5.8-Magnitude Quake Strikes Off Eastern Indonesia

JAKARTA, Feb 16 (NNN-ANTARA) – A 5.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Indonesia’s eastern Maluku province on Sunday (today), the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency said. The quake, with a depth of 28 km under the seabed, struck at 6.00 a.m. local time, and its epicentre was located at 117 km southeast of…

Nine drug addicts shot dead in Afghan capital: police

KABUL, Feb 16 (NNN-XINHUA) – Nine drug addicts were shot dead, in an overnight shooting, in a non-residential area in the western side of Kabul, Afghanistan, the capital police said today (Sunday). “The shooting occurred at the side of Qurugh Mountain, in Police District 6, roughly at 8:00 p.m. Saturday.…

Oman’s Daily Crude Exports Drop 17 Percent In Jan

MUSCAT, Feb 16 (NNN-ONA) – Oman’s daily crude exports decreased by 17.88 percent month on month in Jan, to 756,586 barrels, said an official report, issued Saturday. The country’s daily production of crude oil in Jan also decreased by 1.26 percent to 958,270 barrels, said the monthly report of the…

10 Daesh Militants Killed In Airdrop Operation In Central Iraq

BAGHDAD, Feb 16 (NNN-NINA) – Up to 10 Daesh militants were killed on Saturday, when Iraqi forces carried out an airdrop operation, on Daesh positions in the Hamrin mountain range, in central Iraq. Acting on intelligence reports, an airborne force from the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) attacked Daesh positions in…

UN Says Airstrike In Northeastern Yemen Kills 31 Civilians

SANAA, Feb 16 (NNN-SABA) – An airstrike in the Yemeni northeastern province of al-Jawf, on Saturday, killed at least 31 civilians and injured 12 others, the UN humanitarian coordinator for Yemen said in a statement. “We share our deep condolences with the families of those killed and we pray for…

Rockets Strike Near U.S. Embassy In Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Feb 16 (NNN-NINA) – Rockets struck near the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, early on Sunday (today), with no immediate word on casualties and the extent of damage, local media reported. Warning sirens across the diplomatic compound were heard and a huge plume of smoke was seen rising over the…

Iran Starts Parliamentary Elections Campaign

DUBAI, Feb 16 (NNN-STATE TV) – Iran’s week-long parliamentary election campaign started on Thursday, a vote seen as a popularity test for the clerical establishment, at a time when relations with Washington are at their worst, since the 1979 Islamic revolution. The Guardian Council, which must approve candidates, rejected around…

Canadian Minister Meets Indigenous Representatives On Rail Blockade

TORONTO, Feb 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Canadian Indigenous Services Minister, Marc Miller, met with representatives of the Mohawk First Nation, in eastern Ontario, on the 10th day of a blockade that caused the shutdown of all rail lines across Canada. Canadian cargo and passenger rail operators announced the suspension of all…

Russian, Turkish Foreign Ministers Discuss Mideast Situation

MOSCOW, Feb 16 (NNN-TASS) – Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, discussed the situation in the Middle East with his Turkish counterpart, Mevlut Cavusoglu, in Germany, the Russian Foreign Ministry said, Saturday, in a statement. Meeting on the sidelines of the 56th Munich Security Conference, Lavrov and Cavusoglu discussed in detail,…

67-Day-Old Covid-19 Patient Discharged From Hospital In Guizhou

GUIZHOU, Feb 16 (NNN-XINHUA) – A 67-day-old baby, infected with the novel coronavirus, along with three other patients, were discharged from hospital Saturday, in southwest China’s Guizhou Province. The baby, surname Jiang, was brought to central China’s Hubei Province, the epicentre of the epidemic, by her parents on Jan 16,…