Iraqi PM Discusses Cooperation With UN, U.S. Delegation

BAGHDAD, Nov 19 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi Prime Minister, Adel Abdul Mahdi, held two meetings with the United Nations top envoy to Iraq and the U.S. ambassador to Iraq, discussing cooperation between Iraq, the international organisation and the United States. A statement by his media office said, Abdul Mahdi discussed with…

Turkey, Russia Hold 8th Round Of Joint Patrol In Northern Syria

ANKARA, Nov 19 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish and Russian troops held the eighth round of joint patrol in northern Syria, under a deal reached last month, for withdrawal of Syrian Kurdish fighters, said Turkey’s Defence Ministry. “Turkish and Russian units completed their eighth joint land patrol, according to plan with the…

Jordan Stresses Nothing Can Change Illegitimacy Of Israeli Settlements

AMMAN, Nov 19 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan on Monday said, Israeli settlements in Palestine are illegal, and represent a breach of international law and legitimacy resolutions. According to a statement by the Foreign Ministry, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ayman Safadi, said, Jordan’s stance in this regard was firm. The minister stressed…

Yemen’s Houthis Seize Three Ships, One Belongs To Saudi Arabia

SANAA, Nov 19 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s Houthi rebels said, they seized a Saudi ship, along with two other vessels, in Yemeni waters, about 4.83 km off Uqban Island, on the Red Sea, Houthi TV, al-Masirah, reported. “The ships, including the Saudi ship, named Rabigh 3, were moved to Salif port,…

Palestinians Slam U.S. Over Remarks On Israeli Settlements

RAMALLAH/GAZA, Nov 19 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinians condemned, on Monday, U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, who said that the Israeli settlements in the West Bank do not violate international law. Pompeo’s declaration “is void, rejected, condemned and totally contradicts international law,” said Nabil Abu Rudeineh, spokesman of the Palestinian Presidency,…

Trump Administration Says Israeli Settlements Are Not Illegal

RAMALLAH/GAZA, Palestine, Nov 19 (NNN-WAFA) – Remarks by U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, that Israeli settlements in the West Bank “don’t contradict international laws” have outraged the Palestinians. The Palestinian Presidency, the Palestinian Authority, the Executive Committee of Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), the Islamic Hamas movement and the Palestinian…

Jordan, NATO Discuss Means To Boost Ties

AMMAN, Nov 19 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), discussed in a meeting in Amman, ways to boost cooperation and exchange expertise, it was reported. At the meeting, between a NATO delegation and Jordan’s Prime Minister, Omar Razzaz, the two sides discussed developments in the Middle…

UAE’s Mohamed Bin Zayed, Bangladesh PM Explore Prospects For Joint Cooperation

ABU DHABI, Nov 18 (NNN-WAM) – Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE’s Armed Forces, met Sheikh Hasina Wazed, Prime Minister of Bangladesh, on the sidelines of the 16th Dubai Airshow, where they discussed ways to bolster friendship and…

China-Laos Railway Tunnel Completed, 43 Days Ahead Of Schedule

VIENTIANE, Nov 18 (NNN-KPL) – A Key tunnel of China-Laos railway, has been drilled through by China Railway No. 8 Engineering Group (CREC-8), near the ancient Lao capital of Luang Prabang, some 220 km north of the capital, Vientiane. With the roar of the excavator, the last piece of rock…

Chinese Medical Team Provide Free Eye Surgeries To Nepali Patients

KATHMANDU, Nov 18 (NNN-NEPALNEWS) – Chinese medical team, provided free cataract surgeries, to over 50 Nepali patients, in the last two days here, as part of programmes to strengthen medical cooperation between the two countries. The medical team, under China’s Shenzhen Chaoqing Charity, conducted the surgeries, the fifth of its…