Ethiopian Airlines, Sanad Agree To Cooperate On Maintenance, Repair, Overall Business

ADDIS ABABA, Feb 6 (NNN-ENA) – The Ethiopian Airlines and Sanad Aerotech signed an agreement on creating a maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) centre of excellence in Africa. Sanad is a leading service provider of aircraft engine MRO solutions. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi-based Mubadala…

10,000 Workers Lose Jobs In Lebanon As Nationwide Protests Continue

BEIRUT, Feb 6 (NNN-NNA) – General Confederation of Lebanese Workers (CGTL), said that, 10,000 workers have lost their jobs, while 60,000 employees suffered a 50-percent cut in their salaries, as nationwide protests continue, a local media outlet reported. Some businesses are taking advantage of the current crisis, to fire employees…

Plane Slides Off Runway After Landing In Istanbul, 52 Injured

ISTANBUL, Feb 6 (NNN-ANADOLU) — A plane slid off the runway, shortly after landing at Istanbul’s Sabiha Gokcen International Airport, on Wednesday, Istanbul governor, Ali Yerlikaya said, noting that 52 people were injured. Yerlikaya said that the fire brigade and rescue workers were immediately dispatched to the scene, and the…

Israel Reduces Allowed Fishing Zone Off Gaza Coast For Palestinians To Only 10 Nautical Miles

GAZA, Feb 6 (NNN-WAFA) – The Israeli army decided, on Wednesday, to reduce the allowed fishing zone off the Gaza Strip coast from 15 to 10 nautical miles, said Israeli and Palestinian sources. The office of the Israeli coordinator of the government’s activities in the occupied West Bank and Gaza…

Syrian Air Defence Responds To Israeli Strikes Over Damascus

DAMASCUS, Syria, Feb 6 (NNN-SANA) – Syria’s air defence was triggered early today (Thursday), by a fresh Israeli missile attack, over the capital, Damascus, Syrian state TV reported. The missiles, launched from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, targeted areas west of Damascus, as people there heard powerful explosions, said the report.…

Indian Border Guards Kill 11 Bangladeshis Since Dec

DHAKA, Feb 6 (NNN-BSS) – Indian Border Security Force (BSF) killed at least 11 Bangladeshi nationals since Dec 25 last year, according to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Director (planning), Lieutenant Colonel Syed Ashiqur Rahman. He said, they continued efforts to stop the killing of Bangladeshi citizens by BSF. BGB came…

Hundreds Of Tunisians Rally In Protest Against U.S. Mideast Peace Plan

TUNIS, Feb 6 (NNN-TAP) – Hundreds of Tunisians, on Wednesday, marched in the centre of the capital Tunis, in protest of the newly unveiled U.S. Middle East peace plan. The protesters include members of civil society, professional organisations and political parties, as well as, independent activists. “Palestine is not and…

Abbas To Address UNSC Next Week On U.S. Mideast Peace Deal: Official

RAMALLAH, Feb 6 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, is to address the UN Security Council (UNSC) next week, over the U.S. Middle East peace plan, known as the Deal of the Century. Riyad Mansour, permanent representative of Palestine in the United Nations, told the official Voice of Palestine radio…

Antiviral Drug Remdesivir To Be Applied In Clinical Trials Today

BEIJING, Feb 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – The registration for clinical trials on the antiviral drug, Remdesivir, has been approved, and the first batch of pneumonia patients infected by the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) are expected to start taking the drug today (Thursday), according to an official conference, Wednesday. The approval is jointly…

Russian Foreign Minister To Visit Cuba To Bolster Ties

HAVANA, Feb 6 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Russian Foreign Affairs Minister, Sergei Lavrov, arrive in Cuba on Wednesday, to bolster political and economic ties with the Caribbean island, local media said. Lavrov is scheduled to meet with his Cuban counterpart, Bruno Rodriguez, in the eastern city of Santiago de Cuba, as…