UN Chief Voices Concern Over Civilian Casualties In U.S. Raid On Daesh Leader

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) – UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, yesterday expressed concern over civilian casualties, in a U.S. raid that led to the death of Daesh leader, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi. Asked for the secretary-general’s comment on the U.S. operation in Syria, against al-Qurayshi, Farhan Haq, Guterres’ deputy spokesman,…

Chinese Embassy Rebuts Washington Post Editorial On Beijing Winter Olympics

WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – A spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in the United States, has rebutted a Washington Post editorial on the Beijing Winter Olympics. “The Olympics should be about sports, not politics,” Minister Counsellor, Liu Pengyu, wrote in a letter to the newspaper’s editorial board on Jan 25,…

India’s COVID-19 Deaths Surpass 500,000

NEW DELHI, Feb 4 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 deaths surpassed 500,000, and the total tally of infections rose to 41,952,712 today, with 149,394 new cases registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. The health ministry data showed 1,072 new deaths, due…

Pakistan Adds 6,377 New COVID-19 Cases, 48 More Deaths

ISLAMABAD, Feb 4 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan yesterday recorded 6,377 new COVID-19 cases, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) said today. The NCOC, a department leading the nation’s campaign against the pandemic, said, the total number of confirmed cases surged to 1,448,663 in the country, including 1,317,385 recoveries. The number…

Tongan PM: Tongans’ Resilience, Strength To Help Overcome Impact Of Volcanic Eruption

SUVA, Feb 4 (NNN-PIN) – The resilience and strength of the Tongan people will help the South Pacific island nation, get through impact of the recent volcanic eruption and tsunami, as well as, the current COVID-19 challenges, Tonga’s Prime Minister, Siaosi Sovaleni, said yesterday. “Tongans are resilient people. We have…

S.Korean FM Protests Against Japan’s Nomination Of War-Linked Mine For UNESCO Heritage List

SEOUL, Feb 4 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s top diplomat, in phone talks with his Japanese counterpart yesterday, protested against Japan’s bid to put a war-linked mine, in the UNESCO heritage list, renewing diplomatic rows between Seoul and Tokyo over historical issues. South Korean Foreign Minister, Chung Eui-yong, held phone talks…

Pharmaceutical Factory Established In Afghanistan’s Kandahar

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Feb 4 (NNN-ANA) – With the support of local businesspersons, a drug producing factory has been established in southern Afghanistan’s Kandahar province, head of the pharmaceutical company, Mohammad Sayed Sediq, said. A total of 50 million U.S. dollars have been invested in the project, Sediq said, adding that,…

Jordan Intensifies Efforts To Mobilise Support For UNRWA: FM

AMMAN, Feb 4 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan is intensifying its efforts, to mobilise political and financial support for the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Jordanian Foreign Minister, Ayman Safadi, said yesterday. Safadi made the remarks, during a meeting with UNRWA Commissioner-General, Philippe Lazzarini, where they discussed means…

Saudi-Led Airstrikes Kill Seven Houthi Militants In SW Yemen

ADEN, Feb 4 (NNN-YPA) – At least seven Houthi militants in Yemen were killed, by the Saudi Arabia-led airstrikes, in the south-western province of Taiz yesterday, a military official said. The militants were killed during airstrikes, launched by the coalition warplanes at a Houthi site in Taiz, the local military…

Erdogan Says Israeli President To Visit Turkey In Mar Amid Efforts To Restore Ties

ANKARA, Feb 4 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Israeli President, Isaac Herzog, will visit Turkey in mid-Mar, Turkish President, Tayyip Erdogan said, noting, the two countries seek to restore bilateral ties. “With this visit, we will endeavour to put our bilateral relations on a very different ground for the future, in a positive…