Four Civilians Killed In Roadside Bombing In Yemen’s Hodeidah

ADEN, Feb 17 (NNN-SABA) – Four civilians were killed on Sunday, as a roadside bomb exploded, in Yemen’s Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, a military official said. “An explosion caused by an explosive device, hit a civilian vehicle travelling along the main road in Al Khawkhah district, south of…

Palestine Accuses U.S.-Israeli Mapping Committee Of Imposing Illegal Annexation Plan

RAMALLAH, Palestine, Feb 17 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestine criticised a U.S.-Israeli committee, tasked with mapping out the areas in the West Bank that Israel would annex, under the U.S. Middle East peace plan. The announcement of this committee is a “withdrawal from signed agreements and international legitimacy,” said Saeb Erekat, secretary…

Kuwait Says Oil Output In Shared Oil Fields With Saudi Arabia To Hit 550,000 Bpd By End Of 2020

KUWAIT, Feb 17 (NNN-KUNA) – Oil production at the Khafji and Wafra oil fields, in the Neutral Zone between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, will be restored to 550,000 barrels per day (bpd) by the end of this year, a Kuwaiti official said Sunday. Kuwaiti Minister of Oil, Electricity and Water,…

Oman, U.S. Start Joint Air Force Drill

MUSCAT, Feb 17 (NNN-ONA) – An Omani-U.S. joint air force drill, code-named, Precision Testing, began on Sunday (yesterday). The Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO), is taking part in the exercise, with support by the Omani navy, and the U.S. Air Force, according to a statement by the Morale Guidance.…

Palestine Says New Israeli Electricity Grid In West Bank Consolidates Occupation

RAMALLAH, Feb 17 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestine said, the Israeli plan to build a new electricity grid in the West Bank, aims at “consolidation of illegal occupation.” “The plan will consolidate Israeli sovereignty over the West Bank and support illegal settlements on our lands,” said the Palestinian Energy Authority. “We will…

Yemeni Warring Parties Agree To Conduct Large-Scale Exchange Of Prisoners

ADEN, Feb 17 (NNN-SABA) – The United Nations announced on Sunday that, the Yemeni government and the Houthi rebel group, agreed on a detailed plan to conduct a large-scale exchange of prisoners. The exchange of prisoners is the largest since the beginning of the conflict, in a move towards the…

Iran’s Parliament Speaker Keen To Maintain Sound Ties With Lebanon

BEIRUT, Feb 17 (NNN-NNA) – Iranian Parliament Speaker, Ali Larijani, announced that, Iran is keen on maintaining excellent bilateral ties with Lebanon. “Lebanon is an influential country in the region and Iran is keen to always see that the country is free, sovereign and independent,” Larijani said, upon his arrival…

12th Middle East Int’l Invention Fair Kicks Off In Kuwait

KUWAIT CITY, Feb 17 (NNN-KUNA) – The 12th International Invention Fair of the Middle East (IIFME), kicked off on Sunday (yesterday), in Kuwait City, capital of Kuwait. At the launching ceremony, Talal Jassim Al-Kharafi, chairman of the higher committee of IIFME, said that, the event, launched in collaboration with the…

China Contains 99% Of COVID-19 Cases Within Borders Through Lockdowns, Sacrifices

BEIJING, Feb 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – The pedestrian path at the foot of the Acropolis hill in the heart of Athens was lit red on Friday evening for an hour.Hundreds of Greeks and Chinese people living in Greece held a gathering and walked around the neighbourhood holding Chinese red lanterns to…

Death Toll Of Attack On Ogossagou Village In Central Mali Rises To 31: Official

BAMAKO, Feb 16 (NNN-XINHUA) – The death toll from Friday’s attack on the Fulani village of Ogossagou in central Mali, increased to 31, Malian Prime Minister, Boubou Cisse, confirmed. “As efforts to deploy our FAMa (Malian Armed Forces) throughout the country continue, and acts of adherence to peace have multiplied…