Oman Introduces Selective Tax Law

MUSCAT, Oman, March 14 (NNN-ONA) – Oman’s Sultan Qaboos bin Said, issued on Wednesday, a royal decree to introduce selective tax law. The new tax is primarily targeted at certain foodstuff, beverages and commodities that are deemed harmful to human health and environment. It is expected to be levied on…

Direct Flights Launched Between Beirut And Warsaw

BEIRUT, Lebanon, March 14 (NNN-NNA) – Polish Ambassador to Lebanon, Przemyslaw Niesiolowski, announced the launching of direct flights between Warsaw and Beirut starting June, 2019, local media reported on Wednesday. “Direct flights between Warsaw and Beirut will contribute to boosting economic relations between Poland and Lebanon, while it will have…

Daesh Militants Launch Counter Offensive In Eastern Syria

DAMASCUS, Syria, March 14 (NNN-SANA) – The Daesh group launched a counter-offensive on the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Wednesday, with suicide bombers in eastern Syria, a war monitor reported. Taking advantage of a sand storm that hit eastern Syria, the militants sent five suicide bombers, who detonated themselves…

Canada To Assist Lebanon In Implementing Several Reforms

BEIRUT, Lebanon, March 14 (NNN-NNA) – Canadian Ambassador to Lebanon, Emmanuelle Lamoureux, vowed to help Lebanon’s Interior Ministry in its reform process. “We will cooperate with the interior ministry, in its efforts to reform prisons, strengthen the capabilities of municipal police, in addition to the fight against domestic violence,” Lamoureux…

China’s SDIC Keen To Invest In Jordan

AMMAN, Jordan, March 14 (NNN-PETRA) – China’s State Development & Investment Corporation (SDIC), said, it is interested in investing in Jordan in several sectors, including energy and infrastructure. In a meeting between Jordan’s Minister of State, Muhannad Shehadeh, and a delegation from SDIC in Amman, the Chinese company said, it…

UNIFIL Won’t Reduce Support For Lebanon

BEIRUT, Lebanon, March 14 (NNN-NNA) – The spokesperson for the United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Andrea Tenenti, assured that, UNIFIL’s priority is to offer maritime and land support to the Lebanese Armed Forces. “We will continue to work with the international community, to offer the needed support for…

Houthis Attack Pro-Government Military Base In Yemen’s Hodeidah

ADEN, Yemen, March 14 (NNN-SABA) – Fighters of the Houthi group, launched a missile attack against a pro-government military base in Yemen’s Red Sea port city of Hodeidah on Wednesday evening, causing huge blasts. The security source said, “A missile, fired by the Houthi rebels landed on Abu Musa Ashary…

PA Slams U.S. For Dropping “Occupation Status” Of Palestinian Territories

RAMALLAH, Palestine, March 14 (NNN-WAFA) – The Palestinian Authority (PA) Presidency, slammed the United States for dropping the status of occupation of the Palestinian territories and the Golan Heights of Syria. Nabil Abu Rudeineh, PA presidential spokesman, said in an official statement that, “the U.S. decision is a continuation of…

Nigerian President Expresses Sadness Over Lagos School Building Collapse

Photo courtesy NAN ABUJA, Nigeria, March 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, expressed sadness over the collapse of a three-storey building, housing a primary school in Ita-Faji area of Lagos, which caused fatalities, particularly of small children. In a statement issued in Abuja, Buhari sympathised with the…

Brazil School Shooting Leaves 10 Dead

Photo courtesy Presna latina SAO PAULO, Brazil, March 14 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – At least 10 people were killed and many more injured, in a school shooting in Brazil’s largest city, Sao Paulo. Among the dead are seven students, a woman and the two shooters, who killed themselves at the scene,…