11 Injured In Bus-Truck Collision In SW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Dec 26 (NNN-APP) – At least 11 people, including women and children, were injured, in a road accident near Uthal city of Pakistan’s south-western Balochistan province, local media reported yesterday. According to the reports, the accident occurred due to a collision between a passenger bus and a truck full…

Houthi-Fired Projectile Hits Market In Yemen’s Marib, Four Killed

ADEN, Dec 26 (NNN-SABA) – At least four people were killed yesterday, by a projectile fired by the Houthi rebels, against Yemen’s oil-rich province of Marib, a government official said. The local government official, said, “A projectile, fired by the Houthis, landed on a popular marked in Al Jubah district,…

Omicron Accounts For Over 10 Percent Of New COVID-19 Cases In Turkey’s Crowded Cities

ANKARA, Dec 26 (NNN-ANADOLU) – The COVID-19 Omicron variant started to spread in Turkey, especially in crowded provinces, and it accounts for over 10 percent of the new cases in these cities, the Turkish health minister said yesterday. “More than 10 percent of new cases in our crowded provinces are…

Israel Reports 591 New Omicron Cases, 1,118 In Total

JERUSALEM, Dec 26 (NNN-PNA) – Israel yesterday reported 591 new cases of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, according to the country’s health ministry. It raised the total Omicron cases in Israel from 527 to 1,118, the ministry said. It added that, 723 of all the infected are returning passengers from abroad.…

Pilot Dies In Military Aircraft Crash In India’s Western State

NEW DELHI, Dec 26 (NNN-PTI) – An Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot was killed, in a MiG-21 fighter aircraft crash, in the western state of Rajasthan, officials said yesterday. The aircraft, according to IAF, crashed during a training sortie, in the western sector, late on Friday evening. “With deep sorrow,…

Two Militants Killed In Gunfight In Indian-Controlled Kashmir

SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Dec 26 (NNN-PTI) – Two militants were killed in a gunfight, at a village in the Indian-controlled Kashmir, yesterday, a police official said. The police official said, “Two militants were killed today (yesterday), in a fierce gunfight at Chowgam,” a village in Shopian district, about 52 km…

Yemen’s Houthi Militia Claims Responsibility For Deadly Missile Attack On Saudi City

SANAA, Dec 26 (NNN-YPA) – Yemen’s Houthi militia, yesterday, claimed responsibility for a ballistic missile attack, on Saudi city, Samtah, that killed two civilians and injured seven others. “Our forces hit and destroyed sensitive sites in (Saudi Arabia’s south-western region of) Jizan, with three ballistic missiles,” Houthi military spokesman, Yehya…

Dozens Of Palestinians Injured In West Bank Clashes With Israeli Soldiers

RAMALLAH, Dec 25 (NNN-WAFA) – Dozens of Palestinian protestors were injured on Thursday, in clashes with Israeli soldiers, in a village northwest of the West Bank city of Nablus, Palestinian medics and eyewitnesses said. 42 Palestinians, including a local journalist, were injured by rubber-coated metal gunshots, and 83 others suffered…

Lebanon Sees Highest Daily Increase In COVID-19 Cases Since Aug 11

BEIRUT, Dec 25 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanon registered 2,119 COVID-19 cases yesterday, the highest daily increase since Aug 11, the Lebanese health ministry reported. It has raised the total number of infections to 709,242 in the country, while the death toll from the virus went up by 16 to 9,012, the…

Iraq Calls For Public Adherence To Health Precautions During New Year Celebrations

BAGHDAD, Dec 25 (NNN-NINA) – The Iraqi Ministry of Health, yesterday urged citizens to adhere to the health precautionary measures, during New Year celebrations amid the rapid spread of the Omicron variant. The ministry called on all citizens, in a statement to follow the health precautionary measures, especially wearing masks,…