Thousands Of Palestinians Attend Erekat’s Funeral In West Bank

RAMALLAH, Nov 12 (NNN-WAFA) – Thousands of Palestinians, yesterday paid their last respect, at the funeral of Saeb Erekat, the state’s chief negotiator, who died on Tuesday at 65. Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, and Arab members of the Israeli parliament, attended the funeral, which took place at the presidential headquarters,…

Palestinians Mark 16 Years Of Arafat’s Death In Gaza

GAZA, Nov 12 (NNN-WAFA) – Hundreds of Palestinians in Gaza, yesterday marked the 16th anniversary of the death of the late Yasser Arafat. Leaders and supporters of the Fatah movement, chaired by Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, visited Arafat’s house in Gaza City, waving the yellow flags of Fatah and holding…

Syrian Official Urges Int’l Community To Facilitate Return Of Refugees

DAMASCUS, Nov 12 (NNN-SANA) – Syrian assistant foreign minister, Ayman Sousan, urged the international community to facilitate the return of Syrian refugees to their country. Speaking on the side-line of the two-day International Refugees Conference, held in the capital, Damascus, Sousan said, the Syrian government’s message to the international community…

Egypt’s President In Greece To Discuss Bilateral Cooperation, Regional Issues

ATHENS, Nov 12 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, arrived here yesterday, to start his two-day visit to Greece, during which the prospects of further bilateral cooperation and regional issues are expected to be discussed by leaders of the two sides. Welcoming her Egyptian counterpart, Greek President, Katerina Sakellaropoulou,…

Iran Sees Record Daily COVID-19 Deaths, New Cases Since Outbreak

TEHRAN, Nov 12 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran registered yesterday, 462 deaths related to COVID-19 and 11,780 new cases, both the highest daily figures, since the outbreak of the disease in the country. Sima Sadat Lari, spokeswoman for the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education, said, 3,339 of the newly infected…

Singapore Reports 18 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Nov 12 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH), reported 18 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 58,091. All of the new cases are imported ones. Yesterday, five more cases of COVID-19 infection have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities.…

Mongolia To Impose Five-Day Lockdown After Reporting First Case Of Local COVID-19 Transmission

ULAN BATOR, Nov 12 (NNN-MONGOLIAWEB) – Mongolia will enter a state of public disaster preparedness, and impose a nationwide 24-hour lockdown, with effect from 6:00 a.m. today local time, for five days, to stem the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the country’s Deputy Prime Minister, Yangu Sodbaatar, said last night.…

Mine Blast Kills Two In Colombia

BOGOTA, Nov 11 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – An explosion at a coal mine in the Colombian city of Topaga, in the central department of Boyaca, which was caused by the accumulation of gases, left two people dead and another two injured, local authorities said. “Two of the workers were found without…

Sudan’s Health Minister Contracts COVID-19: Ministry

KHARTOUM, Nov 11 (NNN-SUNA) – Sudan’s acting Health Minister and two senior officials of the Health Ministry, contracted COVID-19, the ministry announced. “Sudan’s acting Health Minister, Osama Ahmed Abdul Rahim, together with the director of general administration for basic health care and director of general administration of therapeutic medicine, tested…

Ethiopia’s Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Surpass 100,000

ADDIS ABABA, Nov 11 (NNN-ENA) – The Ethiopian Ministry of Health said, the country’s total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases hit 100,327, after 345 new cases were reported. According to the ministry, the new cases were discovered out of 4,360 COVID-19 medical tests, that were conducted in the east African…