Saudi-Led Coalition Says Houthis To Release 15 Saudi Prisoners

RIYADH, Sept 28 (NNN-SPA) – The Saudi-led coalition said on Sunday that, 15 Saudi prisoners are to be released by the Houthis, as per the Yemeni prisoner exchange agreement, Saudi Arabia’s local Al Akhbariya TV reported. Yemen’s warring sides agreed earlier on Sunday, to exchange 1,081 detainees and prisoners, during…

Thai Gov’t Taking Tough Measures To Fight Online Gambling

BANGKOK, Sept 28 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand is taking tough measures to fight online gambling, by warning internet service providers and cell-phone operators of legal action, if they fail to block access to gambling websites. Government spokesman, Anucha Burapachaisri, confirmed, Prime Minister, Prayut Chan-o-cha, instructed the authorities, including the Ministry of…

Myanmar’s COVID-19 Cases Surpass 10,000, 226 Deaths In Total

YANGON, Sept 28 (NNN-MNA) – The total number of COVID-19 cases in Myanmar increased to 10,734 as of Sunday, according to a release from the Ministry of Health and Sports. A total of 743 more COVID-19 confirmed cases were reported on Sunday. The death toll of COVID-19 reached 226 with…

G20 Leaders’ Summit To Be Held Virtually On Nov 21-22

RIYADH, Sept 28 (NNN-SPA) – The 2020 G20 Leaders’ Summit will be held virtually on Nov 21 to 22, chaired by Saudi King, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Arabia’s G20 presidency said in a statement early today. The statement said, the Saudi G20 presidency will “build on the success…

Burkina Faso Received Over One Billion USD Worth Of Development Aid In 2019

OUAGADOUGOU, Sept 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – Development assistance to Burkina Faso, amounted to 907 billion CFA francs (almost 1.55 billion U.S. dollars) over 2019, the country’s Ministry of Economy and Finance said, in a 2019 review issued last night. The number represents a four-percent increase from the previous year, according to…

Explosion Kills Seven In Syria’s Hasakah

DAMASCUS, Sept 27 (NNN-SANA) – Seven civilians were killed yesterday, by a car bomb explosion in Syria’s north-eastern province of Hasakah. The car bomb exploded at the southern entrance of the city of Ras al-Ayn, in the countryside of Hasakah. Two children were among those killed. Meanwhile, the Syrian Observatory…

13 Militants Killed In Clashes With Army In Northern Lebanon

BEIRUT, Sept 27 (NNN-NNA) – A total of 13 militants were killed in clashes between the Lebanese army and an armed group in Wadi Khaled of northern Lebanon, Elnashra news website reported, on Saturday. The Lebanese army raided, on Saturday, the armed group in Wadi Khaled, leading to severe clashes…

5.3-Magnitude Quake Strikes Japan’s Shizuoka Prefecture, No Tsunami Warning Issued

TOKYO, Sept 27 (NNN-NHK) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 5.3, struck Japan’s Shizuoka Prefecture, today, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The temblor occurred at around 1:13 p.m. local time, with its epicentre at a latitude of 35.1 degrees north, and a longitude of 137.8 degrees east,…

Nepali PM’s Personal Physician Tested Positive For COVID-19

KATHMANDU, Sept 27 (NNN-NEPALNEWS) – Dr. Dibya Singh, Nepali Prime Minister, KP Sharma Oli’s personal physician, has been infected with COVID-19, Nepali officials said. Dr. Singh, who is also dean at the Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University (TU), which runs the TU Teaching Hospital in Kathmandu, was confirmed to be…

Passenger Van Accident In Pakistan’s Sindh Leaves 13 Dead

ISLAMABAD, Sept 27 (NNN-APP) – Thirteen people were killed and seven others injured, when a passenger van caught fire, in Pakistan’s south Sindh province last night, police said. The van, carrying around 20 people, was on its way to the port city of Karachi from Hyderabad district, when it caught…