Iran Starts Parliamentary Elections Campaign

DUBAI, Feb 16 (NNN-STATE TV) – Iran’s week-long parliamentary election campaign started on Thursday, a vote seen as a popularity test for the clerical establishment, at a time when relations with Washington are at their worst, since the 1979 Islamic revolution. The Guardian Council, which must approve candidates, rejected around…

Russian, Turkish Foreign Ministers Discuss Mideast Situation

MOSCOW, Feb 16 (NNN-TASS) – Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, discussed the situation in the Middle East with his Turkish counterpart, Mevlut Cavusoglu, in Germany, the Russian Foreign Ministry said, Saturday, in a statement. Meeting on the sidelines of the 56th Munich Security Conference, Lavrov and Cavusoglu discussed in detail,…

Indian PM Stresses Upon Scientists To Focus On 5G, AI

NEW DELHI, Feb 15 (NNN-PTI) – Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, urged upon scientists to focus on new technologies, including 5G, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and renewable energy sources, in a bid to improve quality of life of the common people, officials said today (Saturday). Modi made the comments, while chairing…

Two Gunmen Go On Shooting Rampage In Thailand, Second Case On Same Day

BANGKOK, Feb 15 (NNN-TNA) – Two gunmen, one of whom armed with an M-16 assault rifle, went on a shooting rampage, at a shop-house in Nakhon Pathom province, in central Thailand on Friday, the second such incident on the same day, said police. No casualties were reported. One of the…

Campaign Calling For End Of Violence Against Women, Children Held In Manila

MANILA, Feb 15 (NNN-PNA) – Students from St. Scholastica’s College, Manila (SSC), participated in the global campaign, One Billion Rising, to call for an end to violence against women and children. The programme was graced by Monique Wilson, global director of One Billion Rising, and Mae Paner, actress and activist.…

5.1-Magnitude Quake Hits Teploklyuchenka, Kyrgyzstan — USGS

BEIJING, Feb 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1, jolted 99 km SE of Teploklyuchenka, Kyrgyzstan, at 0331 GMT on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicentre, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 41.7969 degrees north latitude, and 79.2784 degrees…

Syria Declares Damascus-Aleppo Highway Fully Secure

DAMASCUS, Feb 15 (NNN-SANA) – The strategic highway, linking Syrian capital Damascus in the south with Aleppo province in the north, has become fully secure, it was reported on Friday. The highway has become secure after the Syrian army recaptured all areas surrounding the road. The road fell under government…

Turkey’s Airline, Atlasglobal Files For Bankruptcy

ISTANBUL, Feb 15 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish airline, Atlasglobal, officially filed for bankruptcy, Turkey’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation announced on Twitter, on Friday. The airline has taken the bankruptcy decision, as it couldn’t continue its operation, the post said, noting that, all of its flights were stopped. Established in 2001,…

Israel Fires Smoke Bombs On Borders Of Southern Lebanon

BEIRUT, Feb 15 (NNN-NNA) – The Israeli army, on Friday, fired several smoke bombs on the axis of the border town of Mays al Jabal, in the eastern sector of southern Lebanon, north of the “Blue Line.” Witnesses from the border area said that, an Israeli foot patrol, protected by…

Lebanon commemorates Rafik Hariri’s 15th assassination anniversary

BEIRUT, Feb 15 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanon marked Friday, the 15th assassination anniversary of former Prime Minister, Rafik Hariri, who was assassinated in a massivesuicide bombing in 2005, that destabilised the country.In downtown Beirut political leaders as well as citizens gathered to lay flowers at Hariri’s grave. Future Movement leader, former Prime…
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