Middle East

Chinese Peacekeepers To Provide Medical Aid To Beirut After Deadly Explosions

BEIRUT, Aug 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – The medical unit of the Chinese peacekeeping forces to Lebanon said, it will provide medical…

Beirut blast: Malaysian peacekeeping force ready to provide humanitarian, disaster relief

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6  (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Malaysian Battalion 850-7 (MALBATT 850-7) peacekeeping force is ready to provide Humanitarian Assistance and…

Algerian leader secures fugitive officer from Turkey after phone call with Pres Erdogan

Algerian President, Abdelmadjid Tebboune ALGIERS, Aug 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Algeria’s president phoned his Turkish counterpart to secure the return of…

Malaysians in Lebanon safe – Foreign Minister

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 5 (NNN-BERNAMA) — All Malaysians in Lebanon are reported safe, said Foreign Minister Hishammuddin Hussein. He said this was confirmed by…

Police seize computers, documents related to Al Jazeera docu following raids on three media premises

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 5 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Police searched three separate locations involving Al Jazeera, Astro and UnifiTV here today in connection…

Spain puzzles over ex-King Juan Carlos’s whereabouts

MADRID, Aug 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — There is intense speculation in the Spanish media about the whereabouts of embattled ex-King Juan Carlos,…

Jordan Postpones Reopening Of Airports For Int’l Flights

AMMAN, Aug 5 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan yesterday decided to go back on its previous decision, to reopen its airports for…

Floods Force Over 10,000 Displaced Yemenis To Flee From Shelters

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 5 (NNN-SABA) – The United Nations and partner organisations are assessing humanitarian needs for more than 10,000…

Pres Trump says US generals tell him Beirut blast ‘bomb of some kind’

WASHINGTON, Aug 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump said that US generals had told him that the powerful explosions which…

Protesters, Security Forces Clash In Jordan’s Karak Governorate

AMMAN, Aug 5 (NNN-PETRA) – Seven members of Jordan’s Public Security Department were assaulted yesterday, by protesters in Karak governorate.…