Iraqi Gov’t Announces Historic Agreement With Kurdish Region Over Disputed Sinjar

BAGHDAD, Oct 10 (NNN-NINA) – The Iraqi government struck a historic agreement with the government of the semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan, over the status of the predominantly Yazidi city of Sinjar, in the north province of Nineveh, according to a government statement. The agreement to restore stability and normalise the…

Palestinian Authority Denies Request For Mediation To Resolve Tax Dues Crisis With Israel

RAMALLAH, Oct 10 (NNN-WAFA) – A Palestinian minister, said that, the Palestinian Authority did not ask for mediation, to resolve its tax dues crisis with Israel. “There is no mediation between the Palestinian Authority and Israel, regarding the tax dues, and we did not ask for anyone’s intervention,” said Minister…

Update: Four Killed, 50 Wounded In Warehouse Explosion In Beirut

BEIRUT, Oct 10 (NNN-NNA) – The explosion at a warehouse in Beirut last night, killed four and wounded more than 50 others, al-Jadeed TV channel reported. The warehouse blast in Tariq El Jdide neighbourhood, also caused the explosion of a petrol tank, that led to massive fire in the area,…

Thailand Warns Migrant Workers To Renew Work Permits Or Face Deportation

BANGKOK, Oct 10 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s Ministry of Labour yesterday issued an announcement in multiple languages, advising Lao, Myanmar and Cambodian migrant workers, to quickly have their work permits renewed before the Oct 31 deadline, or face stiff punishment and be immediately deported back to their countries. Labour Minister, Suchart…

New Zealand Reports Four New Cases Of COVID-19, 1,514 In Total

WELLINGTON, Oct 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand reported four new cases of COVID-19 today, said the Ministry of Health in a statement. All cases reported today were imported cases, detected in the managed isolation facilities, it is said. Two cases arrived from South Africa via Dubai, on Sept 29, while…

Armenia, Azerbaijan Agree On Ceasefire

MOSCOW, Oct 10 (NNN-TASS) – Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed on a ceasefire in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, starting this afternoon, following lengthy negotiations in Moscow last night. The deal was announced in a joint statement by Armenian, Azerbaijani and Russian foreign ministers, published by the Russian Foreign Ministry, early this morning.…

Mongolia To Receive Loan Worth Over 230 Million USD From Japan

ULAN BATOR, Oct 10 (NNN-MONGOLIAWEB) – Mongolia will get a soft loan worth more than 230 million U.S. dollars from Japan, to deal with its economic fallout resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, Mongolian Foreign Minister, Nyamtseren Enkhtaivan, said Friday. “We agreed to deepen the Mongolia-Japan Strategic Partnership, in a wide…

COVID-19 Cases In Nepal Surpass 100,000

KATHMANDU, Oct 10 (NNN-NEPALNEWS) – COVID-19 cases in Nepal surpassed 100,000 mark on Friday, Nepal’s Ministry of Health and Population said. “With new 2,059 cases, COVID-19 cases in the country reached 100,676,” said Jageshwor Gautam, spokesperson at the health ministry. “People’s movement massively increased after both private and public transportation…

Cambodia Detects New Imported COVID-19 Case, 283 In Total

PHNOM PENH, Oct 10 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia today confirmed a new imported COVID-19 case, raising the total number of infections in the country to 283, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said in a press statement. The latest case was found on a 33-year-old French woman, who arrived in Cambodia on…

IOC President To Visit Japan In Mid-Nov

TOKYO, Oct 10 (NNN-NHK) – International Olympic Committee (IOC) president, Thomas Bach, will visit Japan in mid-Nov and meet new Prime Minister, Yoshihide Suga, Tokyo 2020 organising committee CEO, Toshiro Muto, said here yesterday. Muto told a news conference that Bach, whose scheduled visit in May was cancelled due to…