Iraq’s Hashd Shaabi Forces Shoot Down Unknown Drone In Eastern Iraq

BAGHDAD, Sept 12 (NNN-NINA) – Paramilitary Hashd Shaabi forces, on Wednesday, said that, they shot down an unknown drone, which tried to bomb the Iraqi forces, in Iraq’s eastern province of Diyala. The Hashd Shaabi successfully shot down the drone after they discovered it above the area, the statement added.…

Saudi Arabia Says Netanyahu Annexation Pledge A ‘Dangerous Escalation’

RIYADH, Sept 12 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia condemned as a “dangerous escalation,” Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu’s controversial pledge, to annex the Jordan Valley in the occupied West Bank, if he is re-elected in the Sept 17 polls. “The kingdom affirms that, this declaration is a very dangerous escalation against…

Kuwait Condemns Netanyahu’s Plan To Annex Jordan Valley

KUWAIT, Sept 12 (NNN-KUNA) – Kuwait condemned “in the strongest possible terms” Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu’s intentions to annex the Jordan Valley, if he wins the re-election, the Kuwait’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. A source from the ministry, said, such an announcement is a “serious and flagrant violation”…

Iraqi PM Discusses Cooperation With UN, Turkey

BAGHDAD, Sept 12 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi Prime Minister, Adel Abdul Mahdi, held two meetings with the United Nations top envoy to Iraq and the Turkish ambassador to Iraq, discussing cooperation between Iraq, the international organisation and neighbouring Turkey. A statement by his office said, Abdul Mahdi discussed with Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert,…

Turkish President, German Chancellor Hold Phone Call Over Bilateral Ties, Regional Developments

ANKARA, Sept 12 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, held a phone conversation on Wednesday (yesterday), with German Chancellor, Angela Merkel. Erdogan and Merkel discussed migration, developments in Syria and Libya, as well as, bilateral relations, the Turkish Presidential Communication Office said, in a statement. Turkey has threatened the…

Sirens Sound In Southern Israel After Rocket Fire From Gaza

GAZA, Palestine, Sept 12 (NNN-WAFA) – Sirens sounded on Wednesday night (last night), in southern Israel, after several rocket-propelled grenades were fired at the Zikim area from the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army said. The firing of rockets came, after Israeli war jets attacked a military post, which is known…

16 Percent Of Ghanaian Have No Access To Clean Water: Ngo’s

ACCRA, Ghana, Sept 11 (NNN-GNA) – Ghana faces a looming health crisis, as 16 percent of its citizens have no access to clean water, said a report by multiple Ghanaian non-governmental organisations. The Coalition of NGOs in Water, Sanitation (CONIWAS) said, 50 percent of Ghanaian schools suffered clean water shortages,…

About 30 Militants Killed In N. Afghan Airstrike

TALUQAN, Afghanistan, Sept 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) – About 30 Taliban militants were killed, in an airstrike in Afghanistan’s northern Takhar province, Tuesday night, a local source said today (Wednesday). “The strike was conducted, acting on a specific intelligence input on outskirts of Khwaja Bahawuddin district. Some 30 militants were also wounded…

31 Shiite Pilgrims Killed, 100 Wounded In Stampede In Iraq’s Karbala

BAGHDAD, Sept 11 (NNN-NINA) – At least 31 Shiite pilgrims were killed and some 100 others wounded on Tuesday, in a stampede in the holy Shiite city of Karbala, in the south of Baghdad, Iraq’s Health Ministry said. The incident took place in the afternoon, during the major Shiite ritual…

Iran Urges India To Defy U.S. Oil Sanctions

TEHRAN, Sept 11 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran has urged India to reject the U.S. oil trade ban imposed on Iran, Press TV reported on Tuesday. If India defies the U.S. sanctions, it would take advantage of the opportunities offered by the Iranian oil and gas sectors, Iran’s Ambassador to India, Ali…