13 Militants Killed In Clashes With Army In Northern Lebanon

BEIRUT, Sept 27 (NNN-NNA) – A total of 13 militants were killed in clashes between the Lebanese army and an armed group in Wadi Khaled of northern Lebanon, Elnashra news website reported, on Saturday. The Lebanese army raided, on Saturday, the armed group in Wadi Khaled, leading to severe clashes…

President Abbas Calls For Just Solution To Palestinian Issue, Criticises Israeli Occupation

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 26 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, criticised the practice of Israeli occupation supported by “the present U.S. administration,” calling for a just solution to the question of Palestine. “We accepted the rule of international law and UN resolutions,” and “even though they only acknowledged us as…

Covid-19: How coronavirus has spread across the world

PARIS, Sept 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — On Jan 11, the first coronavirus deathwas officially recorded in China. Eight months after the identification ofthe disease that appeared in Wuhan in December 2019, the world is on thebrink of recording one million deaths. – 1,000 deaths in the first month – The Sars-CoV-2…

Afghan Stakeholders Should Work Together To Secure Agreement: Pakistani PM

ISLAMABAD, Sept 26 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani Prime Minister, Imran Khan, said that, the Afghan stakeholders should work together, to secure an inclusive and comprehensive political agreement through Afghan-led and Afghan-owned process, the Prime Minister Office said. In a telephone conversation with Afghan President, Ashraf Ghani, Khan emphasised the importance of…

Covid-19: Israel tightens second lockdown to avoid ‘abyss’

Israel has one of the world’s highest rates of infection relative to population size JERUSALEM, Sept 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Israel is set to tighten its second nationwide coronavirus lockdown, with the prime minister warning that the country is at “the edge of the abyss”. The new measures, which parliament must approve, would see…

US to show support for Greece amid Turkey tensions

WASHINGTON, Sept 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Greece next week in a show of support following high tensions in the Mediterranean with Turkey, the State Department announced. Pompeo will also travel to Italy, with a stop in Vatican City, to discussreligious freedom, and Croatia…

Last stand in Yemen as battle for oil-rich province rages

MARIB (Yemen), Sept 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hadi Ahmed wearily sets up a tent in Yemen’s Marib province, after fleeing fighting yet again in thegovernment’s last northern stronghold which is under intense pressure from Houthi rebels. The Iran-backed fighters have long held the capital Sanaa which lies just120 kilometres away and…

Syria Accuses Rebels Of Preparing Chemical Attack On Idlib

DAMASCUS, Sept 24 (NNN-SANA) – Syrian Foreign Ministry, on Wednesday, accused the rebels in the north-western province of Idlib, of preparing a chemical attack, to frame the Syrian army. In a statement, the ministry said, the rebels in cooperation with the so-called White Helmet group, and under the Turkish support,…

Palestinian PM Says Dialogue Between Fatah, Hamas In Turkey “Encouraging

RAMALLAH, Sept 24 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian Prime Minister, Mohammed Ishtaye, announced last night that, the dialogue between leaders of Hamas and Fatah in Turkey is “encouraging.” Ishtaye said that the meetings between the two movements focused on “agreeing on holding Palestinian general elections,” adding that “the atmosphere gives rise to…

Jordan, Egypt Stress Two-State Solution As Key To End Palestinian-Israeli Conflict

AMMAN, Sept 24 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan and Egypt yesterday stressed, the two-state solution is the key to end the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The remakes were made by Jordanian Foreign Minister, Ayman Safadi and his Egyptian counterpart, Sameh Shoukry in Amman, where their talks covered the latest regional developments and the Palestinian-Israeli…
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