Iraq Reports 2,961 New COVID-19 Cases, 524,503 In Total

BAGHDAD, Nov 18 (NNN-NINA) – The Iraqi Health Ministry reported yesterday, 2,961 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the nationwide infections to 524,503. The new cases included 814 in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, 260 in Nineveh, 255 in Kirkuk, 247 in Duhok, 243 in Diyala, and 242 in Sulaimaniyah, while the other…

Saudi Voices Confidence In Chairing Full G20 Agenda Amid COVID-19 Challenges

by Xinhua writer Tu Yifan RIYADH, Nov 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – Fahad Almubarak, Saudi Arabia’s minister of state and sherpa of Saudi G20, said, the kingdom is able to execute the full agenda, as the G20 presidency, amid COVID-19. “We are honoured to hold the G20 presidency for this year. We…

Pentagon Confirms Troops Drawdown Plan In Afghanistan, Iraq

WASHINGTON, Nov 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Pentagon, yesterday confirmed that U.S. troops in Afghanistan and Iraq will be reduced to 2,500 level, by mid-Jan, 2021. “By Jan 15, 2021, our force size in Afghanistan will be 2,500 troops, our force size in Iraq will also be 2,500 by that same…

Putin Praises BRICS Cooperation On International Issues

MOSCOW, Nov 18 (NNN-TASS) – Russian President, Vladimir Putin, yesterday, praised the BRICS countries — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — for their close coordination on international and regional issues. “The BRICS are strengthening cooperation to combat terrorism, illegal drugs and corruption,” Putin said, during the 12th BRICS…

Sri Lankan PM Unveils Government’s Maiden Budget Proposals For 2021

COLOMBO, Nov 18 (NNN-SLNEWS) – Sri Lankan Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Mahinda Rajapaksa, yesterday presented the government’s maiden budget proposals for 2021, which aims to strengthen development and expand domestic economic opportunities. Reading his budget proposal in Parliament, the Prime Minister said, the government aimed to create a…

S. Korea’s Farming Area Population Keeps Aging In 2019

SEOUL, Nov 17 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s farming area population kept aging last year, as the younger generation continued to go to urban area, statistical office data showed today. The number of those who live in the farming area was 2,245,000 in 2019, down 84.4 percent from 14,422,000 tallied in…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Mounts To 8,874,290, New Cases Down Below 30,000 Mark

NEW DELHI, Nov 17 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally reached 8,874,290 today, as 29,163 new cases were registered across the country in the past 24 hours, latest data by the federal health ministry showed. This is the first time in several months when the number of new cases in the…

Iran Reports Highest Daily COVID-19 Cases, Deaths

TEHRAN, Nov 17 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran yesterday registered 486 daily deaths, over COVID-19 and 13,053 new cases, over the past 24 hours, the highest daily figures, since the outbreak of the disease in the country on Feb 19. Sima Sadat Lari, spokeswoman for the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical…

Jordan, Palestine Call For “Stopping All Israeli Violations”

AMMAN, Nov 17 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan’s Foreign Minister, Ayman Safadi, and his Palestinian counterpart, Riyad Al-Malki, yesterday held talks, discussing developments concerning the Palestinian cause. During the meeting, in the Jordanian capital Amman, the ministers stressed the importance of stopping Israeli violations, which hindered the process of establishing peace, condemning…

Palestinian PM Warns Against Israeli Plan To Build New Settlement Houses

RAMALLAH, Nov 17 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian Prime Minister, Mohammed Ishtaye, said yesterday that, Israel continues its plan to build more settlement houses in Palestine. Ishtaye said, during an online meeting of the Palestinian Authority’s cabinet that, Israel “races against time, to impose new facts on the ground, in the Palestinian…