Jordan, Japan Discuss Cooperation, Anti-Terror War

AMMAN, Jordan, Dec 23 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan and Japan, on Sunday, discussed ways to boost cooperation in economic and defence fields, and efforts in the war against terrorism. The talks in Amman, between Jordanian Foreign Minister, Ayman Safadi, and his visiting Japanese counterpart, Keisuke Suzuki, also covered regional and international…

Erdogan Says Turkey Not To Take More Syrian Refugees Alone

ISTANBUL, Dec 23 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said on Sunday that, Turkey will not take the burden of accepting a new flow of refugees from the Syrian town of Idlib, alone. “Our more than 80,000 Idlib brothers, started to migrate towards the border of our country,” Erdogan…

Jordan Says Experimental Gas Supply By U.S. Noble Energy To Start In 2020

AMMAN, Dec 23 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan’s National Electric Power Company (NEPCO), said that, the experimental supply of natural gas by U.S.-based Noble Energy Inc. will start in early 2020. The gas supply is in line with an agreement signed between the two companies in 2016. The experimental pumping, which will…

Iranian, Indian FM Discuss Means To Boost Ties

TEHRAN, Iran, Dec 23 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, on Sunday, discussed with his visiting Indian counterpart, the means to boost relations between the two countries, particularly in economic sector. “A pleasure to co-chair the 19th Joint Commission Meeting, with India’s External Affairs Minister, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, in…

Syrian Air Defences Intercept Israeli Missile Attack

DAMASCUS, Dec 23 (NNN-SANA) – The Syrian air defences, on Sunday night (last night), intercepted missiles fired by Israel, state TV reported. People in the capital, Damascus, heard the sound of powerful explosions, as a result of the firing of air defences, triggered by the missile attack. It was reported…

Israeli Missiles Targeting Syria, Launched From Lebanon: TV Channel

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Dec 23 (NNN-NNA) – The Israeli missiles, fired into Syrian territories on Sunday night (last night), were launched from the southern Lebanese city of Sidon, Al Jadeed TV channel reported. Last month, the chief of UN Interim Force in Lebanon, filed a serious complaint to the Israeli army,…

Egypt’s President Reshuffles Cabinet

CAIRO, Dec 23 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt’s lawmakers, approved President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi’s request, to reshuffle some ministers in the government of Moustafa Madbouli. The move came, after the parliament read out, during its general session, a letter by President Sisi, on his desire to reshuffle some ministers. In the new cabinet…

Indian PM Refutes Discrimination In Citizenship Amendment Act

NEW DELHI, Dec 23 (NNN-PTI) – Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, refuted allegations that his government is discriminatory, in the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), which has triggered massive protests nationwide. “Those who resort to spreading falsehoods, I want to tell them, in the last session of parliament, we passed a…

Six Killed, 13 Injured In Las Vegas Apartment Fire

LOS ANGELES, Dec 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Six people were killed and 13 others injured, in a fire at a three-storey apartment in Las Vegas on Saturday. According to a statement released by the Las Vegas Fire Department, on Saturday afternoon, the Alpine Motel Apartments caught fire early in the morning.…

West African Nations Rename Common Currency

NAIROBI, Dec 22 (NNN-KBC) – Eight West African countries will rename their common currency, CFA franc, to “Eco,” in what Cote d’Ivoire’s President, Alassane Ouattara, called a “historic” move. Ouattara made his remarks at a press conference, in the country’s southern city of Abidjan, with French President, Emmanuel Macron, by…