Middle East

Canada announces new support for global polio eradication

A health worker administers the Polio vaccine to a Palestinian child in Zawayda, in the central Gaza Strip OTTAWA, Sept…

Cuban President held talks with Saudi Arabia Health Minister

 HAVANA, Sept 21 (NNN-ACN) — Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel held talks in Havana with Fahad Bin Abdurrahman Al-Jalajel, Health Minister…

Hezbollah Confirms Senior Leader Killed In Israeli Airstrike

BEIRUT, Sept 21 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanon’s Hezbollah, last night, mourned the acting commander of its Elite Radwan Force, Ibrahim Akil,…

Syria Condemns Israeli Attack On Southern Beirut

DAMASCUS, Sept 21 (NNN-SANA) – Syria’s Foreign Ministry, yesterday, condemned Israel’s recent airstrike on southern Beirut, calling the attack a…

Commander of Iraqi militia killed by drone attack near Damascus airport: war monitor

DAMASCUS, Sept 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – A senior commander of Iraq’s Hezbollah Brigades, known as Abu Haidar, was killed yesterday, in…

Government unveils reforms to protect Kenyans seeking jobs abroad

Labour and Social Protection CS Dr. Alfred Mutua NAIROBI, Sept 20 (NNN-KBC) — The Government has introduced several reforms aimed…

Venezuela joins int’l atomic agency’s governing board

CARACAS, Sept 20 (NNN-XINHUA) — Venezuela was designated a member of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy…

Turkey aims to meet Somalia, Ethiopia separately before new mediation talks

Somali people march against the Ethiopia-Somaliland ANKARA, Sept 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Turkey aims to meet separately with Somalia and Ethiopia…

Conflict, climate threaten fight against diseases: Global Fund report

GENEVA, Sept 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Climate change and conflicts are threatening progress in the fight against infectious diseases like AIDS,…

Israel Launches Intensive Airstrikes On Hezbollah Sites In Lebanon: Military Sources

BEIRUT, Sept 20 (NNN-NNA) – Israeli warplanes launched, yesterday, about 60 airstrikes on Hezbollah strongholds in southern and eastern Lebanon,…