Two Test Positive For COVID-19 In Maldives

MALE, Mar 8 (NNN-PSM) – Two patients tested positive for the COVID-19 in the Maldives on Saturday, making it the first cases of the virus to be reported in the island country, local media reports, quoting the Health Ministry. Health Minister, Abdulla Ameen, confirmed the news at a media briefing,…

Six Injured In Roadside Blast In SW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Mar 8 (NNN-APP) – A blast hit Pakistan’s southwest city of Chaman, leaving six people injured on Saturday evening (last night), local media reported. According to the reports, the blast took place near a centre of paramilitary force, located at the Taj Road in Chaman, a city of the…

Egypt, Sudan Vow To Boost Mutual Relations

CAIRO, Mar 8 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and Chairman of Sudan’s Sovereign Council, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, underlined on Saturday, the need to consolidate bilateral relations. The remarks were made during a phone conversation between al-Sisi and al-Burhan, Egyptian Presidency’s spokesman, Bassam Rady, said. During the conversation, both leaders…

Bethlehem District Shuts Down Until Monday Night Over COVID-19 Concerns

RAMALLAH, Mar 8 (NNN-WAFA) – The governor of the West Bank district of Bethlehem, ordered on Saturday, a total shutdown of the district until Monday night, except for the health sector. The decision to shut down Bethlehem was made, following the declared state of emergency in Palestine, the governor, Kamil…

Turkish Military Vehicles Enter Syria’s Idlib As Cease-Fire Enters Second Day

DAMASCUS, Mar 8 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Dozens of Turkish military vehicles entered Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib on Saturday, as the cease-fire, brokered by Russia and Turkey, is entering its second day. Turkish vehicles entered northern Idlib, headed towards Turkish observation points in the province, said the Syrian Observatory for Human…

Asia-Pacific Countries Report More COVID-19 Cases, With S.Korea Confirming 274 Cases In A Day

HONG KONG, Mar 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – Confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Asia-pacific region kept increasing, with South Korea reporting 274 more cases on Saturday (yesterday). With the new confirmed cases, the total number of infections in South Korea rose to 7,041 as of 4:00 p.m. local time on Saturday. Five…

Saudi Arabia Restricts Entry Of Emiratis, Kuwaitis And Bahrainis To Three Airports

RIYADH, Mar 7 (NNN-WAM) – Saudi Arabia announced today (Saturday) that, it placed new preventive and precautionary measures, in its fight against COVID-19, by temporarily restricting the entry of Emirati, Kuwaiti and Bahraini nationals into the country. According to the Saudi Press Agency, SPA, citizens from those countries will only…

Couple, Daughter Killed In Fire In Indian-Controlled Kashmir

NEW DELHI, Mar 7 (NNN-PTI) – A couple and their three-year-old daughter were killed early today (Saturday), in a house fire in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said. The fire broke out inside their house in Khanyar locality of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir. “Early today a fire broke…

Israel Confirms Four New COVID-19 Cases

JERUSALEM, Mar 7 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israel’s Ministry of Health announced that, four more Israelis were diagnosed with the coronavirus, bringing the total number of COVID-19 patients in Israel to 21. The ministry noted that the four are currently under medical quarantine. In addition, passengers who were on board the same…

Houthi Attack Kills Five Pro-Gov’t Yemeni Soldiers

ADEN, Mar 7 (NNN-SABA) – At least five soldiers of the pro-government Yemeni forces were killed, in an attack launched by the Houthi rebels, in the country’s southern province of Dhalea on Friday. The local military official said, “The attack occurred when a heat-seeking missile, fired by the Houthi rebels,…