British Pound Falls As Lawmakers Rule Out Delayed Brexit

LONDON, Jan 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The British pound dipped against major currencies, as a much-anticipated amendment to postpone Brexit was rejected by the British parliament on Tuesday night. The British House of Commons on Tuesday voted 321-298, with a majority of 23, against an amendment from Labour’s Yvette Cooper, for…

Jordan To Cut Fees For Goods To Iraq In Exchange For Incentive Oil Price: Iraqi Pm

BAGHDAD, Iraq, Jan 30 (NNN-PETRA) – Iraqi Prime Minister, Adel Abdul Mahdi, on Tuesday, said that, the Jordanian government will reduce fees for goods to Iraq, in exchange for importing 10,000 barrels of crude oil daily from Iraq, in preferential prices. At a press conference, after the weekly cabinet meeting,…

Yemeni Government Seeks To Unfreeze Bank Accounts In Foreign Countries

ADEN, Yemen, Jan 30 (NNN-SABA) – The Saudi-backed Yemeni government, started Tuesday, talks with foreign diplomatic missions, in an attempt to unfreeze its bank accounts, being frozen abroad, as a result of the country’s conflict. In the southern port city of Aden, Governor of the Central Bank of Yemen (CBY),…

Chinese Traditional Musical Performance Praised By Kuwaiti Audience

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait, Jan 30 (NNN-KUNA) – A traditional Chinese musical performance was held in Hawally Governorate, in Kuwait, on Tuesday. The art show, performed by an orchestra from Nanjing, China, was warmly welcomed by the Kuwaiti people. The artistes presented the audience Chinese culture with traditional musical instruments, such…

France Denies Reports Of Stopping Aid To Lebanese Army

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Jan 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) – France has denied media reports that France had suspended its support to the Lebanese army, to protest Hezbollah’s continued military mobilisation, said the French Embassy in Lebanon, on Tuesday. “France did not stop its military aid to Lebanon, and French President, Emmanuel Macron will…

Gunmen Kill Three In Coffee Shop Near Iraq’s Capital

BAGHDAD, Iraq, Jan 30 (NNN-NINA) – A total of three people were killed and another wounded, Tuesday, in an attack by unknown gunmen in a coffee shop, north of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, a police source said. The attackers opened fire from their assault rifles on many civilians inside the…

Saudi Arabia Retrieves Soldier Prisoner, Detained By Houthis

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Jan 30 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia announced on Tuesday, the retrieval of a Saudi prisoner of war, who had been detained by the Houthi militia in Yemen. The spokesperson of the Saudi-led coalition involved in the war in Yemen, Turki Al Maliki, highlighted that, the release of…

Second Explosion Occurs In Syria’s Idlib Within Hours

DAMASCUS, Syria, Jan 30 (NNN-SANA) – An explosion occurred Tuesday night, in Syria’s rebel-held northwestern city of Idlib, the second to hit the city in one day, a war monitor reported. The bombing, believed to be caused by an explosive device, took place at the Jara roundabout in Idlib, said…

Lebanese PM-Designate Says, This Week “Decisive” For Government Formation

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Jan 30 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanese Prime Minister-designate, Saad Hariri, said that, this week will be “decisive” for the government formation in Lebanon. “This week will be decisive whether positively or negatively, and the situation will become clearer in the coming two days,” Hariri told reporters, following a meeting…

Feature: Helpless Syrian Refugees In Lebanon Suffer From Heavy Snow Storm

BEKAA, Lebanon, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) — Jamal Abou el Hassouna, a Syrian refugee in Lebanon, has to work hard every morning with his children to remove the thick snow that threatens to destroy their seven-year-old tents in the refugee camp in the mountains of Qaraoun. “The snow was more than…