Middle East

Israel Reports 104,472 COVID-19 Cases, 847 Deaths

JERUSALEM, Aug 25 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israel’s Ministry of Health reported 1,809 new COVID-19 cases on Monday (yesterday), bringing the total…

Egypt, France FMs Discuss Regional Crises

CAIRO, Aug 24 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian and French foreign ministers discussed, on Sunday, regional crises, including the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, as…

Israeli PM Accepts Deal To Avoid New Elections

JERUSALEM, Aug 24 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, announced yesterday, he agreed to postpone a looming budget deadline,…

Syria Flies Back 150 Stranded In Qatar Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

DAMASCUS, Aug 24 (NNN-SANA) – The Syrian Airlines, on Sunday brought back home 150 Syrians, who were stranded in Qatar,…

Saudi Arabia Announces Return Of Gov’t Employees To Work From Aug 30

RIYADH, Aug 23 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development announced yesterday that, government employees will return…

Roadside Bomb Hits U.S. Troops’ Trucks In Western Baghdad: Iraqi Ministry Official

BAGHDAD, Aug 23 (NNN-NINA) – A roadside bomb exploded near a convoy of trucks, carrying equipment belonging to U.S. troops…

Feature: Syrian Beauty Salon Makes Fashionable Face Masks

By Hummam Sheikh Ali DAMASCUS, Aug 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, some Syrians are turning to tailor-made…

Hamas Threatens Israel To Battle If Attacks On Gaza Continue

GAZA, Aug 22 (NNN-WAFA) – The Islamic Hamas movement threatened Israel yesterday, to get engaged into a battle, if Israel…

Pro-Gov’t Forces Defuse 65 Houthi-Laid Landmines In Yemen’s Hodeidah

ADEN, Aug 22 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s pro-government forces, yesterday managed to dismantle a minefield laid previously by the Houthi rebels,…

Roundup: Iraq Faces Risk Of Health Infrastructure Collapse; COVID-19 Cases In Israel Exceed 100,000

CAIRO, Aug 22 (NNN-MENA) – An Iraqi official yesterday warned of the collapse of the country’s health infrastructure, as the…