Turkey, Iraq Agree To Work Together To Address Regional Water Issues

ANKARA, Turkey, Aug 7 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey and Iraq agree to establish a water resource centre, in the Iraqi capital, Bagdad, to study and address water issues in the region, a move aimed at overcoming the longstanding dispute between the two countries. Veysel Eroglu, Turkish special representative to Iraq, announced…

Lebanese Army Lacks Capacity To Control All Borders

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Aug 7 (NNN-NNA) – The commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces, said on Tuesday, that, his army lacks the capacity of controlling all the country’s borders. According to the commander, Joseph Aoun, the Lebanese army can only control 80 percent of the borders. “What is preventing us from…

Chinese-Omani Joint Venture To Build First Polyethylene Pipe Factory In Oman

MUSCAT, Oman, Aug 7 (NNN-ONA) – A ground-breaking ceremony was held on Tuesday, at the Special Economic Zone of Duqm, to build Oman’s first factory to produce reinforced polyethylene pipes. The project is a Chinese-Omani partnership owned by Hongtong Duqm Pipes Company, which holds 51 percent of its shares. Blue…

Chinese Donation Helps Expand Elderly Day Care Facility In Jordan

AMMAN, Jordan, Aug 7 (NNN-PETRA) – The Chinese embassy in Jordan, signed a deal with the White Beds Society, to build an external hall for an elderly facility, affiliated to the society, Chinese Ambassador, Pan Weifang, said Tuesday. The Chinese envoy made the announcement, while attending the opening ceremony for…

Confirmed Dengue Death Toll Rises To 23 In Bangladesh

DHAKA, Bangladesh, Aug 7 (NNN-BSS) – The Bangladeshi government has confirmed another five deaths from dengue fever, bringing the total number of fatalities in the country, since Jan, to 23, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) reported Tuesday. The deaths includes two in April, three in June, 15 in…

Two Killed, Six Injured In Blast In SW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug 7 (NNN-PPI) – A blast hit Quetta city, Pakistan’s south-west Balochistan province on Tuesday, leaving two persons dead and six others injured, police said. The blast destroyed a shop completely and damaged several others. Police and rescue teams rushed to the site and pulled out the bodies…

At Least 19 Dead As Boats Capsize In Monsoon-Hit Philippines

MANILA, Philippines, Aug 4 (NNN-PNA) – At least 19 people died after three boats capsized, as the south-west monsoon stirred huge swells and powerful gusts across a busy waterway in central Philippines on Saturday (Aug 3). The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, said that, 12 remained missing, while…

Typhoon Wipha Kills One, Leaves 15 Missing In Vietnam

HANOI, Vietnam, Aug 4 (NNN-VNA) – Typhoon Wipha, the third tropical storm to strike Vietnam so far this year, has killed one people and left 15 others missing. In northern Thanh Hoa province, a rock-slide, whirlwinds and floods, sparked by the typhoon, killed a 33-year-old man, injured three people, and…

Iran Starts High-Quality Gasoline Exports

TEHRAN, Iran, Aug 4 (NNN-TASNIM) – National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company, has sold the first batch of Iran’s high-quality gasoline, at Iran’s Energy Exchange market. First round of the cargo of 10,000 tonnes of gasoline, on the export ring of Iran Energy Exchange market, was offered on Wednesday,…

Iraqi, Egyptian, Jordanian Fm’s To Meet In Baghdad On Boosting Relations

BAGHDAD, Iraq, Aug 4 (NNN-NINA) – Foreign ministers of Iraq, Egypt and Jordan are holding a meeting in Baghdad today (Sunday), to discuss means of boosting Arab relations, economic cooperation, as well as, supporting stabilisation in Iraq, the Iraqi Foreign Ministry said. A statement by the ministry said, the tripartite…