3 children hospitalised with life-threatening injuries after Melbourne house fire
Sydney, Sep 9 (IANS) Three children have been hospitalised with life-threatening injuries after a fire broke out in a house in the suburbs of Melbourne, police said on Monday. The children were rescued from a house that had caught fire in the outer northwest of Melbourne in the state of Victoria by emergency services on […]
15 killed as bus plunges off mountain road in Yemen
Aden (Yemen), Sep 9 (IANS) At least 15 people were killed and three others injured when a passenger bus fell off a mountain road in Yemen’s southern province of Lahj, a security official said. The official on Sunday, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the accident occurred in the Maqatrah district on a hazardous […]
Oman, Brazil discuss ties, economic cooperation
Muscat (Oman), Sep 9 (IANS) Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Albusaidi met with his Brazilian counterpart, Mauro Vieira, here to discuss bilateral cooperation as this year marks the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. According to the statement from the Omani Foreign Ministry on Sunday, both sides explored […]
Four killed in Israeli airstrikes on Syrian military sites
Damascus, Sep 9 (IANS) At least four people were killed and 15 others injured after Israel launched airstrikes on multiple military installations in the central region of the country, according to the Syrian Ministry of Defence and medical officials. The attack, which took place at around 11:23 p.m. local time on Sunday, was launched from […]
Jordan says shooting incident at West Bank-Jordan border crossing ‘individual act’
Amman, Sep 9 (IANS) Jordan’s Interior Ministry said that initial investigations into the shooting incident on the other side of the King Hussein Bridge confirmed that the shooter is a Jordanian citizen. The ministry identified the shooter as Maher Diab Hussein Al-Jazi, a resident of the Al-Husseiniya area in Ma’an Governorate, according to a statement […]
Iraq refutes US congressmen’s allegation of smuggling oil to Iran
Baghdad, Sep 9 (IANS) The Iraqi Oil Ministry dismissed accusations from several US Congress members that Iraq is smuggling and “illegally” selling oil to Iran to help it avoid US sanctions, calling the claims “fabrications that have no basis.” This response followed a letter reportedly sent by five US Congress members to President Joe Biden […]
Qatar, Yemen discuss bilateral cooperation, developments
Doha, Sep 9 (IANS) Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani held a meeting here with his visiting Yemeni counterpart, Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak, during which they discussed the situation in Yemen and vowed to strengthen bilateral cooperation. The Qatari Foreign Ministry said in a statement posted on the social media […]
Two rockets fired towards Israel from Gaza: Army
Jerusalem, Sep 9 (IANS) Militants in the Gaza Strip fired two rockets at the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon on Sunday night, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement. The rockets triggered warning sirens in the city, but no injuries or damage were reported. “Two projectiles were identified crossing from northern Gaza into […]
Iranian President Pezeshkian to make first foreign trip to Iraq
Tehran, Sep 9 (IANS) Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian will leave Tehran for the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Wednesday, marking his first foreign trip since taking office in late July, Iranian media has reported. During the visit, Pezeshkian is expected to hold meetings with high-ranking Iraqi officials and sign several cooperation agreements and security memoranda, Xinhua […]
Heavy rains, floods kill at least 11 in Morocco
Rabat, Sep 9 (IANS) At least 11 people have been killed and nine others went missing after torrential rains battered southern Morocco, the Interior Ministry has said in a provisional report. Seven of the fatalities were reported in the Tata province, while four others, including a foreign national, were found in the provinces of Errachidia […]
