1,700 New COVID-19 Infections Detected In Qatar, 67,195 In Total

DOHA, June 7 (NNN-QNA) – Qatar’s health ministry, on Saturday announced 1,700 new infections of COVID-19, increasing the total number of confirmed cases in the Gulf state to 67,195. Some 1,592 people recovered, bringing the total number of recoveries to 42,527, while two died, raising the fatalities up to 51.…

Iran’s Border Guards Seize Over Two Tonnes Of Illicit Drugs

TEHRAN, June 7 (NNN-IRNA) – The border guards commander of Iran’s Police, announced that, his forces seized 2,275 kg of different kinds of illicit drugs, in the southeastern Sistan and Baluchestan province. Brigadier-General Ahmad Ali Goudarzi, said that, in the “successful” operation, police seized two vehicles in which 2,200 kg…

UNICEF Airlifts New Batch Of Medical Supplies To Yemen’s Aden

ADEN, June 7 (NNN-SABA) – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), airlifted on Saturday, a new batch of medical supplies to Yemen’s southern port city of Aden, to help curb the spread of COVID-19 in the war-ravaged Arab country, a government official said. “A plane loaded with medical supplies provided…

Iranian President Urges People To Adhere To Health Protocols Over COVID-19

TEHRAN, June 7 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s President, Hassan Rouhani, on Saturday said, people should follow health protocols pertaining to COVID-19, while the country reopens economic and social activities. “We do not know exactly when the end will come (for the coronavirus pandemic); the guidelines should be observed for a long…

Turkey Rejects Egypt’s Accusation Over Libya

ANKARA, June 7 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Hami Aksoy, on Saturday dismissed the accusation raised by Egypt over Turkey’s role in Libya. “We reject the unfounded accusations by Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, against Turkey, within the context of Libya, in the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of…

Senior Palestinian Islamic Jihad Leader Dies

GAZA, June 7 (NNN-WAFA) – Former Palestinian Islamic Jihad Secretary General, Ramadan Shalah, was declared dead by his group on Saturday. Shalah, a key figure in the political scene, died at 62, after suffering from an incurable disease, said his group, in a statement. Shalah, born in 1958 in Gaza,…

Egypt Records 1,497 New COVID-19 Infections, 32,612 In Total

CAIRO, June 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – Egypt registered on Saturday, 1,497 daily new COVID-19 cases, raising the total number of infections to 32,612, said the health ministry. This is the 10th consecutive day for Egypt’s COVID-19 daily infections to exceed 1,000. Death toll from the disease rose to 1,198 after 32…

OPEC And Allies Agree To Extend Historic Output Cut To End Of July

VIENNA, June 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), and its allies, led by Russia, known as OPEC+, agreed on Saturday, to extend the historic 9.7 million barrels per day (bpd) production cut, till the end of July, 2020. All participants of the 11th OPEC and…

PLO Warns Of Israel’s Steps Towards Annexing Parts Of West Bank

RAMALLAH, June 7 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), on Saturday, warned of Israel taking steps towards the practical annexation of West Bank lands. The PLO’s department of defending lands and resisting Israeli settlement, unveiled in a report that, extremist groups of Israeli settlers joined a chamber of operations, that…

Afghan Fighting, Roadside Bomb Kill 15, Including 11 Police In Badakhshan

FAIZABAD, June 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) – At least 15 fighters, including 11 local police personnel were confirmed dead, as a clash erupted in Khash district of Afghanistan’s northern Badakhshan province today, provincial police spokesman, Sanahullah Rohani, said. The clash flared up after Taliban militants launched massive offensives on several security checkpoints,…