Iraqi President Ready To Resign Amid Political Row

BAGHDAD, Dec 27 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi President, Barham Salih, expressed his readiness to submit his resignation to parliament, after he refused to appoint the candidate, Asad al-Eidani, as prime minister-designate, the Iraqi official television reported. In a letter sent to Parliament Speaker, Mohammed al-Halbousi, Salih rejected the nomination of al-Eidani,…

Saudi Arabia, Kuwait To Resume Oil Production In Joint Oilfields

RIYADH, Dec 27 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia and Kuwait launched the countdown, to resume oil production in their joint oilfields in the shared Neutral Zone. Saudi Minister of Energy, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, and Kuwaiti Minister of Electricity and Water, Khaled Al-Fadil, launched the countdown during a visit…

1,400 Syrian Refugees Return Home From Lebanon

BEIRUT, Dec 27 (NNN-NNA) – Around 1,400 Syrian refugees returned to their homeland, from different areas in Lebanon on Thursday, local media reported. The refugees returned under the supervision of Lebanon’s general security, in cooperation with Syria’ general security, according to Elnashra, an online independent newspaper. More than one million…

20 Foreign Daesh Suspects Detained In Istanbul

ISTANBUL, Turkey, Dec 27 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish police, on Thursday, detained 20 foreign nationals and a Turkish citizen, in Istanbul, over their suspected links to the Daesh militant group. Police launched operations simultaneously, in 48 locations across the city, to capture the suspects, who were believed to have been planning…

Jordan’s Public Debt Hits 42 Billion USD

AMMAN, Dec 27 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan’s total public debt increased, in the first ten months of 2019, to 30,194 billion dinars (around 42 billion U.S. dollars). According to figures by the Jordanian finance ministry, the total debt accounted for 96.9 percent of the gross domestic product, by the end of…

Iran Increases Natural Gas Extraction From South Pars Gas Field

TEHRAN, Iran, Dec 27 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iran begins extraction of natural gas from an offshore rig, at South Pars gas field in the Gulf, on Thursday, Press TV reported. The extraction of gas will add some 14.2 million cubic metres a day, to its current output of more than 800…

Man Killed, Teen Missing Amidst Rare Rainstorms In Israel

JERUSALEM, Dec 27 (NNN-MA’AN) – A young man was killed and a teenage boy went missing, in floods caused by unusual rainstorms in Israel on Thursday. Rainstorms and thunderstorms swept through Israel, from north to south, since Wednesday night. The casualty was identified as Majd Qassem Su’ad, a shepherd from…

Over 17,000 People Affected By Air Pollution In Iran

TEHRAN, Dec 27 (NNN-IRNA) – Over 17,000 people were affected by air pollution across Iran, over the past week, Mojtaba Khaledi, spokesman for Iran Emergency Organisation, said, Thursday. “During the past seven days, 17,303 people were referred to emergency centres of hospitals, in different cities of the country, due to…

Lebanese Expatriates Demonstrate Against Central Bank’s Policies

BEIRUT, Dec 27 (NNN-NNA) – Hundreds of Lebanese expatriates took to the street on Thursday, in protest against the central bank and its policies. Protesters marched in downtown Beirut and walked to the Association of Banks in Lebanon, while chanting slogans asking the central bank’s governor to leave. The protesters…

Russia, U.S. To Mull Cooperation On Moon Orbit Station

MOSCOW, Dec 27 (NNN-TASS) – Representatives of Russian state space corporation, Roscosmos, and the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), will meet “closer to spring,” to discuss Russia’s joining the Lunar Gateway project, Roscosmos head, Dmitry Rogozin, said. Russia could contribute a backup transport system, since “you never know…