WHO sends emergency aid to Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq, April 24 (NNN-NINA) – The World Health Organisation (WHO), delivered an emergency aid shipment to the flood-affected people in south-eastern Iraq’s Maysan province, the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), said. A UNAMI statement said that, WHO responded to the needs of the Health Directorate in Maysan province,…

UAE Launches New “Ministry Of Possibilities”

DUBAI, United Arab Emirate, April 24 (NNN-WAM) – The United Arab Emirates (UAE), launched the first-ever “ministry of possibilities,” which will have no minister. The ministry, to handle significant national issues, including building new government systems, in preparation for the future, was launched by Vice President and Prime Minister of…

Lebanese PM Urges Political Parties To Implement Strict Reforms

BEIRUT, Lebanon, April 24 (NNN-NNA) – Prime Minister, Saad Hariri, urged all political parties to continue the reform process and fight against corruption to save Lebanon’s economy. “All political parties are aware that we have reached a point where we should implement reforms,” Hariri said, during the Arab Banking Conference…

Qatar Provides 20-Million-USD Funds To Finance Development Projects In Guinea

DOHA, Qatar, April 24 (NNN-QNA) – The Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) announced that, it signed an agreement worth 20 million U.S. dollars with Guinea, to finance the development projects in its rural area. The agreement was signed between the Qatari institution and Guinea’s Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock and…

Gunmen Shoot 13 People Dead At Family Party In Eastern Mexico

MEXICO CITY, Mexico, April 21 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Gunmen shot dead 13 people at a party, on Friday night, in the city of Minatitlan in the eastern Mexican state of Veracruz, local media reported. Seven men, five women, and a child were killed, according to local officials, and four others…

Update: Death Toll In Sri Lankan Multiple Blasts Rises To 138, With More Than 500 Injured

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, April 21 (NNN-SL NEWS) – The death toll from the multiple church and hotel explosions in Sri Lanka on Sunday rose to 138, while more than 500 others were injured, the country’s information department, quoting hospital sources, said. Sources from the Colombo National Hospital, Batticaloa Hospital, in…

Iran Agrees To Trace Militants Involved In Pakistan’s Balochistan Attack: FM

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, April 21 (NNN-PPI) – Pakistani Foreign Minister, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, said, his Iranian counterpart, Mohammad Javad Zarif, agreed to trace militants involved in a recent terrorist attack in Pakistan, and take due action against them after investigations. Addressing a press conference here, Qureshi said, the militants involved in…

Myanmar’s Security Forces Counterattack Ethnic Insurgents In Western State

YANGON, Myanmar, April 21 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar’s security forces launched a counter-attack against the insurgent group, the Arakan Army (AA), in its regional military headquarters in Rakhine state, said the Office of the Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Services. Chasing the AA group on Saturday near Mrauk U township, the security…

Seven Killed, 30 Injured In Vehicle Collision In India

NEW DELHI, India, April 21 (NNN-PTI) – At least seven people were killed and 30 others injured Sunday, when a passenger bus collided head-on with a truck, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, police said. The accident took place on the Agra-Lucknow expressway in Mainpuri district, 256 km…

Volcano In Bali Erupts, Triggering Rains Of Ashes

JAKARTA, Indonesia, April 21 (NNN-ANTARA) – Mount Agung volcano in Bali, Indonesia, on Sunday spewed a column of ashes by up to two km onto the sky, leaving rains of ashes, a disaster agency official said. Thousands of masks have been distributed to the communities amid fears of the ashes…