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…

13 Missing In Ship Collision Off Japan’s Aomori

TOKYO, Mar 1 (NNN-NHK) – Thirteen crew members, including seven Chinese nationals, on board a Belize-flagged cargo ship are missing, after the ship collided with a fishing boat, off Japan’s northeastern prefecture of Aomori late Saturday (last night), the Chinese consulate general in Sapporo said today (Sunday). Guo Xing 1,…

Nepal Postpones Int’l Tourism Promotion Amid COVID-19 Outbreak

KATHMANDU, Mar 1 (NNN-NEPAL NEWS) – The Nepali government deferred international tourism promotional activities, planned as part of Visit Nepal Year-2020, due to the novel COVID-19 epidemic. It is a major setback for the Visit Nepal Year campaign, under which the Himalayan country targeted to attract two million foreign tourists,…

Iran’s President Urges Global Action Against COVID-19 Outbreak

TEHRAN, Mar 1 (NNN-IRNA) – A global move should address the outbreak of COVID-19, as the illness has turned to be a global issue, Iran’s President, Hassan Rouhani, said on Saturday. Rouhani made the remarks during a phone call with Qatar’s Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. “No country…

Iraqi Foreign Ministry Suspends Consular Services Over COVID-19

BAGHDAD, Mar 1 (NNN-NINA) – The Iraqi Foreign Ministry, decided to suspend consular services for one week, over concerns of the COVID-19. As part of the ministry’s measures against the spread of the disease, which can be transmitted as a result of human gatherings, the ministry will temporarily suspend the…