IMF approves aid for world’s 28 poorest countries

WASHINGTON, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The International Monetary Fund approved new emergency aid for 28 of the world’s poorest countries to help them alleviate their debt and better cope with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The announcement, which follows a similar measure passed in mid-April for 25 countries, is…

Iraq: 2 rocket attacks target Baghdad airport, Green Zone

Iraq’s military says two Katyusha rockets hit near Baghdad airport BAGHDAD, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Two Katyusha rocket attacks targeted Baghdad airport and the heavily fortified Green Zone in the Iraqi capital on Monday without causing human casualty, the Iraqi military said. One of the attacks took place before dawn when two rockets were fired…

Eight killed in attack targeting Afghan governor

JALALABAD (Afghanistan), Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A suicide attack targeting an Afghan provincial governor killed at least eight people,officials said, as the president travelled to Qatar where peace talks withthe Taliban have stalled. Twenty eight people were wounded when the attacker rammed his explosives-filled vehicle into the convoy of Rahmatullah…

Europe’s pushback of migrants ‘shameful’: UN refugee chief

GENEVA, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN refugee chief lambastedcountries which close their doors to desperate migrants and Europe’s“shameful” refusal to allow migrants stranded at sea to disembark quickly. Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, said migrants andrefugees around the world were continuing to take dangerous routes towards…

Covid-19: Mental health toll of pandemic ‘devastating’ – WHO

GENEVA, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Covid-19 pandemic is having a“devastating impact” on mental health services globally, the World HealthOrganization said, ahead of a large fundraising push. It warned that mental health had been overlooked in the crisis, pointingto a survey conducted between June and August that revealed severedisruptions to…

Lebanon Arrests 37 Migrants Trying To Escape To Cyprus By Sea

BEIRUT, Oct 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – Lebanon’s state security arrested, on Sunday, 37 migrants, including women and children, who tried to escape to Cyprus by sea, the National News Agency (NNA) reported. The boat, carrying the 37 migrants was stopped eight km away from Ramkeen Island, belonging to the northern port…

Egypt FM, UN Special Envoy Discuss Syria Crisis

CAIRO, Oct 5 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, received on Sunday, a phone call from UN Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, during which they discussed the developments of the Syrian crisis, said the Egyptian Foreign Ministry. “The call touched on ways to advance the political settlement of…

Palestinian Farmers Harvest Dates, Hoping For Profits Amid COVID-19

GAZA, Oct 5 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian farmers in the Gaza Strip have been harvesting dates, hoping to see profits, despite the COVID-19 crisis. The Hamas-run agriculture ministry said, in a press statement that, the Strip has about 250,000 palm trees. Some 150,000 of them bear fruits. This year, the palm…

Egypt Unveils 59 Newly-Discovered 2,500-Year-Old Wooden Coffins

CAIRO, Oct 5 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian Tourism and Antiquities Ministry, unveiled 59 newly-discovered well-preserved ancient coffins in Giza Province near the capital, Cairo. “It is a big discovery in the Saqqara necropolis, which is a world heritage site … there are still tens of coffins in the site’s burial shafts,”…

Israel Implements Annexation Plan By Expanding Settlement: Palestinian Official

RAMALLAH, Oct 4 (NNN-WAFA) – A senior Palestinian official said, Israel is implementing its plan of annexing large parts of the West Bank by intensifying settlement’s expansion. “Israel’s plan to build 5,400 new units is an actual implementation of the rejected annexation plan, and Israel haven’t stopped the annexation plan…
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