Middle East

Four Daesh Militants Killed In Air Strike In Eastern Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq, Feb 17 (NNN-NINA) – Four Daesh militants were killed Saturday, in an air strike in Iraq’s eastern province…

Last Daesh holdout on verge of defeat in east Syria

SDF battle commander Ciya Furat (C) answers the press near the Omar oil field in the eastern Syrian Deir al-Zor…

Update: SDF take control of last Daesh enclave in east Syria – Observatory

BAGHOUZ (Syria), Feb 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said U.S.-backed fighters seized the last Daesh enclave…

Israeli forces injure 20 Palestinians at Gaza border

GAZA, Feb 16 (NNN-WAFA) – At least 20 Palestinians, including a child, were injured by live bullets on Friday as…

Gaza’s humanitarian crisis must be addressed: UN Sec-Gen Guterres

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 16 (NNN-WAFA) – In his address to the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of…

Lebanese government wins vote of confidence

BEIRUT, Feb 16 (NNN-Xinhua) — The new Lebanese government won on Friday the vote of confidence with 111 votes out…

Daesh militants kidnap 8 civilians in western Iraq

BAGHDAD, Feb 16 (NNN-Xinhua) — Daesh militants Friday kidnapped a total of eight civilians in two incidents in Iraq’s western…

Turkey has not revealed all about Khashoggi killing: Pres Erdogan

ANKARA, Feb 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Turkey has not yet revealed all theinformation it has discovered about the killing of journalist…

Turkey bans rally for Kurdish MP on hunger strike

DIYARBAKIR (Turkey), Feb 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Turkish police on Friday prevented supporters from rallying outside the home of a pro-Kurdish lawmaker…

Yemen FM says seated next to Israeli PM Netanyahu in ‘error’

WARSAW, Feb 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Yemen’s Foreign Minister Khaled al-Yamani said a “protocol error” landed him next to Israeli Prime…