Jordan Warns Against Absence Of Effective Mideast Peace Negotiations

AMMAN, Nov 9 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan yesterday, warned against the continued absence of serious and effective negotiations, to achieve a just and comprehensive peace, based on the two-state solution. There is no alternative to the two-state solution that guarantees an independent, sovereign Palestinian state, Jordan’s Foreign Minister, Ayman Safadi, said,…

UN Official: Conflict In Northern Ethiopia Places Country In Uncertainty

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 9 (NNN-ENA) – UN Undersecretary-General for Political Affairs, Rosemary DiCarlo, warned yesterday that, the conflict in northern Ethiopia places the future of the country and its people in grave uncertainty. “The year-long conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia has reached disastrous proportions. The fighting places the…

UK Records Another 32,322 New COVID-19 Cases

LONDON, Nov 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The UK registered 32,322 new COVID-19 infections and 57 related deaths yesterday, bringing the total deaths to 141,862, the Health Agency, said. The death toll only includes people who died within 28 days of their first positive test. While the infections have fallen by 16.6…

Afghan Health Ministry Launches Nationwide Anti-Polio Campaign

KABUL, Nov 9 (NNN-ANA) – Afghanistan Public Health Ministry launched a nationwide anti-polio campaign yesterday, to eliminate the disease from among children in the country. Backed by the World Health Organisation and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the four-day campaign targets some 9.9 million children under five years old,…

Egypt, Israel Amend Security Agreement, Allow More Egyptian Troops Along Borders

CAIRO, Nov 9 (NNN-MENA) – The Egyptian army announced yesterday, the amendment of the security agreement with Israel, allowing for more Egyptian border guards along the border area in Rafah city, north-east of Cairo. A joint military committee succeeded, during a coordination meeting, in amending the security agreement by increasing…

Feature: Fans, Players Seek Support To Boost Football In Afghanistan

KABUL, Nov 9 (NNN-ANA) – Joyful Hashmatullah, a resident in Kabul, called upon his fellow Afghans to enter the football stadium and cheer for their favorite teams and players. “As a spectator I am happy today to watch the football match in a peaceful environment in Kabul,” said the 27-year-old…

India’s Drugmaker Zydus Cadila To Provide 10 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses To Gov’t

NEW DELHI, Nov 9 (NNN-PTI) – The Indian drugmaker, Zydus Cadila, is expected to supply 10 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine, ZyCoV-D, to the federal government, at a price of about 3.58 U.S. dollars per dose, local media reported yesterday. “Zydus Cadila received an order to supply one crore…

Egypt Opens Two Int’l Expos On Smart Transport, IT Solutions

CAIRO, Nov 9 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, inaugurated on Sunday, the fourth edition of the Smart Transportation and Logistics Fair and Forum for the Middle East and Africa (TransMEA 2021), in a massive exhibition centre in Cairo. Held on Nov 7-10, the four-day expo gathers about 250 companies…

Turkey Reports 25,304 Daily COVID-19 Cases

ANKARA, Nov 8 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey yesterday confirmed 25,304 new COVID-19 cases, raising its total tally of infections to 8,231,679, according to its health ministry. The death toll from the virus in Turkey rose by 200 to 72,127, while 28,852 more recovered in the last 24 hours. A total of…

Indian Paramilitary Trooper Kills Four Colleagues, Wounds Three Others

NEW DELHI, Nov 8 (NNN-PTI) – A paramilitary trooper, belonging to India’s Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), today killed four of his colleagues and wounded three others, inside a stationed camp, in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, officials said. The incident happened at about 3:25 a.m. (local time) today,…