Middle East

Lebanon commemorates Rafik Hariri’s 15th assassination anniversary

BEIRUT, Feb 15 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanon marked Friday, the 15th assassination anniversary of former Prime Minister, Rafik Hariri, who was…

Brussels seeks to bring home children of Belgian militants in Syria

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defense Philippe Goffin UNITED NATIONS, Feb 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Belgium is working to bring home…

Dozens of Syrian refugees return from Lebanon as part of weekly routine

Syrian refugees are seen in a homebound trip from Lebanon to Syria at the Jdaidet Yabous border crossing, west of…

Syrian air defence intercepts missile attack: state media

DAMASCUS, Feb 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Syrian air defences intercepted missiles over the capital Damascus on Thursday, state media reported, without…

US warship in Arabian Sea seizes weapons suspected bound for Yemen’s Houthis

WASHINGTON, Feb 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A United States Navy warship seized weapons believed to be of Iranian “design and manufacture”,…

Gaza balloon attacks re-emerge as threat to Israel

They attached explosives to the weapon before setting it adrift towards Israel. GAZA, Feb 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — As the bunch…

Rocket attack hits northern Iraq base hosting US troops

The US carried out retaliatory attacks that killed 25 Kataib Hezbollah fighters. BAGHDAD, Feb 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A rocket attack…

Saudi Arabia shivers in worst cold spell since 2016

RIYADH, Feb 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Saudi Arabia is experiencing its coldest weather since 2016, meteorologists said, with night temperatures dropping…

Islamist militant Krekar to be extradited from Norway to Italy

Controversial Norway-based fundamentalist preacher Mullah Krekar in court in Oslo last year OSLO, Feb 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An Iraqi Kurdish…

Turkish President Threatens To Attack Syrian Forces “Everywhere” If Turkey’s Troops Targeted

ANKARA, Feb 13 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish president threatened to attack Syrian forces “everywhere,” if Turkish soldiers are targeted again in…