Jordan Declares Its First Marine Reserve In Red Sea
AMMAN, Dec 14 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan, yesterday announced its first marine reserve in the Red Sea port city of Aqaba,…
Baghdad Int’l Book Fair Held In Iraq Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
BAGHDAD, Dec 14 (NNN-NINA) – The Iraqi capital, Baghdad, hosts the 47th session of the Baghdad International Book Fair with…
Five Million Yemenis “One Step Away From Famine” In 2021: UN
ADEN, Dec 14 (NNN-SABA) – The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), yesterday warned that five million Yemenis “will likely…
10 Killed, Two Injured In Nigeria Road Accident
LAGOS, Dec 13 (NNN-IRIN) – At least 10 people were killed early yesterday morning, after a car rammed into a…
Iran Plans To Launch Pilot Air Taxi Lines
TEHRAN, Dec 13 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Roads and Urban Development Ministry, plans to launch four pilot air taxi lines, a…
Road Mishap Claims Seven Lives In Western India
NEW DELHI, Dec 13 (NNN-PTI) – At least seven people died and three others seriously injured, in a collision between…
Sri Lanka Records Highest Annual Elephant Deaths
COLOMBO, Dec 13 (NNN-SLNEWS) – Sri Lanka recorded the highest annual elephant deaths and second-highest human deaths in the world,…
Japan’s Daily COVID-19 Cases Top 3,000-Mark
TOKYO, Dec 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – Japan logged a record of 3,037 daily COVID-19 cases yesterday, surpassing 3,000 for the first…
Nigerian Governor Closes All Boarding Schools After Gunmen Attack
LAGOS, Dec 13 (NNN-IRIN) – A governor of Nigeria’s restive north-western state of Katsina, ordered the immediate closure of all…
Roundup: Indonesia’s Dry Dams To Reduce Floods In Capital Jakarta
by Bambang Purwanto JAKARTA, Dec 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – Indonesia’s capital city, Jakarta, was expected to overcome its lingering problem of…