Egyptian Army Destroys Four Smuggling Tunnels In North Sinai, Thwarts Illegal Immigration Attempts

CAIRO, Feb 16 (NNN-MENA) – The Egyptian army said, its forces destroyed four smuggling tunnels in North Sinai, foiled illegal immigration attempts, and seized large numbers of weapons and ammunitions nationwide, in Jan. In a statement, the Egyptian army said, border guards seized three sniper rifles, three machine guns, 11…

Brunei Deploys Four Military Officers For Mindanao Peacekeeping Mission In Philippines

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Feb 16 (NNN-BBNEWS) – Brunei will deploy four officers from the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF), as members of the third Independent Decommissioning Body Verification, Monitoring and Assistance Team (IDB VMAT) in Mindanao, the Philippines. A flag handing-over ceremony was held at Bolkiah Garrison gymnasium yesterday. The…

Senior Pro-Gov’t Military Commander Killed In Yemen: Source

ADEN, Feb 16 (NNN-SABA) – A high-level commander of Yemen’s pro-government forces was killed yesterday, in the ongoing battles with the Houthi military, in the country’s north-eastern province of Marib. According to Marib’s local authority, “The Houthis fired a missile and killed Brigadier Mohamed Asoudi, commander of the 203rd Infantry…

Qatar Reports 440 New COVID-19 Cases, 157,244 In Total

DOHA, Feb 15 (NNN-QNA) – The Qatari health ministry yesterday announced 440 new COVID-19 infections, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the Gulf state to 157,244. Meanwhile, 177 more people recovered from the virus, bringing the overall recoveries to 148,314, while the fatalities remained at 255, for the…

Russia Restores Air Services With Armenia, Azerbaijan

MOSCOW, Feb 15 (NNN-TASS) – Russia officially restores air services with Armenia and Azerbaijan, starting today, previously suspended due to the pandemic. The decision was officially announced by the Russian government on Feb 3. Airlines of both republics now can carry out two flights per week from Moscow to Baku,…

Mongolia Reports 32 New COVID-19 Cases

ULAN BATOR, Feb 15 (NNN-MONGOLIAWEB) – Mongolia reported 32 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the nationwide tally to 2,383, the country’s National Centre for Communicable Diseases (NCCD), said today. The latest cases were locally transmitted or detected in the country’s capital, Ulan Bator, the NCCD said,…

Landslides Kill Two, Leave 16 Missing In Indonesia’s East Java

JAKARTA, Feb 15 (NNN-ANTARA) – Two people were reportedly killed, 14 injured and 16 remained missing, after landslides and floods triggered by heavy rains yesterday hit Indonesia’s East Java province. According to the emergency response unit, at the Nganjuk Social Affairs Agency, rescuers retrieved two bodies and rescued two people,…

Truck Crash Kills 15 In India’s Maharashtra State

NEW DELHI, Feb 15 (NNN-PTI) – As many as 15 people, including seven men, six women and two children, died, in India’s south-western state of Maharashtra last night, after the truck they were travelling in overturned, confirmed local police, over the phone today. The mishap occurred in the state’s Jalgaon…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Reaches 10,916,589 As Active Cases Rise

NEW DELHI, Feb 15 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 10,916,589 today, as 11,649 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, said the latest data from the health ministry. The death toll mounted to 155,732, as 90 COVID-19 patients died since yesterday morning. There are still 139,637…

Israel Reports 1,967 New COVID-19 Cases, 723,726 In Total

JERUSALEM, Feb 15 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israel’s Ministry of Health reported 1,967 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, raising the tally of confirmed cases in the country to 723,726. The death toll reached 5,378, after 38 new fatalities were added, while the number of patients in serious condition increased from 992 to 1,008,…