Lebanese Currency Sank To All-Time Low

BEIRUT, Aug 23 (NNN-NNA) – The Lebanese pound, yesterday sank to a new historic low, on the parallel market, amid the country’s protracted financial crisis, local media reported. The exchange rate of the Lebanese pound declined to 34,250 against the U.S. dollar, down from the previous record low of 30,000…

Hamas, Islamic Jihad Met In Gaza, Vowed Resistance To Israeli Occupation

GAZA, Aug 23 (NNN-WAFA) – Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), yesterday held a joint meeting in the Gaza Strip, weeks after deadly Israeli strikes against the PIJ in the Palestinian enclave, vowing to support each other’s resistance against the Israeli occupation. The meeting, attended by members of the…

S.Korea Reported 150,258 New COVID-19 Cases

SEOUL, Aug 23 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 150,258 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight, compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 22,449,475, the health authorities said today. The daily caseload was up from 59,046 the previous day and higher than 84,103 tallied a week…

Five Arab States Gathered In Egypt To Discuss All-Round Cooperation

CAIRO, Aug 23 (NNN-MENA) – The leaders of Egypt, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Jordan, Bahrain and Iraq met yesterday, over means to develop their all-round relations, just a day before a five-way summit in New Alamein, a coastal city in north-western Egypt. During the meeting, Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi…

Saudi Energy Minister Says OPEC+ Mulls New Agreement Beyond 2022

RIYADH, Aug 23 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Energy Minister, Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud, told media yesterday that, the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies, collectively known as OPEC+, are planning on a new agreement beyond 2022. “Soon we will start working on a new agreement beyond…

Brunei Recorded 83.6 Percent Decrease In Average Daily COVID-19 Cases

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Aug 23 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei logged a daily average of 283 new COVID-19 cases in the past week, the Health Ministry said, yesterday. According to the ministry’s weekly briefing, 59,328 Antigen Rapid Test (ART) results were uploaded to the government platform within one week, with 3.3 percent…

Indian Gov’t Signed Loan Agreement Of 96.3 Million USD With ADB To Improve Water Supply, Sanitation

NEW DELHI, Aug 23 (NNN-PTI) – India’s federal government and Asian Development Bank (ADB), yesterday signed a loan agreement of 96.3 million U.S. dollars, to improve water supply and sanitation services, in the state of Himachal Pradesh, officials said. The agreement was signed in New Delhi by Rajat Kumar Mishra,…

Monsoon Rains Leave 820 Dead In Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Aug 23 (NNN-APP) – At least 820 people have been killed and 1,315 others injured, in separate accidents caused by heavy rains across Pakistan, since the start of the monsoon season on Jun 14, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said. The authority said that, those killed included 304…

Egypt, UAE Leaders Champion Arab Unity To Address Regional Challenges

CAIRO, Aug 23 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, and visiting President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, underlined the importance of strengthening joint Arab action and Arab unity to cope with challenges facing the Arab region. The two leaders made the remarks in…

S.Korean Activists Cried Out For Total Stop Of S.Korea-U.S. War Rehearsal

SEOUL, Aug 23 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s peace activists, yesterday, cried out for a total stop of the annual South Korea-U.S. military exercise, involving large-scale field manoeuvres, saying, the war rehearsal escalates tensions on the Korean Peninsula. Activists with the Solidarity for Peace and Reunification of Korea (SPARK), held a…