First Commercial Passenger Flight From UAE Lands In Israel

JERUSALEM, Oct 20 (NNN-MA’AN) – The first commercial passenger flight by a carrier from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), landed yesterday in Israel, about a month after the two countries signed a normalisation deal. The UAE’s Etihad Airways flight, landed at the Ben Gurion airport, outside Tel Aviv yesterday morning.…

Jordan, Kuwait FMs Discuss Ties, Regional Issues

AMMAN, Oct 20 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordanian and Kuwaiti foreign ministers, on Monday, discussed means to boost bilateral ties and regional peace. At a meeting in Amman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Ayman Safadi, and Kuwaiti Foreign Minister, Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah, held discussions about furthering…

Chinese FM To Attend UNSC Meeting On Gulf Situation

BEIJING, Oct 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, will attend a ministerial meeting of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), concerning the situation in the Gulf region. The meeting will be held via video link on Tuesday (today), Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Zhao Lijian, announced…

Vietnam’s Top Legislature To Open 10th Session To Review Socio-Economic Plans

HANOI, Oct 20 (NNN-VNA) – The 10th session of the 14th National Assembly (NA) of Vietnam, the country’s top legislature, will kick off today, to perform regular legislative work, review socio-economic plans and decide other important matters. During the session, the NA is scheduled to discuss and adopt seven laws…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Surpasses 7.5 Million, Indonesia Reports 3,373 New Cases

HONG KONG, Oct 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – The COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread in Asia-Pacific countries as India’s tally surpassed 7.5 million yesterday, while Indonesia reported 3,373 new cases. India’s tally surpassed 7.5 million, reaching 7,550,273, as 55,722 new cases were registered, said the data, released by the health ministry. The…

Public Transport Users Required To Wear Gloves In Tashkent: Transport Ministry

TASHKENT, Oct 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – All public transport users must wear face masks and medical gloves here, to prevent the spread of seasonal infectious diseases, effective immediately, the Uzbek transport ministry said, in the latest decision. The ministry also said that disposable gloves will be allocated for free on metro,…

S. Korea’s Car Production, Export, Local Sale Rose In Sept

SEOUL, Oct 19 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s automotive production, export and local sale rose in Sept, showing signs of recovery from the negative effect of the COVID-19 outbreak, a government report showed. The number of exported cars reached 193,081 in Sept, up 14.8 percent from a year earlier, according to…

Iran Hails End Of Arms Restrictions

TEHRAN, Oct 19 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry, earlier on Sunday, released a statement on the termination of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) arms restrictions and travel ban, saying, the “definitive and unconditional” termination requires no new resolution. “As of today (yesterday), all restrictions on the transfer of arms,…

Pro-Gov’t Forces Seize Areas From Houthi Grip In Southern Yemen

ADEN, Oct 19 (NNN-SABA) – Pro-government Yemeni forces, yesterday seized key areas from Houthi grip, following intense armed confrontations in the country’s southern province of Dhalea. According to a local military official, who preferred to remain anonymous, “the joint pro-government forces launched a large military operation against the Houthi rebels,…

Iran Voices Support For Intra-Afghan Peace Talks In Doha

TEHRAN, Oct 19 (NNN-MEHR) – Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, expressed Iran’s support for the Afghan-led peace process for the nation, in Doha. Zarif’s statement came, in his meeting with Abdullah Abdullah, chairman of Afghanistan’s High Council for National Reconciliation, in the Iranian capital, Tehran. Heading an official delegation,…