Middle East

Grenade Launched against Lebanese TV Station

Beirut, Feb 3 (NNN- PRENSA LATINA) The Lebanese television channel Al Jadeed was attacked on Saturday with a grenade launched…

Iran Presents Long-Range Missile

Tehran, Feb 3 (NNN- PRENSA LATINA) The Iranian Minister of Defense, Amir Hatami, presented on Saturday the Hoveizeh missile, manufactured…

Iraq exports 113 mln barrels of crude oil in January

BAGHDAD, Feb 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — Iraq’s Oil Ministry on Friday said it has exported more than 113 million barrels during…

Spotlight: Yemeni warring sides prepare for fresh escalation of fighting in Hodeidah

ADEN, Yemen, Feb 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — Yemen’s warring factions began preparations for a fresh escalation of fighting raging over the…

UN official voices support for Syrians in Lebanon to return home

BEIRUT, Feb 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — Philippe Lazzarini, deputy UN special coordinator for Lebanon, said Friday that the United Nations supports…

Dozens wounded in clashes with Israeli soldiers in West Bank, Gaza

GAZA/RAMALLAH, Feb 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — Clashes broke out on Friday afternoon between Palestinian demonstrators and Israeli army forces in the…

UN raises ‘serious doubts’ whether Bahrain opposition leaders got fair trial

GENEVA, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN Human Rights Office said there were “serious doubts” whether three Bahraini opposition leaders were…

US Stops All Aid To Palestinians In West Bank And Gaza

WASHINGTON/RAMALLAH, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US has confirmed it stopped all aid to Palestinians in the occupied West Bank…

Saudi Arabia: Corruption crackdown ‘ends with $106bn recovered’

RIYADH, Feb 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Saudi Arabia has ended a sweeping crackdown on corruption ordered by Crown Prince Mohammed bin…

Qatar Airways upgrades Airbus A321 order to include longer range jets

DUBAI, Feb 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Qatar Airways has upgraded an existing order for 50 Airbus A321neo jets to include 10…