Likud Uses Hidden Cameras To Film Arab Voters In Israeli Elections

JERUSALEM, April 10 (NNN-MA’AN) – The Likud party hired hundreds of activists, to use hidden cameras to film Arab voters in polling stations, during the Israeli elections Tuesday, officials said. A police spokesman said that, “dozens” of cameras were seized by the police in Arab-majority towns throughout Israel. The Hebrew-language…

15 Killed In Twin Bombings In Syria’s Raqqa

DAMASCUS, Syria, April 10 (NNN-SANA) – Two bombings rocked Syria’s northern city of Raqqa on Tuesday, killing 15 people, a war monitor reported. The explosions took place near a military post of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the city, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The Britain-based…

Lebanon’s Central Bank Releases One Billion USD Subsidised Loans

BEIRUT, Lebanon, April 10 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanon’s Central Bank Governor, Riad Salameh, on Tuesday announced the release of a new package of subsidised loans, valued at about one billion U.S. dollars. “The new subsidised loans include 500 million U.S. dollars for the productive sectors, 220 million U.S. dollars for housing…

GCC Health Officials Meet In Kuwait To Discuss Full Health Services

KUWAIT, April 10 (NNN-KUNA) – The First Conference of the Gulf Health Council, started on Tuesday in Kuwait City, with participation of health officials of Kuwait and other member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). At the conference, Kuwaiti Minister of Health, Bassel Al-Sabah, said, one of the sustainable…

Arab League Chief Says Time Not Ripe For Syria To Restore Membership

BEIRUT, Lebanon, April 10 (NNN-NNA) – Arab League (AL) Secretary General, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, said that, the time has not come yet for Syria to restore its membership in the Arab bloc. “We have discussed the possibility of Syria restoring its membership in the Arab League, but the solution to…

Egypt Mediates To End Palestinian Prisoners’ Hunger Strike In Israeli Prisons

RAMALLAH, Palestine, April 10 (NNN-WAFA) – A Palestinian official, said that, Egypt is exerting efforts with Israel to meet the demands of Palestinian prisoners on a hunger strike in Israeli jails. “Egyptian mediators are making efforts with Israel, to implement what has been agreed upon between the prisoners and the…

Iraqi President Calls For Reducing Tension In Mideast

BAGHDAD, Iraq, April 10 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi President, Barham Salih, called for reducing tension in the Middle East, while highlighting the importance of strengthening cooperation in combating extremism and terrorism. Salih’s comments came, during his meeting with Kenneth McKenzie, commander of the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), Salih’s office said in…

Italy Pledges Continued Support, To Reduce Refugees’ Burden On Jordan

AMMAN, Jordan, April 10 (NNN-PETRA) – Italian President, Sergio Mattarella, on Tuesday said, his country is committed to continuing supporting Jordan, to overcome the consequences of the Syrian refugee crisis. The Italian president made the remarks, during a visit to the Zaatari camp for Syrian refugees, on the start of…

Tourism Minister Calls Upon Arab Countries To Lift Travel Ban On Lebanon

BEIRUT, Lebanon, April 10 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanon’s Tourism Minister, Avedis Guidanian, called upon all Arab countries, to remove their travel ban on Lebanon. “The security situation has improved remarkably,” he said, noting, the United Kingdom has allowed its citizens to visit several Lebanese areas, while France is studying this issue…

Blast In Sanaa Kills 14 Children In Schools: UNICEF

GENEVA, Switzerland, April 10 (NNN-SABA) – Sunday’s explosion in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, killed 14 children and critically injured 16 others, most of them aged under nine, a United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) spokesperson said, on Tuesday. “This is what UNICEF was able to verify, with the actual number of…