Middle East

Lebanon Starts Nationwide Lockdown Amid Surge In COVID-19 Cases

BEIRUT, Nov 15 (NNN-NNA) – Restaurants, bars, cafes, gyms and malls closed their doors yesterday, as Lebanon entered its first…

Turkey Kills 14 YPG Members In Northern Syria: Ministry

ANKARA, Nov 14 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish security forces killed 14 members of the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) in…

Palestine Slams Pompeo’s Reported Decision To Visit Israeli Settlement

RAMALLAH, Nov 14 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian officials slammed U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo’s reported decision, to visit Israeli settlement…

Ukraine says Iran dragging its feet in plane crash investigation

Many of the 176 people killed in the crash were Canadian citizens or permanent residents KIEV, Nov 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…

Saudi Arabia: Crown Prince vows ‘iron fist’ against extremists after attacks

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman RIYADH, Nov 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman pledged to strike extremists…

Saudi-led coalition foils new Houthi drone attack

RIYADH, Nov 13 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Saudi Arabia-led coalition involved in a war in Yemen announced the foiling of a…

Egypt: Sinai helicopter crash kills 7, including 5 Americans

JERUSALEM, Nov 13 (NNN-AGENCIES)) — A helicopter crash in Egypt’s Sinai desert involving a multi-national observer force killed seven people…

Several injured in ‘bomb attack’ on Armistice Day ceremony at Saudi cemetery

This picture sourced from Twitter shows security officials at the cemetery in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. JEDDAH (Saudi Arabia), Nov 12…

Global Oil Demand To Contract By 9.8 Million Barrels Per Day In 2020: OPEC

VIENNA, Nov 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), cut its forecast of global oil demand…

Sec of State Pompeo confirms US sale of F-35 jets to UAE

WASHINGTON, Nov 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo confirmed that the United States planned to sell top-of-the-line F-35…