First Ebola Case Confirmed In Uganda, Prompting Rapid Response

KAMPALA, Uganda, June 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Uganda announced, Tuesday night, that, Ebola had broken out in the western district of Kasese, with the index case being a five-year-old boy, back from his recent visit to the neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Jane Ruth Aceng, Ugandan health minister, told…

Over 200 Fijian Children Engaged In Child Labour Back To School: Minister

SUVA, Fiji, June 12 (NNN-PINA) – About 231 children have been withdrawn by Fiji’s Ministry of Employment, Productivity and Industrial Relations, from child labour, Minister Parveen Kumar Bala said, at the World Day Against Child Labour celebrations, in Suva, capital of Fiji, today. Bala said, some students have returned to…

Japanese PM Looks Forward To Meeting Chinese President At G20

TOKYO, Japan, June 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, said that, he looks forward to meeting with Chinese President, Xi Jinping, at the Group of 20 (G20) Osaka summit. He said, he welcomes Xi to attend the upcoming G20 Osaka summit, to jointly promote its success and is…

Gazans Buy Chinese-Made Phones To Defy U.S. Sanctions

Gaza, Palestine, June 12 (NNN-WAFA) – Chinese-made smartphones and tablets are gaining popularity in the Gaza Strip, with praise for their advantages and affordable prices, as well as, local people’s desire to defy U.S. sanctions. A mobile phone shop in Gaza is crowded with customers around the clock, and the…

Russian Envoy In Lebanon Slams U.S. Policies Worldwide

BEIRUT, Lebanon, June 12 (NNN-NNA) – Russian Ambassador to Lebanon, Alexander Zasypkin, slammed the U.S. policy all over the world. “The United States is trying to destroy international legitimacy, by withdrawing from the nuclear agreement with Iran, imposing economic sanctions, waging financial wars and weakening the United Nations Relief and…

700 Syrian Refugees Flee From Lebanon’s Deir El Ahmar Camp

BEIRUT, Lebanon, June 12 (NNN-NNA) – Around 700 Syrian refugees fled from Deir El Ahmar in Bekaa, after they attacked members of the Civil Defence in the town a week earlier, said Jean Fakhry, head of the Deir al-Ahmar Municipalities Union, on Tuesday. Fakhry said that, civil defence members came…

World Bank Provides Jordan With 725-Million-USD Loan Payment

AMMAN, Jordan, June 12 (NNN-PETRA) – The Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) received on Tuesday, a 725-million-U.S. dollar payment, of a 1.45-billion-dollar loan from the World Bank. Minister of Planning and International Cooperation and Minister of State for Economic Affairs, Mohamad Ississ, said that, the payment will be used to…

Etisalat To Provide 5G Service In Abu Dhabi’s New Airport

DUBAI, United Arab Emirate, June 12 (NNN-WAM) – Etisalat, a multinational Emirati-based telecommunications service provider, announced that, it will provide 5G service in Abu Dhabi’s new airport. The Midfield Terminal Building (MTB), Abu Dhabi’s new international airport, will become the first airport terminal in the region, to benefit from ultra-high…

Iran Denies Detention Of IRGC Commanders

TEHRAN, Iran, June 12 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), dismissed as “fake” the reports that a number of its top commanders have either fled the country, or have been arrested, Tehran Times daily reported, on Tuesday. Ramazan Sharif, spokesman for the IRGC, described the recent news as…

Iraqi PM Denies Reports Of Deal With France Over Convicted French Daesh Members

BAGHDAD, Iraq, June 12 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi Prime Minister, Adel Abdul Mahdi, said that, there was no agreement between his government and France, regarding the French Daesh members, sentenced to death by Iraqi courts. “We have a judicial authority and the law must apply to everyone,” Mahdi said, in his…