CPEC’s Second Phase To Expedite Socio-Economic Development Of Pakistan: Official

ISLAMABAD, Dec 22 (NNN-APP) – The second phase of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), will accelerate socio-economic development in Pakistan, Khalid Mansoor, special assistant to the Pakistani Prime Minister on CPEC affairs, said yesterday. With a special focus on industrial cooperation, among others, the second phase of CPEC is crucial…

Ghana Imposes Travel Bans To Curb Omicron Variant

ACCRA, Dec 22 (NNN-GNA) – Ghana placed a travel ban on Israel, Malta, and the Republic of Korea, in a bid to prevent a spread of the Omicron variant from those countries, said the foreign ministry, late yesterday. In two different releases, the foreign ministry said, the bans on the…

Cambodia, Vietnam Sign Deals To Further Enhance Ties

PHNOM PENH, Dec 22 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia and Vietnam signed seven documents yesterday, to further boost bilateral relations and cooperation, a Cambodian official said. Cambodian Prime Minister, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, and visiting Vietnamese President, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, presided over the signing ceremony after their meeting at the Peace Palace…

Five Killed After Security Forces Bust Kidnapping Gang In E. Afghanistan

JALALABAD, Dec 21 (NNN-ANA) – Five people were killed, after intelligence personnel of Afghanistan’s caretaker government, busted an armed kidnapping group in Jalalabad city, capital of eastern Nangarhar province today, the local government confirmed. “The Special Forces of General Directorate of Intelligence (GDI) launched an operation against a hideout of…

Iran Launches Large-Scale War Game Along Southern Coasts

TEHRAN, Dec 21 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), staged a large-scale war game, codenamed “the Great Prophet 17,” along the southern coasts of the country yesterday, state TV reported. The exercise, to be held for five days, involves IRGC units, such as the aerospace force and the…

Palestine Condemns Israel’s “Green Light” To Shoot Palestinian Stone Throwers

RAMALLAH, Dec 21 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestine yesterday condemned the Israeli army’s reported decision, to allow Israeli soldiers to directly open fire at Palestinian stone throwers in the West Bank, even after they had run away. “The decision serves as a green light to commit more field executions against the Palestinians,…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Rises To 34,752,164

NEW DELHI, Dec 21 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally, this morning rose to 34,752,164, as 5,326 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, the federal health ministry said. According to the ministry’s latest data, 453 related deaths from the pandemic were reported during the span…

Turkish President Announces New Measures To Cope With Currency Depreciation

ANKARA, Dec 21 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, unveiled a new package of measures yesterday, to support deposits denominated in Turkish lira, after the currency lost about 50 percent of its value against the U.S. dollar this year. Speaking at a press conference after a cabinet meeting, Erdogan…

S.Korea’s Export Logs Double-Digit Growth In First 20 Days Of Dec

SEOUL, Dec 21 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s export logged a double-digit growth in the first 20 days of Dec, thanks to global demand recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, customs office data showed today. The outbound shipment amounted to 36.9 billion U.S. dollars, in the period from Dec 1 to Dec…

Sri Lanka Makes COVID-19 Vaccine Cards Mandatory From Jan 1

COLOMBO, Dec 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s Health Ministry said yesterday that, COVID-19 vaccination cards had been made mandatory, for all local and foreign citizens, who visit public places from Jan 1, in a bid to prevent the spread of the virus. Health Minister, Keheliya Rambukwella, said that, such a…