Middle East

Iraq Arrests Two Responsible For Deadly Ferryboat Sinking In Mosul

BAGHDAD, Iraq, March 30 (NNN-NINA) – The crisis group, set up to run Iraq’s northern province of Nineveh, said on…

Israeli Army Tanks Strike Hamas Military Posts In Eastern Gaza: Report

GAZA, Palestine, March 30 (NNN-WAFA) – Israeli army tanks, stationed on the border between eastern Gaza Strip and Israel, struck…

Israeli Army Prepared For Expected Palestinian Rallies On Gaza Border

JERUSALEM, March 30 (NNN-MA’AN) – The Israeli army is prepared for the expected Palestinian “Land Day” mass protests on the…

UN Migration Agency Appeals For 41.4 Million USD For Emergency Assistance To Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq, March 30 (NNN-NINA) – The International Organisation for Migration (IOM), the UN migration agency, appealed for 41.4 million…

Saudi Arabia temporarily releases three detained women activists

RIYADH, March 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Saudi Arabia on Thursday temporarily released three out of 11 women detained last year in…

Hundreds killed, thousands wounded – A year of Gaza rallies: UN

GAZA, March 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are set to mark the one-year anniversary of the Great…

Envoy Reiterates UN Principles On Syrian Refugee Return Amid Lebanon Pressure

UNITED NATIONS, March 29 (NNN-XINHUA) — A United Nations (UN) envoy reiterated the UN principles of “safe, voluntary, and dignified return” for the Syrian refugees…

Germany adds six months to Saudi arms export ban: government

BERLIN, March 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel’scoalition government extended by six months an embargo on weapons exports to…

US urges transparent probe on strike that killed Yemen children

7 WASHINGTON, March 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States urgedSaudi-led forces to conduct a transparent probe after eight people includingfive…

UAE Highlights Barakah Nuclear Power Plant As Key National Project

DUBAI, United Arab Emirate, March 28 (NNN-WAM) – Director-General of the Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR), Christer Viktorsson, said…