Syria Dismantles Drug Trafficking Network In Capital Damascus

DAMASCUS, Dec 5 (NNN-SANA) – Syria’s anti-narcotics department, has dismantled a drug trafficking network in the capital Damascus’s countryside, and confiscated over 160,000 Captagon pills, it was reported, yesterday. Two suspects were arrested during the operation, and legal proceedings have been initiated against them. Some of the seized pills had…

Man Arrested For Poaching Endangered Black-Tailed Gazelle In Mongolia

ULAN BATOR, Dec 4 (NNN-APA) – Mongolian police arrested a man, involved in poaching endangered black-tailed gazelle, the country’s Ecological Police Department, said, yesterday. The suspect was arrested recently, while attempting to sell the skins of two black-tailed gazelle, near the capital city of Ulan Bator, the department said in…

Life-Threatening Bushfire Prompts Evacuation Warning In Tasmania

MELBOURNE, Dec 4 (NNN-AAP) – Authorities in the Australian island state of Tasmania, today, urged residents on the outskirts of the capital city of Hobart, to evacuate, due to a life-threatening bushfire. The Tasmania Fire Service (TFS), said in a warning, issued shortly before 2.00 p.m. local time that, residents…

Thai PM Outlined Proactive Security Strategy, Targeting Cyber-Crime, Illicit Drugs

BANGKOK, Dec 4 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s Prime Minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, yesterday, outlined a plan for its security agency, to shift from defensive to proactive operations by next year, prioritising the fight against cyber-crime, illicit drugs, and environmental hazards. During a policy meeting at the Government House, Anutin, who is also…

Two Dead, Two Hospitalised Following Car-Motorcycle Collision In South-East Melbourne

MELBOURNE, Dec 4 (NNN-AAP) – Two people died and two others have been hospitalised, after a car and a motorcycle collided in Melbourne’s south-east suburbs last night. A police statement today said that, the collision occurred on a highway in Mentone, 20 km south-east of central Melbourne, shortly after 9.00…

ADB Approves 300-Million-USD Loan For Road Project In Indonesia

MANILA, Dec 3 (NNN-PNA) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB), today announced that, it has approved a 300-million-U.S.-dollar loan to construct approximately 72 km of disaster-resilient roads, along the southern coast of Java, Indonesia, aiming to improve connectivity and spur economic development in the island’s southern regions. According to the…

Egypt Opens Major Defence Expo In Cairo

CAIRO, Dec 2 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, inaugurated the 4th edition of the Egypt Defence Expo here, yesterday, the Egyptian Presidency said in a statement. During the opening, al-Sisi toured Egyptian pavilions, showcasing domestic military production and other fields, and was briefed on various projects, including a joint…

Drug Seized, Trafficker Detained In Western Afghanistan

KABUL, Dec 1 (NNN-BNA) – Police seized three kg of illegal drugs and took into custody its owner, in the western Afghanistan Nimroz province on Saturday, spokesman for the provincial police office, Mawlawi Gul Mohammad Qudrat said, yesterday. The alleged drug smuggler, according to the official, was attempting to take…

Explosion Sparks Major Fire At Nippon Steel’s Factory In Hokkaido

TOKYO, Dec 1 (NNN-NHK) – An explosion occurred at a factory in Muroran city, in Hokkaido, northernmost Japan, today, triggering a large fire and scattering concrete debris across the site. According to the local fire department, residents near the North Japan Works of Nippon Steel in Muroran, called emergency services…

Sri Lanka’s Weather Disaster Death Toll Climbs To 153

COLOMBO, Nov 30 (NNN-LNW) – Sri Lanka’s Disaster Management Centre (DMC), said last night, 153 people have died due to floods and landslides caused by Cyclone Ditwah. A total of 191 people are still missing as search and relief operations intensify across multiple districts, the DMC said. The DMC said,…
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