Middle East

US-backed Syria force says Daesh holding 1,000 civilians

AL-OMAR OIL FIELD BASE, Syria, Feb 17 (NNN- AGENCIES) – The U.S.-backed Syrian militia fighting Daesh (ISIS) in its last…

One Killed, Six Injured In Riot In Jordan

This photo circulated on social media purportedly shows fires blocking a street in Anjara town of Ajloun Governorate, 70km northwest…

Iran Warns Saudi Arabia, UAE Of “Retaliation” Over Terrorist Acts

TEHRAN, Iran, Feb 17 (NNN-IRNA) – The chief commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), said that, Saudi Arabia…

Battles Intensify In Yemeni-Saudi Border: Report

SANAA, Yemen, Feb 17 (NNN-SABA) – Battles intensified Saturday, between Yemeni Houthi rebels and Saudi troops, in the southern Saudi…

Hezbollah Leader Says Warsaw Summit Is No Threat To Iran, Hezbollah

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Feb 17 (NNN-NNA) – Hezbollah leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, said that, the Warsaw summit does not constitute any…

Four Daesh Militants Killed In Air Strike In Eastern Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq, Feb 17 (NNN-NINA) – Four Daesh militants were killed Saturday, in an air strike in Iraq’s eastern province…

Last Daesh holdout on verge of defeat in east Syria

SDF battle commander Ciya Furat (C) answers the press near the Omar oil field in the eastern Syrian Deir al-Zor…

Update: SDF take control of last Daesh enclave in east Syria – Observatory

BAGHOUZ (Syria), Feb 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said U.S.-backed fighters seized the last Daesh enclave…

Israeli forces injure 20 Palestinians at Gaza border

GAZA, Feb 16 (NNN-WAFA) – At least 20 Palestinians, including a child, were injured by live bullets on Friday as…

Gaza’s humanitarian crisis must be addressed: UN Sec-Gen Guterres

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 16 (NNN-WAFA) – In his address to the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of…