4-Seater Electric Aircraft Makes Maiden Flight In China

SHENYANG, Oct 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – The maiden flight of China’s first self-developed four-seater electric aircraft, the RX4E, succeeded Monday, in the northeastern Chinese city of Shenyang. Developed by Liaoning General Aviation Academy (LGAA), the 1,200 kg aircraft is 8.4 metres long, with a wingspan of 13.5 metres. It has a…

GCC Power Conference And Exhibition 2019 Kicks Off In Oman

MUSCAT, Oct 28 (NNN-ONA) – Deliberations of the GCC Power 2019 Conference and Exhibition, kicked off at Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre, under the patronage of Eng. Salim bin Nasser al-Aufi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Oil and Gas. The three-day conference discusses more than 70 papers and showcases more than…

Bahrain-Morocco Cooperation Praised

MANAMA, Oct 28 (NNN-BNA) – Speaker Fawzia bint Abdullah Zainal, affirmed support to Bahrain-Morocco ties, in various fields, especially cooperation in parliamentary and economic development projects.The Speaker praised the deep-rooted bilateral ties fostered by King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and King Mohammad VI of Morocco, affirming the constantly solid…

UAE’s Mohamed Bin Zayed, Swiss President Advancing Bilateral Relations

ABU DHABI, Oct 28 (NNN-WAM) – Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE’s Armed Forces, today received President Ueli Maurer of the Swiss Confederation, currently visiting the UAE. While welcoming the country’s guest, at the Youth Centre, which opened…

President Al-Assad Refers Bill Of 2020 Syria State Budget To People’s Assembly

Damascus, Oct 28 (NNN-SANA) – President Bashar al-Assad, on Sunday, referred the bill on the state general budget for the 2020 fiscal year, to the People’s Assembly. The bill, which was discussed by the Cabinet on Oct 20, set the budget at SYP 4,000 billion, with an increase of SYP…

Five Children Killed In N. Afghan Explosion

MAIMANA, Afghanistan, Oct 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – Five Afghan children were dead, after a Taliban’s improvised explosive device (IED) detonated, in the country’s northern Faryab province on Sunday, a local source said. “The blast occurred after one of the victims stepped on a pressure-plate IED, in a village of Pashtun Kot…

Afghan Forces Kill Six Militants In N. Afghanistan

MAIMANA, Afghanistan, Oct 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) – At least six militants have been killed, as security forces stormed Taliban hideouts in Pashtunkot district of Afghanistan’s northern Faryab province, army spokesman, Mohammad Hanif Rezai said, Monday. The operation was launched late Sunday night, against Taliban fighters in Chaqmaq area, of the restive…

Exports To Nepal Through Tibet’s Zham Port Surge After Reopening

LHASA, Oct 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – Over 8,000 tonnes of goods have been cleared to be exported to Nepal, through Zham port, in southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, since it reopened in May. According to the Xigaze government, an estimated 8,052 tonnes of goods, worth over 100 million yuan (about 14.1…

Syria Welcomes Withdrawal Of Kurdish Forces From Border Region

DAMASCUS, Oct 28 (NNN-SANA) – The Syrian government welcomes withdrawal of Kurdish forces from the Syrian-Turkish border, saying, this will strip Turkey of its pretext to attack northern Syrian areas, the Syrian Foreign Ministry said. The ministry said, the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) pulled back 30 km from the…

Saudi Military Reinforcements Arrive In Yemen’s Aden

ADEN, Oct 28 (NNN-SPA) – Heavy military reinforcements of the Saudi-led Arab coalition, arrived in Yemen’s southern port city of Aden, on Sunday. The Aden-based official, said, “Additional Saudi troops arrived, as a new military reinforcement, to secure state institutions and the presidential palace in Aden.” He said that the…