Debris Of Indian Navy’s Jet Located, Pilot Still Missing

NEW DELHI, Nov 30 (NNN-PTI) – Debris of the MiG-29k trainer aircraft, that crashed in the Arabian Sea on Thursday, has been located, an Indian Navy (IN) official said yesterday. The jet had crashed into the sea, off the southern state of Goa. While one pilot was rescued, the other…

164,000 People Newly Displaced In Yemen In 2020

ADEN, Nov 30 (NNN-SABA) – The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said yesterday that more than 164,000 people have been displaced, since the beginning of this year in Yemen, which has been witnessing a bloody conflict for nearly six years. “Since the start of this year, over 164,000 people have…

Abbas, Arab League Chief Discuss Developments In Palestine

CAIRO, Nov 30 (NNN-MENA) – The Arab League Secretary-General, Ahmed Aboul-Gheit and Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, discussed yesterday, the latest developments in Palestine. During a meeting in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, Abbas and Aboul-Gheit reviewed various aspects of the Palestinian cause, in the wake of recent developments on the international…

Fijians Warned To Be Prepared For Tropical Cyclones

SUVA, Nov 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Fiji Meteorological Services (FMS) is training its officers, to move away from traditional ways of predicting weather, to impact-based forecasting, as the country expects three tropical cyclones in the upcoming season. FMS Director, Teri Atalifo, said today, Fiji expects at least one severe tropical cyclone…

Firefighters Rescued 83 People As Heavy Rains Swept Kuwait

KUWAIT, Nov 30 (NNN-KUNA) – Firefighters rescued a total of 83 peopl, during heavy rains that hit Kuwait over the past two days, Kuwait Fire Force (KFF), said. The people rescued were trapped in their vehicles, in areas where rainwater has accumulated, most of which were in Al-Jahra governorate, the…

Syrian Delegations To Start New Round Of Constitutional Talks In Geneva

GENEVA, Nov 30 (NNN-SANA) – The latest round of Syrian constitutional talks, which aim at writing a new constitution, so as to pave the way for a political solution for the decade-long conflict in the country, will kick off in Geneva today, the UN said. Geir O. Pedersen, United Nations…

China Starts Shipping Tracks For Indonesia’s High-Speed Railway

NANNING, Nov 30 (NNN-XINHUA) – A southern Chinese port, shipped the first batch of made-in-China steel tracks, to be used in Indonesia’s Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway (HSR). China Railway Nanning Group said, the track bars were loaded onto a ship in Fangchenggang, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, after arriving on trains from…

Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Launch Rocket At Gov’t Military Camp

SANAA, Nov 30 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s Houthi rebels said that, they fired a rocket towards a government military training camp, in neighbouring province of Marib last night, the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported. “The rocket targeted the operations room in the Tadawin camp, in northern Marib, killing at least eight soldiers…

Russia’s COVID-19 Cases Up 26,683 To 2,269,316

MOSCOW, Nov 30 (NNN-TASS) – Russia registered 26,683 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking its national total to 2,269,316, the country’s COVID-19 response centre said in a statement yesterday. Meanwhile, 459 new deaths were reported, taking the nationwide count to 39,527. Moscow, the country’s worst-hit region, reported…

Indonesia Reported 6,267 Newly-Confirmed COVID-19 Cases, 169 New Deaths

JAKARTA, Nov 30 (NNN-ANTARA) – The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 6,267 within one day, to 534,266, with the death toll adding by 169 to 16,815, the Health Ministry said yesterday. According to the ministry, 3,810 more people were discharged from hospitals, bringing the total number of recovered patients…