Iran Seeks To Finalise Tourism Visa Waiver Deal With Russia

TEHRAN, Sept 6 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts, Ali Asghar Mounesan, said that, he will visit Russia for talks on tourism visa waiver deal, Eghtesad Online news website reported yesterday. Iran and Russia relaxed visa procedure for traders and science tourism in Feb, 2016. Mounesan’s…

Pro-Gov’t Fighters Ambush Five Daesh Militants In Eastern Syria

DAMASCUS, Sept 6 (NNN-SANA) – Pro-government Syrian fighters, yesterday ambushed five Daesh militants in the countryside of Deir al-Zour province in eastern Syria, a war monitor reported. The Daesh militants were in disguise, wearing uniforms of pro-government fighters when they were ambushed, in the city of al-Mayadeen, said the Syrian…

Myanmar Reports One More COVID-19 Death, Total Cases Rise To 1,319

YANGON, Sept 6 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar reported one more COVID-19 death this morning, bringing the death toll in the country to eight, according to a release from the Health and Sports Ministry. A 46-year-old patient with underlying Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and diabetes, tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday and…

Top DPRK Leader Urges Party Members To Join Relief Work In Typhoon-Hit Areas

PYONGYANG, Sept 6 (NNN-KCNA) – Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), sent an open letter to all members of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) in Pyongyang, calling on them to help the typhoon-stricken areas recover from damage. Kim, in the letter, asked…

Cambodian PM Says Globalisation, Multilateral Trade Vital For Global Growth, Poverty Reduction

PHNOM PENH, Sept 6 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodian Prime Minister, Samdech Techo Hun Sen said, strengthening globalisation and multilateral trade are crucial to support global economic growth and reducing poverty. The prime minister made the remarks at the Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit, held virtually from Sept 4 to 5, and…

Supertanker Fire Off Sri Lanka Under Control, Firefighting Continues: Indian Coast Guard

NEW DELHI, Sept 6 (NNN-PTI) – Indian Coast Guard (ICG) yesterday said, the fire on a supertanker has been reduced, and the tanker has been pushed away from Sri Lanka’s coast into deeper waters. An ICG spokesman said, the firefighting operation was still underway. “ICG and Sri Lankan ships and…

Myanmar’s COVID-19 Cases Rise To 1,253 With More Local Transmissions

YANGON, Sept 6 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar recorded 37 new COVID-19 cases last night, bringing the number of total cases in the country to 1,253, said a release from the Health and Sports Ministry. Of the 1,619 samples, 37 more people, including a returnee, tested positive in Yangon, Mandalay, Ayeyarwaddy, Rakhine,…

Singapore Reports 34 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Sept 6 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) reported 34 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 56,982. Of the new cases, two are imported cases, three are community cases and the rest are linked with the dormitories of foreign workers. 93…

Roundup: 20 Dead In Bangladesh’s Mosque Explosion

DHAKA, Sept 6 (NNN-BSS) – 20 worshippers, including a boy, died, after air conditioners of a mosque burst, Friday night, in Bangladesh’s central Narayanganj district, about 20 km from the capital, Dhaka. The burst of the air conditioners is believed to have occurred due to a faulty gas line. Samanta…

India, Pakistan Troops Exchange Fire On Kashmir Loc

SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Sept 6 (NNN-UNI) – Troops of India and Pakistan, yesterday exchanged heavy fire and targeted each other’s positions, on Line of Control (LoC), dividing Kashmir, Indian officials said. The two sides exchanged fire on LoC in Shahpur, Kirni and Degwar sectors of frontier Poonch district, about 180…