Eight Killed, Several Trapped After Marble Quarry Rock-slide In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Feb 23 (NNN-APP) – A rock-slide from a marble quarry, on Saturday, killed eight labourers and trapped at least 15 others, in Pakistan’s Buner district of northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, official said. The official, who serves as Buner district police officer, told local media that, some 30 miners were…

2,700 Turkish Military Vehicles Enter Syria In 19 Days

DAMASCUS, Feb 23 (NNN-SANA) – As many as 2,700 Turkish military vehicles have been sent into Syria, over the past 19 days, as part of the Turkish tactic, to send military equipment to Idlib province, in northwestern Syria and the northern province of Aleppo. A Turkish convoy of 80 vehicles…

PLO Accuses Israel Of Seeking To Undermine Palestinian Control In Area B Of The West Bank

RAMALLAH, Palestine, Feb 23 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), accused Israel of seeking to undermine the Palestinian Authority (PA)’s control, in Area B of the West Bank. Under the Oslo Accords, signed between the PLO and Israel in the 1990’s, the West Bank was divided into three areas: Area…

Damascus-Aleppo Highway Officially Opens For Travel

DAMASCUS, Feb 23 (NNN-SANA) – A week following its capture by the Syrian army, the Damascus-Aleppo strategic highway was opened on Saturday, for travel between the country’s south and north. The opening of the road for travel comes, after the army cleared the road and removed barricades, as well as,…

Saudi Arabia Expects Economic Growth, Backed By Non-Oil Revenues

RIYADH, Feb 23 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia’s economy is expected to grow, backed by its non-oil revenues, governor of Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority said. Ahmed al-Kholifey was speaking at the first meeting of finance ministers and governors of the central banks of the Group of Twenty (G20), in Riyadh. It…

Qatari Emir To Visit Jordan Over Bilateral Ties, Cooperation

AMMAN, Feb 23 (NNN-PETRA) – Qatari Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, will start an official visit to Jordan on Sunday (today), the Jordanian Royal Court said, on Saturday. King Abdullah II of Jordan will hold talks with the Qatari Emir. The talks will cover means to advance bilateral…

Erdogan To Meet Putin, Merkel, Macron On Mar 5 Over Idlib

ISTANBUL, Feb 23 (NNN-ANADOLU) – A quartet summit, attended by leaders of Turkey, Russia, Germany and France, on the Idlib crisis, will be held on Mar 5, Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Saturday. During his visit to Turkey’s western province of Izmir, Erdogan said, he “clearly” shared Turkey’s…

Iraqi Paramilitary Forces Arrest Daesh Militant In Northern Iraq

BAGHDAD, Feb 23 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi paramilitary Hashd Shaabi forces, said that, a leading figure of the Daesh, working as coordinator for the extremist group outside Iraq, was captured in northern Iraq. A paramilitary force, affiliated with the Hashd Shaabi Operations Command of Nineveh province, conducted an operation, that resulted…

Kuwait Evacuates Citizens From Iran Over COVID-19

KUWAIT, Feb 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – Kuwait received the arrival of the first flight from Iran with Kuwaiti nationals, on Saturday, as part of the country’s evacuation plan, after the COVID-19 outbreak in Iran. The flight landed at Kuwait International Airport with 130 passengers on board, Abdulaziz Al-Fawzan, Director General of…

Palestinian Universities Cooperate In Teaching Chinese Language

RAMALLAH, Palestine, Feb 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – Various Palestinian universities, signed a cooperation agreement on Chinese language teaching. Under the agreement, Al-Quds University, which hosts the only Confucius Institute in Palestine, will overlook the implementation of the agreement, in terms of providing educational programmes and language teachers, appointed by the Chinese…