Iran To Stage Naval Drill In Caspian Sea: Commander

TEHRAN, Iran, Sept 1 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iran’s navy will stage a war game in the Caspian Sea, in the near future, Commander of the Iranian Navy, Hossein Khanzadi, said, on Saturday. The four-day military exercise is code-named “Sustainable Security and Power,” Khanzadi was quoted as saying. The war game aims…

Hezbollah Leader: Israeli PM Wants Pretext For War Against Lebanon

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Sept 1 (NNN-NNA) – Hezbollah leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, said that, Israeli PM, Benjamin Netanyahu, is looking for a pretext, to wage war against Lebanon, Al Manar local TV channel reported. “Netanyahu is trying to convince his people and the international community, that the resistance has factories of…

24 Killed After Passenger Bus Plunges Into River In Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug 31 (NNN-PPI) – A bus carrying 24 passengers, fall into a river in Kohistan district of Pakistan’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, killing all on board, a senior police officer said. The drowned, including 15 men, five women and four children, were close-knit relatives, who were on their…

Eight Killed, 22 Injured In Boiler Explosion In India

MUMBAI, India, Aug 31 (NNN-PTI) – At least eight people died and 22 were injured, following a boiler explosion in a chemical plant in Shirpur industrial area of Dhule district, in India’s western state of Maharashtra — 380 km from Mumbai on Saturday morning. The death toll is likely to…

Sri Lankan Army Re-Assures Country Safe For Travel

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Aug 31 (NNN-SL NEWS) – The Sri Lankan army has re-assured foreign tourists that, Sri Lanka was safe for travel, as the government had taken all precautionary measures, to arrest all those behind the Easter Sunday terror explosions, local media reported. Sri Lanka Army Operations Director, Brigadier…

Two Killed, 19 Wounded As Minibus Falls From Mountain In Iraq’s Kurdistan

BAGHDAD, Iraq, Aug 31 (NNN-NINA) – Two people were killed and 19 wounded, Friday, when a tourist minibus fell from a mountain in Iraq’s semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan, according to local sources. The accident took place on Baranan Mountain, on a road leading to the city of Sulaymaniyah, some 375…

Israeli Man Gets Three Years In Cambodian Jail For Child Sexual Abuse

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, Aug 31 (NNN-AKP) – A Cambodian court has sentenced an Israeli man to three years in prison, for sexually abusing underage boys, an anti-pedophile organisation said, in a press statement. Ezra Balfour, 60, was convicted of “indecent act against a minor under 15 years” by the Siem…

Kuwait Dispatches Humanitarian Aid To Sudan For Flood Victims

KUWAIT, Aug 31 (NNN-KUNA) – Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS), on Friday, dispatched humanitarian aid to Sudan, for flood victims there. The flight, which carried 40 tonnes of food, arrived on Friday, at Khartoum International Airport. The flight was sent, to help the people in Sudan, who suffered from floods,…

Qatar Calls For “Immediate” Halt To Military Escalation In Yemen

DOHA, Qatar, Aug 31 (NNN-QNA) – Qatar appealed to all Yemeni factions, to let the voice of wisdom and the people’s interests prevail, and to avoid tearing apart Yemen’s social fabric, according to a Qatari foreign ministry statement. “The military escalation must be stopped immediately, and return to the outcome…

Daesh Leader Killed In Operation In Eastern Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq, Aug 31 (NNN-NINA) – A local leader of the Daesh group and his aide, were killed on Friday, in an operation in Iraq’s eastern province of Diyala, while troops captured four extremist militants in the province. Acting on intelligence reports, the Iraqi army pounded a Daesh hideout with…
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