Middle East

Clashes With Israeli Soldiers In Eastern Gaza Wound 11 Palestinians: Medics

GAZA, Palestine, June 1 (NNN-WAFA) – At least 11 Palestinians were injured, Friday afternoon, during clashes between Gaza demonstrators and…

Hezbollah Leader Vows To Fight Against U.S. Mideast Peace Plan

BEIRUT, Lebanon, June 1 (NNN-NNA) – Hezbollah leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, vowed to fight fiercely against U.S. President, Donald Trump’s…

Macron To Visit Lebanon In Second Half Of 2019: French Envoy

BEIRUT, Lebanon, June 1 (NNN-NNA) – French Ambassador to Lebanon, Bruno Foucher, said that, French President, Emmanuel Macron, will visit…

Kuwait To Chair UNSC For Third Time

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait, June 1 (NNN-KUNA) – Kuwait will chair on Saturday (today), the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for…

Iraq Agrees With U.S. Oil Giant To Return Foreign Staff To Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq, June 1 (NNN-NINA) – The Iraqi government agreed with the U.S. Exxon Mobil oil company, to return its…

Pro-Government Forces Launch Attacks Against Houthi-Controlled Sites In Southern Yemen

ADEN, Yemen, June 1 (NNN-SABA) – Forces loyal to the Yemeni government, launched heavy artillery attacks against several Houthi-controlled sites,…

UNHCR Repatriates 4,300 Somali Refugees From Yemen Since 2017

MOGADISHU, Somalia, June 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – The UN refugee agency, said Friday, it has repatriated about 4,300 Somali refugees from…

Syrian Military ‘Burning Farmland In Rebel-Held North’

Civil defence workers say incendiary weapons have been fired repeatedly at fields  DAMASCUS, May 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Satellite images show large areas of…

US calls Turkey plan to buy Russian missiles ‘devastating’

WASHINGTON, May 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A top Pentagon official said the consequences would be “devastating” for Turkey’s joint F-35fighter program…

Saudi king calls on Gulf states to tackle Iran’s ‘criminal’ acts

MECCA, May 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Saudi Arabia’s King Salmanon Thursday ratcheted up the rhetoric against arch-nemesis Iran, calling onGulf Arab…