Iraq Reports 1,997 New COVID-19 Cases, 472,630 In Total

BAGHDAD, Nov 1 (NNN-NINA) – The Iraqi Health Ministry reported yesterday, 1,997 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the nationwide infections to 472,630. The new cases included 629 in the capital, Baghdad, 301 in Duhok, 214 in Erbil, and 174 in Sulaimaniyeh, the ministry said in a statement. The ministry also reported…

Thousands stage anti-France protests in Bangladesh, Pakistan over cartoons

Protesters in South Asia have condemned Macron’s support for the Charlie Hebdo cartoons DHAKA, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Muslims in South Asia vented their fury at France and torched an effigy of President Emmanuel Macron over his recent remarks on Islam, with tens of thousands flooding the streets. Smaller anti-France…

Update: UN chief saddened by loss of life caused by powerful earthquake in Aegean Sea

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 31 (NNN-Xinhua) — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed his sadness over the loss of life and damage caused by the powerful earthquake in the Aegean Sea. Through a statement attributable to his spokesperson Stephane Dujarric, the UN chief extended his condolences to the bereaved families and…

COVID-19: Cases in Iran exceed 600,000; Israel to begin second-stage exit from lockdown

CAIRO, Oct 31 (NNN-Xinhua) — Iran’s COVID-19 cases surpassed 600,000 on Friday while Israel decided that the second stage of the exit plan from the ongoing full lockdown will begin from Sunday. IRAN, the hardest-hit country in the Middle East region, reported 8,011 new cases, bringing the total number of…

Canada: Free speech has limits, should not hurt other communities, Prime Minister Trudeau says

OTTAWA, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau defended free speech on Friday, but added that it was “not without limits” and should not “arbitrarily and needlessly hurt” certain communities. “We will always defend freedom of expression,” Trudeau said in response to a question about the right to…

Deadly earthquake rocks western Turkey, Greece

Locals look at a damaged building after a strong earthquake struck the Aegean Sea on Friday and was felt in both Greece and Turkey, where some buildings collapsed in the coastal province of Izmir, Turkey ANKARA/ATHENS, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Rescuers continue to dug through heavy blocks of concrete with…

Gas search standoff: EU leaders demand to be ‘respected’ by Turkey

BRUSSELS, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — European Union leaders demanded that Turkey show them some respect and warned its encroachment intoGreek waters is “completely unacceptable”. The 27 national leaders met by videolink to discuss the coronaviruspandemic, but European Council chief Charles Michel said they also discussed the stand-off in the Mediterranean.…

Malaysia Airlines flies 3rd batch of peacekeepers to Lebanon

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Malaysia Airlines flight MH8496 departed Subang Air Base on Thursday, carrying the third batch of the Malaysian Battalion 850-8 (Malbatt 850-8) for a peacekeeping mission under the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). The group comprises 215 officers and peacekeepers led by Joint Force Commander,…

Palestinian President Calls On UN To Hold Conference For Mideast Peace

RAMALLAH, Oct 29 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, called on UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, to hold urgent consultations on convening an international peace conference. Abbas sent Guterres a letter, asking him to coordinate with the Quartet on the Middle East and the UN Security Council, to hold the conference.…

Ethiopia, Egypt, Sudan Ministers To Meet Again Over GERD Issue In Seven Days

JOHANNESBURG, Oct 29 (NNN-BUANEWS) – South African International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Naledi Pandor, said, her counterparts from Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan, are scheduled to meet again in seven days, over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) issue. This comes after Tuesday’s video conference discussion Pandor had with Foreign Affairs…
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