Explosion Hits Northeastern Syria, Killing Two Children

DAMASCUS, June 6 (NNN-SANA) – Two children were killed and three civilians wounded on Friday, when a car bomb went off in Syria’s northeastern city of Ras al-Ayn. The explosion was caused by a booby-trapped taxi, which was detonated near the national hospital in the city, in the evening, said…

UN Chief Asks Entire World To Change Course On Environment

UNITED NATIONS, June 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, asked the world to change course on environment. “We are harming the natural world — to our own detriment,” he said, in a message on World Environment Day, which fell on June 5 (yesterday). “We need our entire global community…

Cairo Airport Received 23 Flights Carrying Egyptians Stranded Abroad Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

CAIRO, June 6 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt’s Cairo International Airport received 23 special international flights, carrying Egyptians stranded abroad amid the coronavirus pandemic. The flights, with a total of 3,346 Egyptians, arrived from Britain, Russia, Germany, Kenya, Tanzania, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Lebanon and others. The airport also received four domestic flights…

Egypt, IMF Reach 5.2-Billion-USD credit deal to help Egypt against COVID-19 consequences

CAIRO, June 6 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), reached a deal to provide the Egyptian government with a 12-month credit agreement worth 5.2 billion U.S. dollars, to help Egypt deal with economic repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic. This agreement would be presented to the IMF Executive…

Palestinian Official Says Ending Israeli Occupation Is Int’l Responsibility

RAMALLAH, Palestine, June 6 (NNN-WAFA) – A senior Palestinian official, on Friday, said, ending the Israeli occupation is an international responsibility. Ending the Israeli occupation is a responsibility that rests with the international community, which must enable the Palestinian people to exercise their right to self-determination, Saeb Erekat, secretary-general of…

Nine Syria government fighters killed in Israeli air raids: monitor

DAMASCUS, June 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least nine fighters loyal to the Syrian government, including four Syrians, were killed during Israeli air raids late Thursday in the Hama province a central region controlled by the Syrian army and Iranians, a monitor group said. Those killed were either “part of the…

Yemen aid operations at risk after fundraiser falls $1bn short: UN

UNITED NATIONS, June 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Donors have pledged $1.35bn in humanitarian aid for Yemen – $1bn short of what the UN said was required to stop programmes being reduced or shut. Emergency Relief Co-ordinator Mark Lowcock warned: “Without more money we face a horrific outcome.” Five years of civil war have devastated Yemen…

Lebanon to shelter abandoned Ethiopian workers

BEIRUT, June 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The ministry of labour in Lebanon says it will give shelter to Ethiopian domestic workers abandoned without pay by their employers. An initial group of 35 Ethiopian women camping outside their consulate in Beirut has been housed in a hotel by the Lebanese authorities after…

Lebanese Embassy suspends issuance of working visas to Nigerians

ABUJA, June 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Lebanese Government said it has suspended issuing working visas to Nigerians seeking to work in Lebanon, particularly for domestic work. Lebanese Ambassador to Nigeria, Amb. Houssam Diab made this known when chairman/CEO of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) Abike Dabiri-Erewa paid him a courtesy…

Oman to establish investment body to manage sovereign wealth funds

MUSCAT, June 5 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Sultan of Oman ordered the establishment of a national investment body to manage the country’s sovereign wealth funds, Oman News Agency reported. “All allocations, assets and investments” of State General Reserve Fund and Oman Investment Fund will be transferred to the Oman Investment Institution,…
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