COVID-19 Cases In Israel Rise To 70

JERUSALEM, Mar 11 (NNN-MA’AN) – A total of 20 Israelis tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday (yesterday), bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 70, according to the Israeli Ministry of Health. Among the 20 new cases are 16, who recently returned from Europe, one returnee…

ASEAN Economic Ministers Prioritise Promoting Connectivity, Partnership, Efficiency

HANOI, Mar 11 (NNN-VNA) – Economic ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), approved 12 initiatives regarding boosting regional economic cooperation in 2020, at a meeting held in Vietnam’s central city of Da Nang. The initiatives, approved at the 26th Meeting of ASEAN Economic Minister Retreat, focus on…

S. African Official Calls For Collective Actions On Wildlife Protection, Climate Change

JOHANNESBURG, Mar 10 (NNN-BUANEWS) – A South African official, called on African countries, to jointly protect wildlife and tackle climate change. Makhotso Sotyu, deputy minister of Forestry and Fisheries and Environmental Affairs, made the remarks at Kruger National Park, when addressing delegates at the 22nd African Forestry and Wildlife Commission.…

Oman’s Sultan Announces 10 Decrees, Naming State Officials

MUSCAT, Mar 10 (NNN-ONA) – The Sultan of Oman, Haitham bin Tariq, on Monday, issued 10 new royal decrees naming some officials and new diplomats and ratifying international agreements. According to an official statement, broadcast by Omani TV today, a royal decree named Sayyid Shihab bin Tariq Al Said, as…

Former Iranian Lawmaker Dies Of COVID-19

TEHRAN, Mar 10 (NNN-IRNA) – Mohammad Reza Rahchamani, a former Iranian lawmaker, died of COVID-19, on Monday, Tehran Times daily reported. Rahchamani, 64 and a reformist politician, died at the Masih Daneshvari Hospital. Fatemeh Rahbar, a conservative female politician, recently elected for the next parliament, also died of the illness…

Pro-Gov’t Forces Detonate Nine Tonnes Of Landmines, Explosives In Yemen’s Hodeidah

ADEN, Yemen, Mar 10 (NNN-SABA) – Pro-government Yemeni forces, detonated around nine tonnes of landmines and explosives, dismantled from several areas in the country’s Red Sea port city of Hodeidah. According to a press statement of the pro-government forces, “explosives experts detonated around nine tonnes of Houthi-laid landmines, including marine…

Israel’s Confirmed Cases Of COVID-19 Reach 50

JERUSALEM, Mar 10 (NNN-MA’AN) – A total of 11 Israelis were tested positive with COVID-19 on Monday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 50, according to the Israeli Ministry of Health. Among the 11 new cases, seven have recently returned from Europe. The ministry noted…

Mexico Can Withstand Drop In Oil Prices: President

MEXICO CITY, Mar 10 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Mexico’s economy is strong enough to withstand the global drop in oil prices, and subsequent devaluation of the national currency, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, said, on Monday. Oil prices and stock markets plunged early in the day, amid fears of the COVID-19,…

COVID-19 Cases Rise To 47 In India

NEW DELHI, Mar 10 (NNN-PTI) – With the confirmation of one more positive case, India’s Health Ministry said, the total number of COVID-19 cases has risen to 47 in the country, on Monday. “One more new case has been reported from Punjab. Thus, as of now, there are 47 confirmed…

Egypt, Cameroon Vow To Strengthen Military Cooperation

CAIRO, Mar 10 (NNN-MENA) – Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces, Mohamed Farid, and his Cameroonian counterpart, Rene Claude Meka, on Monday (yesterday), underlined the need to consolidate mutual military relations. In a statement, Tamer al-Refai, spokesman of the Egyptian armed forces, said, the meeting, in Cairo, discussed…