Sri Lankan President Will Not Resign: Chief Government Whip

COLOMBO, Apr 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lankan President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, will not resign under any circumstance, Chief Government Whip, Johnston Fernando, told parliament yesterday. Addressing the parliament session yesterday, Fernando said, 6.9 million citizens of the country had voted for the president. “As a member of a responsible government, I…

Jordan Welcomes UNESCO Resolution On Old Jerusalem

AMMAN, Apr 7 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan yesterday, welcomed a resolution adopted by UNESCO, on old Jerusalem and its walls, which stated that, all Israeli procedures aiming to change the identity of the holy city and its legal status quo, are null and void. Jordan’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Haitham Abu Al-Foul,…

Lebanese PM Urges Cross-Party Cooperation To Save Country

BEIRUT, Apr 7 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanese Prime Minister, Najib Mikati, yesterday called on all political parties to cooperate, to pull the country out of its crisis, the Council of Ministers said, in a statement. “We affirm that Lebanon possesses a lot of potential and capability, which should give the country…

Three Rockets Land Near Iraq’s Kurdish Regional Capital

BAGHDAD, Apr 7 (NNN-NINA) – Three rockets landed near Iraq’s northern Kurdish regional capital, Erbil, yesterday, causing no casualties, the region’s Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) said, in a statement. The rockets were fired from al-Hamdaniya, a town 60 km west of Erbil, and hit an inhabited area near an oil installation,…

Vietnam Logs 49,124 New COVID-19 Cases, Nearly 10 Million In Total

HANOI, Apr 7 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam reported 49,124 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, down 5,871 cases from Tuesday, according to its Ministry of Health. The new infections, logged in 61 localities nationwide, were all domestically transmitted. The Vietnamese capital, Hanoi, remained the pandemic hotspot with 4,037 new cases yesterday, followed by…

Five Terrorist Suspects Arrested In Indonesia

JAKARTA, Apr 7 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Indonesian police said yesterday that, its anti-terror squad has arrested five suspected terrorists in South Tangerang, a satellite town of the capital, Jakarta. National Police spokesperson, Ahmad Ramadhan, said, the suspects, believed to have affiliated with a terrorist network of the Indonesian Islamic State…

At Least Six Wounded In Big Mosque Blast In Afghan Capital

KABUL, Apr 7 (NNN-ANA) – At least six people were wounded in a hand grenade explosion, inside a big mosque in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, yesterday, sources said. “A man hurled a hand grenade inside Pul-e Khishti Mosque, at mid-day. As a result, six people were wounded,” the Afghan Ministry…

India Witnesses Inflation As Fuel Prices Rise Daily

by Pankaj Yadav NEW DELHI, Apr 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – India has been witnessing inflation as prices of fuels, vegetables, fruits, edible oils and cereals have all skyrocketed. Petrol and diesel prices have witnessed a continuous rise for over two weeks since Mar 22, as the price of a 19-kg commercial…

Malaysia Reports 12,017 New COVID-19 Infections, 33 More Deaths

KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 6 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia reported 12,017 new COVID-19 infections, as of midnight, bringing the national total to 4,268,486, according to the health ministry. There are 59 new imported cases, with 11,958 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. A further 33 deaths have been…

New Zealand Reports 12,575 New Community Cases Of COVID-19

WELLINGTON, Apr 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand recorded 12,575 new community cases of COVID-19 today, the Ministry of Health said in a statement. Of the new community infections, 2,147 were detected in the largest city of Auckland, according to the ministry. In addition, 43 new cases of COVID-19 were detected…