16th China Trade Fair Opens In Amman

AMMAN, Dec 11 (NNN-PETRA) – The 16th China Trade Fair, kicked off in Amman on Tuesday, displaying various Chinese products, in the machinery and home-life sectors. Jordan’s Minister of Industry, Trade, and Supply, Tariq Hammouri, inaugurated the expo, in the presence of Chinese Ambassador to Jordan, Pan Weifang. The minister…

Qatar Lacks Seriousness To End Gulf Dispute: Bahraini FM

MANAMA, Dec 11 (NNN-BNA) – Bahraini Foreign Minister, Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, expressed disappointment, at Qatar’s “lack of seriousness,” to end its dispute with the four boycotting Arab countries. He noted that, Qatar only sent an official, who lacked any authority or instruction to end the dispute, to…

Afghanistan’s Karzai Says US Cash Fuelled Corruption

KABUL, Dec 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Afghanistan’s former president, argued Tuesday that, Washington helped fuel corruption in his nation, by spending hundreds of millions of dollars over the past two decades, without accountability. In an interview with The Associated Press, Hamid Karzai responded to findings from a trove of newly published…

Israeli Lawmakers Submit Bill Calling For Dissolving Parliament To Hold New Elections

JERUSALEM, Dec 11 (NNN-MA’AN) – A parliamentary dissolution bill was submitted by two lawmakers, from Israel’s main parties, as the country is headed for a third round of elections within a year. The bill was introduced by Miki Zohar, a lawmaker from Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud party, and…

Hamas Denies Holding Secret Talks On Long-Term Truce With Israel

GAZA, Palestine, Dec 11 (NNN-WAFA) – The Islamic Hamas movement, denied on Tuesday, some media reports alleging that it is holding secret talks with Israel, on reaching a long-term truce in the Gaza Strip. Hamas, which has been ruling the coastal Palestinian enclave since 2007, said that, “the movement denies…

Egyptian, Chinese Officials Hail Progress In Joint Construction Of Egypt’s New Capital

CAIRO, Dec 11 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian and Chinese officials, hailed the progress in co-building massive skyscrapers in Egypt’s new administrative capital. At the construction site, 50 km east of the Egyptian capital Cairo, China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC), marked the progress with Egyptian partners in a ceremonial conference, attended…

Uzbekistan’s Central Election Commission Ready For Parliamentary Elections Early Voting

TASHKENT, Dec 11 (NNN-CAN) – Early voting for parliamentary elections in Uzbekistan will be held from Dec 12-18, the country’s Central Election Commission (CEC) said, Tuesday. “All polling stations are ready for early voting, in the elections to the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis (Parliament) and local authorities,” Deputy…

Iran To Hold Joint Naval Drill With Caspian Sea States Soon

TEHRAN, Iran, Dec 11 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran said, Tuesday, that, it will stage a joint naval drill with Caspian Sea littoral states, in the near future, Tehran Times daily reported. Iranian Navy Commander, Hossein Khanzadi, was quoted as saying that, the naval drill aims “to counter any insecurity and terrorist…

Protesters Storm Municipality In Lebanon’s Tripoli, After Building Collapse Kills Two Syrians

BEIRUT, Dec 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – Hundreds of protesters stormed the municipal building, of the Lebanese northern town of Mina, in Tripoli city, after the death of two Syrians, in the collapse of a building in the town, LBCI TV channel reported. Protesters broke windows, destroyed furniture and appliances, and set…

Duterte To Lift Martial Law In Southern Philippines

MANILA, Dec 11 (NNN-PNA) – Philippine President, Rodrigo Duterte, decided to lift martial law in Mindanao, in the southern Philippines, his spokesman said, after three times of extension since 2017. “(Duterte) made the decision, following the assessment of his security and defence advisers, of the weakening of terrorist and extremist…