Egypt Registers Single-Day Record Of 1,577 New COVID-19 Infections

CAIRO, June 13 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt witnessed yesterday, a record of 1,577 single-day new COVID-19 cases, raising the total infections in the country, since mid-Feb to 41,303, said a Health Ministry spokesman. Egypt also confirmed 45 new coronavirus-related deaths, taking the death toll from the disease to 1,422, said Khaled…

Spotlight: Iraq, U.S. Launch Strategic Dialogue To Discuss Future Of U.S. Troops, Bilateral Ties

by Jamal Hashim BAGHDAD, June 13 (NNN-NINA) – Baghdad and Washington launched an initial session of strategic dialogue, with the aim of discussing bilateral ties and deciding the future of the presence of U.S. forces in Iraq. A joint statement of the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that, senior…

Pakistani Gov’t Presents Budget For FY21 Amid COVID-Triggered Economic Woes

ISLAMABAD, June 13 (NNN-APP) – The Pakistani government, on Friday, unveiled its budget for the fiscal 2020-21, amid economic slowdown and challenges triggered-off by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Federal Minister for Industries and Production, Hammad Azhar, presented the budget of 7,294.9 billion rupees (about 44.17 billion U.S. dollars), for the…

Turkey Sees Increase In Intensive Care, Intubated COVID-19 Patients: Minister

ANKARA, June 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – Turkish health minister, Friday, reported an increase in COVID-19 patients in intensive care units, warning against “false optimism” for the outbreak. “The rise in the number of intensive care and intubated patients is on the limit of our expectation. The spread of the virus is…

India, Bangladesh See Record Spikes In Daily Increase, Japan Enacts Extra Budget To Cushion COVID-19 Impact

HONG KONG, June 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – India and Bangladesh saw record daily spikes of COVID-19 cases on Friday, as some Asia Pacific countries, like Japan are coping with the economic woe of the pandemic, by enacting a record supplementary budget. India’s health ministry reported 396 new deaths, besides 10,956 new…

China, ASEAN To Boost Digital Economy Cooperation In 2020

BEIJING, June 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), will carry out cooperation in digital economy this year, according to the opening ceremony for the China-ASEAN digital economy cooperation year, held yesterday. China and ASEAN will expand cooperation in 5G, the internet of things, artificial…

Russian COVID-19 Cases Rose To Over 510,000

MOSCOW, June 13 (NNN-TASS) – Russia recorded 8,987 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking its total to 511,423, the country’s coronavirus response centre said in a statement, Friday. The death toll grew by 183 to 6,715, while 269,370 people have recovered, including 8,220 over the last 24 hours,…

Israel Reports 175 New COVID-19 Cases, 18,355 In Total

JERUSALEM, June 11 (NNN-MA’AN) – The Israeli Ministry of Health reported 175 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, bringing the total number in the country to 18,355. The death toll and the number of patients in serious condition remained at 299 and 31 respectively, according to the ministry. The number of…

Two Rockets Hit Green Zone In Iraq’s Capital

BAGHDAD, June 11 (NNN-NINA) – Two Katyusha rockets were fired, on Wednesday, at the heavily fortified Green Zone in central Baghdad, said a source from the Iraqi Interior Ministry. The attack took place before midnight, when the two rockets landed in the Green Zone, which houses some of the main…

EU Backs Two-State Solution To Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Rejects Annexation: German Minister

AMMAN, June 11 (NNN-PETRA) – German Foreign Minister, Heiko Maas, said on Wednesday that, the EU supports the two-state solution for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and rejects any annexation plans. Maas made the remarks at a joint press conference with his Jordanian counterpart, Ayman Safadi, in Jordan’s capital, Amman. “We are…