Israel To Sell Germany 69 Radar Systems In 36-Million-Euro Deal

JERUSALEM, Jun 18 (NNN-PNN) – The state-owned company, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), yesterday announced, it will manufacture and deliver 69 tactical mobile radar systems to the German Land Forces, in a deal valued at 36 million euros. The systems are IAI’s WatchGuard, the fifth generation of motion-detection tactical ground surveillance…

Turkey Agrees To Secure Kabul Airport, S-400 Issue Remains Unresolved: Senior U.S. Official

WASHINGTON, Jun 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – U.S. President, Joe Biden, and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, agreed earlier this week that Turkey would play a leading role in securing Kabul airport, but the two sides remain divided over the issue of the S-400 air defence systems, National Security Adviser, Jake…

Yemen’s Houthi Militia Launches Drone Attack At Saudi Airport

SANAA, Jun 18 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s Houthi militia said, they launched two bomb-laden drones towards the Saudi international airport of Abha, at noon yesterday. “The armed drones hit military targets inside the airport,” Houthi military spokesman, Yehya Sarea, said in a statement, aired by the rebel-run al-Masirah TV. Meanwhile, Saudi-owned…

UAE Delivers 60,000 COVID-19 Vaccine Doses To Yemen’s Strategic Island: Gov’t Source

ADEN, Jun 18 (NNN-WAM) – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) yesterday, dispatched a plane, carrying a shipment of 60,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses, to war-ravaged Yemen, a government official said. The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), the UAE’s humanitarian arm, delivered the first medical aid shipment to Yemen’s strategic Island of Socotra,…

A Soldier Killed In Terrorist Attack In SW Pakistan: Army

ISLAMABAD, Jun 18 (NNN-APP) – A soldier was killed when terrorists attacked military troops, deployed at security duties near an airport in Turbat area of Pakistan’s southwest Balochistan province, an army statement said. Other details of the attack yesterday, as well as, identities or affiliations of the terrorists were not…

Government Takes Note of King’s Views, Will Take Follow-Up Actions – Malaysian PMO

KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian government has taken note and will take follow-up actions based on the Federal Constitution and national laws in upholding the views of the King Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah as stated in the statement issued by Istana Negara (National Palace) on Wednesday.…

Species Of Giant Prehistoric Crocodilian Identified In Australian State

SYDNEY, Jun 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A prehistoric crocodilian has been identified by a team of researchers, led by PhD student, Jorgo Ristevski, from the University of Queensland’s School of Biological Sciences, and the research has been published in the open access journal, Nature Scientific Reports. Ristevski and his team made…

Taliban Attack On District Repulsed, 20 Killed In W. Afghanistan

HERAT, Jun 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – Taliban militants’ attempts to overrun Zinda Jan district of Afghanistan’s western Herat province, have been foiled and the militants fled, after leaving 20 bodies behind, said a statement of the provincial government, released here today. The Taliban militants launched massive offensive early today, to overrun…

South Australian Rocket Pad Approved For Test Launches

CANBERRA, Jun 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A proposed rocket pad in South Australia (SA) has been approved for three launches, despite environmental concerns. The State Commission Assessment Panel (SCAP), has given Southern Launch permission to fire three rockets from the site at Whalers Way, on SA’s Eyre Peninsula, before the end…

Roundup: India’s Iconic Taj Mahal Reopens After Two-Month Closure

by Peerzada Arshad Hamid NEW DELHI, Jun 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – Authorities in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, yesterday reopened the iconic monument of love, Taj Mahal. The decision is part of COVID-19 relaxation, taken in the backdrop of the second wave, in a bid to open up and…
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