Islamic Summit Reaffirms Palestinians’ Right To Statehood

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, June 2 (NNN-SPA) – The Islamic Summit on Saturday reaffirmed the Palestinians’ right to statehood, in its final communique. Held in Islam’s holiest city, Mecca, along with Gulf and Arab summits, the summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, reiterated the centrality of the issues of Palestine…

Nine Bodies Of Daesh-Kidnapped Truffle Collectors Found In Western Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq, June 2 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi security forces, on Saturday, found burned remains of nine truffle collectors, kidnapped and killed by the Daesh militants in the western province of Anbar, Iraqi military and a security source said. The remains were found in a desert area, in the west of…

Syrian Army Shows Tonnes Of C-4 Explosives Found In Daraa

DARAA, Syria, June 2 (NNN-SANA) – The Syrian army, on Saturday, showed to media outlets a large amount of C-4 explosives they found in the southern province of Daraa. An estimated four tonnes of C-4 explosives were found in the Yarmouk Basin area, in the countryside of Daraa, the army…

Iraq Exports Over 110 Million Barrels Of Crude In May: Ministry

BAGHDAD, Iraq, June 2 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi Oil Ministry said on Saturday, that, it exported more than 110 million barrels of crude oil in May, bringing in revenue of over seven billion U.S. dollars. “Iraq’s total exports of crude oil in May reached about 110.7 million barrels, at an average…

621 Syrian Refugees Return Home From Lebanon

BEIRUT, Lebanon, June 2 (NNN-NNA) — About 621 Syrian refugees, on Saturday, returned to their homeland from Lebanon, an online independent newspaper reported. Refugees gathered in different areas in Lebanon, including Nabatieh, Tripoli, Beirut and Bekaa, while the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), secured their return to Syria…

Suspected Al-Qaeda Gunmen Attack Military Checkpoint In SE Yemen

ADEN, Yemen, June 2 (NNN-SABA) – At least two Yemeni soldiers were killed on Saturday, during an attack launched by suspected al-Qaeda gunmen, in Yemen’s south-eastern province of Hadramout, a security official said. The local official, based in the province, said that, a group of gunmen, believed to be members…

Three Civilians Killed, Four Daesh Militants Captured In Eastern Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq, June 1 (NNN-NINA) – Three Iraqi civilians were killed by unidentified gunmen, in Iraq’s eastern province of Diyala on Saturday, while security forces captured four Daesh militants in the province, a security source and the Iraqi military intelligence, said. The three civilians killed were in a village near…

Syria Intercepts Israeli Missile South Of Damascus

DAMASCUS, Syria, June 2 (NNN-SANA) – The Syrian air defences, intercepted an Israeli missile attack, south of the capital Damascus, before daybreak today (Sunday), the state TV reported. The Syrian air defences responded to enemy targets in the southern countryside of Damascus, said the report, giving no further details. Israel…

China Makes Three-Point Proposal On Enhancing Defence Cooperation In Asia-Pacific

SINGAPORE, June 2 (NNN-CNA) – China made a three-point proposal on enhancing defence cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region at the Shangri-La Dialogue held here. Addressing a special session on “New Model of defence cooperation” during the dialogue, Major General Ci Guowei, chief of the Office for International Military Cooperation of…

Libyan Government Forces Progress Against East-Based Army In Southern Tripoli

TRIPOLI, Libya, June 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Forces of the UN-backed Libyan government, progressed against rival east-based army in the south of the capital, Tripoli, as the armed conflict continues between the two parties. “Following a well-established plan, our forces managed to progress in two axes in southern Tripoli, destroyed a…