Middle East

Lebanon Arrests 30 Syrians Over Illegal Entry

BEIRUT, Oct 6 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanon’s state security, arrested, on Saturday, 30 Syrian nationals, for entering illegally into Lebanon, in…

Arab League Voices Concern Over Unrest In Iraq

CAIRO, Oct 6 (NNN-MENA) – The Arab League (AL), voiced concern over the recent unrest in Iraq and stressed support…

Jordan Says Talks With IMF Dispute Free

AMMAN, Oct 6 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan said, it had no dispute with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), about the financial…

Lebanon’s Defence Minister Asks For More Military Cooperation With Syria

BEIRUT, Oct 6 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanese Defence Minister, Elias Bou Saab, emphasised the need to increase cooperation between the Lebanese…

Death Toll Rises To About 100 In Violent Protests In Iraq

BAGHDAD, Oct 6 (NNN-XINHUA) — Death toll in five days of violent protests in Iraq climbed to 99, with nearly…

Kuwait Holds Forum On Silk Road

KUWAIT, Oct 6 (NNN-KUNA) – The Diplomatic Women’s Committee of Kuwait (DWC) organised a forum entitled “Kuwait on the Silk…

55th Annual International Diplomatic Bazaar Kicks Off In Jordan

AMMAN, Oct 6 (NNN-PETRA) – Scores of embassies in Jordan took part, Saturday, in the 55th Annual International Diplomatic Bazaar,…

Kurdish-Led Forces On High Alert Fearing Turkish Campaign In North Syria

DAMASCUS, Oct 6 (NNN-SANA) – The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), and allied Kurdish groups are on alert, in areas…

UAE’s Hazza Al Mansoori Returns To Earth After Successful Mission Aboard ISS

DUBAI, Oct 5 (NNN-WAM) – Hazza Al Mansoori, the first Emirati astronaut, along with astronauts Nick Hague and Aleksey Ovchinin,…

Cotton Festival Resumes Activities In Syria’s Aleppo Again

ALEPPO, Syria, Oct 5 (NNN-SANA) – The annual Cotton Festival, resumed activities this year, after it was stopped for eight…