Iraq Reports 3,202 New COVID-19 Cases, 180,133 In Total

BAGHDAD, Aug 18 (NNN-NINA) – The Iraqi Health Ministry, on Monday reported 3,202 new COVID-19 cases, indicating a decline in the daily infections, compared to the past few days, while the total nationwide infections climbed to 180,133. The Health Ministry’s teams and institutions used 21,403 testing kits across the country…

Palestinian Killed In East Jerusalem After Stabbing An Israeli Police Officer: Sources

RAMALLAH, Aug 18 (NNN-WAFA) – The Israeli police shot dead yesterday, a Palestinian young man, in the old city in East Jerusalem, after he stabbed an Israeli police officer and wounded him, Palestinian and Israeli sources said. The sources said that, an Israeli police force shot and killed the Palestinian…

UAE Official Says UAE-Israel Accord Not Directed At Iran

DUBAI, Aug 18 (NNN-WAM) – The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE’s) Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Anwar Gargash, said on Monday, the UAE’s peace accord with Israel was a sovereign decision that was not directed at Iran. “We say this and repeat it,” Gargash wrote on Twitter. “We do not…

Palestine Withdraws From World Expo In UAE

RAMALLAH, Aug 18 (NNN-WAFA) – The Palestinian government announced yesterday that, it decided to withdraw from the World Expo, scheduled in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) this Oct. The government said, in a press statement at the end of its weekly meeting, held in Ramallah, that, the government…

Jordan Records 20 New COVID-19 Cases, Not To Impose Lock-down

AMMAN, Aug 18 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan on Monday said, it would not impose a lock-down, amid the rise of COVID-19 cases. On Monday, 20 cases of COVID-19 were recorded, including 16 local infections, increasing the tally to 1,398, Health Minister, Saad Jaber, said, in a press conference. Minister of State…

Turkey Confirms 1,233 New COVID-19 Cases, 250,542 In Total

ANKARA, Aug 18 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey reported 1,233 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, raising the total diagnosed cases to 250,542, Turkish Health Minister, Fahrettin Koca, said. Meanwhile, 22 people died in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 5,996, Koca tweeted. The number of isolated active patients with…

Israel Reports 2,071 New COVID-19 Cases, 94,751 In Total

JERUSALEM, Aug 18 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israel’s Ministry of Health reported 2,071 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, bringing the total cases to 94,751. The ministry also reported a total of 692 death cases, with seven new deaths, while the number of patients in serious condition rose from 382 to 399, out…

11 Killed After Boat Capsizes In Lake In Pakistan’s Sindh

ISLAMABAD, Aug 18 (NNN-APP) – A boat of picnickers capsized in a lake, in Pakistan’s southern province of Sindh last night, leaving 11 people killed, local media reported. According to the reports, 13 persons of a family hired a boat, to ride at Keenjhar Lake, in Thatta district of Sindh,…

Laos To Face Sharp Decline In Remittances Due To COVID-19

VIENTIANE, Aug 18 (NNN-KPL) – Remittances in Laos are projected to decline by about 50 percent in 2020, as a result of the economic crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, a senior economist said. Chairman of the National Assembly’s Planning, Finance and Audit Committee and economist, Leeber Leebouapao, said, the…

Thai Authorities Discover Three Dead Bodies Of Insurgents In Rice Field

BANGKOK, Aug 18 (NNN-TNA) – Thai authorities found bodies of three suspected insurgents in a rice field, in Thailand’s restive southern province of Pattani, said Maj. Gen. Pramote Phrom-in, spokesman of the Fourth Army Area’s Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC) centre. Pramote said that, army troops combed through a rice…