Middle East

Covid-19: Nigeria restricts visitors from India, Brazil, Turkey over coronavirus

Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari ABUJA, May 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigeria will ban entry to non-Nigerian passengers who travelled to India,…

Yemen’s Rival Sides Exchanged 18 War Prisoners

ADEN, May 2 (NNN-SABA) – Forces loyal to Yemen’s government and the Houthi rebels, conducted a prisoner exchange in the…

Covid-19: Global deaths reach 3,182,408

PARIS, May 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The novel coronavirus has killed at least 3,182,408 people since the outbreak emerged in China…

Egypt To Send India Medical Supplies To Fight COVID-19 Pandemic

CAIRO, May 2 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian Minister of Health, Hala Zayed, announced yesterday that, 30 tonnes of medical supplies will…

UN Security Council concern over mercenary dispersal from Libya

UNITED NATIONS, May 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN Security Council held its first meeting on the risk of mercenaries in…

At Least 44 Killed In Stampede At Mass Jewish Festival In Northern Israel

JERUSALEM, May 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least 44 people were killed and 103 others injured, in a stampede after midnight…

Covid-19: Worldwide cases pass 150 million

PARIS, May 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Worldwide Covid-19 cases passed 150 million on Friday with numbers soaring recently due to a…

Lebanon Registers 1,001 New COVID-19 Cases, 526,578 In Total

BEIRUT, May 1 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanon registered yesterday, 1,001 new COVID-19 cases, raising the total number of infections to 526,578,…

Palestinian President Announces Postponement Of Elections

RAMALLAH, Apr 30 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, announced early today that, the legislative elections, scheduled for May 22,…

Syrian Parliament Completes Voting For Presidential Candidates

DAMASCUS, Apr 30 (NNN-SANA) – The Syrian parliament completed yesterday, voting for candidates for the upcoming presidential elections. A total…