Iraq Plans To Fully Invest In Associated Gas By End Of 2023

BAGHDAD, Oct 20 (NNN-NINA) – The Iraqi Oil Ministry confirmed, it plans to fully invest in associated gas in the country, by the end of 2023. The ministry’s deputy minister, Hamid Younis, said that, Iraq is currently investing in 1,500 million cubic feet (MMCF) of associated gas, produced from some…

European lawmakers urge EU to downgrade presence at Saudi-hosted G20 “over human rights violations”

BRUSSELS, Oct 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sixty-five European lawmakers have signed a letter calling for the EU to downgrade its attendance at next month’s G20 summit in Riyadh over human rights concerns. The letter signed by European Parliament members follows a wide-ranging resolution passed earlier this month that also appealed for…

Covid-19: UN stockpiling billion syringes for vaccine

GENEVA, Oct 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations said it wouldstockpile one billion syringes around the world by the end of 2021, to beused for the delivery of any future coronavirus vaccine. UNICEF, the UN Children’s Fund, said it aims to get 520 million syringes inits warehouses by the end…

First Commercial Passenger Flight From UAE Lands In Israel

JERUSALEM, Oct 20 (NNN-MA’AN) – The first commercial passenger flight by a carrier from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), landed yesterday in Israel, about a month after the two countries signed a normalisation deal. The UAE’s Etihad Airways flight, landed at the Ben Gurion airport, outside Tel Aviv yesterday morning.…

Jordan, Kuwait FMs Discuss Ties, Regional Issues

AMMAN, Oct 20 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordanian and Kuwaiti foreign ministers, on Monday, discussed means to boost bilateral ties and regional peace. At a meeting in Amman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Ayman Safadi, and Kuwaiti Foreign Minister, Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah, held discussions about furthering…

Covid-19: Global cases surpass the 40 million milestone

Medical workers tend to a patient suffering from Covid-19 at a hospital in Strasbourg, eastern France LONDON, Oct 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Worldwide coronavirus cases crossed 40 million on Monday, as the onset of winter in the northern hemisphere fuelled a resurgence in the spread of the disease. Experts believe the…

Pro-Gov’t Forces Seize Areas From Houthi Grip In Southern Yemen

ADEN, Oct 19 (NNN-SABA) – Pro-government Yemeni forces, yesterday seized key areas from Houthi grip, following intense armed confrontations in the country’s southern province of Dhalea. According to a local military official, who preferred to remain anonymous, “the joint pro-government forces launched a large military operation against the Houthi rebels,…

Israel, UAE Agree To Operate 28 Weekly Flights

JERUSALEM, Oct 19 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), agreed to operate 28 commercial flights per week, between Tel Aviv and Abu Dhabi or Dubai, Israel’s transportation ministry said in a statement, yesterday. The agreement also allows an unlimited number of charter flights, to the smaller Ramon…

Bahrain, Israel Sign Deal To Establish Diplomatic Relations

MANAMA, Oct 19 (NNN-BNA) – A high-level U.S.-Israeli delegation arrived in Manama, capital of Bahrain, yesterday, to sign a deal to advance full diplomatic relations between Israel and Bahrain. The joint delegation includes Israel’s National Security Council head, Meir Ben-Shabbat and U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, Steve Mnuchin. They were…

Saudi-Led Coalition Says Houthi Missile Falls In Yemen’s Sadah

RIYADH, Oct 19 (NNN-SPA) – The Saudi-led coalition announced, on Sunday, that, a Houthi-launched ballistic missile, fell in Yemeni city, Sadah. The coalition spokesperson, Turki Al Maliki, accused the Houthi militia of violating international humanitarian law, by launching ballistic missiles that fall indiscriminately on civilians, and residential areas. He vowed…
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