Airstrikes Kill Five Daesh Militants In Northern Iraq

BAGHDAD, Feb 24 (NNN-NINA) – Five militants of the extremist group Daesh were killed, in airstrikes in Iraq’s northern province of Kirkuk yesterday, the Iraqi military said. Iraqi security forces conducted airstrikes on two Daesh hideouts, after a force from the Counter-Terrorism Service, spotted them in the al-Dibis area, in…

Jordan Reaffirms Support For Two-State Solution To Attain Mideast Peace

AMMAN, Feb 24 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordanian Foreign Minister, Ayman Safadi, reaffirmed yesterday that, there is no alternative to the two-state solution, as the real political ground for achieving fair and comprehensive peace in the region. In a meeting with the visiting European Union (EU) Special Representative for the Middle East…

Sixth Int’l Women Film Festival Kicks Off In Egypt

ASWAN, Egypt, Feb 24 (NNN-MENA) – The 6th Aswan International Women Film Festival (AIWFF), kicked off yesterday, with a red-carpet ceremony, attended by dozens of Egyptian and foreign artistes, filmmakers and critics. Held annually in Egypt’s glamourous city of Aswan by the Nile River, the AIWFF sheds light on women’s…

Indonesia Reports 61,488 New COVID-19 Cases, 227 More Deaths

JAKARTA, Feb 24 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia yesterday confirmed 61,488 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 5,350,902, the country’s Health Ministry said. According to the ministry, the death toll from the pandemic rose by 227 to 147,025, while 39,170 more people recovered during the past 24 hours, bringing…

India Records 15,102 New COVID-19 Cases, Tally Rises To 42,867,031

NEW DELHI, Feb 23 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 42,867,031 today, as 15,102 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. Besides, 278 deaths due to the pandemic since yesterday morning, took the total death toll to…

Malaysia Reports 27,179 New COVID-19 Infections, 43 More Deaths

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia reported 27,179 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight, bringing the national total to 3,273,958, according to the Health Ministry. There are 120 new imported cases, with 27,059 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. A further 43 deaths have been…

New Zealand Reports 3,297 New Community Cases Of COVID-19

WELLINGTON, Feb 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand recorded 3,297 new community cases of COVID-19 today, the Ministry of Health said in a statement. More than half of the new community infections were reported in the largest city, Auckland. In addition, eight new cases were detected at the New Zealand border.…

S.Korea Reports Record High Of 171,452 New COVID-19 Cases

SEOUL, Feb 23 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported a new record high of 171,452 more COVID-19 cases as of midnight, compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 2,329,182, the health authorities said, today. The daily caseload was sharply up from 99,573, the previous day, topping…

Inflation Rate In Laos Hits Highest Point In Two Years

VIENTIANE, Feb 23 (NNN-KPL) – The year-on-year inflation rate in Laos jumped to 6.25 percent in Jan, the highest figure recorded since Jan, 2020. The cost of goods and services continued to climb since Mar, 2021, and jumped to 5.04 percent in Nov, before rising to 5.27 percent in Dec,…

New Round Of Syrian Constitutional Talks To Be Held In Mar: UN

GENEVA, Feb 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The new session of the Syrian Constitutional Committee, which is tasked to draft a new constitution for the war-torn country, will take place in Geneva in Mar, a UN official said yesterday. “While logistics are still being confirmed, it is planned that the 7th session…