Mekong River Commission Approves Five-Year Strategy To Fight Drought

PHNOM PENH, Nov 27 (NNN-AKP) – Ministerial delegates from the Mekong River Commission (MRC) Council, approved here, a drought management strategy for 2020-2025, allowing Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam, to prepare for and manage drought, collectively, said an MRC’s statement. The approval was made during the council’s annual meeting, the…

Japanese PM Vows To Fight Discrimination Against Leprosy

TOKYO, Nov 27 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, vowed to fight discriminatory practices against former leprosy patients, through government measures, with the pledge coming on the heels of new laws put in place, to offer relief payments to those who suffered from years of discrimination and prejudice. In…

Lebanon’s Health Minister Urges For Regular Exchange Rate For Import Of Medical Equipment

BEIRUT, Nov 27 (NNN-NNA) – Caretaker Health Minister, Jamil Jabak, urged the central bank governor, to secure U.S. currency, at the regular rate, for the import of medical equipment. “We cannot bear any austerity measures in the medical sector. This sector is threatened to completely stop its services and we…

Iraqi Forces Kill Five Daesh Militants In Northern Iraq

BAGHDAD, Nov 26 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi forces, backed by U.S.-led coalition, killed, on Monday, five Daesh militants, including a group leader, in Iraq’s northern province of Kirkuk, the Iraqi military said. A statement by the Iraqi Interior Ministry’s intelligence force, al-Suqour Cell, said, the force conducted a joint operation with…

Kuwait Holds Workshop On Elimination Of Violence Against Women

KUWAIT, Nov 26 (NNN-KUNA) – Kuwait Human Rights Society (KHRS), organised a workshop on Monday, to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. The workshop, themed “Towards a National Vision to Eliminate Violence Against Women,” was held in Hawalli Province. At the workshop, KHRS presented a…

Italian births down 18,000 in 2018

ROME, Nov 25 (NNN-ANSA) — The birth rate in Italy dropped in 2018, with a total of 439,747 new babies registered, 18,000 fewer than in 2017, said Italian statistics bureau ISTAT on Monday. The continuing drop in the Italian birth rate is most pronounced among first-time parents, with 204,883 first-born…

Landmine Explosion Kills Five Children In Eastern Syria

DAMASCUS, Nov 25 (NNN-SANA) – At least five children were killed on Sunday, when a landmine exploded inside a school, in the eastern province of Deir al-Zour, a war monitor reported. The landmine exploded inside the Ibn Sina school, in the village of Taybeh, on the outskirts of Mayadeen city,…

Kazakhstan To Modernise Over 3,000 Villages By 2024

NUR-SULTAN, Nov 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Kazakhstan plans to modernise 3,477 villages by 2024, in accordance with new regional standards, making drinking water, repaired roads and basic social facilities available, in the most remote rural areas, First Deputy Prime Minister, Alikhan Smailov, said, at a Nur Otan Party session. “The government…

37 Confirmed Dead In Kenyan Landslide

NAIROBI, Nov 24 (NNN-KBC) – Kenyan officials, on Saturday, confirmed that 37 people had died, as a result of landslides that hit the northwestern county of West Pokot, following heavy downpour on Friday night, according to local media. Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta, sent condolences to the bereaved families in a…

34 Illegal Immigrants With Infectious Disease Deported From Eastern Libya

TRIPOLI, Nov 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Illegal Immigration Control Department of the eastern Libyan city of Tobruk, deported 34 Egyptian and Sudanese illegal immigrants to their countries, it was reported. The deported immigrants were infected with AIDS and hepatitis, the report said. The illegal immigrants were deported through the Egyptian…
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