Sri Lanka’s Parliament Adjourns Till May 17 As Protesters Gather Outside

COLOMBO, May 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s Speaker of Parliament, yesterday suspended parliamentary sessions till May 17, as protesters gathered outside the building, calling on lawmakers to find a solution to the ongoing economic crisis. Police tried to disperse the crowds using tear gas and water cannons. The speaker then…

Suspected Al-Qaeda Gunmen Attack Security Headquarters In Southern Yemen

ADEN, May 7 (NNN-YPA) – Suspected al-Qaeda gunmen, attacked a security headquarters in Yemen’s southern province of Dhalea last night, a government official said. “Intense armed confrontations are still going on between the security forces and the al-Qaeda suspects, in and around the security headquarters in Dhalea, amid large explosions,”…

Iraq Reports 40 Hemorrhagic Fever Cases, Eight Deaths: Ministry

BAGHDAD, May 7 (NNN-NINA) – The Iraqi Ministry of Health said yesterday that, about 40 cases of viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF) were registered in the country, eight of whom have died. Twenty-three infections and five deaths were registered in Iraq’s southern province of Dhi Qar, the ministry’s spokesman, Sayf al-Badr…

China’s Sinosteel Cam S.A. Inks Iron Ore Deal In Cameroon

YAOUNDE, May 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – Cameroon and Sinosteel Cam S.A., a subsidiary of China’s multinational Sinosteel Corporation Ltd., yesterday, signed a convention that will enable the company to invest more than 700 million U.S. dollars, at an iron ore project in Cameroon. Minister of Mines, Industry and Technological Development, Gabriel…

Three Kyrgyz Citizens Killed At Kyrgyz-Uzbek Border By Uzbek Guards

BISHKEK/TASHKENT, May 7 (NNN-KNA) – Three people were killed at Kyrgyz-Uzbek border, after the border guards of Uzbekistan fired guns at them, the Kyrgyz border service said yesterday. The incident occurred on Thursday, on the Kyrgyz-Uzbek section of the state border, in Dobo-Korgon area of Jalal-Abad Oblast’s Ala-Buka region, the…

Brunei Reports 153 New COVID-19 Cases

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, May 7 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei reported 153 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the national tally to 142,465. Of these, 137 were results of antigen rapid tests (ART), while 16 were from RT-PCR laboratory tests, performed in the past 24 hours. As a country of 420,000 people, Brunei…

Death Toll In Afghanistan’s Floods Rises To Nine: Authorities

KABUL, May 6 (NNN-ANA) – At least nine people were killed, 10 others injured and three went missing, in recent floods triggered by heavy rains in Afghanistan, authorities said today. In addition, some 300 houses were destroyed and 2,000 houses were partially destroyed by the floods, on Tuesday and Wednesday,…

Palestinian President Condemns Fatal Axe Attack In Israel

RAMALLAH/GAZA, May 6 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, yesterday condemned a deadly axe attack in central Israel, while the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) justified the attack as a response to Israel’s recent violations against Palestinian sanctities. “The killing of Palestinian and Israeli civilians only leads to a further…

Bangladesh Sends Emergency Medical Supplies To Sri Lanka

DHAKA, May 6 (NNN-BSS) – In a spirit of friendship and good neighbourly relations, Bangladesh yesterday sent emergency medical supplies to Sri Lanka. At a token handover ceremony, held at the State Guest House Padma here, yesterday, Bangladeshi Foreign Minister, AK Abdul Momen and Health Minister, Zahid Maleque, handed over…

COVID-19 Cases In Indonesia Stable During Eid Celebration

JAKARTA, May 6 (NNN-ANTARA) – The number of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia, a country with the world’s largest Muslim population, remained stable during the Eid al-Fitr holiday. Since Apr 28, Indonesia recorded less than 500 daily cases nationwide, despite an increase in public mobility. Yesterday, health authorities in the archipelago…