EU Commission Proposes Providing 500 Million Euros To Jordan

AMMAN, Sept 10 (NNN-PETRA) – The European Commission proposed a new Macro-Financial Assistance (MFA) programme for Jordan worth up to 500 million euros (552.67 million U.S. dollars), a delegation to Jordan said, Monday. The proposed financial assistance aims to provide support to the ambitious Jordanian reform agenda, promoting jobs, growth…

Regional Forum On Environment Kicks Off In Kuwait

KUWAIT, Sept 10 (NNN-KUNA) – The ninth Regional Conservation Forum (RCF) of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Regional Office for West Asia (ROWA), kicked off on Monday in Kuwait City. The forum is co-organised by IUCN ROWA and the Environment Public Authority of Kuwait. Mariam Al-Aqeel, Kuwait’s…

Palestinian President Says U.S. Fails To Respect International Law

RAMALLAH, Palestine, Sept 10 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, said that, the United States did not respect international law, when it moved its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. Abbas said in a speech, “We always expect the U.S. … to respect the international law.” “But we discovered that it…

Israeli Soldiers Critically Wound Palestinian Man Near Ramallah

RAMALLAH, Palestine, Sept 10 (NNN-WAFA) – A Palestinian young man was critically wounded on Monday, by Israeli soldiers’ gunfire, at the entrance of the West Bank city of al-Beereh, close to Ramallah, the Palestinian Health Ministry said in a statement. The statement said that the young man was shot by…

World Energy Congress 2019 Kicks Off In UAE

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirate, Sept 10 (NNN-WAM) -The 24th World Energy Congress (WEC) kicked off in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), on Monday, gathering participants from around 150 countries and regions, to explore new energy, critical innovation and new strategies. With the theme “Energy…

Jordan, Tunisia Reaffirm Two-State Solution As Sole Way To End Palestinian-Israeli Conflict

AMMAN, Sept 10 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan and Tunisia reaffirmed their stance that the two-state solution is the only way to end the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The two sides stressed the need to fulfil the Palestinians’ rights and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state, with East Jerusalem as its capital, in…

Up To 15 Militants Killed In Airdrop Operation In Iraq’s Salahudin

BAGHDAD, Sept 10 (NNN-NINA) – The death toll of the extremist Daesh militants, in an airdrop operation on their positions, in Iraq’s central province of Salahudin, on Monday, rose to 15, the Iraqi military said. The Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS), backed by international coalition aircraft, conducted an airdrop operation on the…

Oman Suffers Over 430,000 Cyber Attacks In 2018: Official

MUSCAT, Oman, Sept 10 (NNN-ONA) – Omani cyberspace suffered more than 432,978 cyber attacks in 2018, an Omani official announced, Monday. Aziza Bint Sultan Al Rashdi, director of cybersecurity services, of the Omani National Computer Emergency Readiness Team (OCERT), released the figures, during the National Cyber Security Drill, which kicked…

Explosions Occur At Ammunition Depot In Western Iraq

BAGHDAD, Sept 10 (NNN-NINA) – Explosions at an ammunition depot occurred on Monday, at a military camp of paramilitary tribal Hashd Shaabi force, near the town of Heet, in Iraq’s western province of Anbar, a security source said. The incident took place at night when a fire broke out at…

Xi Congratulates Kim On DPRK’s Founding Anniversary

BEIJING, Sept 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – Chinese President, Xi Jinping, sent a congratulatory message on Monday (today), to Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), on the country’s 71st founding anniversary. In his message, Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC)…