All Seven On Board Confirmed Dead In Nepal Chopper Crash: Police

KATHMANDU, Nepal, Feb 28 (NNN-NEPALNEWS) – All seven people on board were confirmed dead, including Nepal’s Tourism Minister, Rabindra Adhikari, in a helicopter crash in Taplejung district of eastern Nepal, Wednesday afternoon, Spokesperson of Nepal Police, Uttam Raj Subedi, confirmed. Tribhuvan International Airport, confirmed that the helicopter, owned by Air…

At Least 20 Killed In Train Station Fire In Egypt’s Capital

CAIRO, Egypt, Feb 28 (NNN-MENA) – At least 20 people were killed and more than 40 others wounded, when a fire erupted inside the main train station in the city centre of Egypt’s capital, Cairo, on Wednesday. The blaze broke out as a train crashed onto the pavement, the report…

Abbas Ready For 3-Way Meeting With Israeli PM In Moscow: Spokesperson

RAMALLAH, Palestine, Feb 28 (NNN-MA’AN) – Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, is ready to respond to any invitation from Russia for a three-way meeting with Israeli prime minister in Moscow, said a report by the official Palestinian news agency (WAFA). Palestinian president spokesperson, Nabil Abu Rudeinha, slammed Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin…

Chinese Oil, Gas Contractor Inks Deal To Construct Gas Plant In Iraq

BASRA, Iraq, Feb 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – China’s Petroleum Engineering and Construction Corporation (CPECC) and Iraq’s Basra Gas Company (BGC), signed a contract for constructing a natural gas liquids (NGL) plant, in Iraq’s southern province of Basra. During the signing ceremony, CPECC President, Liu Haijun said, “We are delighted to have…

Kuwait To Activate Signed Agreements With Lebanon

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Feb 28 (NNN-NNA) – Kuwaiti Ambassador to Lebanon, Abdul-Aal al-Kinai, said Wednesday, that, Kuwait aims to activate agreements signed between his country and Lebanon. “We aim at activating agreements between our two countries, in addition to following up on projects that were about to start, between the two…

Qatar Supports Somalia’s Budget With 20 Million USD

DOHA, Qatar, Feb 28 (NNN-QNA) – Qatar, on Wednesday, decided to support Somalia’s state budget in 2019, with a total of 73 million Qatari riyals (20.05 million U.S. dollars). The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, received Somali President, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo at the royal palace, during…

Israel Strikes On Gaza Military Posts

GAZA, Palestine, Feb 28 (NNN-WAFA) – Israeli war jets attacked, on Wednesday night, with air-to-ground missiles, military posts belonging to the Islamic Hamas movement’s military wing, east of the southern Gaza Strip town of Khan Younis, security sources said. The sources said that several missiles were fired at Hamas military…

Russia, Syria Demand U.S. Withdrawal From Syria

DAMASCUS, Syria, Feb 28 (NNN-SANA) – A Syrian-Russian joint coordination committee, demanded in a statement Wednesday, the U.S. forces to withdraw from Syria. The Joint Coordination Committee for Return of Syrian Refugees, said that, the U.S. must withdraw its forces, which are illegally present on Syrian soil. The Syrian government,…

Two Killed In Daesh Shelling On Village In Iraq’s Diyala

BAGHDAD, Iraq, Feb 28 (NNN-NINA) – Two villagers were killed and four wounded Wednesday, in a mortar shelling on a village in Iraq’s eastern province of Diyala, a provincial police source said. A barrage of mortar rounds landed on houses in al-Jadida Village, in the south of the provincial capital,…

Trump’s Adviser Kushner Meets With Saudi King, Crown Prince On Middle East Tour

WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The White House said, Jared Kushner, senior adviser to President Donald Trump, met with Saudi King and the Crown Prince, as part of his visit to Middle East countries. In a statement, the White House said, Kushner, together with U.S. Mideast envoy, Jason Greenblatt, and…