Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Locked In Dangerous Paralysis: UN Political Affairs Chief

UNITED NATIONS, July 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Israeli-Palestinian conflict continues to be locked in a dangerous paralysis that is fuelling extremism and exacerbating tensions in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, the UN political affairs chief said. Addressing a Security Council’s quarterly open debate on the Middle East, Under-Secretary-General for…

Armed Men Rob Bank Transport Vehicle Of 20 Million Yemeni Riyals

SANAA, Yemen, July 24 (NNN-SABA) – Armed men robbed Yemeni central bank’s transport vehicle of 20 million Yemeni riyals (799,120 usd), while it was to deliver salaries to the Telecommunications Ministry’s branch. The branch is located in the southern Yemeni province of Lahj, a pro-government news website reported. The gunmen…

Arrest Warrants Issued For 11 Senior Iraqi Officials Suspected Of Corruption: PM

BAGHDAD, Iraq, July 24 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi Prime Minister, Adel Abdul Mahdi, said that, arrest warrants were issued for 11 ministers and ministerial-level officials suspected of corruption. A total of 1,367 cases of corruption have been referred to the integrity courts, with 4,117 cases not resolved yet, in various government…

Jordan, Turkey Highlight Palestinian Issue As Mideast Top Agenda

AMMAN, Jordan, July 24 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan and Turkey highlighted the Palestinian issue as the top agenda in the Middle East. The declaration was jointly made by Jordanian Foreign Minister, Ayman Safadi, and his Turkish counterpart, Mevlut Cavusoglu, during their meeting in Amman. The two officials also underlined the two-state…

Remains Of 70 Kurdish Bodies Dug Out In Southern Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq, July 24 (NNN-NINA) – Iraq dug out the remains of at least 70 apparently Kurdish bodies, at a mass grave in Iraq’s southern province of Muthanna. According to a statement by the Martyrs Foundation, the mass grave dates back to the former regime of Saddam Hussein, while a…

Iran Says Closer Ties To Iraq Will Preserve Regional Stability

TEHRAN, Iran, July 24 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian President, Hassan Rouhani, said that, closer ties with neighbouring Iraq would ensure regional stability, amid heightened tensions between Tehran and the West. Last week, Iran seized the British-flagged tanker, Stena Impero, in Omani waters, which was met with backlash from Gulf states. Tehran…

Houthi Rebels Attack Government Headquarters In Yemen’s Hodeidah

ADEN, Yemen, July 24 (NNN-SABA) – A Yemeni military spokesman, Waddah Dubaish, said that, the Houthi rebels attacked headquarters of the government team, at the Redeployment Coordination Committee (RCC), in the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah. “The Houthi bombing caused injury to a staff member at the headquarters of…

Offices, Schools Closed After Power Outage In Venezuela

CARACAS, Venezuela, July 24 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Venezuelan authority, said that, regular work and educational activities will be suspended, to assist restoration of electrical services, after the country was hit by a massive blackout. Minister of Communication and Information, Jorge Rodriguez, tweeted that, the temporary suspension on Tuesday, would assist…

DPRK’s Kim Inspects Newly Built Submarine

PYONGYANG, N. Korea, July 24 (NNN-KCNA) – Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), recently made an on-site inspection of a newly built submarine. The submarine will perform its duty in the operational waters of the East Sea of Korea, and its operational deployment…

Bolivia, Iran Strengthen Cooperative Relations

LA PAZ, Bolivia, July 24 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Bolivian President, Evo Morales, met with Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, in the city of Santa Cruz, to strengthen diplomatic, cooperation and trade ties between the two countries. “We talked about implementing a nanotechnology laboratory and a medicine factory. They also…