Iran’s Transportation Ministry Hit By Cyberattack

TEHRAN, Jul 11 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s transportation ministry confirmed yesterday, a cyberattack against its computer systems, which caused the portal page of the ministry and its affiliated pages to go offline. “The issue is under investigation by technical experts of the ministry,” the Ministry of Road and Urban Development was…

Jordan’s King Receives Call From Israeli President

AMMAN, Jul 11 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan’s King Abdullah II, yesterday received a phone call from Israeli President, Isaac Herzog, during which the King stressed the importance of working towards just and comprehensive peace, based on the two-state solution, according to a statement by the royal court. The King underscored the…

Palestine Says Israel Obstructs Efforts To Stabilise Truce In Gaza

RAMALLAH, Jul 11 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestine yesterday accused Israel of obstructing efforts to stabilise the truce in the Gaza Strip by tightening the blockade. In a statement, the Palestinian ministry of foreign affairs, said that, more than two million people in the Gaza Strip “pay heavy prices, due to the…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Rises To 30,837,222 With 42,766 New Cases

NEW DELHI, Jul 11 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 30,837,222 today, as 42,766 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, the federal health ministry’s latest data showed. Besides, 895 deaths due to the pandemic since yesterday morning took the death toll to 408,040.…

Pakistan Reports 1,980 New COVID-19 Cases

ISLAMABAD, Jul 11 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan yesterday reported 1,980 new COVID-19 cases, as the country is witnessing a rising trend in daily cases, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) said, today. The NCOC, the department leading Pakistan’s campaign against the pandemic, said that, the country’s number of overall confirmed…

Authorities Warn Situation May Be “Much Worse” As Sydney’s COVID-19 Cases Climb

SYDNEY, Jul 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Authorities of Australian state of New South Wales (NSW), warned that the situation might be “much worse,” as the daily increase of COVID-19 cases in Sydney continued climbing. Today, NSW Health, recorded 77 new locally acquired cases, in the 24 hours to 8:00 p.m. yesterday.…

Mongolia Adds 1,735 New COVID-19 Cases

ULAN BATOR, Jul 11 (NNN-MONGOLIAWEB) – COVID-19 infections in Mongolia increased by 1,735 over the past 24 hours to 137,788, the country’s health ministry said, today. The ministry said that 11 more fatalities and 3,756 new recoveries were reported, taking the national counts to 711 and 103,666, respectively. The Asian…

Fiji Reports 506 New COVID-19 Cases, One More Death

SUVA, Jul 11 (NNN-PIN) – Fiji’s Permanent Secretary for Health, James Fong, confirmed yesterday that, 506 new cases of COVID-19 and one COVID death had been reported in the last 24-hour period. Fong said the new death is a 55-year-old Suva woman. A ministry response team attended to her at…

Reinforcing Sanctions On China Only Undermines U.S. Hegemony: Expert

TOKYO, Jul 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – Hammering China with expansive sanctions resulted in diminishing returns and can only undermine U.S. hegemony, said a geo-strategist. In a commentary entitled: “Expanding China sanctions only undermines U.S. hegemony,” published by Nikkei Asia, Owais Zaheer, a Canada-based geo-strategist, who advises financial institutions on geopolitical developments…

Cambodia Receives New Batches Of Chinese COVID-19 Vaccines

PHNOM PENH, Jul 11 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia received new batches of Chinese COVID-19 vaccines, namely Sinovac and Sinopharm, yesterday, as the COVID-19 case total in the country neared the 60,000 mark. Health ministry’s secretary of state, Yok Sambath, said, the new arrivals included Sinovac vaccines, purchased from biopharmaceutical firm Sinovac…