Middle East

Two Belgian Jihadist Fighters Escape From Kurdish Prison In Syria

BRUSSELS, Oct 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Two Belgian jihadist fighters, who were taken prisoners in northeastern Syria, had escaped, Belgium’s Coordinating…

Lebanon Works To Put Out Big Fire For Third Consecutive Day Amid Criticism Of Gov’t Neglect

BEIRUT, Oct 17 (NNN-NNA) – For the third consecutive day, Lebanon’s civil defence, in cooperation with the Lebanese army, worked…

Kuwait Committed To Supporting Arab Joint Social Development Work

KUWAIT, Oct 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – Kuwaiti Minister of Social Affairs, Saad Al-Kharaz, said on Wednesday that, Kuwait is committed to…

Turkey Rejects U.S. Call For Immediate Cease-Fire In Syria

ANKARA, Oct 17 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, rejected U.S. calls for a cease-fire in the escalating Syria…

U.S. House Passes Resolution Opposing Trump’s Syria Decision

WASHINGTON, Oct 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly, to pass a resolution rebuking President Donald Trump’s…

UN Envoy For Syria Says Constitutional Committee To Start Meeting In Late Oct

DAMASCUS, Oct 17 (NNN-SANA) – UN Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, said that, the recently-formed Syria’s constitutional committee will…

French FM To Visit Iraq To Discuss Trial Framework For Daesh

PARIS, Oct 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – French Foreign Affairs Minister, Jean Yves Le Drian, said, he would visit Iraq, in a…

Turkey will continue to cooperate with Malaysia on fight against terrorism

By Voon Miaw Ping KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Turkey will continue to cooperate with Malaysia in the latter’s fight against…

Palestinian Gov’t To Probe Violations Of Israeli Cellphone Towers In West Bank

RAMALLAH, Palestine, Oct 16 (NNN-WAFA) – The Palestinian government announced that, a committee has been formed, to investigate the impact…

Iran FM Says Attack On Iranian Oil Tanker “State-Sponsored”

TEHRAN, Oct 16 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, said that, the recent attack on the Iranian oil…