12 Injured In Tripoli In Protest Against Power Rationing

BEIRUT, Jan 9 (NNN-NNA) – A dozen Lebanese protesters were injured, on Wednesday evening, during clashes with soldiers, in Tripoli, over increased power rationing. The protesters, who gathered near the Qadisha Electricity Company, threw stones at the soldiers, who fired tear gas to disperse them. Lack of electricity in Lebanon…

UAE calls on dialogue to resolve regional tension

ABU DHABI, Jan 9 (NNN-WAM) — The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation said it was closely following regional developments, and reaffirmed the importance of de-escalating current tensions in the Middle East. Quoting a statement from the ministry, the Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported that…

Japan’s Abe To Cancel Trip To Middle East Amid Rising Tensions

TOKYO, Jan 9 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, cancels a planned trip to the Middle East, initially planned from Saturday, amid escalating tensions in the region, government sources said. The Japanese leader was planning to visit Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Oman, to explain and try…

Canada’s PM mourns victims of plane crash in Iran

TRENTON (Canada), Jan 9 (NNN-ANADOLU) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday it was a “somber day” after a plane leaving from an airport in Iran crashed shortly after takeoff, killing all 176 people on board, including 63 Canadians, Anadolu Agency reported.  On video carried live by Canadian news services,…

Iran’s Senior Commander Warns U.S. Against New Attack On Iran

TEHRAN, Jan 9 (NNN-TASNIM) – Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, warned, any new offensive by the U.S. will draw Iran’s “stronger, more crushing, and broader” response. The remarks by Major General Hossein Baqeri come, hours after the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) targeted two U.S. military bases…

Pres Bolsonaro assures Brazil will maintain trade with Iran

BRASILIA, Jan 8 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro assured that his country will maintain commercial relations with Iran despite the increase in tensions between that nation and the United States. ‘We trade with Iran, and we will continue that trade,’ the president told the press at his official…

ERC Begins Winter Aid Campaign For Refugees In Jordan

ABU DHABI, Jan 8 (NNN-WAM) – Upon the directives of Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region, and Chairman of the Emirates Red Crescent, ERC, the ERC has begun implementing its winter aid campaign worth AED 15 million. One million people from Jordan, Iraq, Egypt,…

Tokyo Prosecutors Obtain Arrest Warrant For Ghosn’s Wife

TOKYO, Jan 8 (NNN-NHK) – Tokyo prosecutors obtained an arrest warrant for Carole Ghosn, wife of former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman, Carlos Ghosn, for making a false statement last Apr, at her husband’s trial for alleged aggravated breach of trust. Prosecutors suspected that during an examination of a witness last…

Ukrainian passenger plane crashes near Tehran

TEHRAN, Jan 8 (NNN-IRNA) — A passenger plane has crashed near the Imam Khomeini International Airport in southern Tehran, according to Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA). The plane is reported to be a Boeing 737 which belongs to an Ukrainian airline. The Ukraine International Airlines flight was said to be…

US aviation regulator bans airlines from flying over Gulf, Iraq, Iran after missile attack

US Federal Aviation Administration ban civilian flights over the airspace of Iraq and Iran, as well as over waters in the Gulf WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it would ban US carriers from operating in the airspace over Iraq, Iran, the Gulf of Oman and the…
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