Palestinian Death Toll From Israeli Strikes On Gaza Exceeds 8,000: Ministry

GAZA, Oct 30 (NNN-WAFA) – The death toll of Palestinians from the Zionist regime’s strikes on the Gaza Strip rose to 8,005, including 3,342 children, the Palestinian Health Ministry said, yesterday. So far, more than 20,000 Palestinians have been injured, since the fighting broke out, the ministry said in a…

35 Killed, 53 Injured In Multiple Vehicle Collisions In Egypt – Local Media

CAIRO, Oct 29 (NNN-MENA) – At least 35 people were killed and 53 others injured, yesterday, in multiple vehicle collisions on a desert road, in Egypt’s Beheira governorate, state-run Ahram newspaper reported. Security investigations showed the accident was caused by an oil leak from a car travelling on the Cairo-Alexandria…

Singapore To Launch New Direct Flight Route To Palau

SINGAPORE, Oct 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – Singapore’s Changi Airport and Palau Airlines, announced a new direct flight, connecting Singapore and Koror, in the Pacific island country of Palau. The service will be operated by Royal Bhutan Airlines (Drukair), the official carrier of the Royal Government of Bhutan, according to Changi Airport…

10 Terrorists Arrested In Pakistan’s Punjab

ISLAMABAD, Oct 29 (NNN-APP) – Police in Pakistan’s east Punjab province, arrested 10 terrorists, including a commander of the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the counter-terrorism department (CTD) of police, said. The arrests were made when the CTD launched separate operations across the province, by acting on intelligence reports regarding the…

Bangladesh Enters New Era Of Transportation With Chinese-Built 1st Underwater Tunnel

CHATTOGRAM, Bangladesh, Oct 29 (NNN-BSS) – A Chinese-built underwater tunnel, the first in Bangladesh and South Asia, was inaugurated yesterday, as Bangladeshi Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, paid the first toll and went through the tunnel. Hasina and Chinese Ambassador, Yao Wen, also attended the inauguration ceremony of the Bangabandhu Sheikh…

Japan Marks 1,000th Organ Donation By Brain-Dead Donors

TOKYO, Oct 29 (NNN-NHK) – Japan has logged the 1,000th case of organ donations from brain-dead people, 26 years after the country’s organ transplant law came into force in 1997, according to the Japan Organ Transplant Network. The 1,000th donor was a man in his 60s, who had been declared…

Mongolia Starts Free Flu Vaccination Among High-Risk Groups

ULAN BATOR, Oct 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – A flu vaccination campaign is underway, among high-risk groups across Mongolia, free of charge, the country’s health ministry said today. The annual vaccination campaign is part of efforts to prevent respiratory infections, including seasonal flu, the ministry said in a statement. The high-risk groups…

Egypt’s President, UN Chief Discuss Ways To Relieve Gaza Civilians Amid Israeli Siege

CAIRO, Oct 29 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, received a phone call from United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, yesterday, during which they discussed ways to protect civilians of the Palestinian Gaza Strip, facing an ongoing Israeli siege and bombardment. The talks focused on “the ongoing diplomatic efforts to…

Roundup: Israel “Heads Into Second Stage Of War,” Regional Countries Warn Against Further Ground Operations

JERUSALEM/GAZA, Oct 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said yesterday that, the regime’s war cabinet and political cabinet “unanimously decided to expand the ground operation” in the Gaza Strip. Meanwhile, regional countries warned Israel against further ground operations. In a press conference joined by other senior officials in…

Jordan, Bahrain Call For Joint Arab Action To Halt Conflict In Gaza

AMMAN, Oct 29 (NNN-PETRA/BNA) – Jordanian Foreign Minister, Ayman Safadi, and visiting Bahraini Foreign Minister, Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, yesterday stressed the importance of joint Arab action, to halt the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, according to a statement from the Jordanian Foreign Ministry. During a meeting in Amman, both parties…