Middle East

Lebanon To Cut Down Number of Banks By Half Via Restructuring

BEIRUT, May 16 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanese Finance Minister, Ghazi Wazne, said on Friday that, Lebanon may cut down half of…

Four Hashd Shaabi Members Killed In Daesh Attack In Eastern Iraq

BAGHDAD, May 16 (NNN-NINA) – Four paramilitary Hashd Shaabi members were killed on Friday, in an attack by Daesh militants,…

EU ‘to rally against Israel’s West Bank annexation proposal’

Palestinian youths and Jewish settlers gather at a water spot in the Jordan Valley  BRUSSELS/JERUSALEM, May 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The…

Saudi Arabia Registers 2,307 New COVID-19 Cases, 49,176 In Total

RIYADH, May 16 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia registered, on Friday, 2,307 new COVID-19 cases, raising the total number in the…

UAE Reports 747 New COVID-19 Cases, 21,831 In Total

DUBAI, May 16 (NNN-WAM) – The United Arab Emirates (UAE), on Friday, announced 747 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total…

Covid-19: Surge in deaths reported in Southern Yemen

ADEN, May 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A dramatic rise has been reported in the number of people dying with coronavirus-like symptoms in…

Covid-19: Turkey virus death toll reaches 4,000

ISTANBUL, May 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Turkey’s coronavirus death toll topped 4,000 on Thursday, as the number of confirmed cases reached…

Lebanon starts talks with IMF for financial aid

BEIRUT, May 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Lebanon held talks with the International Monetary Fund aimed at securing financial aid desperately needed…

Palestinian shot dead after ramming car into Israeli soldiers – Army

Israeli forces are seen at the scene of an incident near Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank HEBRON, May 15…

19 Members Of Egyptian Medical Team At Matariya Hospital Test Positive For COVID-19

CAIRO, May 14 (NNN-MENA) – The General Authority for Educational Hospitals and Institutes in Egypt, announced that, 19 members of…