Spotlight: Yemeni warring sides prepare for fresh escalation of fighting in Hodeidah
ADEN, Yemen, Feb 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — Yemen’s warring factions began preparations for a fresh escalation of fighting raging over the…
UN official voices support for Syrians in Lebanon to return home
BEIRUT, Feb 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — Philippe Lazzarini, deputy UN special coordinator for Lebanon, said Friday that the United Nations supports…
Remittances to Mexico hit record high in 2018
MEXICO CITY, Feb 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — Overseas Mexicans have transferred 33.481 billion U.S. dollars to their home country last year,…
Libyan Army-Chad militant clashes cause blackout in southern Libya
TRIPOLI, Feb 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — Libya’s state-owned General Electricity Company announced Friday that the current clashes between the army forces…
UN Peace monitors call for effective army unification in South Sudan
JUBA, Feb 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — The South Sudan peace monitoring body on Friday called for the establishment of numbers, training…
Venezuela: Pres Maduro visits military commandos, calls for strengthening intelligence
CARACAS, Feb 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro visited the headquarters of the Bolivarian National Guard (GNB) here on…
Pakistan’s Balochistan province announces financial aid to surrendered militants
ISLAMABAD, Feb 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — In an attempt to woo insurgents to quit militancy, Pakistan’s southwest Balochistan province said Friday…
Avalanche kills 3 in Indian-controlled Kashmir
SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Feb 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — Three people were killed after an avalanche hit them in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police…
Dozens wounded in clashes with Israeli soldiers in West Bank, Gaza
GAZA/RAMALLAH, Feb 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — Clashes broke out on Friday afternoon between Palestinian demonstrators and Israeli army forces in the…
China, U.S. make important progress in trade talks, paving way for further consultations
WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — Negotiators from China and the United States have made important progress in the latest round…