Middle East

Rebels Launch Fresh Attack On Syrian Military Sites In Hama

DAMASCUS, Syria, June 8 (NNN-SANA) – Rebel groups launched a fresh attack on Syrian military sites, in the Hama province…

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Meets Iraqi Parliament Speaker To Boost UAE-Iraq Ties

DUBAI, United Arab Emirate, June 8 (NNN-WAM) – Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on…

Gunmen Attack Mosque In Yemen’s Government-Controlled Province, Kill Five

ADEN, Yemen, June 8 (NNN-SABA) – Unknown gunmen launched an armed attack on a mosque in Yemen’s government-controlled southern province…

Lebanon Arrests More Than 30 For Planning Terror Attacks Since 2016: Minister

BEIRUT, Lebanon, June 8 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanese Interior Minister, Raya El Hassan, announced on Friday that, more than 30 people,…

Hamas chief condemns U.S. handover of former Palestinian professor to Israel

GAZA, June 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on Thursday condemned the United States for handing over a former…

Egypt police kill 14 militants after checkpoint attack

Egyptian police. Photo courtesy of Anadolu CAIRO, June 7 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Egyptian police killed 14 suspected militants involved in a…

US intel implies Saudis boosted missile program

WASHINGTON, June 7 (NNN-ANADOLU) – U.S. intelligence indicates that Saudi Arabia has significantly improved its ballistic missile program with assistance…

US, Iran plan ‘oil for goods’ deal to ease sanctions

Tehran, June 7 (NNN-IRNA) – The increasingly hard-line approach taken by US President Donald Trump’s administration towards Iran is a…

Overnight shooting mars Lebanon’s Eid al-Fitr

BEIRUT, June 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Eid al-Fitr celebrations in Lebanon Tuesday have been marred by an overnight shooting attack on…

Israel expects US-mediated Lebanese border talks in weeks

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, June 5 (NNN-DAILYSTAR) – Israel expects to launch U.S.-mediated talks within weeks with Lebanon on setting their maritime…