Middle East

Chinese Donation Helps Expand Elderly Day Care Facility In Jordan

AMMAN, Jordan, Aug 7 (NNN-PETRA) – The Chinese embassy in Jordan, signed a deal with the White Beds Society, to…

Israeli forces arrest 22 Palestinians in West Bank

RAMALLAH, Aug 6 (NNN-PETRA) — Israeli occupation forces launched early Tuesday a large-scale arrest campaign in various parts of the…

UNGA chief calls for negotiations to ease tension between Iran and US

United Nations General Assembly Chief Maria Fernanda Espinosa calls on the US and Iran to negotiate. Photo courtesy of IRNA.…

Emirates shows glimpse of its first Boeing 777X

Dubai-based airline Emirates unveiled the first photos of its new widebody aircraft the Boeing 777X. Photo courtesy of Emirates Airline/Twitter…

UAE condemns Cairo terrorist attack that killed 20

DUBAI, Aug 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The UAE has condemned the terrorist attack that took place on Monday in Cairo, which…

Syrian Army Resumes Operations After Attacks on Idlib

The first operations of the Syrian army were the destruction of artillery and missiles in positions of the Al-Nusra Front…

Iran demands minimum oil exports of 2.8-mln-bpd under nuke deal

TEHRAN, Aug 6 (NNN-Xinhua) — Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Monday that Iran’s minimum demand for oil…

6 Daesh militants killed in airstrike in northern Iraq

BAGHDAD, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) — A total of six Daesh militants were killed on Sunday in an airstrike by U.S.-led…

5.2-magnitude earthquake shakes western Iran, no fatalities

TEHRAN, Aug 5 (NNN-Xinhua) — A 5.2-magnitude earthquake hit Choram region of Iran’s western Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province early Monday,…

Turkey to launch offensive in Kurdish-controlled area of northern Syria, Erdogan says

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has renewed a pledge for a cross-border military operation into northeastern Syria and said: “We’ve…