Middle East

Dubai To Allow Up To 50 Percent Of Staff To Return To Work

DUBAI, May 27 (NNN-WAM) – Dubai will increase the number of workers allowed in an office at any one time,…

Muslim Woman Becomes Britain’s First Hijab Wearing Judge

LONDON, May 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A woman in Britain, who became the first judge in the western world to wear…

Palestine Condemns Israel’s Plan Of Development In Jerusalem

RAMALLAH, May 27 (NNN-WAFA) – The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on Tuesday, condemned Israeli plan for development, in the…

Turkey “Neutralised” 1,458 PKK-YPG Members In Cross Border Operations This Year: Defence Minister

ANKARA, May 26 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish security forces killed 1,458 members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and Syrian Kurdish…

Israel Reports 16,734 COVID-19 Cases, 281 Deaths

JERUSALEM, May 26 (NNN-MA’AN) – The Israeli health ministry reported 17 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, bringing the total number…

Israel’s GDP Shrinks 7.1 Percent In Q1, Sharpest Drop In 20 Years

JERUSALEM, May 26 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israel’s GDP contracted by annualised 7.1 percent, in the first quarter of 2020, compared to…

Jordan’s King Hails Anti-COVID-19 Battle On 74th Independence Day

AMMAN, May 26 (NNN-PETRA) – King Abdullah II of Jordan, on Monday, commended all efforts exerted by the country’s various…

Saudi Arabia Announces Gradual Ease Of Anti-COVID-19 Precautions

RIYADH, May 26 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia announced on Monday, the gradual ease of precautionary measures against COVID-19. The gradual…

Putin, Iraqi PM Discuss Oil Market, Syria Over Phone

MOSCOW, May 26 (NNN-TASS) – Russian President, Vladimir Putin, on Monday held a phone conversation with Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa…

Iranian oil tanker berthed at Venezuela’s port ignoring US warnings

TEHRAN, May 25 (IRNA-NNN) — The Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported that the first of five Iranian oil tankers…