Qatar Presents Israel With “Two Suggestions” On Hostage Deal With Hamas: Palestinian Source

GAZA, Nov 20 (NNN-QNA) – A Palestinian source said yesterday that, Qatar presented Israel with “two suggestions” on the hostage deal with Hamas. The source, who requires anonymity, said that, the first suggestion is for Hamas to release 53 children and women, in exchange for a three-day ceasefire and the…

Maldives Formally Asks India To Withdraw Military Personnel

MALE, Nov 20 (NNN-PSM) – The Maldives government, Saturday, formally requested India to withdraw its military personnel from the Island nation. The request was made by the new President of Maldives, Mohamed Muizzu, during his meeting with a representative of the Indian government. “At the meeting, President Muizzu requested the…

Election Campaign Kicked Off In DR Congo

KINSHASA, Nov 20 (NNN-IRIN) – The campaign for the presidential, legislative and local elections, scheduled for Dec 20, officially began yesterday in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Twenty-six candidates for the presidential elections have been registered by the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI), including President Felix Tshisekedi, who…

Palestinian Death Toll In Gaza Surpasses 13,000

GAZA, Nov 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – Gaza’s government media office announced yesterday that, the Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip has exceeded 13,000, since the Israel-Hamas conflict erupted on Oct 7. Ismail al-Thawabta, the director general of the media office, said at a press conference that, among the dead were…

Ex-Military Plane Crashed After Mid-Air Collision In South-East Australia: Report

SYDNEY, Nov 19 (NNN-AAP) – Two former military planes on a training flight, collided today, over the Mornington Peninsula, in south-east Australia, sending one plummeting into the water, local media reported. One plane crashed into the ocean, about 12 km off the coast of Mount Martha, while the other plane…

Erdogan Says Türkiye To Take Gaza Conflict To Int’l Court

ISTANBUL, Nov 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said yesterday that, Türkiye would take the “massacre” in Gaza to an international court. Erdogan has launched strident criticism of Israel, as the death toll of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip continue to climb amid intense Israeli attacks. “We will…

Iranians Stage Rallies In Support Of Palestinians In Gaza

TEHRAN, Nov 19 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iranians held rallies across the country yesterday, to express support for the Palestinians in the war-torn Gaza Strip, and condemn Israel’s “crimes” against them. The rallies were staged in the Iranian capital, Tehran, as well as, other cities, including Tabriz, Shiraz, Isfahan, Rasht, Bushehr, Arak,…

Egypt Condemns Israel’s Bombing Of UN-Run School In Gaza

CAIRO, Nov 19 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt, yesterday, condemned the “horrific” Israeli bombing of a UN school-converted shelter in the Gaza Strip, which killed at least 100 displaced Palestinians inside. In a statement, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said, the bombing of the Al-Fakhoura school is “another blatant violation” by the Zionist…

Egypt Sends 190 Truckloads Of Aid Supplies To War-Ravaged Gaza

CAIRO, Nov 19 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt yesterday sent a convoy of more than 190 aid-laden trucks, to the war-torn Palestinian enclave of Gaza Strip. The convoy, carrying 2,500 tonnes of aid package, provided by Egypt’s Tahya Misr Fund, would enter Gaza through the Rafah border crossing. At the launching ceremony…

Jordan Condemns Israeli Strikes On Gaza’s Schools/Shelters

AMMAN, Nov 19 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan, yesterday, condemned the Israeli strikes on school-converted shelters in the Gaza Strip, which led to the killing of a number of displaced Palestinians. In a statement, the Jordanian Foreign Ministry voiced the kingdom’s strong rejection and condemnation of the Israeli assaults, saying, it was…