Moscow [Russia], November 18 (ANI): Russia will evacuate more than 380 Russian and foreign citizens from Afghanistan, Xinhua reported citing the Russian Defense Ministry on Thursday.
Beirut [Lebanon], November 18 (ANI/Xinhua): Lebanon on Thursday registered 1,018 new COVID-19 infections, raising the total number of cases to 656,192, the health ministry reported.
Jakarta [Indonesia], November 18 (ANI/Xinhua): Indonesia on Thursday confirmed 400 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 4,252,345, according to the country's Health Ministry.
Jerusalem [Israel], November 18 (ANI/Xinhua): The state-owned company Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and the United Arab Emirates' advanced technology defence group EDGE on Thursday announced an agreement to jointly develop advanced unmanned surface vessels (USVs)
Tehran [Iran], November 18 (ANI/Xinhua): The Iranian Health Ministry reported on Thursday 5,882 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country's total infections to 6,063,775.
Yangon [Myanmar], November 18 (ANI/Xinhua): Myanmar reported 587 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the tally to 516,146 on Thursday, according to a release from the Ministry of Health.
Sanaa [Yemen], November 18 (ANI/Xinhua): The Saudi-led coalition launched multiple airstrikes on military camps controlled by the Houthi militia in the Yemeni capital Sanaa early on Thursday morning, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported.
Beirut [Lebanon], November 18 (ANI/Xinhua): Lebanese Culture Minister Mohammad Mortada on Thursday launched a 13 million US dollars plan funded by the World Bank for the reconstruction and restoration of heritage buildings damaged by the Beirut blasts, the National News Agency reported.
Berlin [Germany], November 18 (ANI/Xinhua): Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is searching for a new party leader as three candidates have lined up to succeed Armin Laschet with the deadline for applications ending on Wednesday.
Manila [Philippines], November 18 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 1,297 COVID-19 infections on Thursday, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 2,821,753.
Hanoi [Vietnam], November 18 (ANI/Xinhua): Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will attend the special summit commemorating the 30th anniversary of the dialogue relations between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Monday via video conference, a Vietnames
Luanda [Angola], November 18 (ANI/Xinhua): More than 1.8 million square metres of land was cleared from landmines in 2021 in Lunda Sul province, Angola, the National Institute for Demining announced on Wednesday.