Middle East

US targets Russia group over Libya mines, Sudan suppression

Turkey carries out demining in the Salah al-Din area south of Tripoli in June 2020, amid allegations that a Russian…

Jordan Says Students To Return To School In Sept As COVID-19 Outbreak Under Control

AMMAN, July 16 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordanian Education Minister, Tayseer Nuaimi, said on Wednesday that, the country’s students will return to…

UAE Reports 275 New COVID-19 Cases, 55,848 In Total

DUBAI, July 16 (NNN-WAM) – The United Arab Emirates (UAE), on Wednesday, announced 275 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total…

Update: Nine Wounded In Weapon Depot’s Explosion In Syria’s Hasakah

DAMASCUS, July 16 (NNN-SANA) – A total of nine militiamen of the U.S.-backed Kurdish-led forces were wounded on Wednesday, in…

OPEC+ Decides To Move To 2nd Phase Of Oil Cuts By Easing Output Restrictions

RIYADH, July 16 (NNN-SPA) – The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and non-OPEC countries, decided, in a meeting…

Iraqi Forces Kill Six Daesh Militants, Arrest Four

BAGHDAD, July 16 (NNN-NINA) – The Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) forces, killed six Daesh militants in northern Iraq and arrested…

Israel’s Closure Of Al-Aqsa Mosque’s Eastern Gate May Ignite “Religious War,” Warns Waqf Head

RAMALLAH, July 15 (NNN-WAFA) – Sheikh Abdul-Azim Salhab, head of the Muslim Waqf (Endowment) Council in Jerusalem, warned, Israel’s order…

Lebanon Conducts First Artificial Heart Transplant Operation

BEIRUT, July 15 (NNN-NNA) – A team of Lebanese cardiologists, on Tuesday, successfully performed the first complete artificial heart transplant…

Yemeni Gov’t To Resume Commercial Flights After Months Of Closure

ADEN, July 15 (NNN-SABA) – The Yemeni government, on Tuesday, agreed to resume commercial flights, to the war-ravaged Arab country,…

UAE Reports 375 New COVID-19 Cases, 55,573 In Total

DUBAI, July 15 (NNN-WAM) – The United Arab Emirates (UAE), on Tuesday, announced 375 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total…