Palestinian Teenager Dies After Clashes In Gaza

GAZA, Palestine, Feb 13 (NNN-WAFA) – A 17-year-old Palestinian boy, died on Tuesday night, of his wounds sustained in eastern Gaza on Friday, medics said. Ashraf al-Qedra, spokesman of the Health Ministry, told reporters that, Hassan Noufal died in a hospital in Gaza city, of critical wounds he had from…

Iraqi PM Rejects Presence Of Foreign Military Bases In Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq, Feb 13 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi Prime Minister, Adel Abdul Mahdi, on Tuesday met with acting U.S. Secretary of Defence, Patrick Shanahan, in Baghdad, and expressed the rejection to any permanent foreign military bases on Iraqi territory. Abdul Mahdi’s comment came, during a meeting with Shanahan in Baghdad’s heavily…

Over 20 Agreements To Be Activated Between Lebanon, Saudi Arabia: Envoy

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Feb 13 (NNN-NNA) – Saudi envoy, Nizar al-Aloula, said that, over 20 agreements between Saudi Arabia and Lebanon will be activated, now that the new Lebanese government has been formed. “We were waiting, just like the Lebanese, for the formation of a government in Lebanon,” al-Aloula was quoted…

76 Yemenis Killed During Breaches Of Hodeidah Cease-Fire

Photo courtesy saba.net ADEN, Yemen, Feb 13 (NNN-SABA) – A total of 76 people were killed during the period of a cease-fire, brokered by the United Nations in Dec, 2018, according to local military observers. The Houthi rebels controlling the strategic Red Sea port city of Hodeidah have committed 1,112…

Netanyahu Confirms Israel Behind Artillery Attack In Syria

JERUSALEM, Feb 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, confirmed on Tuesday that Israel had carried out an artillery attack in Syria on Monday night. “We operate every day, including yesterday, against Iran and against its attempts to establish itself in the region,” Netanyahu said, answering a question about…

H1N1 Flu Kills 139 In Yemen

SANAA, Yemen, Feb 13 (NNN-SABA) – H1N1 flu has killed 139 people in Yemen’s northern provinces since 2018, the local health authorities said in a statement on Tuesday. In Jan, the Houthi-controlled health authorities reported the deaths of 22 people, and the infection of 107 others, raising concern in the…

Israeli PM Heads To Warsaw’s Middle East Conference

JERUSALEM, Feb 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, departed on Tuesday night to Poland, to attend the Warsaw Conference on the Middle East. “The focus of the conference is Iran,” Netanyahu told reporters. “We employ many means against Iran’s aggression, against their attempts to achieve nuclear weapons and…

Kuwait Amir’s Support To Egypt Appreciated

Kuwait, Feb 12 (NNN-KUNA) – A major street in Egypt’s Red Sea resort city of  Sharm El-Shaikh, has been named the Amir Shaikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, a senior Egyptian official said, on Monday. The good gesture comes in Egypt’s appreciation for Kuwait and the Amir’s support to Egypt and…

International Astronautical Congress 2020 To Be Held In Dubai

DUBAI, United Arab Emirate, Feb 12 (NNN-WAM) — The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre and the International Astronautical Federation, IAF, signed an agreement to host the 71st International Astronautical Congress IAC, from Oct 12-16, 2020, in Dubai. The congress will be held under the patronage of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid…

Lebanese PM Hariri Receives Zarif And UNRWA Commissioner

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Feb 12 (NNN-NNA) – President of the Council of Ministers and Prime Minister, Saad Hariri, received this evening, at the Grand Serail, Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, accompanied by Iranian Ambassador to Lebanon, Mohammad Jalal Firouznia, in the presence of former minister, Ghattas Khoury. The meeting focused…