Syria’s Rukban Refugee Camp May Close In Late Oct

MOSCOW, Sept 19 (NNN-TASS) – The resettlement of refugees from the battered Rukban camp in southern Syria, may be completed in Oct, if U.S.-backed rebels don’t torpedo it, the Russian Defence Ministry said. The Russian Centre for Reconciliation of the Opposing Parties and the Control of the Movement of Refugees…

Gas Stations Close All Over Lebanon In Protest Against Dollar Shortage

BEIRUT, Sept 19 (NNN-NNA) – Gas stations in Lebanon held, on Wednesday, a nationwide strike, as they were forced to pay higher rates, when exchanging Lebanese pounds into U.S. dollars. “We are losing money because we buy fuel from our suppliers by paying in U.S. dollars, while we sell it…

UAE’s Fujairah Refined Product Stocks Jump 13 Percent After Aramco Attacks

DUBAI, Sept 19 (NNN-WAM) – Refined product stocks at Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, climbed by 13 percent in the week to Sept 16, with increases in all categories after two Aramco oil facilities in Saudi Arabia were attacked. According to data, released by the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone (FOIZ), total…

Israeli PM Cancels UN Visit After Failure To Secure Majority In Election Re-Run

JERUSALEM, Sept 19 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, cancelled a trip to the United Nations General Assembly in New York, a gathering he usually attends to advance Israeli interests. His office said, he will not attend the event next week, during which he was supposed to meet U.S.…

Oman Shows Readiness To Welcome Chinese Tourists

MUSCAT, Sept 19 (NNN-ONA) – Omani Ministry of Tourism organised a workshop, aimed at introducing Oman to China’s market, to attract Chinese tourists. The workshop, titled “Omani Tourism Readiness to Receive Chinese Tourists,” was held in the Omani capital Muscat, in the presence of Maitha Saif Al Mahrouqi, undersecretary of…

Kuwaiti Army Raises Level Of Combat Readiness

KUWAIT, Sept 19 (NNN-KUNA) – Kuwaiti army raised the level of combat readiness of some units, as part of precautionary measures, Kuwaiti Armed Forces said. These measures are taken “to preserve security of the country and the integrity of its territory, water and airspace, from any possible dangers,” the headquarters…

Yemen’s Houthis Dismiss Iran’s Involvement In Aramco Attack

SANAA, Sept 19 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s Houthi rebels denied any involvement by Iran, in their attacks that targeted two Aramco oil plants in Saudi Arabia this week. The group’s spokesman, Yahya Saree, made the remarks, in a televised press conference from Sanaa, minutes after Saudi Arabia displays fragments of the…

Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Threaten Strikes Against Dubai And Abu Dhabi

“We announced that we have dozens of targets in the UAE, among them Abu Dhabi and Dubai, and that they can be targeted at any moment,” Houthi military spokesman, Brigadier Yahya Saree, said. SANAA, Sept 19 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis, threatened to attack dozens of targets in the United…

Two Jordanians Kidnapped In Libya Set Free

AMMAN, Sept 19 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan said that, two of three Jordanians who were kidnapped in Libya last year, have been released. Jordan’s Foreign Minister, Ayman Safadi, received a phone call last week, from his Libyan counterpart, Mohamed El Taher Seyala, over Tripoli’s decision to release the two Jordanians, the…

Yemeni Gov’t Forces Dismantle Houthi-Laid Minefield In Hodeidah

ADEN, Sept 19 (NNN-SABA) – Yemeni government forces declared, a large minefield, planted by the Houthi rebels in the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah was dismantled. “A team of explosives experts managed to dismantle a minefield planted by the Houthis in Khokhah district of Hodeidah, and protected civilians living…