Netanyahu To Push Ahead With Annexation Of Occupied West Bank In July

JERUSALEM, May 27 (NNN-MENA) – Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said, he intends to push ahead with plans to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, in a move that could end the possibility of a two-state solution. Netanyahu said, Israel had a “historic opportunity” to redraw the Middle East…

Dubai To Allow Up To 50 Percent Of Staff To Return To Work

DUBAI, May 27 (NNN-WAM) – Dubai will increase the number of workers allowed in an office at any one time, from 30 percent to 50 percent, under new measures outlined by Dubai Economy. Other measures include, allowing 70 percent of staff in retail outlets and allowing barber shops and salons…

Muslim Woman Becomes Britain’s First Hijab Wearing Judge

LONDON, May 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A woman in Britain, who became the first judge in the western world to wear a hijab, hopes to be an inspiration to young Muslims. Raffia Arshad, 40, who grew up in Yorkshire, north England, has wanted to work in law since she was 11…

Palestine Condemns Israel’s Plan Of Development In Jerusalem

RAMALLAH, May 27 (NNN-WAFA) – The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on Tuesday, condemned Israeli plan for development, in the city of Jerusalem, that Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu approved this week. “The 57-million-U.S. dollar new plan, aims at deepening the Judaisation of the city by force and creating new…

Surviving S.Korean Wartime Sex Slavery Victims Fall To 17 As Another Dies

SEOUL, May 27 (NNN-YONHAP) – An elderly South Korean woman, who was forced into sexual slavery for Japanese military brothels during World War II, died early Tuesday, reducing the number of surviving victims in the country to 17. Who she is was not made public. Before her death, she stayed…

Turkey “Neutralised” 1,458 PKK-YPG Members In Cross Border Operations This Year: Defence Minister

ANKARA, May 26 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish security forces killed 1,458 members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG), in cross border operation, the Defence Minister, Hulusi Akar, said, on Monday. “The Turkish Armed Forces will continue this struggle with determination, until the last terrorist…

Israel Reports 16,734 COVID-19 Cases, 281 Deaths

JERUSALEM, May 26 (NNN-MA’AN) – The Israeli health ministry reported 17 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, bringing the total number in the country to 16,734. After four consecutive days without death cases, the ministry reported two new fatalities, bringing the death toll to 281. The number of patients in serious…

Israel’s GDP Shrinks 7.1 Percent In Q1, Sharpest Drop In 20 Years

JERUSALEM, May 26 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israel’s GDP contracted by annualised 7.1 percent, in the first quarter of 2020, compared to the fourth quarter of 2019, according to a report released by the state’s Central Bureau of Statistics on Monday. This decline, sharpest in the last 20 years, is mainly due…

Jordan’s King Hails Anti-COVID-19 Battle On 74th Independence Day

AMMAN, May 26 (NNN-PETRA) – King Abdullah II of Jordan, on Monday, commended all efforts exerted by the country’s various bodies, in the battle against COVID-19. The King made the remarks, in an address to the nation, on the occasion of Jordan’s 74th Independence Day. “Our battle with coronavirus is…

Saudi Arabia Announces Gradual Ease Of Anti-COVID-19 Precautions

RIYADH, May 26 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia announced on Monday, the gradual ease of precautionary measures against COVID-19. The gradual steps, with social distancing regulations obeyed, will start from Thursday and expand until the situation is back to normal, the Health Minister, Tawfiq Al-Rabiah, was quoted as saying. The easing…