Egypt Court Hands Life Sentence To Muslim Brotherhood’s Acting Leader

CAIRO, Apr 18 (NNN-MENA) – An Egyptian court yesterday sentenced acting Muslim Brotherhood leader, Mahmoud Ezzat, to life in prison, over national security charges, official Ahram Online news website reported. Yesterday’s verdict is considered a first-degree ruling that can be appealed, according to the report. A life sentence in Egypt…

Sri Lanka Sends Delegation To IMF For Crucial Discussions

COLOMBO, Apr 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Sri Lankan government, yesterday, sent a delegation to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), for discussions over ways to get the lender’s loans. The delegation, led by Finance Minister, Ali Sabry, also includes Governor of the Central Bank, Nandalal Weerasinghe. The delegation is to visit…

Establishing Palestinian State Only Solution To Conflict With Israel: Spokesman

RAMALLAH, Apr 17 (NNN-WAFA) – The only solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is to establish a Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital, Palestinian presidential spokesman, Nabil Abu Rudeineh, told reporters yesterday. “Any proposal, whether it is a state with temporary borders, or an entity or a state lacking…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Rises To 43,042,097, Active Cases Continue To Rise

NEW DELHI, Apr 17 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 43,042,097 today, as 1,150 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. Besides, four deaths due to the pandemic since yesterday morning, took the death toll to 521,751.…

Afghanistan Exports Figs Worth 35 Million USD Last Year

KABUL, Apr 17 (NNN-ANA) – Afghanistan exported figs worth 35 million U.S. dollars over the past year, said the Ministry of Economy today. A total of 7.155 tonnes of figs have been exported in 2021, the ministry said on Twitter. Figs are widely grown in southern Kandahar and the neighbouring…

25,000 Pistachio Saplings Distributed For Plantation In Afghan Province

QALA-E-NAW, Afghanistan, Apr 17 (NNN-ANA) – More than 25,000 pistachio saplings have been distributed for plantation in Afghanistan’s western Badghis province, the local government said yesterday. It said, the young trees were distributed over the past six days as part of its efforts to fight deforestation and support farmers, in…

Iran’s Economy Minister Cancels Visit To U.S. Due To “Delay” In Visa Issuance

TEHRAN, Apr 17 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance, Ehsan Khandouzi, cancelled his trip to attend a World Bank meeting in the United States, due to the “delay” in issuing of U.S. visas. Following the U.S. government’s delay in issuing visas for the Iranian delegation to the…

Sri Lanka Stock Market To Shut For Five Days Following Rapid Drop In Share Prices

COLOMBO, Apr 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC) yesterday announced that, it decided to direct the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) to temporarily close the stock market for a period of five business days, beginning tomorrow. The SEC said in a press release that, the…

Aviation Turbine Fuel Hiked To Record High In India

NEW DELHI, Apr 17 (NNN-PTI) – The price of aviation turbine fuel (ATF) or jet fuel in India, was hiked by a marginal 0.2 percent to an all-time high yesterday. According to a price notification of state-owned fuel retailers, the ATF price rose by 277.5 Indian rupees (3.64 U.S. dollars)…

Vietnam Reports 18,474 New COVID-19 Cases

HANOI, Apr 17 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam recorded 18,474 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, down by 1,602 from Friday, according to its Ministry of Health. The new infections, which are all domestically transmitted, are reported in 62 cities and provinces. The Vietnamese capital, Hanoi, remained the pandemic hotspot with 1,361 new cases…