Cambodian Authorities Urged To Take Action Against Fabricators Of Fake News Over COVID-19

PHNOM PENH, Mar 2 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia’s Ministry of Information, called on authorities to take urgent action against fabricators of fake news, over COVID-19, saying that those ill-intention individuals are trying to cause chaos and misunderstanding. In its press statement, the ministry named seven Facebook account and page holders for…

Death Toll In Indian Capital Communal Violence Rises To 46

NEW DELHI, Mar 2 (NNN-PTI) – The death toll during the four-day communal violence in the Indian capital city rose to 46 on Sunday, officials said. “Today (yesterday), three more bodies were recovered from the violence-hit northeast part of the city,” a police official said. “One of the bodies was…

Taliban Weapon Cache Explodes In N. Afghanistan

MAIMANA, Afghanistan, Mar 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A weapon cache of the Taliban militants, accidentally exploded, in Shirin Tagab district of the northern Faryab province on Saturday, but caused no loss of life, said a statement of provincial police, released here on Sunday (yesterday). The incident took place in Islam Qala…

Death Toll Over COVID-19 Reaches 54 In Iran

TEHRAN, Mar 2 (NNN-IRNA) – The outbreak of COVID-19 in Iran has affected 987 people, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, announced on Sunday. Kianush Jahanpur, head of Public Relations and Information Centre, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, said, 54 have died. A deputy minister of Health and Medical…

Israel Heads For Unprecedented Third Elections

JERUSALEM, Mar 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – Israel, on Sunday, prepared for unprecedented repeat parliamentary elections on Monday (today), for the third time in less than a year. Almost 6.5 million eligible voters could cast their ballots in 10,631 ballots across the nation today, according to the Central Elections Committee’s figures. Some…

Afghan President Rejects Taliban’s Precondition For Initiating Intra-Afghan Talks

KABUL, Mar 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – Afghan President, Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, has refused the Taliban outfit’s demand, for the release of 5,000 detainees within 10 days, saying, no precondition is acceptable for initiating intra-Afghan talks. “No commitment has been made for the release of 5,000 prisoners. This could be included at…

Five Missing After Boat Capsizes In Northern India

NEW DELHI, Mar 1 (NNN-PTI) – Five people went missing, after a boat carrying them capsized in the Ganga river, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, police said today (Sunday). The boat capsized Saturday evening in Mahuji village of Chandauli district, about 364 km southeast of Lucknow, the…

Health Ministry: No COVID-19 Cases In Kuwait Over Past 24 Hours

MANAMA, Mar 1 (NNN-BNA) – No coronavirus (COVID-19) cases were registered in Kuwait in the last 24 hours, said the Health Ministry Assistant Secretary at the Health Ministry, Dr. Buthaina Al-Mudhaf, as she addressed a press conference. She revealed that 35 travellers coming from Iraq were sent to quarantine, while 52…

All-Female Orchestra To Kick-Start UAE’s Expo 2020 Music Studio Projects

DUBAI, Mar 1 (NNN-WAM) – Expo 2020 Dubai announced a world class music recording studio, that will become a permanent facility as part of its legacy plans in the future city of District 2020 – and the first project to make use of the studio will be Expo 2020’s all-female…

Lebanese Minister Fahmi Arrives In Tunisia To Take Part In The Arab Interior Ministers Conference

TUNISIA, Mar 1 (NNN-TAP) – Lebanese Minister of Interior and Municipalities, Mohammad Fahmi, arrived in Tunisia this afternoon, on an official visit, during which he will participate in the 37th Arab Interior Ministers Conference, which will be held at the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the Council of Arab…