Middle East

UK: PM Starmer meets Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas ahead of statehood recognition

LONDON, Sept 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer met with Palestinian Authority president Mahmud Abbas in London, as…

‘No drones’ detected after Gaza aid flotilla says hit: Tunisia national guard

SIDI BOU SAID (Tunisia), Sept 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The organisers of a Gaza-bound flotilla carrying humanitarian aid and pro-Palestinian activists…

South Africa: President Ramaphosa calls BRICS for strengthened multilateralism, equitable global trade

PRETORIA, Sept 9 (NNN-SANEWS) — South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on BRICS nations to take the lead in…

Spain: PM Pedro Sanchez unveils nine measures aimed at stopping ‘Gaza genocide’

MADRID, Sept 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced nine measures aimed at stopping “the genocide in Gaza”,…

Rules of war ‘being shredded’ worldwide, UN rights chief warns

GENEVA, Sept 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations human rights chief warned that international law and the rules of war…

Pakistan’s Workers Remittances Increased 6.6 Percent In August

ISLAMABAD, Sept 9 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan’s workers remittances rose 6.6 percent, year-on-year, to 3.1 billion U.S. dollars in August, the…

Egypt’s Sisi Slams Israel For Gaza War, Opposes Palestinian Displacement

CAIRO, Sept 9 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, yesterday, condemned Israel for its military operations in the Gaza Strip,…

EU asylum applications down 23% in 1st half of 2025

BRUSSELS, Sept 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Asylum applications to the European Union fell by 23 percent in the first six months…

Oil prices climb as OPEC+ agrees to raise output at slower pace from October

GENEVA, Sept 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Oil prices climbed on Monday in early trade, trimming some of last week’s losses, after…

UK police arrest almost 900 protesters at pro-Palestine Action rally

A protester in London is arrested for holding up a sign saying, ‘I oppose genocide – I support Palestine Action,’…