Iran’s Top Leader Calls For “Resistance” Against Israel’s Pressure On Occupied Palestinian Territories

TEHRAN, May 23 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Friday, called for “resistance” against Israeli pressures on occupied Palestinian territories, according to the leader’s official website. “My main advice is to continue this struggle” against occupation, and to better organise the resistant groups inside Palestinian territories, Khamenei…

UAE, Iranian Health Ministers Review COVID-19 Countermeasures

ABU DHABI, May, 21 (NNN-WAM) – Abdul Rahman bin Mohammad bin Nasser Al Owais, Minister of Health and Prevention, received a phone call from Iranian Health Minister, Saeed Namaki, wherein they exchanged views over the measures taken by the two countries in the fight against COVID-19. Al Owais said, the…

Afghan Airstrikes Kill Six Militants In Northern Kunduz Province

KUNDUZ, May 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) – At least six Taliban militants were killed and 10 others wounded as fighter planes bombarded Taliban hideouts in the northern Kunduz province on Wednesday, the Ministry of Defence said in a statement today. Acting on tip off, the raids, conducted late Wednesday night, the fighter…

Two Killed, Hundreds Of Houses Damaged As Whirlwind Hits Indonesia’s Lampung

JAKARTA, May 21 (NNN-ANTARA) – At least two people were killed and six others injured, as whirlwind destroyed hundreds of houses in Indonesia’s western Lampung province, a disaster agency official said. The natural disaster struck the districts of Tulang Bawang and Mesuji on Wednesday night, Head of the Provincial Disaster…

Israeli Court Orders Netanyahu To Attend Trial’s Opening

JERUSALEM, May 21 (NNN-WAFA) – The Israeli court, on Wednesday, ordered Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to appear at the first court session of his upcoming corruption trial. The Jerusalem District Court rejected a request filed by Netanyahu’s lawyers on Tuesday, to exempt him from appearing for the hearing. The lawyers…

Turkey Rejects Israel’s Plans To Annex West Bank

ANKARA, May 21 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey rejects Israel’s plan to annex the West Bank, Turkish Presidential Spokesperson, Ibrahim Kalin, said on Wednesday, emphasising, Ankara will support all measures against Israel’s such actions. “Turkey rejects and calls on the world to reject any annexation plan by Israel … Turkey will support…

Iraqi Intelligence Captures Daesh Leader

BAGHDAD, May 21 (NNN-NINA) – The Iraqi National Intelligence Service (INIS) on Wednesday, announced it arrested a leader of the Daesh. “The terrorist, named Abdul-Nasser Qardash, a former candidate to succeed the (dead leader) Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, has been arrested,” INIS said in a statement on its official Twitter account.…

18 Killed In Houthi Rebel Attack In Central Yemen

SANAA, May 21 (NNN-SABA) – At least 18 fighters were killed on Wednesday, as the Yemeni government army defeated an attack by the Houthi rebels, in the central province of Bayda, a government security source said. The Houthi attack targeted positions of the government forces in Kaniyah area, in northeast…

Turkey Confirms 972 New COVID-19 Cases, 152,587 In Total

ANKARA, May 21 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish Health Minister, Fahrettin Koca, on Wednesday, reported 972 new COVID-19 cases and 23 more deaths in the country. The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has surged to 152,587, while the death toll climbed to 4,222, the minister tweeted. Turkish authorities conducted 20,838 tests…

Saudi Arabia’s COVID-19 Cases Surpass 60,000

RIYADH, May 21 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia’s COVID-19 cases, on Wednesday, exceeded 60,000, with nearly 2,700 new infections, it was reported. Saudi Health Ministry spokesperson, Mohammed Al-Abdulaali, told the daily press briefing that, the kingdom reported 2,691 new cases, raising the overall infections to 62,545. The death toll of the…