Middle East

Yemen’s President Orders Formation Of New Power-Sharing Government

ADEN, Dec 19 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s internationally-recognised President, Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, ordered the formation of a new power-sharing government. According…

Malaysian King Off To Abu Dhabi For Five-Day Special Visit

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 18 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian King Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah left for Abu…

Sec of State Pompeo seeks to soothe Turkey after US sanctions

WASHINGTON, Dec 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Top US diplomat Mike Pompeo has assured his Turkish counterpart that American sanctions imposed on…

Middle-east roundup: Saudi Arabia starts Covid-19 vaccination; Turkey sees highest daily death toll of 243

Labourers, wearing protective face masks, disinfect the front of a restaurant in Dubai’s marina CAIRO, Dec 18 (NNN-Xinhua) — Saudi…

Iraq: Anti-Government activist ‘killed by gunmen in Baghdad’

Anti-government protesters have been taking to the streets of Baghdad since October 2019  BAGHDAD, Dec 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) —A well-known Iraqi activist has…

Syria Activates Emergency Hospital Over Increasing COVID-19 Cases

DAMASCUS, Dec 17 (NNN-SANA) – Syrian health authorities, activated an emergency hospital, established recently, to deal with the increasing number…

Yemeni Warring Military Factions Complete Redeployment

ADEN, Dec 17 (NNN-SABA) – Forces loyal to Yemen’s government and other military units of the Southern Transitional Council (STC),…

Lebanese PM-Designate Vows To Investigate Whole Truth Behind Beirut Blasts

BEIRUT, Dec 17 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanese Prime Minister-designate, Saad Hariri, yesterday expressed his insistence, to investigate the whole truth behind…

Pakistani FM Embarks On Two-Day Visit To UAE

ISLAMABAD, Dec 17 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani Foreign Minister, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, kicked off a two-day visit to the United Arab…

Kuwait’s PM Optimistic Over End Of Gulf Crisis

KUWAIT, Dec 16 (NNN-KUNA) – Kuwait’s Prime Minister, Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, expressed optimism, over the end of the…