Middle East

Iraq Eases Health Restrictions As Total COVID-19 Infections Exceed 260,000

BAGHDAD, Sept 8 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi health authorities, decided to ease health restrictions, imposed previously, to contain the spread of…

Saudi King, French President Review G20 Efforts To Support Economies

RIYADH, Sept 8 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi King, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and French President, Emmanuel Macron, reviewed the efforts…

Russia, Saudi Arabia discuss joint vaccine production: Kremlin

MOSCOW, Sept 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi King Salman discussed the possible joint production of a…

China, Egypt Sign Protocol To Teach Chinese Language In Egyptian Schools

CAIRO, Sept 8 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt and China signed a cooperation protocol, to teach the Chinese language, in pre-university schools…

Spotlight: COVID-19 Cases Spike In Israel, Renewed Restrictions Unveiled

by Keren Setton JERUSALEM, Sept 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – The death toll in Israel over COVID-19, surpassed 1,000 at the weekend,…

Russian FM Arrives In Damascus

DAMASCUS, Sept 8 (NNN-SANA) – Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, arrived in the Syrian capital, Damascus, yesterday, his first visit…

COVID-19: Malaysia imposes entry ban on 23 countries

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 7 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Long-term pass holders from 23 countries which have recorded more than 150,000 COVID-19 cases are…

Three Rockets Hit Baghdad Airport, Four Cars Damaged

BAGHDAD, Sept 7 (NNN-NINA) – Three Katyusha rockets landed at Baghdad International Airport yesterday, damaging four vehicles, the Iraqi military…

Israel Imposes Night Closure On 40 Cities, Towns With High COVID-19 Morbidity

JERUSALEM, Sept 7 (NNN-MA’AN) – An Israeli special ministerial committee, decided to impose a night closure on 40 cities and…

Yemeni Houthi Rebels Claim Cross-Border Attack On Saudi Airport

SANAA, Sept 7 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s Houthi militia said, they launched an attack on a Saudi border airport, Houthi-run al-Masirah…