Egyptian FM, Palestinian VP Discussed Gaza Reconstruction Over Phone

CAIRO, Oct 27 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian Foreign Minister, Badr Abdelatty, and Palestinian Vice President, Hussein al-Sheikh, discussed Gaza’s reconstruction and the political situation in the Palestinian territories, during a phone call yesterday, Egypt’s Foreign Ministry, said. They reviewed preparations for a Gaza reconstruction conference, to be held in Egypt next…

Four Killed, Two Injured In Israeli Airstrikes On Southern, Eastern Lebanon

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, Oct 27 (NNN-NNA-MA’AN) – Four people were killed and two others wounded, in separate Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon, yesterday. Israeli drones and warplanes targeted several vehicles in Lebanon’s southern and eastern regions. Meanwhile, security sources said that, three of the dead were Hezbollah members and the fourth was…

Five Soldiers, 25 Terrorists Killed In Operations In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Oct 27 (NNN-APP) – Five soldiers and 25 terrorists were killed, in two separate military engagements in Pakistan’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said, yesterday. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan Army, said in a statement that, personnel of security forces effectively engaged…

Police Arrest Driver Of Bus That Went Up In Flames Killing 20 In India

NEW DELHI, Oct 27 (NNN-PTI) – The driver of the double-decker sleeper bus, that went up in flames, killing 20 and injuring many others, in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, was arrested, police said yesterday. The accused was found to have secured his heavy vehicle driving licence, using…

6.2-Magnitude Quake Hit Timor Region: GFZ

BEIJING, Oct 27 (NNN-DPA) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 6.2, jolted the Timor region at 1704 GMT yesterday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, said. The epicentre, with a depth of 85.6 km, was initially determined to be at 9.22 degrees south latitude, and 123.87 degrees east…

Recalcitrant Netanyahu Says Israel Won’t Seek Approval For Strikes In Gaza Or Lebanon Despite Ceasefire

JERUSALEM, Oct 27 (NNN-WAFA) – Israeli recalcitrant Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said yesterday that, the Zionist Israeli regime would not have to seek permission, to launch strikes in Gaza or Lebanon, even after agreeing to ceasefire arrangements. “Israel is an independent regime. We will defend ourselves with our own forces,…

China, ASEAN To Upgrade Free Trade, Bring More Certainties To World

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – As Chinese and ASEAN leaders gather here this week, a planned upgrade of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area comes into the spotlight. Within this year, the two sides will formally sign the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area 3.0 Upgrade Protocol, empowering regional economic integration and…

47th ASEAN Summit Kicked Off In Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 (NNN-BERNAMA) – The 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and related summits, kicked off in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, today, under the theme “Inclusivity and Sustainability.” Speaking at the opening ceremony, Malaysian Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, the chair of ASEAN 2025, said, rising contestation and…

Timor-Leste Becomes ASEAN’s 11th Member

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Timor-Leste has been welcomed into the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as the grouping’s 11th member, following an official ceremony at the 47th ASEAN Summit in the Malaysian capital, today. Timor-Leste’s President, Jose Ramos-Horta and Prime Minister, Xanana Gusmao, were present at the…

Cambodia, Thailand Signed Joint Declaration On Peace

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Cambodia and Thailand, today signed a joint declaration on peace, on the sidelines of the 47th ASEAN Summit in the Malaysian capital.– NNN-BERNAMA