Egyptian President Hails World Youth Forum As Opportunity For “Constructive Dialogues”

CAIRO, Jan 14 (NNN-MENA) – The World Youth Forum (WYF) held in Egypt, offered a real opportunity for exchanging views through constructive dialogues, Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, said yesterday. Sisi made the remarks at the closing session of the 4th WYF held in Egypt’s Red Sea resort city of Sharm…

Four Killed In Train-Minivan Collision In Indonesia’s East Java

JAKARTA, Jan 14 (NNN-ANTARA) – Four people were killed, after a train hit a minivan in Indonesia’s East Java Province yesterday afternoon, an official of state-owned railway operator, Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI), said. The accident occurred when the minivan, carrying four people, was passing a railroad crossing without a bar…

India’s Adani In Pact With S.Korea’s POSCO To Invest New Steel Mill

MUMBAI, Jan 14 (NNN-PTI) – India’s Adani group entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with South Korea’s POSCO, to explore investment of up to five billion U.S. dollars in setting up of an environment-friendly integrated steel mill at Mundra, 866 km north-west of Mumbai. In its filing with the…

Nationwide Protest Held In Lebanon Against Long-Term Economic Crisis

BEIRUT, Jan 14 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanese held yesterday, a nationwide protest against soaring prices and deteriorating living conditions caused by the long-term economic crisis. Drivers and citizens took to the streets in the capital Beirut, Tripoli, Khalde and other cities and towns, parking cars in the middle of the streets…

Mongolia’s Daily COVID-19 Count Exceeds 2,000

ULAN BATOR, Jan 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – Mongolia recorded 2,279 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the national count to 401,761, the country’s health ministry said today. Meanwhile, the viral disease has so far claimed 2,006 lives, after three new deaths were reported. The country confirmed its first…

Iran Calls For Closer Cooperation With Cuba To Counter U.S. Sanctions

TEHRAN, Jan 13 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iran’s Vice President for Economic Affairs, Mohsen Rezaei, called for closer cooperation with Cuba, to counter sanction pressures of the United States against the two nations, Iran’s state TV reported yesterday. “By expanding cooperation, we must neutralise the sanctions and pressure,” Rezaei made the remarks,…

Saudi Arabia To Develop Nuclear Power Programme: Minister

RIYADH, Jan 13 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia aims to take advantage of its uranium resources, to develop its nuclear power programme, Saudi energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud, revealed yesterday. During the International Mining Conference in Riyadh, he highlighted the importance of energy flexibility, to face the transition…

80-Year-Old Palestinian-American Found Dead After Israeli Army Raid In West Bank

RAMALLAH, Jan 13 (NNN-WAFA) – An 80-year-old Palestinian man, who holds an American citizenship, was found dead yesterday, following his arrest by the Israeli army in the West Bank, medics said. The Palestinian Health Ministry, said that, Omar As’ad’s body was found in the village of Jiljilya, before he was…

Two Women Killed In Unexploded Ordnance Blast In E. Afghan

JALALABAD, Jan 13 (NNN-ANA) – Two women lost their lives and a teenage girl was seriously wounded, by an unexploded ordnance blast, in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar, a local official confirmed yesterday. “The incident occurred in a house in Warsak village, Lal Pur district, on Tuesday, when an explosive…

Philippines Logs 32,246 New COVID-19 Cases

MANILA, Jan 13 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines reported 32,246 new COVID-19 infections yesterday, the second-highest single-day tally since the pandemic began in Jan, 2020, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the country to 3,058,634. The Department of Health (DOH) said, the number of active cases or patients still battling…