Hundreds Of Jordanians Protest Start Of Natural Gas Import From Israel

AMMAN, Jan 4 (NNN-PETRA) – An experimental supply of natural gas from the Leviathan gas field was pumped to Jordan from Israel, by the Noble Energy Company. The experimental pumping will continue for three months and will test the infrastructure, prior to the flow of the actual commercial supply, according…

Egypt, Saudi, UAE, Bahrain Reject Turkey’s Decision To Deploy Troops To Libya

CAIRO, Jan 4 (NNN-MENA) – The parliaments of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Bahrain, jointly voiced rejection to Turkish intervention in Libya. In a joint statement, the legislative councils of the four Arab countries expressed “worries regarding the security challenges, foreign interventions and terrorist attacks that…

Turkey Urges U.S., Iran To Refrain From Escalating Tension

ANKARA, Jan 4 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey called on Iran and the United States to avoid unilateral steps, that would jeopardise regional stability, over the killing of Qasem Soleimani, a commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC). “We are deeply concerned about the escalating of the U.S.-Iranian tension in the…

Macron, Putin Call For Restraint Following U.S. Killing Of Iranian Commander

PARIS, Jan 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) – French President, Emmanuel Macron, and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, called on all parties to exercise restraint, to avoid any new escalation, after the killing of a top Iranian commander in a U.S. airstrike in Iraq. Over a phone call on Friday, Macron and Putin…

Pakistani PM Inaugurates Special Economic Zone Under CPEC

ISLAMABAD, Jan 4 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani Prime Minister, Imran Khan, inaugurated the Allama Iqbal Industrial City, a special economic zone (SEZ), under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), in the east Faisalabad city on Friday, the PM’s office said. Addressing the groundbreaking ceremony of the SEZ, the prime minister termed CPEC…

Egyptian FM Discusses Libyan Situation With Foreign Officials

CAIRO, Jan 4 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, discussed on Friday, the situation in Libya with foreign officials over the phone. In a statement, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said, Shoukry tackled talked with the United Nations Secretary-General, the German National Security Adviser and the European Union High Representative…

Seven Died, Nine Injured In Three-Car Crash In Philippines

MANILA, Jan 2 (NNN-PNA) – Seven people died and nine others injured, in a three-car crash in the northern Philippines, local police said today (Thursday). According to the Pampanga provincial police, the collision happened at around 6.00 p.m. (local time) on Wednesday, on a highway in Pampanga province, northern Manila.…

Oman’s Sultan Approves 2020 Budget

MUSCAT, Oman, Jan 2 (NNN-ONA) – Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman, issued on Wednesday, a royal decree that approves the country’s general budget for the fiscal year 2020. According to a statement by the Omani Ministry of Finance, the revenue of the general budget for 2020 was estimated at…

5.8-Magnitude Earthquake Hits NE Iran, No Casualties

TEHRAN, Jan 2 (NNN-IRNA) – A 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit Sangan town, in Iran’s northeastern Khorasan Razavi province, on Thursday morning, according to the Iranian Seismological Centre. According to the report, the epicentre of the quake was at the depth of eight km, 34.030 north latitude, and 60.325 east longitude, 300…

Pompeo Postpones Ukraine Trip As Situation In Iraq Worsens

BAGHDAD, Jan 2 (NNN-NINA) – U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, postpones his trip to Ukraine and four other countries, as the situation in Iraq becomes tense after demonstrators stormed the U.S. embassy in Baghdad. The U.S. embassy announced the suspension of all public consular operations, although the protesters and…