Hamza Shahbaz Won Election To Become Chief Minister Of Pakistan’s Punjab Province

ISLAMABAD, Jul 23 (NNN-APP) – Hamza Shahbaz, from the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), yesterday won the election in the provincial assembly, to retain his position as the chief minister of Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province, the deputy speaker of the assembly announced. Shahbaz, son of Pakistani Prime Minister, Shahbaz Sharif, secured…

Turkish Forces Shot Down Two Drones Targeting Its Military Base In Iraq: Official

BAGHDAD, Jul 23 (NNN-NINA) – Turkish forces shot down two drones targeting its military base in Iraq’s Duhok province, yesterday, a local official said. Two drones targeted the Turkish base in the Bamarne area, in the semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan, at 6:30 a.m. local time (0330 GMT), and were shot…

African Swine Fever Cases Detected In Southern Indian State

NEW DELHI, Jul 23 (NNN-PTI) – African swine fever (ASF) cases, have been reported from two farms in the southern Indian state of Kerala, officials said yesterday. The cases were detected at Mananthavady in Wayanad district, about 468 km north of Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala. “The disease was…

Portugal Started Vaccination Against Monkeypox

LISBON, Jul 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Portugal started vaccination for those who had contact with confirmed cases of the Monkeypox virus, yesterday, said the Portuguese Directorate-General of Health (DGS). The Portuguese health authority confirmed a total of 588 cases of monkeypox in the country as of yesterday, since the first case…

Zimbabwean President Optimistic About Mining Growth Prospects

HARARE, Jul 22 (NNN-IRIN) – Zimbabwean President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, said yesterday, his government’s target to achieve a 12-billion U.S. dollar mining industry by 2023, is achievable given the growing momentum in the industry. He said, it was encouraging that last year, and despite the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic,…

Türkiye Says Deal On Ukraine’s Grain Exports To Be Signed In Istanbul Today

ANKARA, Jul 22 (NNN-ANADOLU) – An agreement to ship grain from Ukrainian ports through the Black Sea, will be signed today, with the participation of Russia, Ukraine, the United Nations and Türkiye, the Turkish presidency said, yesterday. Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, are expected to…

Brazilian Workers’ Party Officially Launched Presidential Candidacy Of Lula

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jul 22 (NNN-CMA) – Brazil’s Workers’ Party, yesterday, officially launched the presidential candidacy of former President, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, for the upcoming Oct election, after he was nominated by party delegates. The event in Sao Paulo was hosted by the Federation of Hope Brazil, consisting…

Sri Lanka To Hold Swearing-In Ceremony For New Cabinet Ministers Today

COLOMBO, Jul 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s new cabinet of ministers are scheduled to be sworn in today at the Prime Minister’s Office. Issuing a statement, the President’s Media Division, said that, the ceremony will start from 9.00 o’clock this morning. Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as president of Sri…

Lebanese President Urged IMF To Conclude Aid Deal With Lebanon

BEIRUT, Jul 22 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanese President, Michel Aoun, yesterday, urged the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to conclude the aid agreement with the country, saying, Lebanon has been adopting the needed structural reforms. The Lebanese president made the remarks during his meeting in Beirut with Pierre Duquesne, French presidential envoy…

Syria’s Air Defences Respond To Fresh Israeli Attacks

DAMASCUS, Jul 22 (NNN-SANA) – The Syrian air defences, responded to an Israeli missile strike, on the Syrian capital of Damascus, late last night, it was reported. Explosions were heard in Damascus, after the Israeli attacks and the firing of the Syrian air defence missiles, it said. The Israeli attacks…