74 Palestinians Injured In Clashes With Israeli Soldiers In Eastern Gaza

GAZA, Palestine, July 20 (NNN-WAFA) – A total of 74 Palestinian demonstrators were injured, during clashes with Israeli soldiers in the eastern Gaza Strip on Friday, the Health Ministry in Gaza said. Among the injured were two journalists and four field paramedics, a ministry report said, adding, 36 were injured…

Lebanese Parliament Passes 2019 State Budget: PM

BEIRUT, Lebanon, July 20 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanese Prime Minister, Saad Hariri, announced that, parliament passed the 2019 state budget, after several sessions held by the government and parliament, over the past few months. “This is only the beginning of reforms … We will be working on the 2020 budget, hoping…

Iraqi PM Orders Probe Into Drone Attack On Hashd Shaabi Camp

BAGHDAD, Iraq, July 20 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi Prime Minister, Adel Abdul-Mahdi, ordered a probe into the attack by an unmanned aircraft on a paramilitary Hashd Shaabi camp, in Iraq’s central province of Salahudin. Mahdi, also the commander-in-chief of Iraqi forces, issued a directive “to form a fact-finding committee, composed of…

10 Daesh Militants Killed In U.S.-Led Coalition Air Strike In Northern Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq, July 20 (NNN-NINA) – A total of 10 Daesh militants were killed on Friday, in an air strike by the U.S.-led coalition aircraft, in Iraq’s northern province of Nineveh, the Iraqi military said. Acting on intelligence reports, the coalition aircraft attacked a Daesh hideout, at a desert in…

Russia Ready To Deliver Su-35 Fighter Jets To Turkey

MOSCOW, Russia, July 20 (NNN-TASS) – Russia’s Rostec State Corporation, is ready to supply Su-35 fighter jets to Turkey, if Ankara expresses an interest in their purchase, Rostec chief, Sergei Chemezov, said. “If our Turkish colleagues express an interest, we are ready to discuss the deliveries of the Su-35,” the…

Russia Slams Possible New U.S. Sanctions Over Kerch Strait Incident

MOSCOW, Russia, July 20 (NNN-TASS) – Russia denounced Washington’s intention to impose new sanctions against Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) officers, over last year’s Kerch Strait incident as “pointless and harmful.” “Representatives of American political circles continue to put forward anti-Russian initiatives … There is no benefit from them, as…

AU Calls For International Action To Address Ebola Outbreak In DR Congo

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, July 20 (NNN-ENA) – The African Union (AU), called for immediate international action, on the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), which has lingered for almost one year with a high number of casualties. Speaking in a press conference at the AU Headquarters…

Britain Reacts To Seizure Of Tankers As Gulf Row With Iran Intensifies

LONDON, July 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Britain’s ambassador in Iran is in contact with government authorities in Tehran, following the seizure in the Gulf of two vessels, one of them British, Foreign Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, said, late Friday night. Hunt said, the meeting was called to review what is known and…

Iran Seizes British Oil Tanker In Strait Of Hormuz

TEHRAN, Iran, July 20 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), on Friday, seized the British oil tanker, Stena Impero, in the Strait of Hormuz, an IRGC statement said. “The British vessel was captured for failing to respect international maritime rules, while passing through the Strait of Hormuz,” said…

Iran Denies Drone Downing By U.S. In Strait Of Hormuz

TEHRAN, Iran, July 20 (NNN-IRNA) – A senior Iranian Foreign Ministry official, on Friday, denied that an Iranian drone has been shot down by the U.S. Navy in the Strait of Hormuz. On Thursday, U.S. President, Donald Trump, announced that a U.S. warship destroyed an Iranian drone in the Strait…