Middle East

9th Aswan Int’l Women Film Festival Opened In Egypt

ASWAN, Egypt, May 3 (NNN-MENA) – The ninth edition of the Aswan International Women Film Festival (AIWFF), opened here last…

Roundup: Indonesia Intends To Provide Temporary Shelters For Palestinians

by Dames Alexander Sinaga JAKARTA, May 3 (NNN-XINHUA) – Indonesia intends to offer temporary shelters to Palestinian civilians, affected by…

Israel Strikes Near Syria’s Presidential Palace In Support Of Druze Community

JERUSALEM/DAMASCUS, May 3 (NNN-XINHUA) – Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister, Israel Katz, said in a joint statement…

UAE, Lebanon Pledge Closer Ties

ABU DHABI, May 2 (NNN-WAM) – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Lebanon, issued a joint statement yesterday, highlighting their…

Iraq Inks Cooperation Agreement With Siemens Energy To Boost Power Grid

BAGHDAD, May 2 (NNN-NINA) – Iraq yesterday signed an energy cooperation agreement, with Germany’s Siemens Energy, to bolster the country’s…

UN body warns over US Pres Trump’s deep-sea mining order

UNITED NATIONS, May 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The head of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) on Wednesday criticized US President Donald…

World’s oldest person, a Brazilian nun, dies aged 116

BRASILIA, May 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The world’s oldest person, Brazilian nun Inah Canabarro Lucas, died Wednesday at the age of…

Jordan Handed Down 20-Year Sentences In National Security Case

AMMAN, May 1 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan, yesterday, sentenced four out of 16 defendants to 20 years in prison, and imposed…

Houthis Say Their Attacks Led To Downing Of U.S. F-18 Fighter Jet

SANAA, May 1 (NNN-YPA) – Yemen’s Houthis, said yesterday, they had downed a U.S. F-18 fighter jet, during an earlier…

Zanzibar to host landmark world freight forwarders summit

Zanzibar’s Minister for Infrastructure, Communication and Transport, Dr Khalid Salum Mohamed ZANZIBAR, April 30 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — Tanzanian Pres Samia Suluhu Hassan…