Middle East

Attempted Piracy Attack Targets British Vessel Off Yemen’s Coast

ADEN, May 18 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s pro-government coast guard forces, confirmed on Sunday that, a British vessel came under an…

Israel’s COVID-19 Cases Reach 16,617

JERUSALEM, May 18 (NNN-MA’AN) – The number of COVID-19 cases in Israel reached 16,617 on Sunday, the state’s Ministry of…

Two Daesh Militants, One Hashd Shaabi Member Killed In Attacks In Iraq

BAGHDAD, May 18 (NNN-NINA) – Two Daesh militants and a paramilitary Hashd Shaabi member were killed on Sunday, in attacks…

U.S. Aircraft Sets Fire To Wheat Crops In NE Syria

DAMASCUS, May 18 (NNN-SANA) – A U.S. aircraft dropped thermal balloons over agricultural lands in Syria’s northeastern province of Hasakah…

UAE-Ankabut To Organise ‘Virtual’ Meeting On Role Of Cloud-Based Technologies In Education

ABU DHABI, May 18 (NNN-WAM) – Khalifa University of Science and Technology, today announced that Ankabut, the Emirates’ Advanced National…

Saudi Arabia’s COVID-19 Cases Exceed 50,000

RIYADH, May 17 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia’s COVID-19 cases reached 52,016 on Saturday, with the registration of 2,840 new infections,…

UAE Confirms 796 New COVID-19 Cases, 22,627 In Total

DUBAI, May 17 (NNN-WAM) – The United Arab Emirates (UAE), on Saturday, announced 796 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total…

Israel’s Number Of COVID-19 Cases Rises To 16,608, Death Toll At 268

JERUSALEM, May 17 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israel’s Ministry of Health, reported 19 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the total cases…

Iraqi Security Forces To Launch Anti-Daesh Offensive

BAGHDAD, May 17 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, said, the Iraqi forces will launch a major offensive to…

Poor Visibility Warning In The Emirates

ABU DHABI, May 16 (NNN-WAM) – The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) has called on motorists, to take all precautions…