Son Of Former Libyan Ruler Gaddafi Runs For President

TRIPOLI, Nov 15 (NNN-IRIN) – Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of the late ruler of Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, yesterday officially submitted candidacy documents, for the upcoming presidential election, said the High National Elections Commission (HNEC). “Today (yesterday), Sunday, Nov 14, candidate Saif al-Islam Muammar Gaddafi, submitted his candidacy for the presidency…

Cambodian PM Announces Quarantine-Free Travel For All Fully-Vaccinated Passengers

PHNOM PENH, Nov 15 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodian Prime Minister, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, yesterday, announced quarantine-free travel for all fully vaccinated inbound passengers, after most of the country’s population have been vaccinated against COVID-19. The quarantine-free travel will take effect from next Monday, he said, in a special audio message…

Bangladesh Holds First Public Exams For Students Amid Pandemic

DHAKA, Nov 15 (NNN-BSS) – In the first public exams in nearly 20 months, since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, around 2.2 million students began yesterday, this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent exams in Bangladesh. The exams, which are usually held every year in Feb, began at…

Drone Strike Kills Three Allegedly Linked To Al-Qaeda In Yemen: Source

ADEN, Nov 15 (NNN-SABA) – Three people, suspected of being members of the Yemen-based al-Qaeda branch, were killed by an airstrike in Yemen yesterday, a military official said. “Missiles fired by a U.S. drone struck a travelling vehicle, passing on the road between the provinces of al-Bayda and Shabwa, in…

6.4-Magnitude Quake Rocks Coast Of Southern Iran, One Person Killed

TEHRAN, Nov 15 (NNN-IRNA) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 6.4, shook the Iranian town of Laft, off the coast in the south of the country, yesterday afternoon. Initial report said one person was killed. Apart from the victim in Bandar Abbas, so far, no other fatality has been…

Death Toll From Prison Clashes In Ecuador Rises To 68

QUITO, Nov 14 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – The death toll from the clashes at the Litoral Penitentiary in the Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil has risen to 68, the State Attorney General’s Office reported yesterday. The clashes occurred on Friday night and early yesterday, which left an initial balance of 58 dead…

Syrian Airline Suspends Flights To Minsk

MINSK, Nov 14 (NNN-SANA) – The Syrian private Cham Wings Airlines, said that, it suspended flights to Belarus’ Minsk airport on Saturday, Belarusian media reported. The arrival screen yesterday at the Minsk international airport showed flights from Damascus having been cancelled. The European Union is considering imposing new sanctions on…

Turkey Reports 22,583 Daily COVID-19 Cases

ANKARA, Nov 14 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey yesterday confirmed 22,583 new COVID-19 cases, raising its total infections to 8,386,542, according to its health ministry. The death toll from the virus in Turkey rose by 215 to 73,342, while 25,254 more people recovered in the last 24 hours. A total of 347,426…

Five Killed During Mass Demonstrations In Sudan

KHARTOUM, Nov 14 (NNN-SUNA) – At least five protesters were killed yesterday, during mass demonstrations in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum and other cities, the health ministry in the dissolved Sudanese government, announced. The capital Khartoum and other cities yesterday witnessed huge demonstrations, in protest against measures recently adopted by…

Morocco Tightens Border To Curb COVID-19 Pandemic

RABAT, Nov 14 (NNN-MAP) – Morocco announced yesterday, to strengthen the control measures for access to its territory, as part of efforts to curb the COVID-19 pandemic. A mandatory health pass and negative PCR test will be required for international travellers, as well as, a double-check by thermal cameras, and…