Sudanese Police Free 66 Hostages Held By Human Trafficking Groups

KHARTOUM, Oct 18 (NNN-SUNA) – The Sudanese Police, announced that, 66 hostages, held by human trafficking groups, have been freed. “Gedaref State Police, managed to free 66 Ethiopian and Sudanese victims, at Al-Quraisha locality, on the Sudanese-Ethiopian border, who have been held by a network active in human trafficking,” said…

Morocco Reports Highest Daily COVID-19 Cases

RABAT, Oct 18 (NNN-MAP) – Morocco, yesterday, reported 3,763 new COVID-19 cases, the biggest single-day increase so far, taking the number of infections in the country, since Mar 2, to 170,911. The total number of recoveries increased to 141,381, after 2,393 new ones were added, the ministry of health said…

Egypt, Spain FMs Discuss Regional Issues, Sign MOU For Political Consultation

CAIRO, Oct 18 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, held talks yesterday, with his Spanish counterpart, Arancha Gonzalez Laya, on bilateral relations and regional issues, and signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU), for political consultation. In a later, news conference, the two ministers said that, their talks addressed the…

Indian PM Suggests Developing COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery System Similar To Elections

NEW DELHI, Oct 18 (NNN-PTI) – Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, yesterday suggested a mechanism for vaccine distribution, similar to the conduct of elections in the country. “The Prime Minister directed that we should make use of experience of successful conduct of elections and disaster management,” a statement issued by…

Kuwait Reports 729 New COVID-19 Cases, 114,744 In Total

KUWAIT, Oct 17 (NNN-KUNA) – Kuwait yesterday reported 729 new COVID-19 cases and six more deaths, raising the tally of infections to 114,744 and the death toll to 690, the Health Ministry said. Currently, 7,559 patients are receiving treatment, including 136 in ICU, according to the statement. The ministry also…

Dozens Of Palestinians Wounded In Clashes With Israeli Soldiers In West Bank: Medics

RAMALLAH, Oct 17 (NNN-WAFA) – Dozens of Palestinians were wounded, by rubber-coated metal bullets and tear gas, in clashes with Israeli soldiers, in the West Bank yesterday, medical sources, said. Witnesses said that, clashes broke out when the Israeli army dispersed the anti-settlement protests, held every Friday, in several villages…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Reaches 7,432,680, Death Toll Rises To 112,998

NEW DELHI, Oct 17 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally reached 7,432,680, and death toll 112,998 today, as 62,212 new cases and 837 deaths were reported over the past 24 hours across the country, said the latest data, released by the federal health ministry. There are now 795,087 active cases in…

Gunmen Attack NATO Supply Convoys In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Oct 17 (NNN-APP) – Police in northwest Pakistan, said that, unidentified armed men torched military vehicles, that were being sent to NATO troops, in neighbouring Afghanistan. Police in Khyber district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, said that, unidentified men burnt four NATO military vehicles, loaded on two trailers. No one…

China Ranks Fourth Largest Trading Partner For Brunei In 2019

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Oct 17 (NNN-ANN) – China was Brunei’s fourth largest trading partner in 2019, with trade flow amounting to 1.5 billion Brunei dollars (1.1 billion U.S. dollars), or 8.9 percent of Brunei’s total trade, Haji Mohd Amin Liew, Brunei’s Minister, at the Prime Minister’s Office and Second Minister…

Update: Flood Death Toll Rises To 18 In Cambodia, As Over 25,000 Evacuated

PHNOM PENH, Oct 17 (NNN-AKP) – Flash floods in Cambodia, have so far left 18 people dead and forced the evacuation of 25,192 people, Seak Vichet, a spokesman for the National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM), said. Tropical storm-triggered rains, caused floods in 19 of the kingdom’s 25 cities and…