UN Chief Voices Concern Over Escalation On Lebanon-Israel Border

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 7 (NNN-NNA) – UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, expressed concern about the recent escalation on the Lebanon-Israel border. “The secretary-general expresses his deep concern about the recent escalation between Lebanon and Israel, across the Blue Line, including rocket fire into Israel and return airstrikes and artillery fire into…

Concerted Int’l Effort Needed To Fight COVID-19: Pakistani FM

ISLAMABAD, Aug 7 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani Foreign Minister, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, yesterday called for a concerted international effort, to fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Foreign Ministry of Pakistan. Speaking at the 28th ASEAN Regional Forum held online, Qureshi stressed developing a vaccine that is accessible to all…

Targeted Attack Kills Senior Government Official In Kabul

KABUL, Aug 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – Unknown armed men in a targeted attack claimed the life of senior government official, Dawa Khan Menapal, in Kabul, Afghanistan, yesterday, local media reported. “Dawa Khan Menapal, the director of the government’s Media and Information Centre was shot dead by unknown armed men in Kabul…

COVID-19 Death Toll Surpasses 6,500 In Israel

JERUSALEM, Aug 5 (NNN-PNN) – The death toll from COVID-19 in Israel rose by eight to 6,503 yesterday, the state’s Ministry of Health said. The ministry also reported 3,375 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally of infections in the country to 885,766. The number of…

UN Chief Welcomes Appointment Of ASEAN Special Envoy On Myanmar

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 5 (NNN-BERNAMA) – United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, yesterday, welcomed the appointment of Erywan bin Pehin Yusof of Brunei Darussalam, as Special Envoy of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Chair, on Myanmar, said his spokesman. This appointment is an important step towards the implementation…

Brazil’s COVID-19 Cases Surpass 20 Million

SAO PAULO, Aug 5 (NNN-CMA) – Brazil reported 40,716 new cases of COVID-19, raising its total caseload to 20,026,533, the Health Ministry said yesterday. Meanwhile, the national death toll rose to 559,6071, after 175 more deaths were detected. Brazil currently has the world’s second-highest pandemic death toll after the United…

10 Killed, 20 Injured In Texas Car Crash

HOUSTON, Aug 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) – An overloaded and over-speeding van, crashed yesterday, on a remote South Texas highway, killing at least 10 people, including the driver, and injuring 20 others, authorities said. The crash happened shortly after 4:00 p.m. local time (0500 GMT) in Encino, about 80 km north of…

110 Illegal Migrants Rescued Off Libyan Coast

TRIPOLI, Aug 5 (NNN-IRIN) – The Libyan Navy, yesterday said, a coast guard patrol rescued 110 illegal migrants off the country’s western coast. The rescued migrants, who are of different nationalities, include a woman who gave birth on the boat, the Libyan Navy said. The migrants were taken to the…

Egypt, South Sudan Ministers Discuss Investment Opportunities

CAIRO, Aug 5 (NNN-MENA) – An Egyptian-South Sudanese joint ministerial committee, discussed in Cairo, cooperation between the two countries, in several sectors, said Egypt’s international cooperation minister, who chaired the meeting. The Egyptian-South Sudanese Joint Higher Committee meetings, addressed prospect cooperation between Cairo and Juba, in the fields of agriculture,…

Egypt’s Suez Canal Celebrates Arrival Of New Giant Dredger

ISMAILIA, Egypt, Aug 5 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority (SCA), held a ceremony yesterday, to celebrate the recent arrival of a cutter suction dredger (CSD) named, Hussein Tantawy. The ceremony was attended by SCA Chairman, Osama Rabie, and Egyptian Prime Minister, Mostafa Madbouly, who hoisted the national flag on…