UAE’s Etihad Airways Posted Record-Breaking Profit In H1

DUBAI, Jul 29 (NNN-WAM) – Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), reported yesterday, a record-breaking core operating profit of 296 million U.S. dollars, for the first half of 2022. This result was achieved despite a year-on-year increase of almost 60 percent in fuel costs, said…

Hamas Denies Having Military Sites In Gazan Civilian Areas

GAZA, Jul 29 (NNN-WAFA) – Hamas, the ruling movement of the Gaza Strip, yesterday, denied Israeli allegations that the movement’s armed wing, Al-Qassam Brigades, has military sites in civilian areas in the Palestinian enclave. The Israeli army’s allegations “are pure lies and misinformation,” said Hamas spokesman, Abu Obeida, in a…

Latest: 357 Killed, Over 400 Injured As Monsoon Rains Continue To Batter Pakistan

by Raheela Nazir ISLAMABAD, Jul 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least 357 people were killed and over 400 were injured, as heavy monsoon rains continue to batter Pakistan for more than five weeks, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said yesterday. Besides human losses, infrastructure, road networks and houses have also…

Strong 5.8-Magnitude Quake Hit 20 Km NE Of Bulolo, Papua New Guinea

BULOLO, Jul 29 (NNN-PIN) – Papua New Guinea was shaken near Lae, Morobe Province, by an earthquake of magnitude 5.6, at 4:28 am local time, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones, as they are closer to the surface. The…

Uzbek President Says China Is Always Uzbekistan’s Reliable Friend, Partner

TASHKENT, Jul 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – Uzbek President, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, said yesterday that, Uzbekistan values its high-level strategic communication and coordination with China, and China will always be Uzbekistan’s reliable friend and partner. During a meeting with visiting Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, Mirziyoyev expressed heartfelt gratitude to…

Former Pakistani President Zardari Tested Positive For COVID-19

ISLAMABAD, Jul 29 (NNN-APP) – Former Pakistani President, Asif Ali Zardari, tested positive for COVID-19, Pakistani Foreign Minister, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, said on social media, yesterday. The former president, who is a member of the country’s national assembly and the father of Foreign Minister Zardari, was fully vaccinated and had…

Japan’s Daily COVID-19 Cases Hit Record For Second Straight Day

TOKYO, Jul 29 (NNN-NHK) – Japan, yesterday reported 233,100 new daily COVID-19 cases, marking a new record for a second straight day, as the highly transmissible BA.5 Omicron subvariant continues to run rampant. Tokyo alone confirmed a record 40,406 new infections, topping the 40,000-mark for the first time, with the…

Iran Says Israel-Linked Spies Seek To Bomb Sensitive Defence Centre

TEHRAN, Jul 28 (NNN-IRNA) – The Iranian Intelligence Ministry, said yesterday that, the arrested members of an “Israel-linked spy network” had sought to carry out a bomb attack, in one of Iran’s sensitive defence industry centres. Israel provided the terrorists with the most complex combined techniques for identifying the target’s…

Malaysia Reported 4,503 New COVID-19 Infections, 10 New Deaths

KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 28 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia reported 4,503 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight, bringing the national total to 4,664,213, according to the health ministry. There are six new imported cases, with 4,497 cases being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. Another 10 deaths have been…

S.Korea Reported 88,384 New COVID-19 Cases

SEOUL, Jul 28 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 88,384 new COVID-19 cases, as of midnight, compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 19,535,242, the health authorities said today. The daily caseload was down from 100,285 the previous day, but it was higher than 71,145 tallied…