South African court allows sheep exports to Middle East, rejects cruelty concerns
CAPE TOWN, Aug 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A South African court ruled that a Kuwaiti firm could ship thousands of sheep…
UAE implicated in lethal drone strike in Libya in January
TRIPOLI, Aug 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — New evidence has uncovered that a drone operated by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) killed 26 unarmed cadets at…
Covid-19: Egyptian cinema hit hard by pandemic
CAIRO, Aug 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Egyptian cinemas are slowly reopening after months of lockdown, but the huge sector sometimes dubbed…
159 schools, 85,000 students affected by Beirut’s blasts: UNESCO
BEIRUT, Aug 27 (NNN-XINHUA) — United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Director-General Audrey Azoulay said on Thursday that…
Iran’s FM Slams Pompeo For Trying To “Flood” Region With Weapons
TEHRAN, Aug 26 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iran’s Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, criticised U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, for “violating…
UN Mideast Envoy Voices Concern Over Situation In Gaza, West Bank
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 26 (NNN-WAFA) – UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nickolay Mladenov, voiced concern over…
Six Killed In Truck Bomb Explosion In N. Afghanistan, Taliban Claims Responsibility
MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Aug 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – Six people, including an assailant, were killed and 32 others wounded, after a Taliban militants’…
German FM calls on Greece, Turkey to discuss natural gas dispute
Turkish Foreign Minsiter Mevlut Cavusoglu (R) and German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas BERLIN, Aug 26 (NNN-Xinhua) — Before his mediation…
Covid-19: Spain calls on army to fight virus as WHO signals slowdown
MADRID, Aug 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Spain said it will call in the army to try to help curb the spread…
US accuses Israel’s Teva of fixing drug prices as 5 other companies heavily fined
NEW YORK, Aug 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Justice Department charged Israeli generic drug giant Teva of illegally fixing drug…