Israeli Missile Strikes Target Sites Around Syrian Capital

DAMASCUS, Feb 15 (NNN-SANA) – Israel launched a missile attack on Syrian military sites, around the capital Damascus, in the early hours of Monday (today), causing the Syrian air defences to respond. The new strikes were conducted from over the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, and targeted military sites in the surroundings…

Iran Exports $335 Million Mineral Products To Turkey Over The Past 11 Months

TEHRAN, Feb 15 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran exported $335 million worth of mineral products to Turkey, over the past 11 months. Based on the data, released by the Customs Administration, in the mentioned period (11 months of 2020), more than 132 million dollars of copper and its artefacts were exported to Turkey, which showed a 15% decline, in comparison to the corresponding period in 2019. Accordingly, foreign trade statistics in the nine-month period indicates exports of 80,000 tonnes of refined copper…

Maritime Security, No Need For Trans-Regional Forces: Iranian Naval Commander

KARACHI, Feb 15 (NNN-IRNA) – Head of the military delegation of the Islamic Republic of Iran, at Pakistan’s International Maritime Exercise says, the countries of the region are capable enough to ensure maritime security and there is no need for trans-regional forces to achieve this. Commodore Arya Shafaghat Rudsari, head…

Vietnam Reports 33 More Local COVID-19 Cases

HANOI, Feb 15 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam recorded 33 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, which were all locally transmitted infections, according to its Ministry of Health. The new infections brought the total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Southeast Asian country to, 2,228 with 35 deaths, said the ministry.…

Australia Preparing For Arrival Of First COVID-19 Vaccines

CANBERRA, Feb 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia’s first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines is set to arrive in the country within days. Minister for Health, Greg Hunt, said, about 80,000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine would arrive in Australia “before the end of the week, if not earlier.” “Because this is the…

19 Militants Killed In E. Afghanistan’s Airstrikes

JALALABAD, Feb 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Nineteen Taliban militants were killed and seven others wounded, in airstrikes in two eastern Afghan provinces, local sources said yesterday. In the airstrikes, which occurred at mid-day yesterday, 11 militants were killed and three others wounded, after Afghan Air Force pounded the militants’ hideouts in…

Myanmar Reports 16 New COVID-19 Cases, One More Death

YANGON, Feb 15 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar recorded 16 more confirmed cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing its total tally to 141,601, according to a release from the Ministry of Health. One more death was reported, bringing the death toll to 3,189, the release said. According to the ministry’s figures, a total…

20 Wounded, Big Economic Loss Caused By Huge Fire In W. Afghan Dry Port: Report

HERAT, Feb 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least 20 people were wounded and a big economic loss was inflicted, in a fire that broke out in the customs office of Islam Qala dry port, in western Afghan border, on Saturday, local media reported yesterday. “More than 1,000 oil, gas and cargo…

Update: Over 150 Injured In 7.3-Magnitude Quake In North-Eastern Japan

TOKYO, Feb 15 (NNN-NHK) – More than 150 people were reported injured yesterday, after an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3, hit north-eastern Japan late Saturday night. No deaths occurred related to the quake, that took place at 11:07 p.m. Saturday local time, logging Upper 6 on Japan’s seismic intensity…

Turkey Registers 6,287 New COVID-19 Cases

ANKARA, Feb 15 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey yesterday reported 6,287 new COVID-19 cases, including 666 symptomatic patients, taking the total number of positive cases in the country to 2,586,183. The death toll from the virus in Turkey rose by 94 to 27,471, while total recoveries climbed to 2,475,329, after 6,910 more…