Middle East

Lebanese President Denies Plan To Ask IMF For Help If Reforms Fail

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Aug 3 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanese President, Michel Aoun’s office, on Friday, denied reports that the president had hinted…

51 Palestinians Injured In Weekly Anti-Israel Protests In Eastern Gaza

GAZA, Palestine, Aug 3 (NNN-WAFA) – At least 51 Palestinians were injured, on Friday afternoon, in the weekly anti-Israel protests…

UN To Cooperate With Iraq To Fight Human Trafficking

BAGHDAD, Iraq, Aug 3 (NNN-NINA) – The International Organisation for Migration (IOM), is cooperating with the Iraqi government and civil…

Explosive Device Rips Through Car In Syrian Capital

DAMASCUS, Syria, Aug 3 (NNN-SANA) – An explosive device ripped through a car in the Syrian capital, Damascus, on Friday…

Iraq, Kuwait Sign Contract For Development Of Joint Border Oil Fields

BAGHDAD, Iraq, Aug 3 (NNN-NINA) – Iraq and Kuwait signed a contract with British energy advisory firm, ERC Equipoise, to…

Daesh Claims Responsibility For Suicide Bombing Against Police Station In Aden

ADEN, Yemen, Aug 3 (NNN-SABA) – The Daesh extremist group, on Friday, claimed responsibility for a suicide car bombing that…

US Pres Trump’s son-in-law Kushner meets Egypt’s Sisi for Mideast peace plan talks

CAIRO, Aug 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump’s advisor and son-in-law Jared Kushner met on Thursday with Egyptian President…

Syria agrees to Idlib truce if buffer zone implemented

DAMASCUS, Aug 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Syrian government has agreed to a truce in the war-torn northwestern region of Idlib…

US: Dallas man who went to Syria to join Daesh indicted in Texas

WASHINGTON, Aug 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A 23-year-old Texas man has been indicted for providing support to a terror organisation after…

Hamza bin Laden’s death no big blow to Al-Qaeda: US experts

WASHINGTON, Aug 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The reported death of Osama bin Laden’s son and heir to the Al-Qaeda mantle is unlikely to…