Rebel Attack Kills 17 Government Forces In Syria

DAMASCUS, Syria, April 28 (NNN-SANA) – At least 17 government soldiers were killed and 30 others wounded, on Saturday, when the rebels attacked military positions in Syria’s northern province of Aleppo, a war monitor reported on Saturday. The rebels’ attacks in the southern countryside of Aleppo started on April 20,…

Over 16,000 Syrian Refugees Leave Jordan

DAMASCUS, Syria, April 28 (NNN-SANA) – As many as 16,700 Syrian refugees have so far left Jordan and returned to Syria, a war monitor reported, on Saturday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said that, those refugees returned home voluntarily. The Syrian refugees started returning in batches from Jordan, since…

Lebanon To Hold Tourism Forum In May

BEIRUT, Lebanon, April 28 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanon’s Tourism Minister, Avedis Guidanian, said that, Lebanon will host a tourism forum in May, with the participation of more than 150 countries, local media reported. “The forum aims at boosting ties of the Lebanese private sector with foreign companies,” Guidanian was quoted as…

Iran Exports 200-Million-USD Hygiene Products, Detergents Annually

TEHRAN, Iran, April 28 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran exported detergents, cleansers, hygienic and cellulose products, worth 200 million U.S. dollars in the last Iranian year, ending on March 20, Eghtesadonline news website reported. “Hygiene and related products account for five percent of the added value generated by Iran’s industries,” Mohsen Salehinia,…

Iraq’s Cleric Suggests Closing U.S. Embassy In Baghdad Over Security Concern

BAGHDAD, Iraq, April 28 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi prominent Shiite cleric, Moqtada al-Sadr, called to stop dragging Iraq into U.S.-Iran conflict, and suggested to close the U.S. embassy in Baghdad. A statement by al-Sadr said, he is concerned about the “increase of interventions” in the Iraqi affairs that aimed at dragging…

Palestinian Dies Of Wounds Caused By Israeli Gunfire

RAMALLAH, Palestine, April 28 (NNN-WAFA) – A Palestinian young man succumbed, on Saturday, to his critical wounds caused by Israeli soldiers’ gunfire, at an Israeli army roadblock, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus, last week, medics said. The Palestinian Authority’s Health Ministry, said that, it was informed by…

Lebanese Army To Completely Control Borders With Syria

BEIRUT, Lebanon, April 28 (NNN-NNA) – British diplomatic sources in Beirut, said that, Lebanese Armed Forces will have complete control over its borders with Syria in 2019, local newspaper Asharq al-Awsat reported. “The Lebanese Armed Forces have improved their capabilities over the past 10 years, which turned them into a…

Two Daesh Militants, Civilian Killed In Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq, April 28 (NNN-NINA) – Altogether two Daesh militants and a civilian were killed Saturday, in two incidents in the Iraqi provinces of Diyala and Salahudin, security sources said. In eastern Iraq, an army helicopter gunship conducted an air strike, based on intelligence reports, on a Daesh hideout in…

Six Killed By Bombardment In Southern Yemen

ADEN, Yemen, April 28 (NNN-SABA) – At least six Yemenis, including three children, were killed on Saturday, in a bombardment that targeted their vehicle in the southern province of al-Dhalea, a security official said. The security source, said that, a car belonging to a citizen named Ali Maarshi was bombarded,…

At Least 14 Killed In Coal Mine Accident In E.Ukraine

KIEV, Ukraine, April 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) – At least 14 workers were killed, in a coal mine accident that occurred in the non-government-controlled area in Ukraine’s eastern Luhansk region, a Ukrainian official said. Pavlo Lysyanskyi, a representative of Ukraine’s ombudsman in Donetsk and Lugansk regions, wrote on Facebook that the bodies…