Aussie National Airline Slashes 6,000 Jobs Amid COVID-19 Grounding

SYDNEY, June 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia’s national airline, Qantas, revealed today, it will slash 6,000 jobs, in a bid to cut costs, amid the ongoing effects of COVID-19 on the global travel industry. A further 15,000 employees will continue to be stood down without pay, and around 100 aircraft will…

Thai Police Seize Large Piles Of War Weapons In Western Province

BANGKOK, June 25 (NNN-TNA) – Thai National police chief, Pol. Gen. Chakthip Chaijinda, confirmed that, a large pile of military weapons had been seized from a house, in Thailand’s western province of Tak, bordering Myanmar. The military weapons included 33 M16 and AK47 assault rifles, M79 grenade launchers, PK general-purpose…

China Donates Third Batch Of Medical Aid To Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, June 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – China, on Wednesday, donated its third batch of medical aid to Sri Lanka, to help the country fight the COVID-19 virus, which has to date infected over 2,000 people in the country and caused 11 deaths. The medical aid, including 30,000 PCR testing kits, 30,000…

Desert Locusts Swarm Through Yemen’s Capital

SANAA, June 25 (NNN-SABA) – Hundreds of billions of desert locusts were seen swarming through the Yemeni Houthi-held capital Sanaa, yesterday (Wednesday), invading crops and leaving farmers of the war-torn Arab country in despair. The destructive insects eat vegetation and destroy farms, exacerbating the food crisis, as the ongoing war…

China-Europe Freight Trains In Full Swing Despite Pandemic Gloom

XIAMEN, June 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – At the transport hub of China-Europe freight trains in the eastern Chinese city of Xiamen, several container trailers were being loaded with goods bound for Hamburg, Germany. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic that has shaken global economy and necessitated transportation restrictions, China-Europe freight trains in Xiamen…

Egypt’s FM, U.S. Secretary Of State Discuss GERD, Regional Issues

CAIRO, June 25 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, and U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, on Wednesday spoke over the phone, discussing Ethiopia’s hydro-power dam, being built on the Nile River, as well as, other regional issues. “Minister Shoukry touched on the latest developments regarding the Grand Ethiopian…

Jordan To Boost Bilateral Ties With Iraq

BAGHDAD, June 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – Jordanian Foreign Minister, Ayman Safadi, on Wednesday, held talks with top Iraqi leaders over bilateral relations and cooperation, in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. Iraqi President, Barham Salih, met Safadi and his accompanying delegation, and the two sides discussed Arab and regional situations, as well as,…

Mongolia’s Ruling Party Wins Landslide Victory In Parliamentary Elections

ULAN BATOR, June 25 (NNN-MONGOLIAWEB) – The ruling Mongolian People’s Party (MPP), won a landslide victory in the regular parliamentary elections on Wednesday, according to preliminary results from Mongolia’s General Election Commission (GEC). Preliminary voting results showed the MPP took 62 seats out of 76 in parliament. Two coalitions, Right…

Palestinian Man Killed By Israeli Soldiers In West Bank

RAMALLAH, June 24 (NNN-WAFA) – A Palestinian man was killed on Tuesday, by Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint in the south West Bank. Ahmad Erekat, 27, was shot dead after his vehicle crashed at the checkpoint, located between East Jerusalem and the southern West Bank district of Bethlehem, Palestinian medical…

Eight Killed In Explosion In NE Syria

DAMASCUS, June 24 (NNN-SANA) – A booby-trapped vehicle went off in a Turkey-controlled area in Syria’s northeastern province of Hasakah on Tuesday, killing eight people, a war monitor reported. The vehicle exploded in a marketplace in the city of Ras al-Ayn in the countryside of Hasakah, said the Syrian Observatory…