Lebanese Pm Chairs First Meeting Of Inter-Ministerial Committee For Social Affairs

BEIRUT, Mar 25 (NNN-NNA) – Prime Minister, Hassan Diab, chaired the first meeting of the Inter-ministerial Committee for Social Affairs, in the presence of Ministers of Defence, Zeina Akar, Foreign Affairs, Nassif Hitti, Interior, Mohammad Fahmi, Social Affairs, Ramzi Musharrafieh, Economy, Raoul Nehme, Finance, Ghazi Wazni, Agriculture, Abbas Mortada, Information,…

Roundup: Iran’s COVID-19 Death Toll Nears 2,000, As Saudi Arabia Reports 1st Death

CAIRO, Mar 25 (NNN-MENA) – Iran’s death toll from COVID-19 approached 2,000, after 122 new deaths were reported on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia reported the first death from the virus. The death toll in Iran surged to 1,934, while the total number of infections rose to 24,811, after 1,762 new…

News Analysis: COVID-19 Brings Rare Calm To Gaza Strip

BEIT HANOUN, Palestinian Territories: A Palestinian policeman wears a face mask as he stands outside the gate of Erez crossing with Israel here, amid the Coronavirus outbreak. Photo courtesy of Ashraf Amra/APA Images via ZUMA Wire/dpa by Sanaa Kamal GAZA, Mar 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – For weeks, the blockaded Gaza Strip…

Philippine President Signs Self-Granting Special Law To Deal With COVID-19

MANILA, Mar 25 (NNN-PNA) – Philippine President, Rodrigo Duterte, signed a law that authorises him to exercise “stand-by powers,” necessary to carry out urgent measures, to deal with COVID-19, Senator Christopher Go said, early on Wednesday. The act, entitled the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act, was passed by the…

G20 Virtual Summit On COVID-19 To Be Held Tomorrow

RIYADH, Mar 25 (NNN-SPA) – The Saudi Arabian G20 Presidency, will host a virtual G20 Summit, on response to the COVID-19 pandemic, tomorrow, March 26, the G20 Saudi secretariat said. Saudi King, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, will chair the meeting, to advance a coordinated global response to the COVID-19…

Indian PM Modi Announces 21-Day Lock-down To Fight COVID-19

by Pankaj Yadav NEW DELHI, Mar 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – In a bid to fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, announced a “countrywide lock-down” for 21 days, beginning Tuesday (yesterday). He urged upon his countrymen to stay inside their homes and not take the risk of venturing…

Russian Strategic Bombers Patrol Sea Of Japan, Pacific Ocean

MOSCOW, Mar 25 (NNN-TASS) – Two Russian Tu-95MS strategic bombers, have carried out scheduled flights over the Sea of Japan and the northwestern part of the Pacific Ocean, the Russian Defence Ministry said Tuesday. The flights lasted more than nine hours, and were operated in strict compliance with international regulations,…

New Zealand Declares State Of Emergency After 50 New COVID-19 Cases Confirmed

WELLINGTON, Mar 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – A state of emergency has been declared today (Wednesday), in New Zealand, after 50 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in the country. The state of national emergency was declared by Minister of Civil Defence, Peeni Henare, under the Civil Defence Emergency Act 2002, Director of…

Cambodia Reports Four New COVID-19 Cases, Bringing Tally To 91

PHNOM PENH, Mar 25 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia’s Ministry of Health (MoH), announced late on Tuesday that four more persons were tested positive for COVID-19, raising the total number of confirmed cases to 91. The new patients included an American couple and two British nationals, who were aboard cruise boat, Viking…

Kazakhstan Bans Export Of Key Food Products, Amid COVID-19 Spread

NUR-SULTAN, Mar 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Kazakhstan suspended exports of socially significant food products, since Mar 22, to guarantee domestic supply, Kazakh Minister of Trade and Integration, Bakhyt Sultanov, said. The banned products include buckwheat, wheat and rye flour, sugar, potatoes, carrots, turnips, beets, onions, cabbages, sunflower seeds and oil. According…