Saudi King, Russian President Discuss Cooperation In Oil Markets

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Feb 20 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi King, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, discussed, on Tuesday, with Russian President, Vladimir Putin, cooperation to achieve stability in oil markets, it was reported. They focused on the oil markets, during a telephone call made by the Saudi King, in order to…

Jordan To Highlight Progress In Reforms, Investment Potential In London Conference

AMMAN, Jordan, Feb 20 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan said that, it will highlight investment opportunities and reforms it has undertaken, under the London Initiative, in an international conference on Feb 28. The conference, co-hosted by the British and Jordanian governments, is part of activities by the Kingdom to boost exports, attract…

Turkey To Spend 23 Million USD In Turkstream Pipeline In 2019

ANKARA, Turkey, Feb 20 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey plans to invest an equivalent of 23 million U.S. dollars in 2019, for the land section of the TurkStream natural gas pipeline, the government’s 2019 investment plan said. The official statement said that the government will spend a total of 217.91 million Turkish…

Iraqi Nationals Constitute Most Daesh Remnants In Syria: Iraqi PM

BAGHDAD, Iraq, Feb 20 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi Prime Minister, Adel Abdul Mahdi, said that, most of the Daesh militants remaining in Syria are Iraqi citizens, asserting that, Iraqi forces are closely following the situation there. “We will wait and watch the movements in Syria, as it is purported that Daesh…

Kuwait Inks 39.44-Million-USD Loan Deal To Fund Road Construction In Bosnia And Herzegovina

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait, Feb 20 (NNN-KUNA) – Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED), signed on Tuesday, a loan agreement with Bosnia and Herzegovina worth 11.6 million Kuwaiti dinars (39.44 million U.S. dollars), to fund its road construction project. The project aims to develop transportation between Bosnia and Herzegovina, to…

Iran Says Pakistani Nationals Involved In Suicide Attack On Guards

TEHRAN, Iran, Feb 20 (NNN-IRNA) – A senior Iranian military commander, said that, the security forces have arrested two Pakistani nationals, as the suspects linked to the recent terrorist attack in south-eastern Iran. “The suicide bomber and two elements of the terrorist team, targeting IRGC forces were Pakistanis,” Commander of…

Clashes With Israeli Soldiers In Northern Gaza Wound 20 Palestinians: Medics

Photo courtesy Anadolu GAZA, Palestine, Feb 20 (NNN-MA’AN) – At least 20 Palestinians were shot and wounded, on Tuesday evening, during clashes between hundreds of Palestinian demonstrators and Israeli soldiers in northern Gaza Strip, close to the border with Israel. Ashraf al-Qedra, Health Ministry spokesman in Gaza, told reporters that…

100 Australian Daesh Militants Unaccounted For In Middle East: Gov’t

CANBERRA, Australia, Feb 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The fate of as many as 100 Australians, who left the country to fight for the Daesh, remains unknown, the Australian government said. Of the 230 Australians who travelled to the conflict zone in the Middle East, to take up the fight for the…

Pakistan Calls Back Envoy In India Amid Tensions

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Feb 18 (NNN-PPI) – Pakistani Foreign Ministry spokesman, Mohammad Faisal, said today, the country’s high commissioner in India was called back, and left New Delhi Monday morning. He said on his official Twitter that, “we have called back our High Commissioner in India for consultations.” The announcement came,…

Afghan Police Arrest 23 Drug Suspects Within A Week

KABUL, Afghanistan, Feb 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Afghan police have arrested 23 drug traffickers within a week, said a statement of Afghanistan’s Counter-Narcotics Criminal Justice Task Force on Monday (today). “During the past seven days, the Counter Narcotics Police of Afghanistan and detective security organisation arrested 23 people, relating to…