Middle East

Thousands Of Palestinians Attend Erekat’s Funeral In West Bank

RAMALLAH, Nov 12 (NNN-WAFA) – Thousands of Palestinians, yesterday paid their last respect, at the funeral of Saeb Erekat, the…

Russian peacekeepers head to Nagorno-Karabakh after peace deal

YEREVAN/BAKU, Nov 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian began deploying 2,000 peacekeepers to Nagorno-Karabakh after Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed a peace deal…

Palestinians Mark 16 Years Of Arafat’s Death In Gaza

GAZA, Nov 12 (NNN-WAFA) – Hundreds of Palestinians in Gaza, yesterday marked the 16th anniversary of the death of the…

Syrian Official Urges Int’l Community To Facilitate Return Of Refugees

DAMASCUS, Nov 12 (NNN-SANA) – Syrian assistant foreign minister, Ayman Sousan, urged the international community to facilitate the return of…

Egypt’s President In Greece To Discuss Bilateral Cooperation, Regional Issues

ATHENS, Nov 12 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, arrived here yesterday, to start his two-day visit to Greece,…

Jordanians Cast Ballots In Parliamentary Polls

AMMAN, Nov 11 (NNN-PETRA) – More than 1.2 million Jordanians cast their ballots, in parliamentary elections by 7.00 p.m. local…

Iraq, Saudi Arabia Agree To Boost Bilateral Cooperation In Various Fields

BAGHDAD, Nov 11 (NNN-INA) – Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, and Saudi Arabian Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud,…

Senior Palestinian official dies of COVID-19, Abbas orders flags at half-mast

RAMALLAH/GAZA, Nov 11 (NNN-WAFA) – Saeb Erekat, secretary-general of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) Executive Committee and chief Palestinian negotiator,…

Austria arrests 30 in anti-terrorism raids, says no link to Vienna attack

A woman places flowers at the site of a gun attack in Vienna VIENNA, Nov 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Austrian police…

Saudi-Led Coalition Foils Two Houthi Attacks

RIYADH, Nov 10 (NNN-SPA) – The Saudi-led coalition, involved in a war in Yemen, foiled the second attack by the…