Arab League, IAEA Officials Discuss Iran, Israel Nuclear Issues

CAIRO, Dec 17 (NNN-MENA) – Arab League (AL) Secretary-General, Ahmed Aboul-Gheit, yesterday discussed in Cairo, with the visiting International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General, Rafael Mariano Grossi, the nuclear issues in Iran and Israel, according to the AL’s statement. Aboul-Gheit called on Israel to “join the Treaty on the…

Iran Reports 2,500 Daily COVID-19 Cases, 6,165,454 In Total

TEHRAN, Dec 17 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Ministry of Health and Medical Education, yesterday reported 2,500 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country’s total infection to 6,165,454. The pandemic also claimed 63 lives in the past 24 hours, taking the overall tally, since its outbreak in Feb, 2020, to 130,946, said the…

Kuwait Launches Science Exhibition To Develop Children’s Talents

KUWAIT CITY, Dec 17 (NNN-KUNA) – Kuwait launched yesterday, the fourth children’s science exhibition in Hawalli Governorate, to develop children’s talents. Organised by Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR), the exhibition aims to encourage children, aged six to 12, to develop and practice scientific research and discover their scientific talents,…

Iran Says IAEA Cameras To Be Installed At Karaj Site

TEHRAN, Dec 17 (NNN-IRNA) – Spokesman of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI), said yesterday, only after meticulous technical, security and judicial inspections, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)’s surveillance cameras will be installed at TESA Karaj Complex, a centrifuge component manufacturing workshop, in north-central part of the country,…

Afghan Trading Company Provides Humanitarian Aid To Teachers In Northern Province

MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan, Dec 17 (NNN-ANA) – A local trading company, the Bashir Nawed Shirkat, provided humanitarian assistance to more than 7,000 teachers, in northern Balkh province, head of the company in the province, Mujtaba Usmani said, yesterday. The package assistance includes a bag of flour and a can of cooking…

China Donates Over 4,000 Tonnes Of Rice To South Sudan

JUBA, Dec 17 (NNN-SUNA) – The Chinese Embassy in South Sudan donated more than 4,000 tonnes of rice, as emergency food assistance, to the flood-affected states in the country, as of yesterday. Juba is one of the most affected regions by natural disasters. Manase Lomole, the chairperson of the Relief…

Sri Lanka Makes Vaccine Cards Mandatory For Religious Sites

COLOMBO, Dec 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s health authorities, yesterday said, vaccine cards had been made mandatory for all local and foreign tourists, who were visiting religious sites in the country, in order to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Officials from the Health Ministry, said that, tourists and…

Thailand Launches First 5G Smart Hospital

BANGKOK, Dec 17 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand yesterday launched a new 5G smart hospital project, at Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok, marking the first-of-its-kind in Thailand and the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) region. With the help of Chinese tech company, Huawei, patients administered in Siriraj Hospital will be able to…

6.1-Magnitude Quake Hits South Sandwich Islands: USGS

NEW YORK, Dec 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 6.1, jolted South Sandwich Islands region, at 21:14:45 GMT yesterday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), said. The epicentre, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 60.2284 degrees south latitude, and 23.8527 degrees west…

Turkey Detains 14 Suspects Over Links To Daesh

ISTANBUL, Dec 17 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish security forces, yesterday, detained 14 suspected members of the Daesh militant group, in Turkey’s financial and cultural hub, Istanbul. The Ihlas news agency said, police units carried out simultaneous operations in nine districts, and captured 14 suspects, including 13 foreigners, whose identities were not…