Middle East

842 New COVID-19 Cases Reported In UAE, 81,782 In Total

DUBAI, Sept 17 (NNN-WAM) – The United Arab Emirates (UAE), yesterday announced 842 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total confirmed…

US charges citizen with providing support to Daesh

WASHINGTON, Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Prosecutors in Washington havecharged a US citizen for joining the Daesh group in Syria,according to…

Saudi Arabia Uncovers Ancient Footprints

RIYADH, Sept 17 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia’s Heritage Commission, announced yesterday, the discovery of ancient human and animal footprints, dating…

Israel’s Daily COVID-19 Cases Surpass 6,000

JERUSALEM, Sept 17 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israel’s Ministry of Health, reported 6,063 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the total to 170,465.…

Covid-19: Rich nations have cornered half of future vaccine supply – Oxfam

WASHINGTON, Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A group of wealthy nations representing 13 per cent of the global population have already…

Arab Normalisation Agreements With Israel Serve Netanyahu, Trump: Palestinian Official

RAMALLAH, Sept 17 (NNN-WAFA) – The Arab normalisation agreements with Israel is “poor play” that serves Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin…

Landmark 75th session of UNGA commences in largely virtual format amidst COVID- 19

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The landmark 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly has commenced amidst the…

Roundup: Iran’s Total COVID-19 Cases Reach 407,353; Iraq’s Tally Approaches 300,000

CAIRO, Sept 16 (NNN-MENA) – Iran’s total number of COVID-19 cases increased by 2,705 to 407,353 yesterday. Meanwhile, Iraq’s total…

Israel’s Total COVID-19 Cases Rise To 164,402

JERUSALEM, Sept 16 (NNN-MA’AN) – The total COVID-19 cases in Israel rose to 164,402 yesterday, with 4,034 new cases, according…

US: Pres Trump says he wanted to kill Syrian Pres Assad, but then Defence Sec Mattis opposed

WASHINGTON, Sept 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump said he wanted to assassinate Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad in 2017,…