Iran Counting Down To Launch New Satellite

TEHRAN, Feb 10 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran started counting down, Sunday, to the launch, within hours, of a scientific observation satellite, that is part of a programme the US has previously described as a “provocation.” Iran’s telecommunications minister, Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi, announced the impending launch by tweeting: “Beginning countdown to…

Venezuela Denounces “Terrorist Attack” Against Communications Companies

CARACAS, Feb 10 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Venezuelan Vice President, Delcy Rodriguez, denounced a “terrorist attack” on a warehouse in the northern state of Carabobo belonging to two state-owned communications companies. “A terrorist attack caused a fire in the CANTV and Movilnet Flor Amarillo Warehouse, resulting in the total loss of…

Thousands Of Moroccans March, To Support Palestinians Against U.S. Peace Plan

RABAT, Feb 10 (NNN-MAP) – Thousands of Moroccans, on Sunday, marched in the capital Rabat, to express their solidarity with the Palestinian people and their rejection of the recently released U.S. peace plan for the Middle East. Protesters chanted, while carrying pro-Palestinian placards, with words such as: “No Trump’s Deal…

Trains Suspended, Flights Disrupted As Powerful Storm Hits Germany

BERLIN: Firefighters on Sunday inspect the damage after scaffolding fell at the Sophienstrasse amid strong winds resulting from storm Sabine. Photo courtesy of Paul Zinken/dpa FRANKFURT, Feb 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) – German railway operator, Deutsche Bahn, said that, it is halting long-distance train services nationwide, until at least Monday, as a…

Ireland’s General Election Kicks Off With Record Number Of Female Candidates

DUBLIN, Feb 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – The 2020 general election in Ireland, kicked off at 7:00 a.m. local time (0700 GMT) on Saturday as scheduled, with the participation of a record number of female candidates. Out of 515 candidates, who are either fielded by different political parties or running as independents,…

6.2-Magnitude Quake Hits Off Papua New Guinea

SYDNEY, Feb 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 6.2, jolted off Papua New Guinea today (Sunday), the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake, which occurred at 0604 GMT, was centred at 122 km south of Kokopo, with a depth of 31.3 km, said the USGS.– NNN-XINHUA

Egypt Confirms Death Of Three Fishermen In Capsized Saudi Boat

CAIRO, Feb 9 (NNN-MENA) – The Egyptian Foreign Ministry, confirmed in a statement, the death of three Egyptian fishermen, in a recent boat accident, in the Red Sea, near Saudi Arabia’s city of Jeddah. The Egyptian ministry said, the Saudi fishing boat had six Egyptian fishermen on board, noting, three…

UN Confirms Libya’s Rival Parties Keen To Maintain Truce

TRIPOLI, Feb 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Libya’s rival parties are keen to maintain truce in and around the capital and expressed this attitude during the first round of talks of the Libyan 5+5 Joint Military Commission in Geneva, said the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), on Saturday. “UNSMIL takes…

About 200 Babies In Fiji Diagnosed With Congenital Heart Disease Every Year

SUVA, Feb 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – About 200 babies in the South Pacific island nation of Fiji are diagnosed with congenital heart disease every year. According to Fijivillage website, this was revealed in the week-long Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week, which was organised by the Sai Prema Foundation and started in…

At Least Seven Civilians Wounded In Two Bomb Blasts In Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Feb 9 (NNN-NINA) – At least seven civilians were wounded, in two bomb explosions on Saturday evening (last night), in eastern and northern Baghdad, an Interior Ministry official said. One of the blasts took place, when a roadside bomb went off, near a popular cafe in Baghdad’s eastern neighbourhood…