Middle East

Prominent activist gunned down in Iraq shrine city Karbala

KARBALA (Iraq), Dec 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A prominent civil society activistwas shot dead late Sunday in Iraq’s shrine city of…

3.2 Million Tourists Visit Oman In 2018

MUSCAT, Dec 8 (NNN-ONA) – The Omani authorities said on Saturday, that, the number of tourists visiting Oman in 2018,…

Saudi Arabia Welcomes U.S., Sudan’s Decision To Exchange Envoys

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Dec 8 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia welcomed, on Saturday, the decision of the United States and Sudan,…

Death Toll Rises To 25 In Gunmen Attack On Demonstrators In Iraq

BAGHDAD, Dec 8 (NNN-NINA) – Up to 25 people were killed, and 137 others wounded, in attack on protesters, in…

Israeli Aircraft Strike Gaza Militants’ Facilities

GAZA, Palestine, Dec 8 (NNN-WAFA) – Israeli warplanes attacked facilities that belong to militants of the Islamic Hamas movement in…

Hamas Warns Israel About Violations At Al-Aqsa Mosque

GAZA, Palestine, Dec 8 (NNN-WAFA) – Hamas, ruler of the Gaza Strip, on Saturday, warned Israel about violations at Al-Aqsa…

Unknown Group Attacks U.S. Base In Eastern Syria

DAMASCUS, Dec 7 (NNN-SANA) – An unknown group attacked a U.S. base in an oil field, in the eastern province…

Greece expels Libyan envoy over Turkey maritime deal

Mohamed Younis, Libyan ambassador to Greece (centre), was summoned to the Foreign Ministry in Athens and given a 72-hour deadline…

Warning Iran, US slaps sanctions on Iraqi militia leaders

Iraqi anti-government protesters burn an Iranian flag during protests in Baghdad WASHINGTON, Dec 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States on Friday…

In warning to Israel’s Netanyahu, US House endorses two-state solution

WASHINGTON, Dec 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US House of Representatives on Friday threw its weight behind a two-state solution between Israelis…