Morocco’s police disperse protest against ties with Israel

A protester against the normalization deal between Morocco and Israel gestures, in Rabat RABAT, Dec 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Moroccan authorities dispersed a group of activists who tried to hold a protest outside the parliament building in the capital to denounce the country’s recent decision to establish diplomatic relations with Israel. Dozens…

Palestinian FM Urges ICC To Achieve Equity For Palestinians

RAMALLAH, Dec 15 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian Foreign Minister, Riyad al-Maliki, yesterday urged the International Criminal Court (ICC), to fulfil its mandate and achieve accountability and equity for the Palestinian people. “The Palestinians suffered and are still suffering from the Israeli occupier’s crimes, for more than 70 years, awaiting justice,” al-Maliki…

Kuwait Reports 231 New COVID-19 Cases, 146,449 In Total

KUWAIT, Dec 15 (NNN-KUNA) – Kuwait reported 231 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, taking its national count to 146,449, according to the country’s Health Ministry. One more death from the virus was registered yesterday, raising the death toll to 912, the ministry said. Meanwhile, a total of 142,357 patients have recovered…

Moscow condemns US sanctions on Turkey over Russian missile purchases

MOSCOW, Dec 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov condemned US sanctions against Turkey over the purchase of Russia’s S-400 air defence missiles as “illegitimate”. “This is, of course, another manifestation of an arrogant attitude towards international law, a manifestation of illegitimate, unilateral coercive measures that the United States…

Almost 2 bln people depend on health care facilities without basic water services: WHO, UNICEF

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 15 (NNN-Xinhua) — Around 1.8 billion people are at heightened risk of COVID-19 and other diseases because they use or work in health care facilities without basic water services, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said. The report – Global progress…

Covid-19: Nurse gets first shot as US begins vaccinations

NEW YORK, Dec 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States kicked off a mass vaccination drive Monday hoping to turn the tide on the world’s biggest coronavirus outbreak, as the country’s death toll neared a staggering 300,000. A nurse in New York became the first person in America to receive the…

UN Chief Urges Member States To Help Address Severe Economic Crisis In Yemen

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 15 (NNN-SABA) – United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, called on member states to help address the severe economic crisis in Yemen, which has been mired in a civil war since 2014. “I call on all member states to step up their financial support for United Nations relief…

Syria Condemns Turkey For Cutting Off Water Supply In Syria’s Hasakah

DAMASCUS, Dec 15 (NNN-SANA) – The Syrian Foreign Ministry, yesterday condemned Turkey, for cutting off water supply in the country’s north-eastern province of Hasakah. In a statement, addressing the UN Security Council, the ministry said, Turkish forces had cut off the supply of the Alouk water station, the main water…

Hamas Calls For Unity, Resistance Against Israel On Occasion Of 33 Years Of Creation

GAZA, Dec 15 (NNN-WAFA) – Hamas, ruler of the Gaza Strip since 2007, called for internal unity and popular resistance against Israel, as the movement marked 33 years of its creation. Hamas would continue its efforts to achieve an internal Palestinian unity and a real partnership with all powers and…

Iraqi Forces Kill 42 Daesh Militants In Northern Iraq

BAGHDAD, Dec 14 (NNN-NINA) – Commando forces of the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS), carried out an operation in Nineveh Province and killed 42 Daesh militants, the Iraqi military said yesterday. Acting on intelligence reports, the CTS forces, backed by Iraqi and international coalition aircraft, pushed into Ayn al-Jahash, in the…
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