Iran, Ukraine Jointly Decipher Black Box Of Crashed Ukrainian Plane

TEHRAN, Feb 2 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Minister of Road and Urban Development, Mohammad Eslami, said that, Iran and Ukraine are jointly investigating the black box of the downed Ukrainian plane in Iran. The aircraft accident investigating board of Iranian and Ukrainian experts, is investigating the black box according to standards…

Iraqi President Names Mohammed Allawi New PM-Designate

BAGHDAD, Feb 2 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi President, Barham Salih, appointed Mohamed Tawfiq Allawi as Prime Minister-designate, who will form an interim government. Allawi’s appointment came, just hours before a deadline set by Salih, for the Iraqi political blocs to nominate a candidate for premiership, amid months of political row and…

Oman’s Bank Muscat Reports Net Profit Of 481.96 Million USD In 2019

MUSCAT, Feb 2 (NNN-ONA) – Bank Muscat, a leading financial institution in Oman, reported a net profit of 185.55 million Omani riyals (481.96 million U.S. dollars) in 2019, the bank said in an official statement. The net profits increased by 3.3 percent in 2019, from 179.63 million riyals in the…

Lebanon’s Tourism Suffers 700-Million-USD Loss Amid Nationwide Protests: Official

BEIRUT, Feb 2 (NNN-NNA) – A Lebanese official, said that, the country’s tourism sector has suffered a loss of 700 million U.S. dollars, since the beginning of nationwide protests in the country, the online independent newspaper, Elnashra, reported. “If the situation remains the same, this sector will totally collapse by…

Philippines Reports First Death From Coronavirus

MANILA, Feb 2 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines reported today (Sunday) that, a 44-year-old Chinese male from Wuhan, China, who came to the Philippines last month, has died from the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). Philippine Health Secretary, Francisco Duque, told a news conference that the unidentified man, who died on Saturday, was…

In Australia Four Children Killed By Drunk Driver

MELBOURNE, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Four children were killed, and three others injured, after being struck by a drunk driver, in the Australian city of Sydney. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), reported that, three of the children who were killed were siblings — two girls, aged 8 and 12, and…

Five Killed In Bus-Car Crash On Central Indonesia’s Highway

JAKARTA, Feb 2 (NNN-ANTARA) – Five people were killed and another was in critical condition, after a bus collided with a minivan, on a highway in the central part of Indonesia, on Saturday, a police officer said. The collision occurred when the minivan was running fast on the highway, in…

India Art Fair 2020 Held In New Delhi

NEW DELHI, Feb 2 (NNN-PTI) – Since its inception in 2008, the India Art Fair (IAF) has been a celebration of South Asian modern and contemporary art, and is the biggest exhibition of the same in the country. The 12th edition of this Delhi-based fair is being held from Jan…

Bangladeshi Opposition Rejects Major City Polls, Calls Strike For Today

DHAKA, Feb 2 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh’s largest opposition party, called for a dawn-to-dusk strike for today (Sunday), in the capital Dhaka, rejecting the results of two major city polls. At a press conference in Dhaka, hours after the city corporation polls, ex-Prime Minister, Khaleda Khaleda Zia’s Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)…

Iran Starts 10-Day Celebrations For Anniversary Of Victory Of 1979 Islamic Revolution

TEHRAN, Feb 2 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran on Saturday, started 10-day Fajr (Dawn) celebrations, for the anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution in 1979. The first day of the celebrations, on Feb 1 (yesterday), marked the return of Sayyid Ruhollah Khomeini, the late leader of the Islamic Revolution, to…