Jordan Signs Six New Industrial Investment Deals

AMMAN, Jordan, Sept 2 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan on Sunday, announced the signing of six agreements for investment in the industrial sector. The Jordan Industrial Estates Company said that, it signed deals to attract industrial investment in Salt and Madaba areas, in the country. At the signing ceremony, Jordan’s Minister of…

Oman To Organise Omani-Chinese Press Forum In Beijing

MUSCAT, Oman, Sept 2 (NNN-ONA) – The Omani Journalists Association (OJA), announced that, it will organise the “Omani-Chinese Press Forum” in Beijing, from Sept. 10 to 12. According to a press release of the OJA, the forum will be held in cooperation with the Omani embassy in China. It is…

Arab League Voices “Full Solidarity” With Lebanon Against Israeli Strikes

CAIRO, Egypt, Sept 2 (NNN-MENA) – The Arab League (AL), voiced its concern over the ongoing military escalation between Israel and Lebanon, stressing “full solidarity” with Beirut in confronting any aggression. “AL Secretary-General, Ahmed Aboul-Gheit, is following up with concern the developments of fire exchange in the border areas between…

Cease-Fire In Syria’s Idlib “Temporary”: Official

DAMASCUS, Syria, Sept 2 (NNN-SANA) – The cease-fire that was declared recently by the Syrian army, in the last major rebel stronghold in the northwestern province of Idlib is “temporary,” Syria’s presidential adviser, Buthaina Shabaan, said. He said, the Turkish army, which entered parts of Idlib, will be “forced” to…

Palestinian Official Condemns Honduras’s Move To Open Diplomatic Office In Jerusalem

RAMALLAH, Palestine, Sept 2 (NNN-WAFA) – A senior official in the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), condemned the opening of a diplomatic office for Honduras in Jerusalem, as an “extension” of its embassy in Tel Aviv. “Opening this office is a violation and contrary to international law,” Saeb Erekat, secretary general…

Jordan, Sweden Stress Need For Continued Support To UN Relief Agency

AMMAN, Jordan, Sept 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – Jordan’s Foreign Minister, Ayman Safadi, and his Swedish counterpart, Margot Wallstrom, underlined the need to ensure the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) can continue to provide services to Palestinian refugees. In a press statement released in Amman, the ministers agreed…

Update: ICRC Says 130 Presumed Dead In Saudi-Led Airstrike On Yemen Prison

SANAA, Yemen, Sept 2 (NNN-SABA) – At least 130 prisoners were presumed dead, when a Saudi-led airstrike hit a detention facility in Yemen’s central province of Dhamar, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said, in a statement, on Sunday night. “The facility held around 170 detainees and 40…

Iran Condemns Deadly Airstrikes On Yemen Prison By Saudi-Led Coalition

TEHRAN, Iran, Sept 2 (NNN-IRNA) – The Iranian Foreign Ministry, on Sunday, strongly condemned the deadly airstrikes on a Yemen prison by the Saudi-led coalition. In a statement, the Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Abbas Mousavi, said that, “the bombardment of the detention centre was the latest war crime, committed by…

New Storm To Bring More Rain To Northeastern Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand, Sept 2 (NNN-TNA) – The Thai Meteorological Department (TMD), warned on Sunday evening that Thailand’s northeastern region was bracing for more rain until Tuesday (tomorrow), due to the impact of a less severe storm. The TMD said, tropical storm Podul has left Thailand already, but warned of a…

Gunman Of U.S. Texas Shooting Identified

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Police Department of Odessa, U.S. state of Texas, posted a message on Facebook Sunday, saying the shooter, who killed seven people in west Texas has been identified as 36-year-old Seth Aaron Ator, from Odessa. During a news conference held Sunday, in the University…