Lebanon Arrests Six Foreigners Over Medicine Smuggling

BEIRUT, Oct 7 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanon’s state security, arrested, on Tuesday, six Egyptian nationals, for attempting to smuggle, through the airport, hundreds of boxes of medicines from Lebanon to Egypt. The arrested people said, they bought the medicines from different pharmacies in Lebanon. They were released after submitting their residency…

Covid-19: Downturn not as bad as feared; crisis not over, says IMF chief

WASHINGTON, Oct 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The global downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic will not be as bad as originally feared thanks to a flood of government spending, but the crisis is far from over, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said. “The picture today is less dire… allowing for a small…

UN Voices Rising Concern Over Economic Downturn In Syria

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 7 (NNN-SANA) – The United Nations’ concern over the economic downturn in Syria is rising, as COVID-19 cases increase and more than 11 million people are in urgent need of aid, a UN spokesman said. “Basic food items are now out of reach for many families, with…

12 Killed As Pro-Gov’t Yemeni Forces Repulse Houthi Attack In Hodeidah

ADEN, Oct 7 (NNN-SABA) – At least 12 members of the Houthi group were killed Tuesday, as pro-government Yemeni forces repulsed a rebel attack, in the country’s Red Sea port city of Hodeidah. According to the military source, who asked to remain anonymous, “the Houthi militia launched a large-scale armed…

Palestine Slams Israel, U.S. For Blackmailing Palestinian Leadership With Financial Sanctions

RAMALLAH, Oct 7 (NNN-WAFA) – A senior Palestinian official, on Tuesday, slammed Israel and the U.S. for blackmailing the Palestinian leadership by imposing financial sanctions. Nabil Shaath, adviser to Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, for international relations, said that, the Palestinian Authority (PA) has been suffering from a financial crisis because…

Qatar Airways is giving away 21,000 free round-trip tickets to teachers worldwide

Qatar Airways DOHA, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Being a teacher can often be a stressful and thankless job, especially during times like these. But Qatar Airways has come up with the ultimate way to show its appreciation – by giving away 21,000 round-trip tickets to teachers around the world. The promotion…

26 countries urge Western sanctions lifting to tackle COVID-19

Chinese Ambassador to the United Nations Zhang Jun UNITED NATIONS, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — China and 25 other nations called for the immediate lifting of sanctions by the United States and Western countries to ensure an effective response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking on behalf of the 26 countries at…

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…
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