Middle East

Cholera deaths surged 70 percent worldwide last year with a huge jump in Africa: WHO

GENEVA, Sept 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The number of cholera cases and deaths rose sharply last year, the World Health Organization…

Egypt’s 1st Int’l Airshow Kicked Off With China’s Homegrown Plane On Solo Display

CAIRO, Sept 4 (NNN-MENA) – The first edition of the Egypt International Airshow, kicked off yesterday, at a northern airport…

Pres Putin says expects China’s Xi at BRICS summit in Russia

MOSCOW, Sept 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said he was expecting Chinese leader Xi Jinping to attend a…

US: ‘Time to finalize’ Gaza deal after hostage deaths – State Department

WASHINGTON, Sept 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States called for urgency and flexibility to finalize an agreement between Israel and…

Second Batch Of Polio Vaccines Arrived In Gaza

RAMALLAH, Sept 4 (NNN-WAFA) – A shipment of 350,000 polio vaccine doses, arrived in the Gaza Strip yesterday, Palestinian Health…

Palestine Reiterates Rejection Of Israeli Military Presence Along Egypt-Gaza Border

RAMALLAH, Sept 4 (NNN-WAFA) – The Palestinian presidency, yesterday, reiterated its rejection of any Israeli military presence along the Philadelphi…

Rallies, Partial Strike Resume In Israel Over Hostage Deaths

JERUSALEM, Sept 3 (NNN-MA’AN) – Rallies and a partial strike continued across Israel for the second day in a row…

Jordan Records First Mpox Case This Year

AMMAN, Sept 3 (NNN=PETRA) – Jordan’s Health Ministry announced yesterday that, the country registered the first case of mpox in…

UK suspends some arms exports to Israel over humanitarian law concerns

LONDON, Sept 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Kingdom says it will suspend 30 out of 350 arms exports licences to…

Yemen’s Houthis Claim Attacking Oil Ship In Red Sea

SANAA, Sept 3 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s armed Houthi group, yesterday claimed responsibility for attacking the Panama-flagged “BLUE LAGOON I” oil…