Roadside Bomb Blast Kills Two Children In Southern Yemen

ADEN, Sept 10 (NNN-SABA) – Two children were killed and three others injured, in a roadside bomb blast in Yemen’s southern province of Lahj, on Monday, a security official said. He said that “all the victims were members of one family and accidentally walked through a roadside bomb placed near…

Weapons Store Explosion Leaves Six Citizens Killed In Yemen’s Hodeidah

ADEN, Yemen, Sept 10 (NNN-SABA) – At least six Yemenis were killed and several others injured when an explosion rocked a weapons store, in the Houthi-controlled Red Sea port city of Hodeidah. The pro-government military source, said that, “a huge explosion rocked an abandoned plastic factory, used by the Houthis…

Regional Forum On Environment Kicks Off In Kuwait

KUWAIT, Sept 10 (NNN-KUNA) – The ninth Regional Conservation Forum (RCF) of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Regional Office for West Asia (ROWA), kicked off on Monday in Kuwait City. The forum is co-organised by IUCN ROWA and the Environment Public Authority of Kuwait. Mariam Al-Aqeel, Kuwait’s…

World Energy Congress 2019 Kicks Off In UAE

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirate, Sept 10 (NNN-WAM) -The 24th World Energy Congress (WEC) kicked off in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), on Monday, gathering participants from around 150 countries and regions, to explore new energy, critical innovation and new strategies. With the theme “Energy…

Oman Suffers Over 430,000 Cyber Attacks In 2018: Official

MUSCAT, Oman, Sept 10 (NNN-ONA) – Omani cyberspace suffered more than 432,978 cyber attacks in 2018, an Omani official announced, Monday. Aziza Bint Sultan Al Rashdi, director of cybersecurity services, of the Omani National Computer Emergency Readiness Team (OCERT), released the figures, during the National Cyber Security Drill, which kicked…

Explosions Occur At Ammunition Depot In Western Iraq

BAGHDAD, Sept 10 (NNN-NINA) – Explosions at an ammunition depot occurred on Monday, at a military camp of paramilitary tribal Hashd Shaabi force, near the town of Heet, in Iraq’s western province of Anbar, a security source said. The incident took place at night when a fire broke out at…

Philippines Starts Reintegrating Former Rebels Into Society

MANILA, Sept 9 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines has started reintegration of former rebels into society, a move Philippine President, Rodrigo Duterte, said, will bring “lasting peace” in southern Philippines. Chair of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and interim chief minister of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region, in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM),…

Eight Daesh Militants Killed In Coalition Airstrike In Iraq

BAGHDAD, Sept 9 (NNN-NINA) – Eight Daesh militants were killed on Sunday, in an airstrike by the U.S.-led coalition aircraft, in the northern province of Nineveh, while security forces captured nine extremist militants in the central Salahudin province, the Iraqi military said. Acting on intelligence reports from Nineveh’s Operations Command,…

Al-Qaeda Fighters Deployed In Key District Of Yemen’s Southern Province

ADEN, Yemen, Sept 9 (NNN-SABA) – Members of the Yemen-based al-Qaeda branch were largely deployed across a key district, in the country’s turbulent southern province of Abyan, a local resident said. The Abyan-based resident said, “Several heavily armed al-Qaeda fighters seized government institutions and set up checkpoints around the entrances…

Typhoon Faxai Lashes Tokyo And Surrounding Areas, Wreaks Havoc On Transportation

TOKYO, Sept 9 (NNN-NHK) – Typhoon Faxai made landfall near Tokyo early this morning (Monday), causing major disruption to transportation networks, with train services being suspended and flights being halted, as the capital and surrounded areas were lashed by torrential rain and battered by gusty winds. According to Japan’s Meteorological…
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