Nine killed after two army helicopters collide in Afghanistan – Ministry

KABUL, Oct 14 (NNN-BERNAMA-XINHUA) — Nine people were killed after two Afghan army helicopters collided in midair in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand province Tuesday night, reported Xinhua news agency. According to the country’s Defence Ministry,  in a statement on Wednesday, the accident occurred in Nawa-i-Barakzayi district when two Afghan National Army…

China, Cuba, Russia elected to UN Human Rights Council

WASHINGTON, Oct 14 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The UN General Assembly voted Tuesday to elect a new tranche of 15 Human Rights Council (HRC) members, including China, Cuba and Russia. Anadolu Agency (AA) reported that the trio of countries won seats over objections from critics who challenge their rights records.  It said Cuba…

Gaza Installs China-Funded Solar Energy Panels For Children’s Hospital Amid Severe Power Shortage

GAZA, Oct 13 (NNN-WAFA) – A Palestinian charity, signed on Monday, a deal with the Gaza Health Ministry, to supply and install China-funded solar energy panels, for a children’s hospital in Gaza city. “This project will provide 90 percent of the hospital’s electricity in all its departments, with a capacity…

COVID-19 Death Cases In Israel Surpass 2,000

JERUSALEM, Oct 13 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israel’s Ministry of Health reported 41 new COVID-19 death cases on Monday, bringing the death toll to 2,021 since the pandemic outbreak in the state in late Feb. The total number of COVID-19 cases in Israel reached 294,031, with 3,538 new cases, the ministry said.…

Lebanon Registers 1,056 New COVID-19 Cases, 54,624 In Total

BEIRUT, Oct 13 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanon’s number of COVID-19 infections increased on Monday by 1,056 to 54,624, while death toll went up by seven to 466, the Health Ministry reported. Syndicate of Private Hospitals President, Suleiman Haroun, warned on Monday that, Lebanon will witness two disastrous weeks, as all hospitals’…

Iran Reports Highest 272 Daily Deaths From COVID-19 As Iraq’s Tally Rises To 405,437

CAIRO, Oct 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – Iran reported 272 deaths, related to COVID-19, the highest daily death toll since the outbreak of the disease in the country, while the Iraqi Health Ministry reported 3,107 new cases, raising the total number to 405,437. As the hardest hit country in the Middle East,…

Palestinian PM Urges Active EU Role In Future Mideast Political Process

RAMALLAH, Oct 13 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian Prime Minister, Mohammed Ishtaye, urged the European Union (EU), to play an active role in the future political process related to the Palestinian cause. Ishtaye made the call, during his online meeting with the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs, attended by 80 people,…

Iraqi PM To Pay Official Visit To UK: Statement

BAGHDAD, Oct 12 (NNN-NINA) – The Iraqi Foreign Ministry said yesterday that, Prime Minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, is expected to pay an official visit to Britain. A statement by the ministry said, Iraqi Foreign Minister, Fuad Hussein, received in his office, the British Ambassador to Iraq, Stephen Hickey, and the two…

UAE Reports 1,096 New COVID-19 Cases, 106,229 In Total

DUBAI, Oct 12 (NNN-WAM) – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday announced 1,096 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 106,229. Meanwhile, 1,311 patients recovered from the virus, taking the tally of recoveries to 97,284, UAE’s Ministry of Health and Prevention said. It also…

Israel Registers 618 New COVID-19 Cases, 290,493 In Total

JERUSALEM, Oct 12 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israel’s Ministry of Health reported 618 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the total to 290,493. The number of death cases reached 1,980, with 39 new fatalities, while the number of patients in serious condition decreased from 838 to 824, out of 1,576 patients currently hospitalised,…
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