ADNOC Finalises Refining Partnership Deals With Italy’s Eni, Austria’s OMV

DUBAI, United Arab Emirate, Aug 1 (NNN-WAM) – The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), on Wednesday announced, it has finalised landmark strategic equity partnerships, with Italian Eni and Austrian OMV companies, in the oil refining field. The agreement, which had been announced in Jan, includes one of the world’s…

UAE Says Maritime Meeting With Iran “Satisfying”

DUBAI, United Arab Emirate, Aug 1 (NNN-WAM) – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Foreign Ministry said, results of the sixth joint meeting with Iran, on maritime affairs, were “satisfying.” “The meeting was a continuation of the previous meetings of the joint committee, which was formed to discuss routine maritime issues,…

China Vows To Boost Cooperation With Iraq’s Kurdistan

BAGHDAD, Iraq, Aug 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – China’s Consul General in Erbil, Ni Ruchi, confirmed China’s desire to strengthen cooperation, with Iraq’s semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan, the Chinese consulate general said. Ni held a meeting in Erbil, with President of Kurdistan, Nechirvan Barzani, during which, the Chinese diplomat hailed the longstanding…

Jordan Reaffirms Stance On Palestinian Issue

AMMAN, Jordan, Aug 1 (NNN-PETRA) – King Abdullah II of Jordan, on Wednesday, received Jared Kushner, senior adviser to U.S. President, Donald Trump, who is visiting Jordan, as part of a regional tour. Discussing efforts to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the Jordanian leader stressed the need to achieve just, comprehensive…

Qatar, Iraq Discuss Stronger Security Cooperation

DOHA, Qatar, Aug 1 (NNN-QNA) – Qatari Prime Minister and Interior Minister, Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, on Wednesday, discussed with visiting Iraqi Interior Minister, Yasin al-Yaseri, means to boost security cooperation. Sheikh Abdullah received the Iraqi interior minister and his delegation, currently on a visit to…

Six Security Members Killed In Two Attacks In Central Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq, Aug 1 (NNN-NINA) – A total of six security members were killed on Wednesday, in two attacks by gunmen, believed to be affiliated with the Daesh group, in Iraq’s central province of Salahudin. In one attack, gunmen attacked in the evening, a security checkpoint, manned by police and…

Landslides, Floods Displace Over 100 Families In Central Yemen

SANAA, Yemen, Aug 1 (NNN-SABA) – At least 127 families have fled their homes in central Yemen, over the past week, due to landslides and floods, local media reported on Wednesday. Daily torrential rains throughout the past week have caused floods and triggered landslides, on two villages in the Ibb…

Iran’s FM Dismisses U.S. Fresh Sanctions

TEHRAN, Iran, Aug 1 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, today (Thursday), dismissed U.S. decision to put sanctions on him. “Thank you for considering me such a huge threat to your agenda,” Zarif tweeted, following an announcement by the U.S. administration, on Wednesday, that the designation of Zarif…

ASEAN Fm’s Welcome Efforts, Progress On COC Negotiations

BANGKOK, Thailand, Aug 1 (NNN-TNA) – Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), welcomed the efforts and progress made by the bloc members and China, in negotiations on the Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea. At the China-ASEAN foreign ministers’ meeting here, Chinese State…

Iran “Determined” To Drop More Nuke Commitments, If Interests Not Met: FM

TEHRAN, Iran, Aug 1 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, said that, the Islamic Republic is determined to suspend more of its commitments, under a 2015 landmark nuclear deal, if the European signatories fail to uphold their end of the deal. Zarif made the remarks on the sidelines…