Egyptian President, Jordanian FM Discuss Regional Issues, Cooperation

CAIRO, Jul 27 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and Jordanian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ayman al-Safadi, discussed yesterday, regional issues and cooperation. During a meeting in Cairo, Sisi and Safadi talked about the latest developments in Lebanon, Syria and Libya, the Egyptian Presidency said in a statement. They also…

Family Of Late Entrepreneur Donates 138 Million USD For Indonesian Province To Fight COVID-19

JAKARTA, Jul 27 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Indonesian province of South Sumatra, yesterday received a donation for COVID-19 aid, amounting to two trillion Indonesian rupiahs (about 138 million U.S. dollars) from family members of late local entrepreneur, Akidi Tio. The donation was symbolically given to the South Sumatra police chief by…

Myanmar’s Union Election Commission Cancels Results Of Last Year’s General Elections

YANGON, Jul 27 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar’s Union Election Commission, cancelled the results of the previous multiparty general elections, held on Nov 8 last year, state media reported, quoting the commission’s announcement yesterday. According to the commission’s announcement, the results were cancelled, as the elections were not held in line with…

Record Number Of Women, Children Killed Or Wounded In Afghanistan: Report

UNITED NATIONS, Jul 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – More women and children were killed and wounded in Afghanistan, in the first half of 2021, than in the first six months of any year, since records began in 2009, a United Nations report revealed yesterday. A particularly sharp rise in casualties occurred in…

Iraq Reports Record 12,180 Daily COVID-19 Cases, 1,564,828 In Total

BAGHDAD, Jul 27 (NNN-NINA) – Iraq reported yesterday 12,180 new COVID-19 cases, the highest daily count since the outbreak of the pandemic, raising the nationwide caseload to 1,564,828. A statement by the health ministry also confirmed 60 more deaths, bringing the death toll from the virus to 18,347, while the…

Tokyo’s COVID-19 Cases Exceed 1,000 For 7th Consecutive Day

TOKYO, Jul 27 (NNN-NHK) – Hosting the Olympics under the fourth COVID-19 state of emergency, Tokyo reported 1,429 new daily COVID-19 infections yesterday, exceeding the 1,000-mark for the seventh day in a row, local media reported. Due to the recent resurgence of COVID-19 infections, the cumulative tally of cases in…

Syrian Forces Bring Reinforcement To Daraa After Deal With Armed Men

DAMASCUS, Jul 26 (NNN-SANA) – The Syrian forces yesterday brought reinforcement to its positions in Daraa province, in southern Syria, following a deal with the armed men there, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported. Parts of the military reinforcement was sent to the city of Daraa, while the others…

Civilian Casualties In Afghanistan Reach Record High In First Half Of 2021: Report

KABUL, Jul 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The number of civilian casualties in Afghanistan reached a record high, as the conflicts continued to escalate amid U.S. and NATO troops’ withdrawal, a UN report revealed today. “Civilian casualties in Afghanistan in the first half of 2021 reached record levels, including a particularly sharp…

5.1-Magnitude Quake Strikes Off Japan’s Aomori Prefecture, No Tsunami Warning Issued

TOKYO, Jul 26 (NNN-NHK) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1, today struck off Shimokita district, in Japan’s Aomori Prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The temblor occurred at around 11:16 a.m. local time, with its epicentre at a latitude of 41.4 degrees north, and a longitude…

Five Killed In Rain-Triggered Floods In Western Mongolia

ULAN BATOR, Jul 26 (NNN-MONGOLIAWEB) – Five people were killed, after rain-triggered floods hit the western Mongolian province of Govi-Altai, over the weekend, the country’s National Emergency Management Agency reported today. The disasters occurred in Khaliun and Chandmani soums (administrative subdivisions) of the province, and the dead were aged seven…