Middle East

Jordan To Bring Back Nationals Stranded Abroad From May 5

AMMAN, Apr 30 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan will start to bring back its nationals stranded abroad, from May 5, the government…

Covid-19: UN Security Council looks to 3-month ‘humanitarian pause’ in global conflicts

UNITED NATIONS, April 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN Security Council plans to call for a 90-day “humanitarian pause” in conflicts…

Saudi Arabia Registers 1,325 New COVID-19 Cases, 21,402 In Total

RIYADH, Apr 30 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia registered, on Wednesday, 1,325 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the accumulated cases to 21,402.…

Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council Declares 72-Hour Curfew In Aden

ADEN, Apr 30 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council (STC) declared a three-day 24-hour curfew, in a bid to curb…

UN Warns Of Possible Spread Of COVID-19 In War-Torn Yemen

SANAA, Apr 29 (NNN-SABA) – UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen, Lise Grande, warned of possible rapid spread of COVID-19, in…

Second Bombing Rocks Syria’s Afrin, After First Killed 40

DAMASCUS, Apr 29 (NNN-SANA) – An explosive device tore through a vehicle in Syria’s northern city of Afrin on Tuesday,…

Egypt Sees Daily Record Of 22 Deaths From COVID-19

CAIRO, Apr 29 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt witnessed a record of daily fatalities of COVID-19 with 22 new deaths on Tuesday,…

Covid-19: UN raises alarm about police brutality in lockdowns

Police officers detain a person during a demonstration against the lockdown GENEVA, April 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN human rights office…

Abdullah Bin Zayed, Malaysian Foreign Minister Review Bilateral Ties, Global Fight Against COVID-19

ABU DHABI, Apr 28 (NNN-WAM) – Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and…

Covid-19: Lockdowns begin to ease globally, but cases top three million

WASHINGTON, April 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide soared past three million on Monday as several…