Middle East

Israel “Annexes Smoothly” West Bank Under Military Training Pretext: Palestinian Officials

RAMALLAH, Aug 11 (NNN-WAFA) – Senior Palestinian officials accused Israel that it carries out “smoothly” the annexation of the West…

Jordan To Enforce Law Of Wearing Face Masks As Local COVID-19 Infections Increase

AMMAN, Aug 11 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan will enforce a law that makes wearing face masks and gloves obligatory, as 14…

Hamas Urges Palestinian Resistance Against Israeli Measures In West Bank, East Jerusalem

GAZA, Aug 11 (NNN-WAFA) – Hamas, ruler of the Gaza Strip, on Monday urged Palestinians, to confront the Israeli measures…

Two Women Killed In Torrential Rain, Flash Flood In Yemen’s Sanaa

SANAA, Aug 11 (NNN-SABA) – Torrential rain and flash flood in the Yemeni governorate of Sanaa, destroyed a family home…

Covid-19: Global infections pass 20 million

PARIS, Aug 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 20 million coronavirus cases have now been registered across the world, over half…

Secretary of State Pompeo cleared over Saudi arms sales: US official

WASHINGTON, Aug 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An internal probe has cleared US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of wrongdoing in a…

Bomb Explosion Rocks Iraqi Border Crossing With Kuwait

BAGHDAD, Aug 11 (NNN-NINA) – A bomb was detonated near an Iraqi border crossing with neighbouring Kuwait in southern Iraq,…

Iranian escapes gallows, gets 20 years jail for possession of drugs

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 10 (NNN-BERNAMA) — An Iranian escaped the gallows when his charge of trafficking in methamphetamine was changed to possession…

Nine Killed As Truck Collides With Minibus In Egypt

CAIRO, Aug 10 (NNN-MENA) – At least nine people were killed and seven others wounded, as a truck collided with…

Saudi Aramco Distributes 18.75-Billion-USD Dividend For Q2, Despite COVID-19 Challenges

RIYADH, Aug 10 (NNN-SPA) – The Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Aramco), announced yesterday, the dividend distribution of 18.75 billion U.S.…