Harsh Punishment Awaits “Terrorists” Behind Deadly Attack In SE Iran: Officials

TEHRAN, Dec 16 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian senior officials, yesterday, condemned a deadly “terror” attack on a police station, in the south-eastern Sistan and Baluchestan Province, earlier in the day, local media reported. Iranian President, Ebrahim Raisi, expressed condolences to the victims’ families in a message, calling on the country’s security…

Lebanon Approves Historic Social Security Reforms

BEIRUT, Dec 16 (NNN-NNA) – The Lebanese parliament, yesterday, passed a law, to establish a comprehensive pension system for private sector workers, a step that was “delayed for three decades” and considered a “milestone” for the country. The International Labour Organisation (ILO), said in a statement that, it offered technical…

Int’l Ministerial Meeting Calls For Peace In Gaza

OSLO, Dec 16 (NNN-XINHUA) – A high-level meeting of politicians from several Islamic and North European countries, yesterday, renewed a commitment to finding a peaceful resolution to the ongoing crisis in Gaza, and to promoting stability in the region. Hosted by Norwegian Foreign Minister, Espen Barth Eide, the meeting was…

12 Killed In Bus Accident In West Java

JAKARTA, Dec 16 (NNN-ANTARA) – As many as 12 people were dead and seven others wounded, in a bus accident, on a toll road in Indonesia’s West Java province, yesterday, a police officer said. The bus hit a guardrail on Cipali toll road, at 15:40 Jakarta time, said spokesman of…

India’s Exports Grew 1.23 Percent In Nov

NEW DELHI, Dec 16 (NNN-PTI) – India’s overall exports in Nov were estimated to be around 62.58 billion U.S. dollars, up 1.23 percent year on year, according to data released by the federal Ministry of Commerce and Industry, yesterday. Electronic goods exports registered a growth of 23.56 percent, at 17.74…

China, Russia Hold Meeting On Regional Development Cooperation

BEIJING, Dec 16 (NNN-XINHUA) – Chinese Vice Premier, Zhang Guoqing, yesterday, co-hosted the chairpersons’ meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission for Cooperation of Northeast China and the Far East and Baikal Region of Russia, together with Yury Trutnev, Russian deputy prime minister and the presidential envoy to the Far Eastern Federal…

Hamas Leader Ready To Discuss With Israel On Gaza Ceasefire

GAZA, Dec 15 (NNN-WAFA) – Hamas leader, Ismail Haniyeh, said on Wednesday that, the Gaza-ruling Palestinian faction is ready to discuss with Israel, any arrangement or initiative that could lead to a ceasefire in Gaza. “We are open to discuss any arrangement or initiative that could end the (Israeli) aggression,”…

111 Palestinians Killed By Israeli Army In Gaza, Yesterday Alone: Ministry

GAZA, Dec 15 (NNN-WAFA) – At least 111 Palestinians were killed and dozens of others wounded in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip yesterday, Gaza’s Health Ministry said. The ministry said in a statement that, 75 injured people and the bodies of 43 victims were transferred to Nasser Hospital in…

Tourism In Egypt’s South Sinai Affected By Hamas-Israel Conflict: Official

CAIRO, Dec 15 (NNN-MENA) – About 20 percent of tourists have cancelled their reservations in South Sinai, a province that is home to some of Egypt’s most popular tourist destinations, since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas conflict, due to concerns over the spillover of the violence, an Egyptian tourism official…

Turkish, U.S. Presidents Discuss Gaza Conflict, Sweden’s NATO Bid

ANKARA, Dec 15 (NNN-TRT) – Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, held a phone call with his U.S. counterpart, Joe Biden yesterday, discussing the conflict between Israel and Hamas, bilateral ties, and Sweden’s NATO bid. Erdogan told Biden that the “humanitarian tragedy in Gaza must be stopped as soon as possible,…