Kuwait To Launch Campaign Against Counterfeit Goods

KUWAIT, Sept 12 (NNN-KUNA) – Kuwait will launch a campaign to eliminate counterfeit goods, Kuwait’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry said on Wednesday. The counterfeit goods are negatively affecting the economy, because of its popularity and cheap prices and also affecting the environment of the country, which will harm consumers’…

U.S. Diplomat Concerned Over Lebanon-Israel Border Disputes

BEIRUT, Sept 12 (NNN-NNA) – Samir Geagea, leader of the Lebanese Forces, said that, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, David Schenker, expressed worries over the Lebanon-Israel border disputes. “Schenker believes that the sequence of recent events in Lebanon is not reassuring,” Geagea said, following his meeting…

Hezbollah Condemns Netanyahu’s Plan To Annex Jordan Valley

BEIRUT, Sept 12 (NNN-NNA) – Hezbollah condemned Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to annex the Jordan Valley, if he wins the re-election. “This is considered an attack against the Palestinian population, who has the entire right to defend any assault against its territories and wealth,” Hezbollah said. Hezbollah added…

Over 27,000 Syrian Refugees Return From Jordan Since Last Oct

DAMASCUS, Syria, Sept 12 (NNN-SANA) – A total of 27,400 Syrian refugees have returned home from Jordan, since last Oct, it was reported on Wednesday (yesterday). The report said that, the Syrian government is providing the returnees with all necessities, to help them have safe stay at home. It said,…

PA Official Urges UN Security Council To Impose Sanctions On Israel

RAMALLAH, Palestine, Sept 12 (NNN-WAFA) – A senior Palestinian official, called on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), to impose sanctions on Israel, following the remarks by Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, on Tuesday. Netanyahu said that, he intends to annex the Jordan Valley, which accounts for nearly 30 percent…

Iraq’s Hashd Shaabi Forces Shoot Down Unknown Drone In Eastern Iraq

BAGHDAD, Sept 12 (NNN-NINA) – Paramilitary Hashd Shaabi forces, on Wednesday, said that, they shot down an unknown drone, which tried to bomb the Iraqi forces, in Iraq’s eastern province of Diyala. The Hashd Shaabi successfully shot down the drone after they discovered it above the area, the statement added.…

Saudi Arabia Says Netanyahu Annexation Pledge A ‘Dangerous Escalation’

RIYADH, Sept 12 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia condemned as a “dangerous escalation,” Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu’s controversial pledge, to annex the Jordan Valley in the occupied West Bank, if he is re-elected in the Sept 17 polls. “The kingdom affirms that, this declaration is a very dangerous escalation against…

Kuwait Condemns Netanyahu’s Plan To Annex Jordan Valley

KUWAIT, Sept 12 (NNN-KUNA) – Kuwait condemned “in the strongest possible terms” Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu’s intentions to annex the Jordan Valley, if he wins the re-election, the Kuwait’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. A source from the ministry, said, such an announcement is a “serious and flagrant violation”…

Iraqi PM Discusses Cooperation With UN, Turkey

BAGHDAD, Sept 12 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi Prime Minister, Adel Abdul Mahdi, held two meetings with the United Nations top envoy to Iraq and the Turkish ambassador to Iraq, discussing cooperation between Iraq, the international organisation and neighbouring Turkey. A statement by his office said, Abdul Mahdi discussed with Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert,…

Sirens Sound In Southern Israel After Rocket Fire From Gaza

GAZA, Palestine, Sept 12 (NNN-WAFA) – Sirens sounded on Wednesday night (last night), in southern Israel, after several rocket-propelled grenades were fired at the Zikim area from the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army said. The firing of rockets came, after Israeli war jets attacked a military post, which is known…
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