Protesters, Security Forces Clash In Jordan’s Karak Governorate

AMMAN, Aug 5 (NNN-PETRA) – Seven members of Jordan’s Public Security Department were assaulted yesterday, by protesters in Karak governorate. Protesters tried to block roads and threw stones at the security personnel, who came to disperse them, as they violated public health instructions by holding such a gathering. The security…

Egyptian President Extends Condolences To Lebanon Over Deadly Blasts

CAIRO, Aug 5 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, extended, on Tuesday, his condolences to Lebanon over the deadly explosions that rocked the Lebanese capital Beirut. “My sincere condolences and sympathy go to the government and people of Lebanon, over the tragic explosions that happened today (yesterday), in the Lebanese…

Palestine Declares End Of Lock-down While Maintaining State Of Emergency

RAMALLAH, Aug 5 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestine yesterday declared the end of lock-down in the West Bank, while extending the state of emergency for another 30 days. Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, issued a presidential decree extending the state of emergency for a month as of Tuesday night, to counteract the COVID-19…

UN Chief Sends Condolences To Families Of Victims Following Explosions In Beirut

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) – United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, sent his condolences to the families of the victims, following the horrific explosions in Beirut. “The secretary-general expresses his deepest condolences to the families of the victims, as well as, to the people and Government of Lebanon, following the…

Palestine Expresses Solidarity With Lebanon After Explosions

RAMALLAH/GAZA, Aug 5 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestine yesterday expressed its solidarity with Lebanon after massive explosions rocked the Lebanese capital, Beirut. Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, said, his country is ready to provide any support it could to Lebanon, to help it recover from the tragedy, while sending his condolences to the…

Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Resurge In Asia-Pacific As Philippines Reports Record High Of 6,352 New Infections

HONG KONG, Aug 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – The spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has been accelerating in the Asia Pacific, as the Philippines reported a record high of 6,352 new cases, yesterday, and India announced over 50,000 infections for the sixth consecutive day. The number of cases in the Philippines surged…

Israel Accelerates Move To Implement Annexation Plan: Official

RAMALLAH, Aug 5 (NNN-WAFA) – A senior Palestinian official said, Israel is accelerating its move to implement the annexation of the West Bank. Walid Assaf, head of the National Commission to Resist the Wall and Settlements in the West Bank, told reporters that, the West Bank witnesses unprecedented Israeli escalation,…

Iran’s President Says Enemy Wages “Psychological Warfare”

TEHRAN, Aug 5 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iranian President, Hassan Rouhani, said that, enemies have waged “a psychological warfare” against the country, to downplay its achievements. One of the enemy’s main strategies in harming Iran’s economy, beside sanctions, is to “portray a poor image of the administration’s economic management and downplay the…

Indonesia Reports 1,922 Newly-Confirmed COVID-19 Cases, 86 New Deaths

JAKARTA, Aug 5 (NNN-ANTARA) – COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 1,922 within one day, to 115,056, with the death toll adding by 86 to 5,388, the health ministry said yesterday. According to the ministry, 1,813 more people were discharged from hospitals, bringing the total number of recovered patients to…

Foreign Visitors To Cambodia Down 64.6 Percent In H1 Due To COVID-19

PHNOM PENH, Aug 4 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia attracted 1.18 million international visitors during the first half of 2020, down 64.6 percent from 3.33 million over the same period last year, said the latest report released by the Ministry of Tourism today. China, Vietnam and Thailand were the biggest sources of…