Middle East

Kuwait’s Emir Greets Citizens, Residents On National Day, Liberation Day

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait, Feb 27 (NNN-KUNA) – The Kuwaiti Emir, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, on Tuesday, congratulated Kuwaiti citizens…

Iraqi PM Says Daesh Group Besieged In Syria, Trying To Escape

BAGHDAD, Iraq, Feb 27 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi Prime Minister, Adel Abdul Mahdi, said, the Daesh militants are besieged in neighbouring…

UN Envoy Arrives In Yemen To Push Rebels To Withdraw From Hodeidah Ports

Secretary-General António Guterres and Mark Lowcock, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, attend the High Level Pledging event on Yemen in Geneva,…

Canada grants visas for relatives of Syrians who lost 7 children in fire

Ottawa, Feb 26 (NNN-PETRA) — The Canadian government has expedited visas to five relatives of a Syrian couple who lost…

UAE To Send First Astronauts Into Space In Sept

DUBAI, United Arab Emirate, Feb 26 (NNN-WAM) -The United Arab Emirates (UAE) said that, it will send its first astronauts…

Palestinians Rally In West Bank To Protest Against U.S. Peace Plan

RAMALLAH, Palestine, Feb 26 (NNN-MA’AN) – Hundreds of Palestinians rallied in the centre of the West Bank’s Ramallah city, to…

UAE’s PM Announces 8.7 Billion USD Housing Plans For Citizens

DUBAI, United Arab Emirate, Feb 26 (NNN-WAM) – The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) Vice President and Prime Minister, Sheikh Mohammed…

Bahrain’s Top Court Upholds Death Sentences Against Four Suspected “Terrorists”

MANAMA, Bahrain, Feb 26 (NNN-BNA) – Bahrain’s Court of Appeal, upheld the death sentences against four people, suspected of founding…

EU Vows To Provide Needed Support For Secure Return Of Syrian Refugees

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Feb 26 (NNN-NNA) – The visiting EU foreign minister, said that, the EU will provide the needed political…

Iranian FM Zarif Steps Down

Photo courtesy mehrnews TEHRAN, Iran, Feb 26, (NNN-AGENCIES) – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif wrote late on Monday in Instagram…