U.S., Saudi Military Forces Failed To Detect Attack On Oil Facilities

RIYADH, Sept 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) – For years, Saudi Arabia has been a major buyer of U.S.-made weapons. That relationship intensified after President Trump took office, with the American leader pushing oil-rich Riyadh to buy more weapons and Saudi Arabia pledging a purchase of $110 billion in U.S. arms just months…

U.S. Secretary Of State Lands In Saudi Arabia, Blames Iran For Oil Plants Attacks

RIYADH, Sept 19 (NNN-SPA) – U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, landed, on Wednesday, in Jeddah, a major city in Saudi Arabia, and blamed Iran for standing behind the attacks that targeted two Saudi oil plants. He is in a visit to discuss the response to the attacks that occurred…

Iran To Retaliate Any U.S. Anti-Iran Move Over Aramco Issue

TEHRAN, Sept 19 (NNN-IRNA) – The Iranian Foreign Ministry warned the United States of any move against Iran, over the Aramco attacks. In an official note to the Swiss embassy in Tehran, Iran warned against U.S. officials’ claims, about “Iran’s role in Aramco” attacks, the report said. The Swiss embassy…

Thai PM Floats Idea Of Moving Capital To Prevent Overcrowding

BANGKOK, Sept 19 (NNN-TNA) – Thai Prime Minister, Prayut Chan-o-cha, said on Wednesday that, moving the capital is a possibility to prevent overcrowding. At a seminar entitled “Connecting Thailand with the World” in Bangkok, Prayut cited two possibilities in moving the capital. “The first is to find a city that’s…

Strong Chinese, Indian Demand To Hold Up Global Palm Oil Prices: Analysis

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Fitch Solutions Macro Research today (Wednesday), forecast China’s and India’s import demand to remain strong over the coming months, which will continue to support global palm oil prices. The research house said that, it maintained its forecast for palm oil price to average 2,150…

Lightning Kills 17 In India’s Eastern State

NEW DELHI, Sept 18 (NNN-PTI) – As many as 17 people, some children, have died in incidents of lightning strikes, in different parts of Bihar state, India, in the last 24 hours, media reports said today (Wednesday). According to a report by Zee News, four deaths were reported in the…

Brunei To Continue Expanding Economic Cooperation With China: Official

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Sept 18 (NNN-BB NEWS) – Brunei values China’s participation in the country’s national development and will continue to expand new areas of trade and investment cooperation, a senior Brunei government official said on Tuesday. Speaking at a meeting, hosted by the Chinese mainland-Macao joint investment promotion mission…

Russian Su-35 Performs At Istanbul Aerospace Festival

ISTANBUL, Sept 18 (NNN-ANADOLU) – A Russian Su-35 fighter jet performed an aerobatic show at the opening ceremony of Turkey’s biggest aerospace and technology festival in Istanbul. The 4++ generation supersonic multi-purpose fighter with a single seat and twin engines, displayed various stunts over the sky for about 10 minutes.…

Facebook Blocks Netanyahu’s Chatbot Over Violation Of Israeli Election Law

JERUSALEM, Sept 18 (NNN-WAFA) – Facebook on Tuesday, briefly suspended a chatbot on Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu’s official account, over violation of Israeli election law. The move came after Netanyahu posted results of alleged opinion polls, which is prohibited by Israeli law that bans publishing polls a few days…

Qatar Condemns Bomb Attack On Afghan President’s Rally

DOHA, Sept 18 (NNN-QNA) – Qatar strongly condemned a bomb attack on a campaign rally by Afghan President, Ashraf Ghani. “The State of Qatar is expressing extreme condemnation of the explosion that targeted an election rally of the Afghan president and left dozens killed or wounded,” the Qatari Foreign Ministry…