Middle East

Turkey president says to file issue of Golan Heights to UN

ANKARA, March 25 (NNN-Xinhua) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey will take the issue of U.S. recognition…

Syria’s return to Arab League not on agenda of Arab summit: spokesman

CAIRO, March 25 (NNN-Xinhua) — The resumption of Syria’s suspended membership in the Arab League (AL) is not on the…

Iraqi parliament sacks local governor after Mosul boat capsize

BAGHDAD, March 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Iraq’s parliament voted to sack the governor of Nineveh after an overloaded ferry capsized, killing…

Israeli PM Netanyahu in Washington with Golan Heights recognition on tap

WASHINGTON, March 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) –: Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Washington on Sunday, looking for an electoral boost…

Romania to move its embassy to Jerusalem

WASHINGTON, March 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Romania’s prime minister promised on Sunday in Washington that her country would move its embassy in…

Turkey will not go back on purchase of Russian S-400s: Pres Erdogan

ISTANBUL, March 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Turkey will not go back on the purchase of S-400 missile systems from Russia no…

Qatar’s US$434 million desert rose museum finally blooms

DOHA, March 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Almost a decade in the making, three years late and at an estimated cost of…

Syria war: Militants emerge from tunnels to surrender after ‘caliphate’ falls

BAGHOUZ (Syria), March 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Dozens of Daesh group extremists emerged from tunnels to surrender to US-backed forces in…

Hamas Prisoners Stab Israeli Wardens In Jail: Official

JERUSALEM, March 25 (NNN-XINHUA) — Palestinian Hamas prisoners carried out a stabbing attack against Israeli wardens in jail, injuring two, the Israel Prison Service said.…

Yemen: A humanitarian crisis with thousands dead

SANA’A, March 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The war in Yemen has left thousands dead and triggered the world’s worst humanitarian crisis,…