Iranian Navy Rescued Ship Under Attack From “Unidentified” Boats In Red Sea

TEHRAN, Aug 11 (NNN-IRNA) – The Iranian Navy rescued an Iranian ship, from “unidentified” invading boats, after armed clashes in the Red Sea the night before, the state-run IRIB TV reported yesterday. Speaking in a televised interview, Rear Admiral Mostafa Tajoddini, deputy commander of the Iranian Navy’s strategic operations, said…

Vessel Carrying Smuggled Fuel Seized In Iranian Waters

TEHRAN, Aug 11 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s naval forces have seized a vessel, carrying more than 277,000 litres of smuggled fuel, in the southern waters of the country, local media reported, yesterday. The Chief Justice of Hormuzgan Province, Mojtaba Qahremani, was quoted by the semi-official Mehr news agency as saying that,…

Saudi Investment Fund Subsidiary Invests 1.3 Billion USD In Egyptian Firms

CAIRO, Aug 11 (NNN-SPA) – A subsidiary of the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF), acquired minority stakes in four Egyptian companies for 1.3 billion U.S. dollars, Egypt’s Ministry of Planning and Economic Development, said yesterday. This comes as Egypt ramps up its effort to entice foreign investors, the ministry said,…

Daesh Commander Killed In Security Operation In Southern Syria

DAMASCUS, Aug 11 (NNN-SANA) – Abu Salem al-Iraqi, a senior Daesh leader in southern Syria, blew himself up, during a Syrian security operation in the southern province of Daraa, on Tuesday, it was reported yesterday. A security source said, the Syrian security forces carried out a security operation, which led…

Laos On Alert As Typhoon Mulan Approaches

VIENTIANE, Aug 11 (NNN-KPL) – Typhoon Mulan will pass over Laos until Saturday, bringing thunderstorms, heavy rain and strong winds, putting some provinces at risk of flooding and landslides, the weather bureau of Laos, warned. According to a report issued yesterday, by the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology, under the…

Cambodia-China Trade Up 15.6 Percent In First Seven Months

PHNOM PENH, Aug 11 (NNN-AKP) – Trade volume between Cambodia and China was valued at 6.97 billion U.S. dollars, in the first seven months of 2022, up 15.6 percent year-on-year, according to the General Department of Customs and Excise’s report, released yesterday. China remained the largest trading partner of Cambodia,…

50 Houses Turned To Ashes In Afghanistan’s Jawzjan Province

SHIBERGHAN, Afghanistan, Aug 11 (NNN-ANA) – At least 50 residential houses have been burned to ashes, by natural fire, in the northern province of Jawzjan since Monday, provincial police chief, Damullah Serajuddin Ahmadi, said yesterday. It is a natural fire that erupted on Monday, which has destroyed at least 50…

Sri Lanka Began Testing For Monkeypox

COLOMBO, Aug 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s health experts, begun testing its citizens for Monkeypox, to identify if the virus had entered the country, a Health Ministry official said here, yesterday. The official said that, the Health Ministry began conducting tests, after the World Health Organisation had provided the ministry…

Philippines Logged 3,181 New COVID-19 Cases, 25 Deaths

MANILA, Aug 11 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines reported 3,181 new COVID-19 infections yesterday, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the country to 3,813,952. The Department of Health said, the number of active cases fell to 36,035, and 25 more patients died from COVID-19 complications, pushing the country’s death toll…

S.Korea Reported 137,241 New COVID-19 Cases

SEOUL, Aug 11 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 137,241 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight, compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 20,983,169, the health authorities said today. The daily caseload was down from 151,792 the previous day, but it was higher than 107,859 tallied…