Libya’s warring leaders eye Berlin truce talks after failure in Moscow

TRIPOLI, Jan 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar agreed “in principle” to attend a peace conference in Berlin after the head of Tripoli’s UN-recognised government Fayez al-Sarraj signalled he would be present.The talks come as world powers step up efforts for a lasting ceasefire, nine months since an…

Update: Egypt responds to Turkey’s statement on arrest of 4 Anadolu journalists

CAIRO, Jan 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Egyptian Foreign Ministry alleges that Anadolu, Turkish News Agency, is an “illegal” company founded by the Muslim Brotherhood, which is outlawed in Egypt and has been designated a terrorist group since 2013. Ahmed Hafez, a spokesperson for the Egyptian Foreign Ministry, stressed in a statement…

Turkey protest Egyptian police raid on Anadolu, Turkish news agency

File photo ANKARA, Jan 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Turkey’s foreign ministry has summoned the senior Egyptian diplomat in the country to protest against a raid by Egyptian police on the Cairo office of Turkey’s state news agency, Anadolu. Four employees of the agency, one Turk and three Egyptians, were arrested following…

Syria: Intense fighting in Idlib kills 39 – monitor

BEIRUT, Jan 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Intense fighting between pro-government forces and jihadist-led fighters in Syria’s Idlib province killed at least 39 fighters overnight, a war monitor said. Government and allied forces took two villages in their advance towardsthe key town of Maaret al-Numan, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.…

Jordan Signs Deal To Increase Electricity Exports To Palestine

AMMAN, Jan 16 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan and Palestine’s Al-Quds Electricity Company, on Wednesday, signed an agreement, to increase electricity exports to the Palestinian territories. Jordan will increase its electricity exports from 26 megawatts to 80 megawatts under the deal, Jordanian Minister of Energy, Hala Zawati said, at a press conference…

Qatari Deputy PM Meets Iraqi Leaders Over Mitigating Regional Tension

BAGHDAD, Jan 16 (NNN-QNA) – Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, discussed with Iraqi leaders, mitigating the growing tension between the United States and Iran in the Middle East. Iraqi President, Barham Salih, and visiting Al Thani, “discussed the current situation regionally and…

Palestine Slams Israel’s Declaration Of Nature Reserves In West Bank

RAMALLAH, Palestine, Jan 16 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestine slammed Israel’s approval, to take over Palestinians’ lands, to create nature reserves in the West Bank. The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said, the step is considered a land confiscation plot, to take over large areas of the West Bank. It urged the…

Iran asserts right to self-defence against US aggression

By Shakir Husain NEW DELHI, Jan 16 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Iran has asserted that its attack on a United States military base in Iraq was an act of self-defence in response to the assassination of Iranian top commander Qassem Soleimani. “We took action in self-defence under Article 51 of (the United…

Four Syrian Soldiers Killed In Battles With Daesh

DAMASCUS, Jan 16 (NNN-SANA) – At least four Syrian soldiers were killed, during battles between the Syrian army and the Daesh in the eastern Syrian desert. The “intense” battles were fought in the eastern countryside of the eastern province of Deir al-Zour, near the village of al-Bulail, said the Syrian…

Italian FM Briefs Parliament On Libyan Crisis, U.S.-Iran Tension

ROME, Jan 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A worsening of the Libyan crisis “could entail higher risks, in terms of terrorism threat and illegal immigration,” Italian foreign minister, Luigi Di Maio, said, while addressing parliament. “Italy has no plan to intervene militarily in the (Libyan) conflict, and it keeps respecting the arms…
Load More