Egypt, Russia Vow To Boost Strategic Cooperation

CAIRO, Dec 21 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, and Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, met here yesterday, during which they emphasised their shared commitment to enhancing strategic cooperation between the two countries. Al-Sisi expressed appreciation for the steady growth of bilateral relations across political, economic, and commercial domains, according…

Security Council renews mandate of UN peacekeeping mission in DRC

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 20 (NNN-XINHUA) — The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution to renew the mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for one year, until Dec. 20, 2026. Resolution 2808 retains the authorized troop ceiling of 11,500 military personnel, 600…

Greece: Nearly 540 migrants rescued off Crete – coastguard

ATHENS, Dec 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nearly 540 migrants crammed on a sailing boat were rescued early Friday south of the island of Crete, the Greek coastguard said. The 539 would-be asylum seekers were rescued by a patrol vessel of EU border agency Frontex near the small island of Gavdos in…

At Least Five More Palestinians Murdered By Israeli Soldiers In Gaza City: Civil Defence

GAZA, Dec 20 (NNN-WAFA) – At least five more Palestinians were murdered and several others were injured, last night, in an Israeli artillery strike on a school for displaced people, in the Tuffah neighbourhood, east of Gaza City, Gaza’s Civil Defence said. Mahmoud Basal, the Civil Defence spokesman, said, the…

Urgent: U.S. Forces Strikes Target Daesh Positions In Syria

DAMASCUS, Dec 20 (NNN-SANA) – U.S. forces, launched missiles from their bases in the countryside of Deir al-Zour, towards Daesh positions in desert areas, in eastern and northern Syria, after midnight, it was reported today.– NNN-SANA  

Former Iraqi President Barham Salih Elected New UN High Commissioner For Refugees

GENEVA, Dec 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – The United Nations General Assembly, yesterday, elected former Iraqi President, Barham Salih, as the new UN High Commissioner for Refugees. Salih, born in 1960, served as president of Iraq from 2018 to 2022. He previously held posts including deputy prime minister of Iraq and prime…

Iraq Nabs Two Wanted Suspects In NE Syria

BAGHDAD, Dec 19 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi security forces, conducted an airborne operation in north-eastern Syria, arresting two high-value suspects, wanted by the Iraqi judiciary, the Iraqi military said, yesterday. The Iraqi Falcon Intelligence Cell, operating under the Interior Ministry, conducted the operation in coordination with Syrian security forces, read a…

Joint Iraq-Iran Operation Seized 64 Kg Of Drugs

BAGHDAD, Dec 19 (NNN-NINA) – Iraq’s Interior Ministry, said yesterday that, its anti-drug forces seized 64 kg of narcotics, and nabbed a suspect in the Iranian city of Abadan, close to the Iraqi borders, in coordination with Iranian authorities. The operation was carried out by Iraq’s General Directorate of Narcotics…

US imposes sanctions on two more ICC judges for Israel probe

WASHINGTON, Dec 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States imposed sanctions on two more judges of the International Criminal Court after they rejected an attempt by Israel to end a war crimes probe in Gaza.Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who had already ordered sanctions on judges and prosecutors in the case, explicitly linked the new…

UK police make arrests for alleged ‘intifada’ protest chants

LONDON, Dec 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — UK police made their first arrests Wednesday since announcing officers will detain people who publicly chant pro-Palestinian calls to “globalise the intifada”, in a change prompted by Australia’s Bondi Beach attack. London’s Metropolitan Police said two people “who shouted slogans involving calls for intifada were…
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