Iraq, Jordan Agree To Build Basra-Aqaba Oil Pipeline

AMMAN, Jan 11 (NNN-PETRA) – Iraq approved an agreement to build a pipeline to transfer crude oil from Iraq’s southern city of Basra to Jordan’s Red Sea port city of Aqaba, Jordanian Energy and Mineral Resources Minister, Saleh Kharabsheh, said yesterday. Kharabsheh said, his Iraqi counterpart, Ihsan Abdul Jabbar, informed…

Palestine Slams Netherlands For Halting Aid To NGO Blacklisted By Israel

RAMALLAH, Jan 11 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestine yesterday slammed the Netherlands’ decision, to halt financial aid to a Palestinian NGO, blacklisted by Israel. In an official statement, the Palestinian Foreign Ministry said, it summoned the Netherlands’ representative, Kees van Baar, to express opposition to the “unjust and biased” decision to halt…

Indonesia To Lift Coal Export Ban In Phases

JAKARTA, Jan 11 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesian authorities, said, the country will resume coal export in phases, starting from tomorrow, with dozens of ships carrying coal cleared to depart. Coordinating Minister for Maritime and Investment Affairs, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, told a press conference yesterday that, the official regulation to lift the…

Mongolia Reports 1,208 Daily COVID-19 Cases, Highest Since Early Nov

ULAN BATOR, Jan 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – Mongolia registered 1,208 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the highest number since Nov 5, 2021, bringing the national tally to 397,664, the country’s health ministry said today. Among the latest confirmed cases, 36 were imported from abroad, the ministry said, adding,…

India Logs 168,063 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Rises To 35,875,790

NEW DELHI, Jan 11 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 35,875,790 today, as 168,063 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. It is the third consecutive day when more than 150,000 new cases were registered over 24 hours in the…

Fighter Jet Crashes In S. Korea, No Casualty Reported Yet – Media

SEOUL, Jan 11 (NNN-YONHAP) – A fighter jet crashed in South Korea with no casualties reported yet, it was reported today. The F-5E combat plane, of the 10th Fighter Wing of the South Korean Air Force, crashed at a hill in Hwaseong, about 60 km south of Seoul, at around…

Chinese Community In Cambodia Cheers For Upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics, Spring Festival

PHNOM PENH, Jan 11 (NNN-AKP) – The Chinese community in Cambodia yesterday held an event, to cheer for the upcoming 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and Spring Festival. The event was co-organised by the Federation of Khmer-Chinese in Cambodia and the Cambodian Chinese Calligraphers Association, and attended by nearly 100 people.…

Israel’s Daily COVID-19 Cases Hit Record High At 21,514

JERUSALEM, Jan 11 (NNN-PNA) – Israel reported a new daily record of 21,514 COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the caseload in the regime to 1,519,268, said the Israeli Ministry of Health. Meanwhile, the COVID-19 death toll increased by four to 8,269, while the number of patients in serious condition rose from…

Hamas Official Warns Strong Omicron Wave To Strike Gaza In Coming Weeks

GAZA, Jan 11 (NNN-WAFA) – The Health Ministry, run by the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) in Gaza, yesterday warned that, the Omicron variant of COVID-19 would rapidly spread in the Gaza Strip in the coming weeks. “There are deep concerns and fear that the Gaza Strip will witness, in the…

Malaysia Reports 2,641 New COVID-19 Infections, 18 More Deaths

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 11 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia reported another 2,641 COVID-19 infections as of midnight, bringing the national total to 2,788,860, according to the Health Ministry. Of the total, 338 new cases were imported, with 2,303 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. In addition, 18 more…