U.S. Aid Cut Will Not Impact Afghan Sectors: President Ghani

KABUL, Mar 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Afghan President, Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, said, a one-billion-U.S. dollar reduction in economic aid to Afghanistan would not have an impact on the country’s key sectors. “Governments always have plans for prudential circumstances. We also had some basic plans for unexpected situation,” Ghani said. “I can…

Senegalese President Declares State Of Emergency To Curb COVID-19 Spread

DAKAR, Mar 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Senegalese President, Macky Sall, declared a state of emergency, to curb the spread of COVID-19 in his country, where a total of 79 cases have been reported. “As of midnight tonight, I declare a state of emergency across the national territory,” the president said, in…

Medical Workers Return Home After Finishing Their Task In Hubei

HUBEI, Mar 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – Vice-Premier, Sun Chunlan, asked for the orderly, safe and smooth withdrawal of the medical staff supporting virus-hit Hubei province. Leading a central government group, to guide the epidemic control work in Hubei, Sun, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of…

313,000 COVID-19 Tests Done In U.S., 41,000 Tested Positive

WASHINGTON, Mar 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – U.S. Vice President, Mike Pence, said that, 313,000 COVID-19 tests have been completed in the United States, and more than 41,000 tests were positive. During a White House press briefing, Pence said, all state and hospital labs are now required to report their virus test…

Egypt Sanitises Museums, Tourist Attractions Nationwide Over COVID-19 Fears

CAIRO, Mar 24 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said, it started on Monday, to disinfect and sanitise museums and tourist sites nationwide, over COVID-19 concerns. The campaign, which included so far the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, the Luxor Museum, the Aswan Museum, and the Tanta Museum, is…

Nine New COVID-19 Cases Confirmed In Morocco

RABAT, Mar 24 (NNN-MAP) – Nine new confirmed cases of the COVID-19 were reported in Morocco on Monday, bringing the total number to 143, the Ministry of Health said. According to the ministry, four deaths due to the COVID-19 were reported, while five patients have recovered. Morocco declared, on Sunday,…

Six Killed By Indiscriminate Shelling In Libya’s Tripoli

TRIPOLI, Mar 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – Six civilians have been killed by indiscriminate shelling, by the eastern-based army in Libya, in the south of the capital, Tripoli, the UN-backed Libyan government said, yesterday. Six others were injured in the shelling, within 48 hours, said Mohamed Gonono, spokesman of the forces of…

Laos Celebrated Party’s 65th Anniversary

VIENTIANE, Mar 24 (NNN-VNA) – Streets across Laos have been decorated with national and Party flags, to celebrate the 65th founding anniversary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP). To mark the day, the country’s media ran articles and broadcast Vorachith’s speech, in which he affirmed that the formation of…

Pakistan Announces Lock-down Of Major Provinces To Curb COVID-19 Spread

ISLAMABAD, Mar 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – Pakistan announced to lock-down east Punjab province, hours after locking down south Sindh province, to curb the spread of COVID-19, after the number of infected patients rose above 800 across the country, officials said. All markets and shopping malls, except grocery shops and medical stores,…

Iran’s COVID-19 Death Toll Rises To 1,812; More Mideastern Countries Impose Curfew To Curb Virus Spread

CAIRO, Mar 24 (NNN-MEHR) – Iran’s death toll from COVID-19 climbed to 1,812 on Monday, after 127 new deaths were reported. Meanwhile, more countries in the Middle East decided to impose curfew, to curb the spread of the virus. The total number of COVID-19 infections in Iran, the worst-hit country…