Egypt, U.S. Discuss Military, Security, Anti-Terror Cooperation

CAIRO, Feb 23 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, and visiting Commander of U.S. Central Command, Kenneth McKenzie, discussed yesterday, ways to strengthen cooperation in the military, security and anti-terrorism fields. During a meeting in Cairo, Sisi and McKenzie also discussed joint military training programmes and the exchange of experience,…

Israel, Egypt agree to build new gas pipeline

Israel and Egypt’s energy ministers agreed to build a gas pipeline from the offshore eastern Mediterranean Leviathan field to Egypt JERUSALEM, Feb 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Israel and Egypt’s energy ministers agreed to build a gas pipeline from the offshore eastern Mediterranean Leviathan field to Egypt, aimed at boosting exports to…

Israel scrambles to clean beaches after massive tar pollution

MIKHMORET (Israel), Feb 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Israeli authorities warned people to keep away from the country’s Mediterranean shore to avoid amassive tar slick, as thousands of labourers and volunteers worked to cleancontaminated beaches. Powerful winds and unusually high waves pummelled Israel’s entireMediterranean coastline over Tuesday and Wednesday, with tonnes of…

Covid-19: US nears 500,000 deaths as globally, figure approaching 2.5 million

WASHINGTON, Feb 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States stood on the brink of recording 500,000 Covid-related deaths since the start of thepandemic, while nations globally pressed on with vaccination rollouts,including with Australia giving its first shots. The catastrophic US toll comes as some signs of hope are emerging in theworld’s…

Covid-19: Israel starts reopening with vaccine “passports”

Israel reopened large parts of its economy on Sunday after an almost two-month COVID-19 lockdown JERUSALEM, Feb 22 (NNN-Xinhua) — Israel reopened large parts of its economy on Sunday after an almost two-month COVID-19 lockdown, using “Green Pass” to lift some restrictions for vaccinated people while maintaining several bans on…

Covid-19: Gaza Strip receives 20,000 doses of vaccines funded by UAE

Medical workers unload COVID-19 vaccines from a truck at Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah GAZA, Feb 22 (NNN-Xinhua) — A total of 20,000 doses of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccines, funded by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), arrived in the Gaza Strip on Sunday…

Three Rockets Hit Airbase In Iraq’s Salahudin Province: Local Source

BAGHDAD, Feb 21 (NNN-NINA) – Three Katyusha rockets, yesterday landed on an Iraqi military airbase, in Iraq’s Salahudin province, a provincial security source said. The attack took place in the evening, when the Katyusha rockets landed in Balad airbase, some 90 km north of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, Mohammed al-Bazi,…

Covid-19: World sees 10,963 new deaths in 24 hours

PARIS, Feb 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The novel coronavirus has killed at least 2,453,070 people since the outbreak emerged in China in December 2019. At least 110,700,000 cases of coronavirus have been registered. Of these, at least 67,895,900 are now considered recovered. These figures are based on daily tolls provided by…

Palestinian President Enacts Decree To Consolidate Public Freedom Ahead Of General Elections

RAMALLAH, Feb 21 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, last night enacted a decree, to consolidate public freedom, ahead of the general elections. Under the decree, Palestine will establish an atmosphere of public freedom in all its territories, allowing people to “have the freedom to practice political and national action,…

Over 200 million vaccine doses administered globally, 45% in G7 countries

PARIS, Feb 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 200 million coronavirus vaccine doses have been administered in at least 107 countries and territories. Some 45 percent of the injections took places in countries belonging to the wealthy G7 club, whose members promised to share doses more fairly with worse-off countries. The…
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