Afghans Welcome Gov’t-Taliban Prisoners’ Swap As Step Towards Intra-Afghan Dialogue

KABUL, Apr 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Afghans welcomed the exchange of prisoners between the government and the Taliban outfit, as a step towards initiating intra-Afghan talks, to find negotiated solution to the country’s prolonged war. The government of Afghanistan freed 100 Taliban prisoners from Bagram prison on Apr 8, and since…

Dubai Health To Start Treating COVID-19 Patients With Blood Plasma

DUBAI, Apr 13 (NNN-BNA) – Dubai Health Authority (DHA), is set to start using blood plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients, to treat critical COVID-19 cases, following the UAE’s announcement that it will adopt this treatment method. The DHA will implement the treatment, known as convalescent plasma therapy, during the course…

OPEC, Non-OPEC Reach Oil Cuts Deal Amid COVID-19

ABU DHABI, Apr 13 (NNN-WAM) – An emergency video conference between OPEC and non-OPEC ministerial partners, chaired by Saudi Arabia, ended on Sunday with a continued commitment of the participating producing countries on the agreement reached last week, to cut oil production output, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. During the…

Palestine Calls For Int’l Pressure To Halt Israeli Annexation Of West Bank

RAMALLAH, Apr 13 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestine said, it is in contact with world powers to prevent Israel from advancing its plan to annex parts of the West Bank, according to a senior Palestinian official. “The ongoing contact is aimed at pressuring Israel not to take such a step,” said Fatah…

Former Chief Rabbi Of Israel Dies From Covid-19

JERUSALEM, Apr 13 (NNN-MA’AN) – A former Israeli chief rabbi has died, after contracting the COVID-19, Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu said today, Monday. Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron was the country’s highest-profile death from the pandemic. Bakshi-Doron, 79, who served from 1993 to 2003, as the state’s top chaplain for Sephardim, or Jews…

G20 Finance Ministers, Central Bank Governors To Hold Meeting On Apr 15

RIYADH, Apr 13 (NNN-SPA) – The G20 finance ministers and central bank governors, will hold a meeting on Apr 15. The meeting will continue to discuss and take urgent actions needed, to address the global challenge presented by the COVID-19. Traditionally, the Apr’s meeting of the G20 finance ministers and…

UN To Launch Waste Treatment Project In Iran: Envoy

TEHRAN, Apr 13 (NNN-MNA) – The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) will launch a hospital waste treatment project in Iran, Iran’s permanent representative to the Vienna-based international organisation, Kazem Gharibabadi, said on Sunday. The environment-friendly project is to be implemented amid the country’s battle against the outbreak of COVID-19,…

UN Refugee Agency Denies Stops Support For Refugees In Lebanon

BEIRUT, Apr 13 (NNN-NNA) – The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), denied that it stopped its support for refugees in Lebanon, a local media outlet reported Sunday. “We did not stop our support for refugees. We are still distributing soaps and disinfectants in camps,” Lisa Abou Khaled, spokeswoman of…

S.Korea Reports 25 More COVID-19 Cases, 10,537 In Total

SEOUL, Apr 13 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 25 more cases of the COVID-19, compared to 24 hours ago as of midnight Monday local time, raising the total number of infections to 10,537. The daily caseload hovered around 30 in recent days, with 39 on Thursday, 27 on Friday, 30…

Fire Breaks Out In Under-Construction Sharjah Building

SHARJAH, Apr 13 (NNN-WAM) – A huge fire has broken out in Sharjah’s Qassimiyah area. Photos and videos taken by a Khaleej Times multimedia journalist show flames roaring on top of an under-construction building in the area. Several fire engines were seen on site, trying to bring the blaze under…