Two Soldiers Killed By Israeli Strikes On Syrian Military Sites

DAMASCUS, June 24 (NNN-SANA) – Israel launched strikes at military bases in southern and eastern Syria on Tuesday evening, killing two soldiers and wounding four others. The strikes targeted a military site in Kabajeb, west of the eastern province of Deir al-Zour, and the Sukhneh area in the remote eastern…

UAE Oil Giant ADNOC Announces 20-Billion-USD Energy Infrastructure Deal

DUBAI, June 24 (NNN-WAM) – The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), announced on Tuesday that, it signed an agreement worth 20.7 billion U.S. dollars, with a consortium of investors and funds. The consortium consists of some of the world’s leading infrastructure investors and operators, as well as, sovereign wealth…

Israel Reports 430 New COVID-19 Cases

JERUSALEM, June 24 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israel reported 430 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, the highest daily number since Apr 22. This brings the total number of coronavirus cases in Israel to 21,512, of which 5,335 are currently active cases, the highest since May 6. The number of death cases increased…

India Reports Biggest Single Day Spike With 15,968 New COVID-19 Cases

NEW DELHI, June 24 (NNN-PTI) – India’s health ministry this morning reported 465 new deaths and 15,968 new COVID-19 cases during the past 24 hours across the country, taking the number of deaths to 14,476 and total cases to 456,183. This is the biggest single day spike in terms of…

Mongolia Starts Parliamentary Elections Amid Pandemic

ULAN BATOR, June 24 (NNN-MONGOLIAWEB) – Mongolians go to the polls today (Wednesday), for the regular parliamentary elections, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The vote began from 7.00 a.m. local time (1500 GMT), and will last for 15 hours, at 2,070 polling stations across the country, according to the General Election…

Two Men Arrested In Australia Over Alleged People Smuggling Network

SYDNEY, June 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Two men have been arrested in Australia, in relation to an alleged international people smuggling network, Australian Federal Police (AFP) revealed today. Police allege, the pair were involved in facilitating an illegal vessel, carrying six people, which was intercepted by Operation Sovereign Borders (OSB) en-route…

Landslide Kills Two Jade Scavengers In Northern Myanmar

YANGON, June 24 (NNN-MNA) – At least two jade scavengers were killed and five others injured, in a landslide in Myanmar’s northernmost state of Kachin on Tuesday, a local official said. The landslide took place when a 91.4-metre-high slag heap collapsed at a jade mining site in Hpakant township, at…

Maldives To Reopen Borders To Tourists On July 15

MALE, June 24 (NNN-PSM) – The Maldives will reopen its borders to tourists next month, President Ibrahim Solih was cited as saying. President Solih told a press conference that, Maldives’ borders and resorts will reopen on July 15, while congregational prayers, schools and dine-in at restaurants and cafes will also…

Australia Records First COVID-19 Death In A Month

SYDNEY, June 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia recorded its first COVID-19 death in over a month today, that of a man in his 80’s, amid an outbreak of cases in the State of Victoria. The incident takes the national death toll to 103, and the number of deaths in Victoria to…

DPRK Suspends Military Action Plans Against S. Korea

PYONGYANG, June 24 (NNN-KCNA) – A military meeting of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), decided to suspend the military action plans against South Korea, officials reported today. The report said that the country’s top leader, Kim Jong Un, presided over the preliminary meeting, for the fifth meeting of…