Middle East

Jordan wins Interpol Executive Committee membership

AMMAN, Oct 19 (NNN-PETRA) — Jordan, on Friday was voted in as a member of the Interpol Executive Committee after…

Shelling heard around Syrian town after Turkish-US ceasefire deal

Smoke rises over the Syrian town of Ras al-Ain as seen from the Turkish border town of Ceylanpinar CEYLANPINAR (Turkey),…

Thousands protest across Lebanon over dire economy, proposed WhatsApp fee withdrawn

A general view of Beirut central district BEIRUT, Oct 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Demonstrators and police clashed in Lebanon on Thursday as…

Turkey, US agree on Syria ceasefire to force Kurdish fighters’ withdrawal

ANKARA, Oct 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Turkey has agreed to suspend its Syriaoffensive for five days and will end the assault…

Qatar to end controversial migrant worker restrictions

DOHA, Oct 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Qatar announced plans to scrap key aspects of its controversial “kafala” labour rules, including the…

US Pres Trump hails ‘great news’ after Pence-Erdogan talks on Syria

WASHINGTON, Oct 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump hailed “great news” following talks between his vice president and Turkish…

Saudi company signs MoU for investing $2.5b in Bangladesh power sector

DHAKA, Oct 18 (NNN-BSS) — Saudi Arabia (KSA) based company, ACWA Power signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for investing…

UAE Announces Establishment Of World’s First AI University

DUBAI, Oct 17 (NNN-WAM) – The first graduate-level and research-based Artificial Intelligence (AI) university in the world, was established on…

Jordan Denies Reports Of Extending Land Lease To Israel

AMMAN, Oct 17 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan, on Wednesday, denied Israeli media reports that, Jordan had agreed to renew an agreement…

One Malaysian Dead, 10 Hurt In Bus Mishap In Turkey

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 17 (NNN-Bernama) — A Malaysian was killed and 10 others were hurt after their tour bus was…