Qatar To Continue Humanitarian Aid To Gaza For Six More Months

GAZA, Palestine, May 15 (NNN-QNA) – Qatar will continue its humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip for another six months, including paying for electricity and helping poor families, a senior Qatari official announced, on Tuesday. Mohammad Ammadi, chairman of the Qatari Committee to Reconstruct Gaza, told a news briefing in…

Rebels’ Shelling Kills Six Civilians In Syria’s Aleppo

DAMASCUS, Syria, May 15 (NNN-SANA) – At least six civilians were killed Tuesday, by rebels’ shelling on an area in Aleppo city, in northern Syria. The shelling targeted the Nairab camp for Palestinian refugees, in the southeast of Aleppo city. The report said, the shelling came from the rebels in…

Berlin Vows To Help Lebanon Ease Burden Of Hosting Refugees

BEIRUT, Lebanon, May 15 (NNN-NNA) – The German city of Berlin, on Tuesday, voiced readiness to help Lebanon to deal with the heavy burden of hosting Syrian refugees. “We are ready to offer help for Lebanon and its municipalities, to support the country in hosting the big number of Syrian…

Palestinians Slam Israeli Settlement Expansion As “Prelude” To West Bank Annexation

RAMALLAH, Palestine, May 15 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian Authority (PA) Foreign Ministry, denounced Israel’s recent settlement expansion as a “prelude” to imposing its sovereignty over the West Bank. The ministry said that, Israel is escalating its settlement building activities, as one step further towards imposing its “full sovereignty over vast areas…

Two Saudi Oil Pipeline Booster Stations Targeted By Drone Attacks

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, May 15 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia announced that, two of its oil pipeline booster stations were targeted by drone attacks. Saudi Minister of Energy, Khalid Al-Falih, confirmed in a statement that, the two oil-pumping stations of its main pipeline had been hit by explosive-laden drones, which caused…

Motorbike-Riding Gunman Kills Two Yemeni Soldiers In Taiz

ADEN, Yemen, May 15 (NNN-SABA) – Two Yemeni soldiers were shot dead by an unidentified gunman, in the country’s southwestern province of Taiz, a security official said. The unidentified gunman, riding a motorbike, opened fire with his assault rifle at the soldiers, as they passed through the Tawheed neighbourhood in…

Morocco, Guinea Agree To Step Up Mining Cooperation

RABAT, Morocco, May 14 (NNN-MAP) – Moroccan Minister of Energy, Aziz Rabbah, and his Guinean counterpart, Abdoulaye Magassouba, signed, in Rabat, a cooperation agreement in the area of mining and geology, the Moroccan news website, hespress.com reported. After the meeting, Rabbah said, the agreement offers the opportunity to draw a…

Argentina Unveils Solar Park Built With Chinese Firm

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, May 14 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Argentina unveiled a photovoltaic solar park, built with the help of a Chinese company, in the western province of San Juan, the president’s office said. The Iglesia-Estancia Guanizuil solar park project, with 287,080 panels and an installed capacity of 80 megawatts, is…

Beijing To Host Asian Cultural Parade, Food Festival

BEIJING, China, May 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Asian cultural parade and Asian food festival will be held in Beijing from May 16 to 22, as supporting activities of the upcoming Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilisations (CDAC), the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism said. The Asian cultural parade…

International Workshop On Soil-Geographic Database Underway In Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar, May 14 (NNN-MNA) – An international workshop of ASEAN-Russia Joint Project, on developing large-scale soil-geographic databases is underway, in Myanmar’s capital of Nay Pyi Taw, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation today (Tuesday). The third event of its kind, which began on Monday, will last…