Middle East

Syrian Helicopters Drop Leaflets To Urge Civilians To Leave Rebel-Held Areas In Aleppo, Idlib

DAMASCUS, Jan 13 (NNN-SANA) – Syrian choppers dropped leaflets on rebel-held areas, in the northern province of Aleppo, urging civilians…

Yemen’s Gov’t, Southern Council Swap 53 Prisoners Under Saudi-Brokered Deal

ADEN, Jan 13 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s government and the opposition Southern Transitional Council (STC), on Sunday, started exchanging about 53…

New Sultan Of Oman To Follow Footsteps Of Late Sultan

MUSCAT, Jan 12 (NNN-ONA) – New Sultan of Oman, Haitham bin Tariq al-Said, said, he will follow the steps and…

Iran Says Its Forces Shot Down Ukrainian Passenger Plane Due To Human Error

DUBAI, Jan 11 (NNN-WAM) – Iran said on Saturday (today), it unintentionally shot down a Ukrainian passenger plane, due to human…

Human error brought Ukrainian plane down

TEHRAN, Jan 11 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The General Staff of the Iranian armed forces admitted on Saturday that the Ukrainian Boeing 737 passenger…

Libya and Iran top agenda in Merkel-Putin meeting

MOSCOW/BERLIN, Jan 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Confrontation between Washington and Tehran over the US killing of a top general and turmoil…

Over 100 Indonesian Nationals With Alleged Terrorist Links Remain In Syria: Minister

JAKARTA, Jan 11 (NNN-ANTARA) – Over 100 Indonesian nationals, who allegedly have linkages with terrorist activities in Syria, are still…

Russian Ambassador To Lebanon Urges End Of U.S. Presence In Iraq

BEIRUT, Jan 11 (NNN-NNA) – Russian Ambassador to Lebanon, Alexander Zasypkin, said, the U.S. presence in the region is illegitimate…

US rolls out new Iran sanctions after airstrikes

WASHINGTON, Jan 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin jointly announced a new…

14 Soldiers Injured In Clashes With Protesters In Tripoli

BEIRUT, Jan 11 (NNN-NNA) – The Lebanese army said, on Friday, that 14 soldiers were injured, in the clashes a…