Middle East

Feature: Kuwait Launches Mass Beach Campaign To Mark World Clean-up Day

KUWAIT, Sept 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – Kuwait launched yesterday, a mass campaign to mark World Clean-up Day by promoting the culture…

Palestinian Dies During West Bank Clashes With Israeli Soldiers: Medics

RAMALLAH, Sept 19 (NNN-WAFA) – A Palestinian dentist died yesterday, during clashes between Palestinian demonstrators and Israeli soldiers, in the…

Roadside Bomb Hits U.S.-Led Coalition Convoy In North Of Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Sept 19 (NNN-NINA) – A roadside bomb exploded on Friday, near a convoy of trucks, carrying equipment belonging to…

Palestinian Official Says Israel “Loots Palestinian Antiquities”

RAMALLAH, Sept 19 (NNN-WAFA) – A Palestinian official, yesterday, accused Israel of waging a “systematic war” to “loot Palestinian antiquities…

Iran’s COVID-19 Cases Reach 416,198

CAIRO, Sept 19 (NNN-MENA) – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Iran surged to 416,198 yesterday. Iran, the hardest-hit…

After US claims, France says no evidence of Hezbollah explosives stores

US Ambassador Nathan Sales, Acting Under Secretary for Civilian Security Democracy and Human Rights and Coordinator for Counterterrorism speaks during…

Lebanon’s Total COVID-19 Cases Exceed 27,500

BEIRUT, Sept 19 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanon’s number of COVID-19 infections increased yesterday by 750 cases to 27,518, while the death…

Full Lock-Down Takes Effect In Israel To Contain COVID-19

JERUSALEM, Sept 19 (NNN-MA’AN) – A full lock-down, aimed at containing the spread of COVID-19, took effect in Israel at…

Kuwait offers $20mn in Yemen aid after UN dressing-down

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Kuwait announcedThursday it would donate $20 million towards humanitarian aid for war-ravaged Yemen, two…

Oil exploration: Turkey says conditions conducive for launching talks with Greece

ANKARA, Sept 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Turkey believes conditions are conducive to restart talks with fellow NATO member Greece after Ankara’s…