Ruling PAP Party Wins Singapore’s General Election

SINGAPORE, July 11 (NNN-CNA) – The ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) won 83 of the 93 parliamentary seats in Singapore’s general election, Returning Officer, Tan Meng Dui, said early today (Saturday). The PAP won the election with 61.24 percent of votes, compared to 69.86 percent in last election in 2015.…

Iran Seeks To Promote Gastronomy Tourism

TEHRAN, July 9 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iran has joined an online campaign, launched by the World Tourism Organisation, to promote gastronomy as an essential part of tourism. Mohammad Qassemi, a senior official with the Iranian Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Ministry, made the announcement on Wednesday. As a part of the…

UNICEF Sends COVID-19 Medical Protective Equipment To Yemen’s Sanaa

SANAA, July 9 (NNN-SABA) – A shipment of COVID-19 protective equipment landed at Sanaa Airport on Wednesday, health authorities said. The shipment, carrying 18 tonnes of supplies, was delivered by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), to help curb the spread of COVID-19 in the war-ravaged country, they said. In…

Iranian Ambassador Says U.S. “Likely” To Remove Military Bases In Iraq

TEHRAN, July 9 (NNN-IRNA) – The U.S. military bases in Iraq will probably be shut down in the future, the Iranian ambassador to Iraq, Iraj Masjedi, was quoted as saying, by Tehran Times daily on Wednesday. Masjedi made the remarks on Tuesday, about political developments in neighbouring Iraq. He said,…

COVID-19 Cases Exceed 50,000 In Oman

MUSCAT, July 9 (NNN-ONA) – Oman announced on Wednesday, the number of confirmed COVID-19 infections in the country exceeded 50,000, including over 32,000 recovered cases. The Ministry of Health said in a statement that, 1,210 COVID-19 positive cases were recorded, including 271 non-Omanis, bringing the total number in the country…

Israel Reports 1,335 New COVID-19 Cases, 33,557 In Total

JERUSALEM, July 9 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israel’s Ministry of Health reported 1,335 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, the second highest daily rise since the pandemic outbreak in the country in late Feb. This brings the total COVID-19 cases to 33,557, of which 14,875 are active. The number of death cases rose…

Pakistan’s 30 Cities Under Smart Lock-Down To Control COVID-19 Spread

ISLAMABAD, July 9 (NNN-APP) – The Pakistani government imposed smart lock-down at 227 places in 30 cities across the country, that were acting as hot-spots of COVID-19, the Prime Minister’s Office said yesterday. Prime Minister Imran Khan chaired a meeting, to review the current situation of COVID-19 and policies to…

Six Killed, 12 Injured In Van-Truck Collision In Pakistan’s Punjab

ISLAMABAD, July 9 (NNN-APP) – A fatal road crash occurred yesterday in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province, leaving six people killed and 12 others injured, police said. The incident happened when a passenger van collided with a truck, on a highway, in Rahim Yar Khan city of the province, a city…

BJP Leader, Two Family Members Killed In Indian-Controlled Kashmir

SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, July 9 (NNN-UNI) – A young ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and two of his family members (father and brother) were killed last night in restive Indian-controlled Kashmir. They were attacked outside their home in Bandipora town, about 66 km north of Srinagar city, the summer…

Turkish Rescuers Find Wreck Of Missing Migrant Boat In Lake Van

ANKARA, July 9 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish rescue teams yesterday found the wreck of a missing illegal migrant boat in Lake Van in eastern Turkey. authorities said. The location of the boat, which sank “while carrying illegal irregular migrants” in Lake Van, was determined by the Specialised Underwater Search and Rescue…