Middle East

Lebanese Government Approves Electricity Sector Reform Plan

BEIRUT, Lebanon, April 9 (NNN-NNA) – The Lebanese government approved a plan to resolve the electricity problem in Lebanon and…

Houthis Shell Government-Controlled Areas In Southern Yemen

ADEN, Yemen, April 9 (NNN-SABA) – Fighters of the Houthi group launched an intensified shelling against areas controlled by the…

Four Daesh Militants, Two People Killed In Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq, April 9 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi forces killed four Daesh militants, in the country’s western province of al-Anbar, while…

Israel Kicks Off General Elections

JERUSALEM, April 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – Israel on Tuesday morning, started day-long general elections across the country, to choose its next…

Iraq reopens theatre at Green Zone after 15 years of closure

Al-Mansor Theatre. Photo courtesy of Codelyoko BAGHDAD, April 9 (NNN-XINHUA) — Iraqi Minister of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities Abdul Amir al-Hamdani…

Turkey’s election body limits recount in Istanbul

ANKARA, April 9 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey’s Supreme Election Council on Monday partially rejected an appeal by the ruling Justice and…

US designates 16 Saudis for Khashoggi killing

Protesters hold pictures of missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi during a demonstration in front of the Saudi Arabian Consulate. Photo…

UAE, Saudi Arabia pledge US$200 million for Yemen

Foreign Correspondents Club of the UAE Reem bint Ibrahim Al Hashemy. Photo courtesy of WAM ABU DHABI, April 9 (NNN-WAM)…

Ankara, Moscow eye clearing Idlib, Syria of terrorism

Idlib must be completely cleared of terrorism, Turkish President Erdogan tells joint news conference with Vladimir Putin. Photo courtesy of…

Lebanon’s Hezbollah condemns US blocking aid to Iran’s flood victims

BEIRUT, Lebanon, April 8 (NNN-IRNA) — Lebanon’s Hezbollah in a message late on Sunday denounced US blocking of relief aid…