Egypt FM to visit Algeria over development in Libya

CAIRO, Jan 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry is heading to Algeria over the recent escalations in Libya, said the country’s Foreign Ministry in a statement. “Shoukry carries a message from Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to his Algerian counterpart, Abdelmadjid Tebboune,” said the Foreign Ministry in a…

US Pres Trump seeks support in Iran crisis but Europe skeptical

WASHINGTON, Jan 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — With tensions soaring after he ordered the killing of a top Iranian general, US President Donald Trump publicly urged all other powers to abandon a 2015 nuclear accord with Tehran. Within hours, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, one of Trump’s closest international allies, was on…

Libya Conflict: Turkey And Russia Call For Ceasefire

ISTANBUL, Jan 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have called for a ceasefire to end the conflict in Libya. The two leaders are seen to back rival sides in a conflict dragging in an increasing number of states. After talks in Istanbul, Erdogan and Putin…

Update: US to join Iran crash probe – NTSB

NEW YORK, Jan 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US National Transportation Safety Board said it will join the probe into the Ukrainian Boeing airliner which went down in Iran. In a statement posted on its Twitter account, the agency said it had “received formal notification” from Iran of the crash which…

New Syria aid vote sets up clash between Russia, West at UN

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN Security Council is set to vote Friday on extending cross-border humanitarian aid to Syria, according to diplomats, with Russia pushing for aid reduction and setting up a showdown with the West. The authorization for the aid, which enters the country without the…

Global road accidents up, deaths down: data

PARIS, Jan 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Road accidents have become more frequent but less deadly over the last 30 years as developing nations transition to more stable economies, according to a global injury and death analysis released Thursday. In 2017, the latest year for which complete data is available, 54 millionpeople…

After missile launch Iran says it respects Iraqi sovereignty

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Iran said it respects Iraq’s territorial integrity, after firing missiles at Iraqi bases housing US troops. The early Wednesday strike led Iraq to say it would summon the Iranianambassador. In a letter to the United Nations Security Council and UN SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres, Iran’s…

ICAO ready to support investigation into Ukranian jet crash

TORONTO, Jan 9 (NNN-XINHUA) — The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has pledged to assist the probe into the crash of a Ukrainian airliner which killed all 176 people on board, Xinhua news agency reported, quoting a statement issued by the world aviation body. “ICAO is in contact with the States involved and…

Palestine Slams Remarks By Israeli, U.S. Officials Over Annexation Of West Bank

RAMALLAH, Palestine, Jan 9 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestine slammed remarks by Israeli Defence Minister, Naftali Bennett, and U.S. Ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, over annexation of Area C of the West Bank. “We strongly condemn the racist remarks and positions of Friedman and Bennett, which we consider as reaffirmation of the…

Two Houthi rebels killed in clashes with gov’t forces in southwestern Yemen

ADEN, Jan 9 (NNN-SABA) – Forces of the Saudi-backed Yemeni government, said that, armed confrontations erupted with the Houthi rebels, in the country’s southwestern province of Taiz. “Clashes erupted with Houthi elements, who were attempting to infiltrate into the army sites, located near the 40th Street, northeast of Taiz,” the…
Load More