Malaysian King Off To Abu Dhabi For Five-Day Special Visit

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 18 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian King Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah left for Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Friday for a five-day special visit. Comptroller of the Royal Household of Istana Negara Ahmad Fadil Shamsuddin said the special visit is at the invitation of…

Sec of State Pompeo seeks to soothe Turkey after US sanctions

WASHINGTON, Dec 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Top US diplomat Mike Pompeo has assured his Turkish counterpart that American sanctions imposed on Ankara for its acquisition of a Russian missile defense system were not intended to weaken the country’s military capabilities. Pompeo spoke this week with Mevlut Cavusoglu and “stressed that the…

Middle-east roundup: Saudi Arabia starts Covid-19 vaccination; Turkey sees highest daily death toll of 243

Labourers, wearing protective face masks, disinfect the front of a restaurant in Dubai’s marina CAIRO, Dec 18 (NNN-Xinhua) — Saudi Arabia began on Thursday to provide free COVID-19 vaccines to the public after the kingdom received the first shipment of vaccines a day earlier. Meanwhile, Turkey reported a record high…

Iraq: Anti-Government activist ‘killed by gunmen in Baghdad’

Anti-government protesters have been taking to the streets of Baghdad since October 2019  BAGHDAD, Dec 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) —A well-known Iraqi activist has been killed in Baghdad, fellow activists and local media say. Salah al-Iraqi was reportedly shot dead by unidentified gunmen in the Baghdad al-Jadida area on Tuesday evening. Iraqi played an…

Syria Activates Emergency Hospital Over Increasing COVID-19 Cases

DAMASCUS, Dec 17 (NNN-SANA) – Syrian health authorities, activated an emergency hospital, established recently, to deal with the increasing number of patients, Ahmad al-Dumairia, head of Syrian hospitals, said, yesterday. Established at a tennis court inside the Faiha sports stadium, north of the Syrian capital, Damascus, the emergency hospital is…

Yemeni Warring Military Factions Complete Redeployment

ADEN, Dec 17 (NNN-SABA) – Forces loyal to Yemen’s government and other military units of the Southern Transitional Council (STC), today completed redeployment plans in the country’s southern part, under Saudi Arabia-led coalition’s supervision. Local military officials said, “The process of redeployment warring troops was completed successfully, under the auspices…

Lebanese PM-Designate Vows To Investigate Whole Truth Behind Beirut Blasts

BEIRUT, Dec 17 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanese Prime Minister-designate, Saad Hariri, yesterday expressed his insistence, to investigate the whole truth behind the explosions of Beirut’s port, according to a statement by Hariri’s office. “I assured the Patriarch, of our determination to know the truth, and our affirmation of the right of…

Pakistani FM Embarks On Two-Day Visit To UAE

ISLAMABAD, Dec 17 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani Foreign Minister, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, kicked off a two-day visit to the United Arab Emirates today, for talks on bilateral matters, the Foreign Ministry of Pakistan said. A foreign ministry statement said, Qureshi will hold discussions with the UAE leadership on all areas of…

Kuwait’s PM Optimistic Over End Of Gulf Crisis

KUWAIT, Dec 16 (NNN-KUNA) – Kuwait’s Prime Minister, Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, expressed optimism, over the end of the Gulf crisis and restoring relations back to normal. At the inauguration of the 16th Legislative Term of the National Assembly (parliament), the Prime Minister said, Kuwait will use all its…

COVID-19 Death Toll Surpasses 3,000 In Israel

JERUSALEM, Dec 15 (NNN-MA’AN) – The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 3,003 in Israel, with 13 newly reported deaths since Sunday evening, the state’s Ministry of Health said yesterday. The total number of cases reached 358,293, with 2,043 new cases, while the number of patients in serious condition…
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