Lebanon, Iraq Signed MoU To Facilitate Joint Fight Against Corruption

BEIRUT, Feb 14 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanon and Iraq yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), to launch a joint action plan and exchange expertise on fighting corruption. The MoU was signed in Baghdad by Claude Karam, head of the National Anti-Corruption Commission in Lebanon, and Haider Hanoun, head of the…

15 Killed, Seven Injured In Multiple-Car Collision In Egypt

CAIRO, Feb 14 (NNN-MENA) – Fifteen people were killed and seven others injured yesterday, in a multiple-vehicle collision, on Cairo-Alexandria desert road, near Amreya City, north of the Egyptian capital. Security forces and ambulances immediately rushed to the scene of the accident. The injured were transported to the hospital for…

Finale Mask Parade Of Carnival Enlivens Venice

ROME, Feb 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – Carnival 2024 concluded across Italy yesterday, culminating with the traditional mask and float parade in Venice. The lagoon city boasts one of the oldest carnival traditions in the country, dating back to 1296. The distinctive mask parade on the Mardi Gras Day, marked a colourful…

Cyprus Asks Germany To Assist In Resuming Peace Talks

NICOSIA, Feb 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – Cypriot President, Nikos Christodoulides, yesterday, asked Germany to effectively assist in resuming the peace talks for a solution to the Cyprus problem. “We exchanged some opinions as to how Germany can facilitate a solution,” Christodoulides told journalists, during a tour with visiting German President, Frank-Walter…

Voting Begins In Indonesia’s General Elections

JAKARTA, Feb 14 (NNN-ANTARA) – Voting for Indonesia’s general elections officially began this morning, according to the country’s General Elections Commission (KPU). According to KPU Chairman, Hasyim Asy’ari, the half-day voting kicked off at 7:00 a.m. and will end at 1:00 p.m., successively in Indonesia’s eastern, central and western time…

Kenya Raises 1.5 Billion USD In Eurobond Buyback Plan

NAIROBI, Feb 14 (NNN-KBC) – Kenya said yesterday that, it had successfully raised 1.5 billion U.S. dollars, from its Eurobonds buyback offer, initiated on Feb 7, reducing the chance of defaulting payment on its two-billion-dollar debt that is due in June. Njuguna Ndung’u, cabinet secretary for National Treasury and Economic…

U.S. Gov’t Oil Drilling Plan Sued By Green Groups, Oil Companies

SACRAMENTO, Feb 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – Environmental groups and oil companies, filed two separate legal challenges at almost the same time, to a U.S. appeals court, against the Joe Biden administration, over a controversial plan to offer drilling leases in the Gulf of Mexico. On behalf of eight Gulf-based environmental organisations,…

UN Relief Chief Warns, Israeli Military Operations In Rafah Could Lead To Slaughter

GENEVA, Feb 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – Military operations in Rafah could lead to a slaughter in Gaza, and put a fragile humanitarian operation at death’s door, UN Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Martin Griffiths, warned yesterday. In a statement issued here, he noted the warnings from the international community against the dangerous…

Egyptian President Calls For Gaza Ceasefire

CAIRO, Feb 14 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, urged yesterday, for efforts to reach a ceasefire and protect civilians in the war-torn Gaza Strip. Sisi made the remarks, during two separate meetings here with visiting Director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), William Burns, and Qatari Prime Minister…

Court Rules Netherlands Must Stop Export Of F-35 Parts To Israel

THE HAGUE, Feb 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Netherlands has to stop exporting parts of the F-35 combat aircraft to Israel, according to a ruling by a Dutch court in The Hague. “The court finds that, there is a clear risk that serious violations of the humanitarian law of war are…