Floodwaters Wreak Havoc In North-eastern Australia

SYDNEY, Australia, Feb 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Snakes and crocodiles are among the dangers posed by floodwaters affecting Australia’s north-eastern region surrounding Townsville. Days of torrential rain has seen several thousand homes flooded and around 1,000 residents evacuated, with emergency crews using boats and helicopters to conduct a number of swift…

New Direct Flight Connects China, Fiji

TIANJIN, China, Feb 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – A passenger charter flight between Tianjin Municipality of China and Nadi of Fiji has started, according to Tianjin Binhai International Airport. The flight was launched by Fiji Airways. It takes about 11.5 hours to fly from Tianjin to Nadi. The plane is an Airbus…

Hamas Chief Heads To Cairo For Talks With Egyptian Officials

GAZA, Palestine, Feb 4 (NNN-WAFA) – Islamic Hamas movement’s politburo chief, Ismail Haniyeh, who led a senior Hamas delegation, headed to Cairo on Sunday afternoon, to hold talks with senior Egyptian officials, Hamas sources in Gaza said. Haniyeh and the Hamas delegation left the Gaza Strip to Egypt through the…

Israel To Attack Gaza If Protest Continues: Netanyahu

JERUSALEM, Feb 4 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, warned that, Israel “will not hesitate” to use force against the Gaza Strip, if the protest near the fence continues. “I would like to make it clear,” Netanyahu said at the start of his weekly cabinet meeting, “if the quiet…

Lebanon’s Amal Movement Urges New Government To Be Ready To Face “Israeli Aggression”

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Feb 4 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanon’s Amal Movement, which is headed by Speaker Nabih Berri, said that, the new Lebanese government should be ready to face any possible “Israeli aggression” on the country’s sovereignty and territories. “The Lebanese should know that Lebanon’s sole enemy is Israel and the power…

Yemen’s Deputy Chief-Of-Staff Dies Of Wounds Sustained In Houthi Drone Strike

ADEN, Yemen, Feb 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – Yemen’s deputy chief-of-staff died, on Sunday, of wounds he sustained during the Houthi drone strike in Yemen’s southern province of Lahj last month, a government official told Xinhua. The government source said that, General Saleh Zindani, died of his wounds in a hospital, in…

Iran Mounts Guided Warheads On Long-Range Missiles: Report

TEHRAN, Iran, Feb 4 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran has mounted guided warheads, on its “most destructive” and long-range Khorramshahr missiles, semi-official Fars news agency reported, on Sunday. The new generation of missiles, with guided warheads, is named Khorramshahr-2, which can be remotely controlled to hit any target. Khorramshahr-2 missile is able…

Yemen’s Rival Parties Resume Meeting On UN-Hired Ship To Discuss Stalled Forces Withdrawal

SANAA, Yemen, Feb 4 (NNN-SABA) – Delegations of Yemen’s warring parties met on a UN-hired ship in the Red Sea, to resume discussions over implementation of a stalled troop withdrawal from Hodeidah port city, in line with a peace deal reached in Stockholm in Dec last year. It was the…

Palestinian Dies Of Wounds In Northern Gaza: Report

GAZA, Palestine, Feb 4 (NNN-WAFA) – A Palestinian demonstrator died on Sunday, of his wounds sustained during clashes that broke out between hundreds of Palestinian protesters and Israeli soldiers, in northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, medics said. Ashraf al-Qedra, spokesman of the health ministry in Gaza, told reporters that, Ahmad…

Oman Searches For Meteorites On Its Territory

MUSCAT, Oman, Feb 4 (NNN-ONA) – Omani Public Authority for Mining, said that, it has launched a campaign to search for meteorites in Oman territory. Members of the authority, together with the Swiss National Museum of Natural History and the Swiss University of Bern, conducted a search and collection of…