Egypt Vows To Continue Support Crisis-Hit Lebanon: Minister

BEIRUT, Jun 3 (NNN-NNA) – Egypt will continue to support Lebanon, and stand with the Lebanese people, as the country faces a difficult situation, visiting Egyptian Minister of Social Solidarity, Nivine El Kabbag, said yesterday. El Kabbag made the remarks upon her arrival in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, where she…

UN Environment Meeting Calls For Urgent Action For Healthy Earth

STOCKHOLM, Jun 3 (NNN-XINHUA) – A United Nations (UN) environment meeting, which kicked off here yesterday, has called for urgent and socially inclusive climate action. The meeting, called “Stockholm+50: a healthy planet for the prosperity of all — our responsibility, our opportunity,” comes as the world is facing the triple…

Jordan, UAE, Egypt Ink Agreement On Grains Production

AMMAN, Jun 3 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan said yesterday that, it has reached an agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Egypt, on planting wheat, barley and corn in Jordan, to boost cooperation on food security. Planting the crops in Jordan is part of a joint venture between Jordan and…

Dengue Fever Becomes Big Concern In Southern Vietnam

HO CHI MINH CITY, Jun 3 (NNN-VNA) – Dengue fever is a big concern in Ho Chi Minh City, as the number of severe cases in Jan-May has been seven times as high as the same period last year, local health authorities were quoted as saying, yesterday. Major dengue fever…

Sri Lanka Runs Out Of Money To Feed Animals In Zoos Amid Economic Crisis

COLOMBO, Jun 3 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s Department of Zoology, informed the Wildlife Ministry that, it has run out of funds to provide daily food to animals in zoos, amid the ongoing economic crisis, local media reported, yesterday. Department officials, quoted by media reports, said that, there was a severe…

Bangladesh Bank To Allow Floating USD-Taka Exchange Rate

DHAKA, Jun 3 (NNN-BSS) – The central bank of Bangladesh, yesterday withdrew fixed U.S. dollar-taka exchange rate, allowing the market to set the price, based on demand and supply. Md Serajul Islam, spokesperson and an executive director of the Bangladesh Bank (BB), made the announcement. The latest BB move aims…

Fijians Urged To Receive Booster Dose To Minimise COVID-19 Spread

SUVA, Jun 3 (NNN-PIN) – Fijians have been urged to get the vaccine booster dose, as the current noticeable hike in COVID-19 cases indicates an urgency to step up efforts, to increase the booster dose coverage. Fiji’s Permanent Secretary for Health, James Fong, urged the Fijian public to get the…

Kuwait To Increase Oil Production To 2.77 Million Bpd In July

KUWAIT CITY, Jun 3 (NNN-KUNA) – Kuwait yesterday announced that, its oil production will rise to nearly 2.77 million barrels per day (bpd) in July. Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Oil Minister, Mohammad Al-Fares, made the announcement, after participating in the 29th Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and…

Attack On Passenger Bus Kills Three In Syria

DAMASCUS, Jun 3 (NNN-SANA) – Three people were killed and 21 others wounded yesterday, when a civilian passenger bus was attacked in south of Syria’s eastern province of Deir al-Zour. The bus was on the road from Aleppo City in northern Syria, to Deir al-Zour, when the attack took place,…

Pakistan To Counter Disinformation, Propaganda Against CPEC: National Assembly Speaker

ISLAMABAD, Jun 3 (NNN-APP) – Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan, Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, said yesterday that, his country would leave no stone unturned to counter a malicious disinformation campaign, against the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a flagship project of China’s Belt and Road Initiative. “CPEC has, over the…