Vietnam’s Inflation May Surpass Four Percent This Year: Banks

HANOI, May 26 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam is expected to make a stronger economic recovery in 2022, with GDP growth at 5.5 to six percent, but inflation may stand at 3.8 to 4.2 percent, said a report released yesterday. The country will enjoy higher GDP growth and keep inflation under four…

Singapore Reports 4,167 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, May 26 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore reported 4,167 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally to 1,282,280. Of the new cases, 438 cases were detected through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests, and 3,729 through ART (antigen rapid test) tests, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Health.…

UN Envoy Urges Yemen’s Warring Parties To Renew Truce As Expiry Date Nears

SANAA, May 26 (NNN-YPA) – UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, yesterday called on the warring parties in Yemen, to renew the ongoing two-month truce that is expected to expire on June 2. “We have seen the tangible benefits the truce has delivered so far, for the daily lives…

Palestine Urges Israel To Call Off Controversial Flag March

RAMALLAH, May 26 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian authorities, yesterday urged the Israeli regime, to call off “the provocative flag march,” scheduled to be held in Jerusalem this Sunday. Palestinian presidential spokesman, Nabil Abu Rudeineh, warned that, by allowing the Israeli flag march, to pass through Islamic neighbourhoods in East Jerusalem “would…

Karot Hydropower Project To Generate Eco-Friendly, Cheap Electricity: Pakistani PM

ISLAMABAD, May 26 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani Prime Minister, Shahbaz Sharif, said yesterday that, the Karot Hydropower Project, a major pilot project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), will generate environment-friendly and cheap electricity, promoting green development in Pakistan. “Hydroelectricity is much more cost-effective … it is also a clean source…

6.2-Magnitude Quake Strikes Off Western Indonesia

JAKARTA, May 26 (NNN-ANTARA) – A 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked off the west coast of Indonesia’s Sumatra Island last night, the Indonesian meteorological, climatological and geophysical agency (BMKG) said, with no casualties or damage reported. The quake occurred at 22:05 Jakarta time (1505 GMT), with the epicentre at 819 km south-west…

At Least 14 Killed After Explosions Rock Two Afghan Cities

KABUL, May 26 (NNN-ANA) – At least 14 people were killed and 32 others wounded, in four explosions that rocked Afghanistan’s capital Kabul, and northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif, yesterday. In Kabul, at least five worshippers were killed and 17 others wounded, after a blast ripped through a mosque, during evening…

UAE Reports First Case Of Monkeypox

ABU DHABI, May 25 (NNN-WAM) – The United Arab Emirates (UAE), confirmed yesterday, its first case of monkeypox in a 29-year-old woman who arrived from west Africa. The patient received medical care and the UAE health authorities took all necessary measures, including investigation, examination of contacts, and monitoring, the UAE…

Palestinian Teenager Killed, Over 90 Injured In Clashes With Israeli Soldiers In West Bank: Medics

RAMALLAH, May 25 (NNN-WAFA) – A Palestinian teenager was killed and more than 90 others wounded early today, during clashes with Israeli soldiers near the northern West Bank city of Nablus, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said in a statement. The statement said, Ghaith Yamin, 16, was killed after he…

Palestine Calls On U.S. To Remove PLO From Terror Lists: Official

RAMALLAH, May 25 (NNN-WAFA) – The Palestinian Authority (PA) called on the United States to remove the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO), from the lists of terror classified by the U.S. Congress, a senior Palestinian official said yesterday. The PA addressed an official letter to the U.S. administration, calling on it…