Ukrainian Plane Hit By Two Short-Range TOR-M1 Missiles, Iran Says

TEHRAN, Jan 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Ukrainian passenger plane that crashed shortly after takeoff in the Iranian capital on Jan 8, was hit by two short-range TOR-M1 missiles, Iranian state IRIB TV reported today. “Two TOR-M1 missiles were launched from the northern side at this plane,” the TV said, citing…

No reports of Malaysian palm oil being held up at Indian ports, says SEA

By Shakir Husain NEW DELHI, Jan 20 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Solvent Extractors’ Association (SEA) of India said it has not  received any reports of refined palm oil cargoes from Malaysia being held up at India’s ports due to customs clearance. SEA is a trade body representing India’s vegetable oil importers. “We…

Living Situation In Gaza Hits Bare Minimum In All Aspects

GAZA, Jan 18 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian officials and observers, warned, the living situation in the Gaza Strip has reached the bare minimum in all aspects of life. Amid worsening humanitarian crises, the narrow impoverished coastal enclave, home for over two million Palestinians, needs a serious and immediate international intervention to…

Moroccan airline to launch 1st non-stop flights between Casablanca, Beijing

RABAT, Jan 17 (NNN-XINHUA) — The Moroccan national airline Royal Air Maroc (RAM) launched on Thursday the first non-stop flights between Mohammed V Airport in Casablanca and Beijing Daxing International Airport. The flight will be operated by B787-9 Dreamliner aircraft with a capacity of 302 seats, including 26 in business…

Update: Death Toll In Pakistan-Controlled Kashmir’s Avalanches Rises To 76

ISLAMABAD, Jan 16 (NNN-APP) – The death toll of multiple avalanches in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir has risen to 76, while 53 injured people are being treated in various hospitals, official of the disaster management authority, said. A search operation is going on in the calamity-hit areas, with the help of the…

61 Killed, Scores Trapped As Avalanches Hit Pakistan-Controlled Kashmir

ISLAMABAD, Jan 15 (NNN-APP) – At least 61 people were killed and scores of others trapped, in separate incidents of avalanches in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir on Tuesday. The Neelum Valley area was the worst hit, where 57 people were killed, while four others were killed in Rawalakot and Kotli areas, Ahmed…

Turkey says it will continue to its part for peace in Libya

ANKARA, Jan 14 (NNN-ANADOLU) — Turkey did its part to promote a cease-fire and peace in Libya under the leadership of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey’s foreign minister said Tuesday, hours after the fate of a cease-fire appeared in doubt, as one side walked away from the deal. “Turkey…

Israel Hinders Building Of Palestine’s Industrial Zones In West Bank Via Land Confiscation

RAMALLAH, Palestine, Jan 14 (NNN-WAFA) – A senior Palestinian official, accused Israel of hindering the construction of industrial zones in the West Bank, through land confiscation, aimed at settlement expansion. Israeli authorities are putting obstacles in the way of establishing the “Tarqumia industrial zone,” in the south of the West…

Yemenis in dire need of life-saving support – UN

File Photo/SANA’A: A malnourished Yemeni child receives treatment amid worsening malnutrition at a hospital here. Currently more than two million children under the age of two are reported to be acutely malnourished. Photo courtesy of Hani Al-Ansi/dpa NEW YORK, Jan 14 (NNN-XINHUA) — About 80 per cent of the Yemenis…

British PM “Confident” Of Securing Tariff-Free Agreement With EU

LONDON, Jan 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) – British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, said during a visit to Belfast, Northern Ireland, that, he hopes and is “confident” to secure a zero-tariff, zero-quota agreement with the European Union (EU). Addressing concerns over possible checks on goods crossing the Irish Sea after Brexit, Johnson told…
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