Singapore To Exit COVID-19 Circuit Breaker, Resume Activities In Three Phases

SINGAPORE, May 20 (NNN-CNA) – The current COVID-19 Circuit Breaker measures will be exited and the banned activities will be resumed in three phases, starting from June 2, Singapore’s Ministry of Health said. Singapore started the Circuit Breaker on Apr 7, when all non-essential workplaces were closed temporarily. The Multi-Ministry…

Trial Against Former Malaysian PM Najib Resumes, Stepson Might Turn Witness

KUALA LUMPUR, May 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – The trial against former Malaysian Prime Minister, Najib Razak, resumed on Tuesday, as the prosecution indicated his stepson, Riza Shahriz Abdul Aziz, could be a witness, to give evidence in relation to state investment fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). Lead prosecutor, Gopal Sri Ram…

13,000 Turkey-Backed Syria Rebels Reach Libya Since Dec, 2019

DAMASCUS, May 20 (NNN-SANA) – With the help of Turkey, as many as 13,000 rebels from Syria, have so far reached Libya, to fight against the east-based army, led by Khalifa Haftar, a war monitor reported, on Tuesday. A total of 300 of the rebels have been killed in battles…

Cyclone Amphan Likely To Intensify Into Cyclonic Storm In India

NEW DELHI, May 18 (NNN-PTI) – The India Meteorological Department (IMD) today warned that cyclone Amphan was likely to intensify into an extremely severe cyclonic storm. “It is very likely to intensify further during the next six hours. It is very likely to move north-northeastwards and move fast across the…

Israeli Patrol Shoots, Kidnaps Man In SE Lebanon: Military Source

BEIRUT, May 18 (NNN-NNA) – An Israeli patrol opened fire, on Sunday, in southeastern Lebanon, along the border line, injuring a Syrian shepherd, and then kidnapped him to one of its locations, in the occupied Shebaa Farms. A Lebanese military source and citizens from the border town of Kfarchouba, said…

Palestinian Official Says Israel’s Annexation Plan Makes Peace Impossible

RAMALLAH, May 18 (NNN-WAFA) – A Palestinian official, on Sunday said that, Israeli plan of annexing parts of the West Bank makes achieving peace impossible. “Annexation means one thing: peace will not be possible between Israelis and Palestinians and cannot be done between Israel and the Arab countries,” Secretary General…

Iran’s Top Leader Says U.S. To Be “Expelled” From Syria, Iraq

TEHRAN, May 18 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said Sunday that, the United States will no longer remain in Syria and Iraq, according to the leader’s official website. “For sure, Americans will not remain in Iraq and Syria, and they will be expelled” from those countries, as…

Attempted Piracy Attack Targets British Vessel Off Yemen’s Coast

ADEN, May 18 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s pro-government coast guard forces, confirmed on Sunday that, a British vessel came under an attempted piracy attack in the Gulf of Aden. Captain Nasser Awlaki, with the Yemeni Coast Guard forces, confirmed that, “a British vessel was subjected to an attempt of piracy attack…

Israel’s COVID-19 Cases Reach 16,617

JERUSALEM, May 18 (NNN-MA’AN) – The number of COVID-19 cases in Israel reached 16,617 on Sunday, the state’s Ministry of Health said. The death toll in Israel increased from 268 to 272, while the number of patients in serious condition decreased from 59 to 55, out of 177 patients currently…

Two Daesh Militants, One Hashd Shaabi Member Killed In Attacks In Iraq

BAGHDAD, May 18 (NNN-NINA) – Two Daesh militants and a paramilitary Hashd Shaabi member were killed on Sunday, in attacks in the province of Salahudin of Iraq, a provincial police source said. A force from the provincial police, clashed with the militant group, in a desert area, in the western…