UAE Highlights Barakah Nuclear Power Plant As Key National Project

DUBAI, United Arab Emirate, March 28 (NNN-WAM) – Director-General of the Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR), Christer Viktorsson, said that the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant is the key national project of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). “FANR continues to carry out its mission as stipulated by the UAE’s nuclear…

UN Says Air Strike On Hospital In Northern Yemen Kills Seven

SANAA, Yemen, March 28 (NNN-SABA) – An air strike on a hospital in Yemen’s northern province of Saada killed seven people and wounded eight others, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Yemen (UNOCHA), said. The air strike targeted the hospital in Kitaf, UNOCHA said. Saada is…

Japan’s Position On Golan To Remain Unchanged: Spokesman

TOKYO, Japan, March 28 (NNN-MENA) – Japan’s top government spokesperson says, the country will maintain its position on the Golan Heights and will not recognise it as Israeli territory, Japan’s NHK reported. Chief Cabinet Secretary, Yoshihide Suga, spoke to reporters, following the US government’s recognition of the Golan Heights as…

Syria Urges UN Commissioner To Condemn Trump’s Recognition Of Israel’s Sovereignty Over Golan

DAMASCUS, Syria, March 28 (NNN-SANA) – The Syrian Foreign Ministry, urged the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, to publicly denounce U.S. President, Donald Trump’s recognition of Israel’s sovereignty over the Syrian Golan Heights. Trump’s decision denies the rights of the Syrians in the Golan Heights, which were…

Iraq Says 3,200-Year-Old Tablet Returned From UK

BAGHDAD, Iraq, March 28 (NNN-NINA) – The Iraqi Foreign Ministry said, a 3,200-year-old carved Babylonian stone tablet has been returned from Britain. The stone tablet was handed over to the Ministry of Culture, the foreign ministry said, in a brief statement. Earlier, the British authorities gave back the priceless artefact…

Saudi King To Start Two-Day Visit To Tunisia On Eve Of Arab Summit

TUNIS, Tunisia, March 28 (NNN-TAP) – Saudi King, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, will start a two-day visit to Tunisia from Thursday (today), Tunisian presidency said, Wednesday. The official visit is at the invitation of Tunisian President, Beji Caid Essebsi, according to the presidency. “This visit aims at strengthening the…

15 Houthi Rebels Killed In Battle With Government Troops In Northern Yemen

SANAA, Yemen, March 28 (NNN-SABA) – At least 15 Houthi rebels were killed and several others injured, in a battle against government troops in Yemen’s northern province of Saada, on Wednesday, a military official said. The battles erupted when the troops repelled an attack launched by the rebels, on the…

Nine Killed In Land Mine Explosion In Syria’s Aleppo

DAMASCUS, Syria, March 28 (NNN-SANA) – A total of nine people were killed and three others wounded, on Wednesday, by the explosion of a land mine in Syria’s northern province of Aleppo. The land mine, which is a leftover of the rebels, went off in the town of Tal Jabin,…

30 Die In Iran’s Unprecedented Floods: Official

TEHRAN, Iran, March 28 (NNN-ILMO) – At least 30 people died, in flash floods that ravaged most parts of Iran, over the last few days. The announcement was made by Mehrdad Ali Bakhshi, deputy head of the organisation, according to ILMO website. Out of the dead, 19 were from southern…

Egyptian Security Delegation Arrives In Gaza For Talks With Hamas Leaders

GAZA, Palestine, March 28 (NNN-MENA) – A senior Egyptian intelligence delegation, arrived in Gaza on Wednesday night, to hold talks with Islamic Hamas movement leaders, on further defusing tension in the strip with Israel. Security officials in Gaza said, the delegation, led by General Ahmad Abdul-Khaleq, arrived in the enclave,…