UN To Launch Waste Treatment Project In Iran: Envoy

TEHRAN, Apr 13 (NNN-MNA) – The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) will launch a hospital waste treatment project in Iran, Iran’s permanent representative to the Vienna-based international organisation, Kazem Gharibabadi, said on Sunday. The environment-friendly project is to be implemented amid the country’s battle against the outbreak of COVID-19,…

UN Refugee Agency Denies Stops Support For Refugees In Lebanon

BEIRUT, Apr 13 (NNN-NNA) – The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), denied that it stopped its support for refugees in Lebanon, a local media outlet reported Sunday. “We did not stop our support for refugees. We are still distributing soaps and disinfectants in camps,” Lisa Abou Khaled, spokeswoman of…

S.Korea Reports 25 More COVID-19 Cases, 10,537 In Total

SEOUL, Apr 13 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 25 more cases of the COVID-19, compared to 24 hours ago as of midnight Monday local time, raising the total number of infections to 10,537. The daily caseload hovered around 30 in recent days, with 39 on Thursday, 27 on Friday, 30…

Fire Breaks Out In Under-Construction Sharjah Building

SHARJAH, Apr 13 (NNN-WAM) – A huge fire has broken out in Sharjah’s Qassimiyah area. Photos and videos taken by a Khaleej Times multimedia journalist show flames roaring on top of an under-construction building in the area. Several fire engines were seen on site, trying to bring the blaze under…

387 New COVID-19 Cases Reported In UAE, 4,123 In Total

DUBAI, Apr 13 (NNN-WAM) – The United Arab Emirates (UAE), on Sunday, announced 387 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 4,123. The UAE’s Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) said, in a statement, the new cases include many nationalities. All are in stable condition…

Turkey Reports 4,789 New COVID-19 Cases, 56,956 In Total

ANKARA, Apr 13 (NNN-ANADOLU) – The total number of COVID-19 cases in Turkey has risen to 56,956, with 4,789 new ones reported in the last 24 hours, Turkish Health Minister, Fahrettin Koca, said yesterday (Sunday). The death toll from the COVID-19 reached 1,198, with 97 new deaths, Koca tweeted. Turkey…

Spotlight: ASEAN Join Hands To Combat COVID-19

HANOI, Apr 13 (NNN-VNA) – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) stood shoulder to shoulder with one another, as well as, with China, to curb the spread of COVID-19, showing their strong determination and political commitment to battle the global pandemic. Since early this year, ASEAN countries have been…

COVID-19 Outbreak: 909 Cases, 34 Deaths In 24 Hours; Maharashtra Most Affected With 134 New Infections; Seven Held For Attacking Policemen In Patiala

NEW DELHI, Apr 13 (NNN-PTI) – As many as 909 COVID-19 cases and 34 deaths have been reported in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of such cases to 8,356 and the death toll to 273 in the country, the Union Health Ministry said. The ministry asserted that…

Putin, Trump, King Salman Support OPEC+ Agreement To Reduce Oil Production — Kremlin

MOSCOW, Apr 13 (NNN-TASS) – Russian President, Vladimir Putin, U.S. President, Donald Trump and Saudi King, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, supported the agreement on a phased reduction in oil production reached by the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and some other major oil producing countries, the Kremlin…

Israeli President Rejects Opposition Leader’s Request For Extension To Form New Gov’t

JERUSALEM, Apr 13 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israeli President, Reuven Rivlin, denied a request by Benny Gantz, Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu’s main rival, for a two-week extension to form a new coalition government. In a statement released by the president’s office, Rivlin announced, he will not change the Apr 14 (tomorrow’s) deadline…