Qatar Mediates Urgent Prisoner Swap Between Hamas, Israel

GAZA, Oct 9 (NNN-QNA) – Qatar is mediating an urgent prisoner swap between the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and Israel, a Hamas source said, yesterday. “With U.S. support, Qatar is seeking to accomplish an urgent agreement that would lead to the release of Israeli women captured by Hamas, in exchange…

Two Died In Light Plane Crash In South Australia

CANBERRA, Oct 9 (NNN-AAP) – A father and son, who were aboard a light airplane, died, when the plane crashed in South Australia (SA), local media reported, today. The SA Police, today, confirmed that a 50-year-old pilot died overnight, after being taken to the Royal Adelaide Hospital in a critical…

Egyptian, Palestinian Presidents Discuss Hamas-Israel Military Conflict

CAIRO, Oct 9 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, and his Palestinian counterpart, Mahmoud Abbas, yesterday discussed the military escalation between the Palestinians and the Israelis in the Gaza Strip. During a phone conversation, the two presidents highlighted the danger of the absence of a political prospect and the exacerbation…

Jordanian King, UAE President Call For Self-Restraint To Halt Palestinian-Israeli Conflict

AMMAN, Oct 9 (NNN-PETRA) – King Abdullah II of Jordan, and United Arab Emirates (UAE) President, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, yesterday discussed the dangerous military escalation in Gaza, and the need for the Palestinians and the Israelis to exercise self-restraint. During a phone call yesterday, the Jordanian leader…

Saudi Arabia Launches Hydrogen Train Tests

RIYADH, Oct 9 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia’s state-owned railway operator, Saudi Arabia Railways (SAR), announced the launch of hydrogen train tests. The tests, set for this month, came after the SAR and the French rail transportation company, Alstom, signed a memorandum of understanding in Sept, 2022, to make hydrogen trains…

Floods In Southern Myanmar Displace Thousands

YANGON, Oct 9 (NNN-MNA) – A total of 5,648 people were evacuated from their homes, after torrential downpours hit Bago Region of southern Myanmar, an official said, yesterday. Director of the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement (Bago Region), U Thaung Shwe, said that, as of yesterday afternoon, the…

Egypt, Jordan Discussed Efforts To Halt Palestinian-Israeli Escalation

CAIRO, Oct 9 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, and Jordanian King, Abdullah II, yesterday discussed efforts to halt the ongoing deadly Palestinian-Israeli escalation over phone talks, said the Egyptian Presidency in a statement. The talks came a day after a massive deadly conflict erupted between the Palestinians and the…

UNRWA Schools Receive Over 20,000 Displaced Palestinians In Gaza: Official

GAZA, Oct 9 (NNN-WAFA) – At least 20,000 Palestinians from various governorates of the Gaza Strip have been displaced to the schools, belonging to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), a senior official said, yesterday. Adnan Abu Hasna, the UNRWA media advisor, said in a…

Death Toll Of Quakes Soars To 2,053 In Afghanistan, Officials Call For Assistance

HERAT, Afghanistan, Oct 9 (NNN-ANA) – The death toll of the earthquakes in western Afghanistan has risen to 2,053, a spokesman for the national disaster authority, Mullah Janan Shaeq, said, last night. Addressing a press conference in Herat, the official noted that 9,240 others were injured and 1,340 houses were…

Heavy Casualties Reported In Gaza, Israel After Hamas Surprise Attack Prompts Retaliation

GAZA/JERUSALEM, Oct 9 (NNN-WAFA/XINHUA) – The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), on Saturday showered Israel with thousands of rockets, in a rare surprise attack that was responded with massive Israeli airstrikes on Gaza and punitive measures, including power outages. According to statistics issued by the Gaza-based Health Ministry, at least…