Middle East

Lebanon’s Defence Minister Calls For Border Control With Syria To Stop Smuggling

BEIRUT, Sept 10 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanese Defence Minister, Elias Bou Saab, emphasised the need to demarcate borders with Syria, in…

EU Commission Proposes Providing 500 Million Euros To Jordan

AMMAN, Sept 10 (NNN-PETRA) – The European Commission proposed a new Macro-Financial Assistance (MFA) programme for Jordan worth up to…

Regional Forum On Environment Kicks Off In Kuwait

KUWAIT, Sept 10 (NNN-KUNA) – The ninth Regional Conservation Forum (RCF) of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN),…

Palestinian President Says U.S. Fails To Respect International Law

RAMALLAH, Palestine, Sept 10 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, said that, the United States did not respect international law,…

Israeli Soldiers Critically Wound Palestinian Man Near Ramallah

RAMALLAH, Palestine, Sept 10 (NNN-WAFA) – A Palestinian young man was critically wounded on Monday, by Israeli soldiers’ gunfire, at…

World Energy Congress 2019 Kicks Off In UAE

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirate, Sept 10 (NNN-WAM) -The 24th World Energy Congress (WEC) kicked off in Abu Dhabi, the…

Jordan, Tunisia Reaffirm Two-State Solution As Sole Way To End Palestinian-Israeli Conflict

AMMAN, Sept 10 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan and Tunisia reaffirmed their stance that the two-state solution is the only way to…

Up To 15 Militants Killed In Airdrop Operation In Iraq’s Salahudin

BAGHDAD, Sept 10 (NNN-NINA) – The death toll of the extremist Daesh militants, in an airdrop operation on their positions,…

Oman Suffers Over 430,000 Cyber Attacks In 2018: Official

MUSCAT, Oman, Sept 10 (NNN-ONA) – Omani cyberspace suffered more than 432,978 cyber attacks in 2018, an Omani official announced,…

Explosions Occur At Ammunition Depot In Western Iraq

BAGHDAD, Sept 10 (NNN-NINA) – Explosions at an ammunition depot occurred on Monday, at a military camp of paramilitary tribal…