Middle East

Arab League Welcomed UN Resolution Backing Palestine’s Bid For Membership

CAIRO, May 12 (NNN-MENA) – Arab League (AL) Secretary-General, Ahmed Aboul-Gheit, welcomed yesterday, the resolution recently adopted by the United…

Iraq Arrested 40 Suspects In Operation Against Human, Drug Trafficking Rings

BAGHDAD, May 12 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi security forces have dismantled two international rings, engaged in human and drug trafficking, and…

Iraq Won’t Agree To Renew Oil Production Cuts In Upcoming OPEC+ Meeting

BAGHDAD, May 12 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi Oil Minister, Hayan Abdul Ghani, said yesterday that, his country would not agree to…

Israeli Bombardment In Gaza Killed 31 Palestinians Yesterday

GAZA, May 12 (NNN-WAFA) – At least 31 Palestinians were killed and many others injured, yesterday, by Israeli bombardment in…

Syrian Smuggler Killed In Clash With Lebanese Army At Border

BEIRUT, May 12 (NNN-NNA) – A Syrian smuggler was killed, and another was injured yesterday, in a clash with the…

Gaza war: South Africa seeks new emergency measures against Israel – ICJ

THE HAGUE, May 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Africa has sought new emergency measures by the International Court of Justice against…

Four Israeli Soldiers Killed In Northern Gaza Battles; 34,943 Palestinians Massacred

GAZA, May 11 (NNN-WAFA) – At least four Israeli soldiers have been killed, in ongoing battles in northern Gaza, the…

Pres Putin wants number of foreign students in Russia to rise to 500,000 by 2030

MOSCOW, May 11 (NNN-TASS) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has set a goal to increase the number of foreign students…

UN experts denounce ‘distressing’ attacks against ICC, especially by the US and Israel

GENEVA, May  11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Several independent UN experts denounced attacks made against the International Criminal Court (ICC), particularly from…

UN votes symbolically in favor of Palestinian membership

UNITED NATIONS, May 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Friday in support of a Palestinian bid for…