Kuwait Hosts Arab FMs Meeting To Discuss Regional, Int’l Developments

KUWAIT CITY, Jan 31 (NNN-KUNA) – Kuwait hosted yesterday, the 156th consultative meeting of Arab foreign ministers, to discuss regional and international issues facing the Arab countries. During a joint press conference with Arab League Secretary-General, Ahmed Aboul-Gheit, Kuwaiti Foreign Minister, Sheikh Ahmad Nasser al-Mohammad al-Sabah, said that, Lebanon’s response…

Brunei Reports 68 New COVID-19 Cases

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Jan 31 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei reported 68 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally to 16,413. The new cases included 55 local infections and 13 import cases, said the Ministry of Health. As of Saturday, 94.8 percent of Brunei’s population had received at least one…

Philippines Logs 16,953 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Rises To 3,545,680

MANILA, Jan 31 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH) reported 16,953 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the country to 3,545,680. The DOH said, 20 more people died from COVID-19 complications, bringing the total death toll to 53,891. Of the 20 deaths,…

New Zealand PM Tests Negative For COVID-19

WELLINGTON, Jan 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, tested negative for COVID-19 today, after being deemed a close contact of a case on a domestic flight. Ardern was deemed a close contact of a positive COVID-19 case on Saturday and has entered self-isolation, in line with a…

Japan’s Industrial Output Drops 1.0 Percent On Month In Dec

TOKYO, Jan 31 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s industrial output dropped in Dec, from a month earlier, the government said in a report today. According to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), the country’s factory output fell 1.0 percent in Dec, from the previous month. The preliminary report showed that,…

New Zealand Reports 91 New Community Cases Of COVID-19

WELLINGTON, Jan 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand reported 91 new community cases of COVID-19 today, said, the Ministry of Health in a statement. Among the 91 new community infections, 65 are in the largest city, Auckland, one in Bay of Plenty, 17 in Waikato, three in the Lakes region, one…

Indonesia Reports 12,422 New COVID-19 Cases, 18 More Deaths

JAKARTA, Jan 31 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia yesterday confirmed 12,422 new COVID-19 cases, the highest single-day rise, since Aug 27, 2021, amid the spread of the Omicron variant of the virus in the country. The newly recorded infections brought the total tally to 4,343,185, the Health Ministry said. The death toll…

Turkey Registers 88,145 New COVID-19 Cases

ANKARA, Jan 31 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey yesterday reported 88,145 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 11,526,621, according to its health ministry. The death toll from the virus in Turkey rose by 189, to 87,234, while 81,530 more people recovered in the last 24 hours. A total of…

Turkey Kills Four YPG Members In Northern Syria

ANKARA, Jan 31 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey’s security forces killed four members of Syria’s Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) in northern Syria, the Turkish Defence Ministry said, yesterday. The Turkish forces “neutralised” the YPG fighters after they attempted to attack Turkey’s “Operation Peace Spring” zone in Syria, the ministry tweeted. Three…

Yemen’s Houthis Claim Responsibility For Fresh Missile Attack On UAE

SANAA, Jan 31 (NNN-YPA) – Yemen’s Houthi militia, last night, claimed responsibility for a fresh cross-border ballistic missile attack on the United Arab Emirates (UAE). “The armed forces will announce details of a large-scale military operation deep inside the UAE within hours,” Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported. Meanwhile, the UAE official…