Palestine To Take Issue Of Israeli Field Executions Against Palestinians To ICC

RAMALLAH, Aug 9 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestine said on Saturday that, it had taken the issue of Israeli field executions against Palestinians, to the International Criminal Court (ICC), after a 23-year-old Palestinian woman was shot and killed, inside her home, in the West Bank on Friday. The international community should consider…

Iraqi PM Will Visit U.S. To Meet Trump On Aug 20

BAGHDAD, Aug 9 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, will pay an official visit to the U.S. to meet with U.S. President Trump, on Aug 20, for talks on bilateral ties and cooperation in various fields. Al-Kadhimi would head a government delegation, which came at an invitation from the…

Spain’s ex-king Juan Carlos is in Abu Dhabi, says ABC newspaper

Juan Carlos is not formally under investigation and through his lawyer he has repeatedly declined to comment on corruption allegations MADRID/DUBAI, Aug 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Former Spanish king Juan Carlos has been staying at Abu Dhabi’s exclusive Emirates Palace Hotel since leaving Spain aboard a private jet on Monday under…

Beirut explosion: UN warns of Lebanon humanitarian crisis

Lebanon’s main grain silo at Beirut port was destroyed by Tuesday’s explosion BEIRUT, Aug 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) —UN agencies have warned of a humanitarian crisis in Lebanon after Tuesday’s devastating blast in Beirut. Lebanon was already suffering a major economic downturn before the explosion, which left at least 154 people dead, 5,000 injured…

US Pres Trump to meet Iraqi PM as ties rebound

WASHINGTON, Aug 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump will meet Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi in Washington later this month, the White House said, highlighting a turn-around in relations since the US-friendly premier came to power. Tensions skyrocketed following a US strike on Baghdad in January thatkilled Iranian general Qasem…

Beirut blast: US Pres Trump to join donor conference call Sunday

WASHINGTON, Aug 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump said that he would take part in an international conference call for donors organizing aid for Lebanon after the giant explosion in Beirut. Trump, who talked with his Lebanese counterpart as well as the conference’s organizer French President Emmanuel Macron, tweeted that…

Some 80,000 children displaced due to Beirut explosions: UNICEF

BEIRUT, Aug 8 (NNN-XINHUA) — About 80,000 children have been displaced by Tuesday’s huge explosions that rocked the Lebanese capital of Beirut, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said. UNICEF is concerned that many children are suffering from trauma and remain in shock, and it is trying to step up…

Lebanon’s leaders face rage, calls for reform after blast

BEIRUT, Aug 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Lebanon’s leadership faced growing rage after a massive explosion laid waste to large parts of central Beirut, with security forces firing tear gas at demonstrations as international leaders called for reform. Shock has turned to anger in a traumatised nation where at least 154 people…

Death toll rises to 154 in Beirut explosions

BEIRUT, Aug 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The death toll in the huge explosions that rocked Port of Beirut on Tuesday has reached 154, Lebanese Health Minister Hamad Hassan announced on Friday. Hassan said that 20 percent of the 5,000 injuries need hospitalization while serious cases have reached 120 as the shattered…

EU releases 33 mn euros emergency aid for Beirut blast

BRUSSELS, Aug 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The European Union announced that it had released 33 million euros to finance emergency aid for Lebanon and mobilized material resources, including an Italian hospital ship, to help relief efforts in Beirut after this week’s devastating explosions. A donor conference is also planned to mobilise…
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