Iran’s IRGC Says Fast Warships Are Equipped With Stealth Technology

TEHRAN, Jul 26 (NNN-IRNA) – A top Iranian military commander, said yesterday, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), has equipped the hulls of its fast warships with stealth technology, according to the semi-official Fars news agency. IRGC Navy Commander, Alireza Tangsiri, made the remarks on the sidelines of a ceremony…

Iraqi Parliamentary Shiite Blocs Named Candidate For New PM

BAGHDAD, Jul 26 (NNN-NINA) – The Shiite political blocs in the Iraqi parliament, yesterday, nominated Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani, for the post of prime minister, months after failing to form a government, due to a political row. The Coordination Framework, an umbrella group of Shiite parliamentary parties, said in a statement…

Thailand’s Auto Production Up 6.53 Percent In June

BANGKOK, Jul 26 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s auto producers churned out 143,016 vehicles in June, up 6.53 percent year on year, the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) said yesterday. In the first half of this year, the country’s auto production totalled 870,109 units, an increase of 3.02 percent from the same…

Cambodian King, Queen Mother Donate 1.5 Million USD To Gov’t For Mine Clearance Work

PHNOM PENH, Jul 26 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodian King, Norodom Sihamoni, and his mother, former Queen Norodom Monineath Sihanouk, donated a total of 1.5 million U.S. dollars to support the government’s mine clearance activity. In two separate letters to Cambodian Prime Minister, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, dated Saturday, and released to…

No Cholera Cases Registered In Uzbekistan: Health Official

TASHKENT, Jul 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – No cholera cases have been registered in Uzbekistan, and reports that the disease may have entered from neighbouring Afghanistan are unfounded, a Uzbek health official said, yesterday. “The information suggesting cholera entering Uzbekistan from Afghanistan is completely false, no cholera disease detected in our country,”…

Japan Confirmed First Monkeypox Case, Alert Issued

TOKYO, Jul 26 (NNN-NHK) – Japan, yesterday, issued a level-one alert against monkeypox, as the first case was detected in the country, according to local media. The alert level, the lowest on the country’s four-tier scale, was issued earlier in the day, ahead of the announcement last night that, the…

310 Killed, Nearly 300 Injured As Heavy Rains Continue To Wreak Havoc In Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Jul 26 (NNN-APP) – Around 310 people have been killed and 295 others injured, in separate rain-related incidents in Pakistan, since Jun 14, as heavy downpours continue to lash the country, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), said. A total of 175 women and children are among the dead,…

Kenya Heightens Security Ahead Of Aug Polls

NAIROBI, Jul 25 (NNN-KBC) – Kenyan police said, they have heightened security ahead of the general elections slated for Aug 9. Hilary Mutyambai, inspector-general of Police, told journalists in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, that, a total of 150,000 officers drawn from partner securities agencies, will be deployed during the…

Tanzania Launched Cultivation Of Over 11,000 Hectares Of Block Farms For Youth

DAR ES SALAAM, Jul 25 (NNN-IRIN) – Tanzanian authorities, yesterday launched the cultivation of 11,453 hectares of block farms, for the youth in the country’s central region of Dodoma. Hussein Bashe, the Minister for Agriculture, said, the launch of the cultivation of 11,453 hectares of block farms is part of…

Russian FM Visits Egypt In First African Tour During Russian-Ukrainian Conflict

CAIRO, Jul 25 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, held talks yesterday, with visiting Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov in Cairo, where they discussed bilateral relations and regional and global issues of mutual concern. Lavrov handed to Sisi a letter from Russian President, Vladimir Putin, expressing importance Russia attaches to…