France To Go Back Into Nationwide Lock-Down As COVID-19 Second Wave Hits Hard

PARIS, Oct 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – France will go into lock-down, starting from tomorrow, to stem the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, President Emmanuel Macron announced, last night. “The virus is circulating at a speed that not even the most pessimistic forecasts had anticipated,” said Macron to the nation. “Like…

Ethiopia, Egypt, Sudan Ministers To Meet Again Over GERD Issue In Seven Days

JOHANNESBURG, Oct 29 (NNN-BUANEWS) – South African International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Naledi Pandor, said, her counterparts from Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan, are scheduled to meet again in seven days, over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) issue. This comes after Tuesday’s video conference discussion Pandor had with Foreign Affairs…

Daesh Militants Kill Five Family Members In Eastern Iraq: Official

BAGHDAD, Oct 28 (NNN-NINA) – The extremist Daesh militants, killed five family members and wounded two others, on Tuesday, in Iraq’s eastern province of Diyala, a local official said. The incident took place at a village, near the town of al-Maqdadiyah, some 100 km north-east of Baghdad, when the militants…

Turkey, Russia Discuss Russian Airstrike Against Rebels In Syria

ANKARA, Oct 28 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish Foreign Minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, held a phone talk with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, on Tuesday, one day after Russia’s airstrike killed nearly 80 Turkey-backed rebels in Syria. Syria and Libya were the issues discussed by the two foreign ministers during the conversation. The…

Iran Bolsters Air Defence Near NW Border: Army Chief

TEHRAN, Oct 28 (NNN-TASNIM) – The chief commander of Iran’s army, said yesterday that, Iran has bolstered its air defence, near the north-western border, amid the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, between Azerbaijan and Armenia. The move is aimed at safeguarding the security of Iran’s borders, Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi was quoted by…

Roundup: Iran’s Total COVID-19 Cases Top 580,000, As Morocco’s Tally Crosses 200,000-Mark

CAIRO, Oct 28 (NNN-MENA) – Iran reported 6,968 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, raising the total confirmed cases in the country to 581,824. Meanwhile, the tally of infections in Morocco crossed the 200,000-mark amid continuing resurgence of the pandemic. COVID-19 has so far claimed 33,299 lives in Iran, the hardest-hit…

Myanmar Extends COVID-19 Restriction Until End Of Nov

YANGON, Oct 28 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar’s Foreign Affairs Ministry, on Tuesday, announced the extension of COVID-19 restrictive measures until Nov 30, to curb the spread of the virus. The extension will be applied to the temporary entry restrictions for all travellers from foreign countries, temporary suspension of all types of…

Philippine Red Cross To Resume COVID-19 Tests After Settlement Of Debt

MANILA, Oct 28 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippine Red Cross (PRC), said, it will resume COVID-19 tests “in full” starting today, after the insurance company, PhilHealth, settled half of its debt to the organisation. “We will test right away. Tonight, I have requested the (PRC) secretary-general and all our laboratories in…

Mongolia To Operate Chartered Flights To Bring More Nationals Home Amid Pandemic

ULAN BATOR, Oct 28 (NNN-MONGOLIAWEB) – Mongolia is planning to operate at least 10 chartered flights in Nov, to bring home more nationals stranded overseas due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the country’s foreign ministry said Tuesday. More than 1,900 Mongolian nationals are expected to return home on the planned flights,…

Uzbekistan, Turkey Discuss Military Cooperation

TASHKENT, Oct 28 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Uzbekistan’s President, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, met with the Defence Minister of Turkey, Hulusi Akar, to discuss the development of military-technical cooperation between the two countries, the president’s press service said Tuesday. Mirziyoyev noted the dynamic development of the Uzbek-Turkish strategic partnership, based on centuries-old bonds of…