Israeli Airstrikes Hit Syrian Army Targets

JERUSALEM/DAMASCUS, Aug 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – Israeli helicopters fired missiles on Syrian military positions, in the southern province of Quneitra, Monday, according to Israel’s military and Syrian state news agency SANA. Israel’s military said, last night it carried out airstrikes against targets belonging to the Syrian army, saying, the attack was…

Israeli PM Says West Bank Annexation “Isn’t Off The Table”

JERUSALEM, Aug 4 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said yesterday that, his plan to annex portions of the Israeli-occupied West Bank “isn’t off the table” yet. “The issue of West Bank annexation resides with Washington,” he told a meeting of his right-wing Likud faction. “It is not yet…

Sudan, Egypt, Ethiopia Resume Nile Dam Talks

KHARTOUM, Aug 4 (NNN-SUNA) – Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia yesterday resumed a new round of talks on filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), according to Sudan’s Irrigation and Water Resources Ministry. “The three parties agreed to continue the negotiations, at the level of experts, and to…

JAL Posts Net Loss Of 880 Million USD In Apr-June Quarter Due To Pandemic

TOKYO, Aug 4 (NNN-NHK) – Japan Airlines Co. said, it posted a net loss of 93.71 billion yen (881.63 million U.S. dollars) in the Apr-June quarter, as the global pandemic wreaked havoc on the global aviation industry. Owing to uncertainty amid the continued pandemic, JAL said, it had once again…

ADB Approves 100-Million-USD Loan To Uzbekistan To Fight COVID-19

TASHKENT, Aug 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said, it approved a loan worth 100 million U.S. dollars, to strengthen Uzbekistan’s response to public health emergencies, including the COVID-19 pandemic. ADB said, its COVID-19 Emergency Response Project will help fund the country in increasing testing capacity for COVID-19…

Plasma Therapy Cures Critically Ill COVID-19 Patient In Nepal

KATHMANDU, Aug 4 (NNN-NEPALNEWS) – A 60-year-old patient of COVID-19, recovered from the critical stage of the disease, after being treated with plasma therapy, the first time in the Himalayan country, a doctor involved in the treatment said. “The patient, who was in serious danger before, was treated with plasma…

Thai Southern Province Orders Suspension Of All Evening Boat Services After Ferry Capsized

BANGKOK, Aug 4 (NNN-TNA) – The disaster prevention and mitigation office of Thailand’s southern province of Surat Thani, ordered all evening and night services of ferry boats be suspended until further notice. The order came after a ferry with 16 people on board, including drivers of three lorries loaded with…

Thai PM Orders Urgent Relief Measures For Flood Victims

BANGKOK, Aug 4 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s Prime Minister, Prayut Chan-o-cha, yesterday instructed authorities to help flood victims in several provinces, affected by tropical storm Sinluka. The prime minister confirmed he has ordered the authorities, especially those in the northern provinces of Chiang Mai and Nan, the northeastern province of Loei…

Bangladesh Posts Current Account Deficit Of Nearly Five Billion USD In Fiscal 2019-20

DHAKA, Aug 4 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh registered a current account deficit of nearly five billion U.S. dollars, in the last 2019-20 fiscal year (July 2019-June 2020), Bangladesh Bank (BB) data showed. A BB official said that the current account balance showed a deficit of 4,849 million U.S. dollars, in the…

Drug Smuggling Cat Escapes From Sri Lankan Prison

COLOMBO, Aug 4 (NNN-SLNEWS) – A cat, that was detained for transporting drugs into Sri Lanka’s Welikada Prison, escaped from a heavily guarded prison, days after it was caught by intelligence officers, media reports said here yesterday. The local Aruna newspaper, quoting prison officials, said, the cat was detected by…