Jerusalem Bus Shooting Injured At Least Seven

JERUSALEM, Aug 14 (NNN-PNA) – A gunman shot at a bus, in Jerusalem’s Old City early this morning, injuring at least seven people, according to local police and medics. Two people were seriously wounded during the shooting, which occurred near the Western Wall, a holy site for Jewish worshippers. Israel’s…

Singapore Reported 4,403 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Aug 14 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore reported 4,403 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally to 1,791,046. Of the new cases, 469 cases were detected through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests, and 3,934 through ART (antigen rapid test) tests, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Health.…

10 Killed, 26 Injured In Rains Across Pakistan In 24 Hours

ISLAMABAD, Aug 14 (NNNAPP) – At least 10 people were killed and 26 others injured in heavy monsoon rain-triggered flash floods and other rain-related incidents, during the last 24 hours in Pakistan, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said, last night. According to the report, released by the NDMA, at…

Cambodia Arrested 9,151 Drug Suspects, Seizing 3.27 Tonnes Of Narcotics In First Seven Months Of 2022

PHNOM PENH, Aug 14 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia has seen a significant rise in both drug arrests and seizures, during the first seven months of this year, said an Anti-Drug Police Department (ADP)’s report, yesterday. The authorities apprehended 9,151 drug related suspects during the Jan-Jul period this year, up 16 percent…

Malaysia Reported 4,334 New COVID-19 Infections, 10 New Deaths

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 14 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia reported 4,334 new COVID-19 infections, as of midnight, bringing the national total to 4,732,502, according to the health ministry. There are six new imported cases, with 4,328 cases being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. Another 10 deaths have been…

Pakistan’s Economic Recovery Continues: Central Bank

ISLAMABAD, Aug 14 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan’s economic recovery continued during the first half of the 2021-2022 fiscal year, ending in Jun, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said in a report. From Jul to Dec, 2021, large-scale manufacturing in the country exhibited broad-based expansion, exports grew buoyant alongside growth in…

Vietnam Reported 1,815 New COVID-19 Cases

HANOI, Aug 14 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam recorded 1,815 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, down by 487 from Friday, according to its Ministry of Health. All the new cases were locally transmitted, said the health ministry. The newly reported infections brought the total tally to 11,364,355. The country reported a new death…

U.S. Steals 89 Tankers Of Oil From Syria: State Media

DAMASCUS, Aug 14 (NNN-SANA) – The U.S. forces sent 89 oil tankers, to carry stolen oil from Syria, to U.S. bases in Iraq yesterday, the Syrian state news agency reported. The latest oil convoy went into Iraq, through the al-Mahmoudieh crossing, which has been used by the United States to…

Iranian FM Warns U.S. Against Using “Language Of Threat”

TEHRAN, Aug 14 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, yesterday, warned Washington against using “language of threat” against the Islamic republic. “History ought to have taught the United States that, language of threat against Iran and Iranians achieves nothing,” Amir-Abdollahian tweeted. “Futile attempts at deflection won’t allow the U.S.…

Egyptian Parliament Approved 13-Minister Cabinet Reshuffle

CAIRO, Aug 14 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt’s lower house of parliament, approved yesterday, a 13-minister cabinet reshuffle, made by President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi. The reshuffle, which was endorsed in an extraordinary session of the House of Representatives, involves the appointment of new ministers of tourism and antiquities, higher education, health and population,…