Sultan Of Oman Orders Job Safety Fund

MUSCAT, Mar 4 (NNN-ONA) – The Sultan of Oman, Haitham bin Tariq, on Tuesday, instructed the government to take measures to set up a “job safety” fund. He also asked the government to finance the fund with 10 million Omani riyals (26 million U.S. dollars), as a start for the…

Lebanon’s PM Urges Financial Support To Fight Against COVID-19

BEIRUT, Mar 4 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanese Prime Minister, Hassan Diab, urged the Higher Relief Committee, for financial support to fighting against COVID-19. Diab urged the committee to give more than one billion Lebanese pounds (about 660,502 U.S. dollars) to the health ministry, to help contain the spread of COVID-19 in…

Migrant Route From Turkey To EU Not Open: German Gov’t Spokesman

BERLIN, Mar 4 (NNN-DPA) – German Federal Government spokesperson, Steffen Seibert, said that, the way to the European Union (EU) from Turkey, is not open for refugees and migrants. “At the moment we are experiencing an extremely worrying situation on the European Union’s external borders with Turkey, on land and…

Chinese Envoy Calls For “Good Atmosphere” For Political Dialogue In Iraq

UNITED NATIONS, Mar 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) – China’s UN envoy called for a “good atmosphere” to be created for political dialogue and national reconciliation in Iraq. Speaking at a Security Council meeting on the unrest-torn country, Zhang Jun, China’s permanent representative to the UN, said, as the internal political process in…

Saudi Arabia Takes Further Measures Against COVID-19

RIYADH, Mar 4 (NNN-SPA) – The Saudi Interior Ministry, announced further measures against COVID-19. The ministry revealed measures for individuals who have visited countries with the epidemic outbreak. The measures are also applied to individuals from Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. Saudi nationals or residents entering from any GCC country,…

Thailand Delivers New Measures To Contain C0VID-19 Spread

BANGKOK, Mar 4 (NNN-TNA) – Thai Prime Minister, Prayut Chan-o-cha, yesterday, delivered new measures to his government, to fight against C0VID-19 outbreak. Government spokesperson, Narumon Pinyosinwat, said, officials have to suspend or postpone overseas trips, in countries and regions where the virus is spreading, and those being monitored by the…

Kyrgyzstan Celebrates National Flag Day

BISHKEK, Mar 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Kyrgyzstan, on Tuesday, celebrated the National Flag Day, and the Central Asian country’s President, Sooronbai Jeenbekov, extended congratulations to citizens on the occasion, his press service reported. In his congratulatory message, the president said that, the national flag is one of the attributes of the…

Egyptian FM Says Ethiopia’s Desire To Fill Controversial Dam Contradicts Int’l Laws

CAIRO, Mar 4 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry said, Ethiopia cannot start filling the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), until “an agreement is reached with the downstream countries.” “Egypt desires to see Ethiopia follow the path of negotiations,” Shoukry said, in an interview with the Egyptian TV Programme,…

Iranian FM’s Remarks On Delhi Violence “Unwarranted”: Indian Gov’t

NEW DELHI, Mar 4 (NNN-PTI) – The Indian government lodged a strong protest against Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif’s remarks, criticising India for the “organised violence against Muslims.” A statement issued by the External Affairs Ministry said, the Indian government did not expect such comments from Iran. The Indian…

Truck-Container Collision Kills Three In South Vietnam

HO CHI MINH CITY, Mar 3 (NNN-VNA) – A truck crashed into a container truck in Vietnam’s southern Ho Chi Minh City, in the early morning of Tuesday, killing three local people and injuring one. The collision on national road No. 1 in the city’s District 12, killed three people…