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…

31 Shiite Pilgrims Killed, 100 Wounded In Stampede In Iraq’s Karbala

BAGHDAD, Sept 11 (NNN-NINA) – At least 31 Shiite pilgrims were killed and some 100 others wounded on Tuesday, in a stampede in the holy Shiite city of Karbala, in the south of Baghdad, Iraq’s Health Ministry said. The incident took place in the afternoon, during the major Shiite ritual…

Netanyahu Sells “Illusion” To Voters With Annexation Plan: Hamas

GAZA, Palestine, Sept 11 (NNN-WAFA) – The Islamic Hamas movement accused Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, of selling “illusion” to Israeli voters by vowing to annex part of the occupied West Bank. “Netanyahu is searching for the right-wing votes throughout selling his audience the illusion that he would keep the…

Polls Predict Narrow Victory By Opposition In Upcoming Israeli Elections

JERUSALEM, Sept 11 (NNN-MA’AN) – Polls released on Tuesday, predicted a narrow victory by Israel’s opposition party, in the Israeli elections next week. Two separate polls released by Israel’s main TV news channels, showed that the centrist Blue and White party wins 32 seats, in the 120-seat parliament, while Benjamin…

Five Daesh Militants Killed In Anti-Terror Operation In Central Iraq

BAGHDAD, Sept 11 (NNN-NINA) – Five Daesh militants were killed, in an operation in Iraq’s central province of Salahuddin, a provincial police officer said. A Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) force, backed by U.S.-led coalition aircraft, conducted a search and clearance operation, in the rugged area of Ganous, near the city of…
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