Middle East

Lebanon Capital’s Renovated Airport To Open In Aug

BEIRUT, Lebanon, July 12 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanese Public Works and Transport Minister, Youssef Fenianos, announced on Thursday that, Beirut’s newly…

Yemeni Government Forces Announce Downing Of Houthi Drone In Taiz

ADEN, Yemen, July 12 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s government forces, announced the downing of a reconnaissance Houthi drone, in the south-western…

Palestine Reaffirms Commitment To Peace Process As Precondition For Resuming Ties With U.S.

RAMALLAH, Palestine, July 12 (NNN-WAFA) – The Palestinian Authority reaffirmed that, contacts with the United States can be resumed, on…

Bangladesh Celebrates Dhaka’s Selection As “OIC City Of Tourism 2019”

DHAKA, Bangladesh, July 12 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh is celebrating the selection of the capital, Dhaka as “OIC (The Organisation of…

UN envoy says has “constructive” discussions with Syrian gov’t

DAMASCUS, July 11 (NNN-Xinhua) — The visiting UN special envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen said that he had “very constructive”…

Iraq: New Kurdish PM says priority is stronger Baghdad ties, rather than independence

ERBIL (Iraq), July 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two years after a failed independence bid plunged Iraq’s Kurdistan Region into months of…

Lebanon: US sanctions won’t affect government – PM Hariri

BEIRUT, July 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri said that US sanctions targeting Hezbollah MPs moved in a “new…

Egypt opens new international airport for trial period

CAIRO, July 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Egypt has opened a new international airport on a one-month trial basis to serve the city…

Israeli PM Netanyahu vows to retain every West Bank settlement

JERUSALEM, July 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged not to dismantle even the remotest Jewish settlement in…

Seven Children Killed By Land Mine Explosion In Eastern Syria

DAMASCUS, Syria, July 10 (NNN-SANA) – At least seven kids were killed Tuesday, by the explosion of a land mine…