Egypt Receives Safe Travel Stamp From World Travel And Tourism Council

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, June 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – Egypt was granted, on Saturday, “Safe Travel Stamp” from the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), according to the country’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. “The WTTC approved Egypt’s regulations for resuming international tourism,” Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, Khaled al-Anany, told…

Thousands Gather In Chicago For Juneteenth Celebrations

CHICAGO, June 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – Thousands gathered in downtown Chicago and at several other events throughout Chicago on Friday, to mark Juneteenth, commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S. At Grant Park in downtown Chicago, a number of government officials, including Illinois Governor, J.B. Pritzker, and U.S. Senator, Tammy…

Palestinians Demonstrate Against Israel’s Annexation Plan In West Bank, Gaza

RAMALLAH/GAZA, June 20 (NNN-WAFA) – Hundreds of Palestinians demonstrated on Friday, in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, against the Israeli plan of annexing large parts of the West Bank lands. Palestinian sources and eyewitnesses said, dozens of demonstrators joined a rally in the Jordan Valley area, which is…

Iran Confirms Death Of Fugitive Judge In Romania

TEHRAN, June 20 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iranian foreign ministry, on Friday, confirmed the death of a fugitive judge in Romania, Press TV reported. The Iranian judge, identified as Gholamreza Mansouri, apparently fell out of a window, in the Duke Hotel in Romania’s capital, Bucharest, on Friday, according to preliminary reports. Mansouri…

Man Charged With Murdering Police Officer Appears In New Zealand Court

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, June 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The man accused of murdering a New Zealand police officer, appeared in the Waitakere District Court in West Auckland this morning. The 24-year-old man was charged with multiple serious offences, including murder, attempted murder and dangerous driving causing injury. The suspect appeared via…

India COVID-19 Death Toll Rises To 12,948 As Total Cases Reach 395,048

NEW DELHI, June 20 (NNN-UNI) – India’s federal health ministry said this morning that, 375 new deaths, due to COVID-19, besides fresh 14,516 positive cases, were reported during the past 24 hours across the country. It took the number of deaths to 12,948 and total cases to 395,048. This is…

Six Parliamentary Candidates Detained In Mongolia

ULAN BATOR, June 20 (NNN-MONGOLIAWEB) – The Mongolian authorities have recently detained six parliamentary candidates, amid the ongoing campaign, for the upcoming parliamentary elections, according to local reports. Four of the detained politicians are candidates from the country’s opposition Democratic Party, and the remaining two are independent candidates. Among the…

Morocco Reports Highest Daily 539 COVID-19 Cases, 9,613 In Total

RABAT, June 20 (NNN-MAP) – Morocco, on Friday, reported 539 new COVID-19 cases, the biggest single-day increase so far, taking the number of infections in the country, since Mar 2, to 9,613. The Ministry of Health said, 457 new cases were found in industrial units, specialised in packaging strawberries in…

Nigerian Military Destroys Boko Haram’s Tactical Command Centre, Kills Militants: Official

ABUJA, June 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A tactical command centre, of terror group, Boko Haram, was completely destroyed and a number of militants killed by the Nigerian military, following a series of airstrikes in the northeastern part of the country, an official said. John Enenche, spokesman for the Nigerian military, who…

Iran Condemns IAEA’s Anti-Iran Resolution As “Unconstructive”

TEHRAN, June 20 (NNN-IRNA) – The Iranian foreign ministry, on Friday, condemned the anti-Iran resolution of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as “unconstructive.” In a statement, Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Abbas Mousavi, dismissed “the political and non-technical resolution” of the IAEA, noting, Iran has had…