Kuwait To Hold 13th Gulf Water Conference

KUWAIT, March 11 (NNN-KUNA) – Kuwait will hold the 13th Gulf Water Conference from March 12 to 14, Samira Al-Omar, director general of the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) said, on Sunday. During a press conference held at KISR, Omar said that, the conference will be held under the…

One Killed, Six Injured In Bomb Attack In Central Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq, March 11 (NNN-NINA) – An explosive expert, affiliated to the Iraqi paramilitary Hashd Shaabi forces was killed, and six paramilitary members were wounded on Sunday, in a roadside bomb explosion in Iraq’s north central province of Salahudin, a security source said. The incident took place in the evening,…

Kuwait Committed To Youth Development: PM

KUWAIT, March 11 (NNN-KUNA) – The Kuwaiti government is committed to the development of youth, Prime Minister, Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, said, on Sunday. He made the remarks at a meeting, organised by the National Youth Project of Kuwait and attended by youth entrepreneurs of Kuwait, at Sheikh Jaber…

First All-Female Spacewalk Scheduled For March 29: NASA

WASHINGTON, March 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) – If all goes according to plan, the first-ever spacewalk with an all-female crew is scheduled for March 29, U.S. space agency NASA said. “As currently scheduled, the March 29 spacewalk will be the first with only women,” NASA spokeswoman, Stephanie Schierholz, said. Anne McClain and…

Turnout For “Yellow Vest” Protests In France Drops To Its Lowest

PARIS, France, March 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The “Yellow Vest” movement against French President, Emmanuel Macron’s economic reforms, lost steam on Saturday, as the turnout dropped to its lowest score since it started in Nov last year. The Interior Ministry said, about 28,600 people demonstrated Saturday, at 1700 GMT, including 3,000…

Libya Closes Tripoli Airport Again Over Drone Infiltration

TRIPOLI, Libya, March 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Libya’s Civil Aviation Authority, on Saturday, closed the Mitiga International Airport of the capital Tripoli for the second time this week, after infiltration of an unidentified drone. “Air traffic is suspended again until further notice, at Mitiga International Airport for the same reason, a…

Maduro Denounces New Attack On Venezuela’s Electrical System

CARACAS, Venezuela, March 10 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Venezuelan President, Nicolas Maduro, said that, the country was the victim of yet another cybernetic attack on the national electrical system, which was affecting the progress achieved in restoring power outage. “We received another cybernetic attack at noon, to one of the generation…

Plane Crash Kills 14 In Colombia

BOGOTA, Colombia, March 10 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – All 14 people on board were killed, in a plane crash in Colombia on Saturday, said the country’s Special Administrative Unit of Civil Aeronautics. The plane was identified as a Douglas DC-3, registered at the airport in the city of Villavicencio. “We regret…

Four Dead, Four Missing, Hundreds Evacuated From Landslide, Flood In Central Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia, March 10 (NNN-ANTARA) – Four people were killed and four others were missing, as floods and landslides struck East Nusa Tenggara province of central Indonesia, the country’s disaster agency said on Saturday. The disaster has also injured three people and forced 743 villagers to take shelter at government…

Aussie PM Unknown To Nearly A Quarter Of Voters Ahead Of General Election

CANBERRA, Australia, March 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) – About one in four voters cannot recognise Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, just two months out from the general election. A poll released by progressive think tank, the Australia Institute, on Sunday, revealed that 77 percent of respondents could name Morrison, when shown a…