Middle East

Hundreds Of Thousands Of Civilians At Risk In Syria, Amid Ongoing Violence: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Almost daily violence, targeting built-up areas and health facilities in Syria, continues to threaten…

Turkey-Russia Third Joint Patrols Start In NE Syria

ANKARA, Nov 9 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish and Russian troops, on Friday, began their third joint patrol in northern Syria, between…

US-led coalition launches operation to protect Gulf waters

MANAMA, Nov 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) –A US-led naval coalition officially launched operations in Bahrain on Thursday to protect shipping in the…

Turkey arrests 17 on suspected Daesh links

Turkish security services raid the house of a suspected terrorist  ANKARA, Nov 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Turkish police arrested 17 foreigners on…

UN Palestine Agency to have new commissioner-general

By Manik Mehta NEW YORK, Nov 8 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestine refugees has…

Update: Iraqi forces shoot at protesters killing four in Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Nov 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Iraqi security forces shot dead at least four protesters in central Baghdad on Thursday, police…

UN chief condemns live fire at Iraqi protesters as ‘disturbing’

BAGHDAD, Nov 8 (BSS/AFP) – The United Nations chief Antonio Guterresdenounced as “disturbing” reports that Iraqi security forces have fired…

Turkish Pres Erdogan, US Pres Trump announce Washington talks on Nov 13

ISTANBUL, Nov 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) –– Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan will travel to the United States next week to meet Donald…

UAE Supplies Medicines To Yemen’s Hodeidah Medical Centres

HODEIDAH, Nov 7 (NNN-WAM) – The UAE, represented by the Emirates Red Crescent, ERC, provided new supplies of medicines and…

PLO Slams Israeli Cable Car Project In East Jerusalem

RAMALLAH, Palestine, Nov 7 (NNN-WAFA) – Member of Palestine Liberation Organisation executive committee, Hanan Ashrawi, slammed Israeli plan to build…