Middle East

Turkey Kills 28 Kurdish Militants In Retaliation To Attacks

ANKARA, May 6 (NNN-XINHUA) — Turkey killed 28 Kurdish militants in retaliation to an attack which left three Turkish soldiers dead, the Defense Ministry said…

Air raids hit three hospitals in Syria’s Idlib: monitor

HASS (Syria), May 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Air strikes by Syrian allyRussia on Sunday forced the closure of two hospitals and…

Update: Palestinians agree Gaza ceasefire

GAZA CITY, May 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Palestinian leaders in Gaza agreed a ceasefire with Israel early Monday, officials said, after…

Pres Trump says US backs Israel ‘100%’ over Gaza escalation

WASHINGTON, May 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump assured Israel that it has Washington’s full support after the Jewish state…

Rocket barrages from Gaza draw Israeli strikes, four Palestinians dead

GAZA CITY, May 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Gaza militants fired some 250 rockets at Israel, which responded with strikes as a…

US sends naval strike group to Middle East in ‘message’ to Iran

WASHINGTON, May 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States is sending anaircraft carrier strike group and a bomber task force to…

Kuwait Delivers Aid To Yemen

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait, May 5 (NNN-KUNA) – The Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS), on Saturday, delivered food aid to the…

Islamic Jihad Threatens To Expand Range Of Rockets Fired Into Israel

GAZA, Palestine, May 5 (NNN-WAFA) – The armed wing of the Islamic Jihad movement, the al-Quds Brigades, threatened that it…

PA Calls On UN Security Council To Convene Over Gaza Tension

RAMALLAH, Palestine, May 5 (NNN-MA’AN) – The Palestinian Authority (PA) Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on Saturday, called on the United…

Israel Attacks 70 Military Targets In Gaza, Destroys Islamic Jihad Tunnel

JERUSALEM, Palestine, May 5 (NNN-WAFA) – Israel attacked about 70 military targets of Hamas and Islamic Jihad organisations, in the…