ANKARA, Dec 20 (NNN-TRT) – The Turkish authorities have issued arrest warrants for 49 suspects in two investigations, over their alleged ties to the Daesh and the Gulen Movement, the Chief Public Prosecutor’s office said, yesterday. Among the 16 suspected members of the Gulen Movement, 11 people were detained in…

UN Official Warns Attacks Likely To Rise In Gaza Over Holiday Period

GENEVA, Dec 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – A senior United Nations (UN) official, yesterday warned that, the holiday period would likely bring an increase in attacks in the Gaza Strip, as the world turns its focus elsewhere during Christmas. Around 7,000 children have been killed in Gaza so far, while around 1,000…