Strong support at UN for International Criminal Court, against US sanctions

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Seventy-two countries at the United Nations offered strong support for the International Criminal Court as two of its officials face sanctions from Washington. Since the court’s creation, Washington has refused to recognize the authority of the ICC, a special multilateral court set up to…

Abbas, Macron Express Rejection Of Violence, Extremism

RAMALLAH, Nov 3 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, and his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, denounced all kinds of violence, extremism, and terrorism in the world. Abbas told Macron on the telephone that, everyone must respect religions and religious symbols, the report said. Macron said, he respects Islam and the…

Turkish Forces Completely Dismantle Base In Central Syria

DAMASCUS, Nov 3 (NNN-SANA) – Turkish forces completed dismantling Turkey-run observation point, in Syria’s central province of Hama. Turkish forces completed dismantling their observation point and took out all their gears, in the town of Morek, in the countryside of Hama. Meanwhile, the Observatory for Human Rights said, after the…

Saudi receives Pakistani, Indonesian pilgrims

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Saudi Arabia received the first batch of Umrah pilgrims from Pakistan and Indonesia on Sunday following the temporary suspension of Umrah visa in February this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a report by the Union of OIC News Agencies (UNA), the pilgrims were…

Lebanon Shuts Down 115 Villages, Imposes New Curfew Amid Rising COVID-19 Infections

BEIRUT, Nov 2 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanon’s Caretaker Interior Minister, Mohammad Fahmi, issued a statement on Sunday, ordering complete lockdown in 115 villages and towns in the country, along with a nationwide curfew, due to the increase in COVID-19 cases. The curfew starts from 9.00 p.m. to 5.00 a.m. local time,…

Jordan To Impose Nationwide Lockdown After Parliamentary Elections

AMMAN, Nov 2 (NNN-PETRA) – In order to curb the surge in COVID-19 cases, Jordan’s Prime Minister, Bisher Khasawneh, announced that a five-day nationwide lockdown would be imposed from Nov 11, a day after the country’s parliamentary elections. According to the Jordanian Health Ministry, Jordan registered 3,259 new cases yesterday,…

Egyptian PM In Baghdad To Boost Bilateral Ties

BAGHDAD, Nov 1 (NNN-NINA) – Egyptian Prime Minister, Mostafa Madbouly, arrived in Baghdad on an official visit on Saturday, to hold talks with Iraqi leaders and sign a number of memorandums of understanding, to enhance cooperation between Baghdad and Cairo. Madbouly, heading a high-level delegation, arrived in Baghdad around noon…

Israel Reports 721 New COVID-19 Cases, 314,422 In Total

JERUSALEM, Nov 1 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israel’s Ministry of Health reported 721 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the total to 314,422. The number of death cases rose to 2,539, with 25 new fatalities, while the number of patients in serious condition decreased from 429 to 409, out of 714 patients…

Saudi Man Rams Car At Outer Wall Of Mecca’s Grand Mosque, Arrested

RIYADH, Nov 1 (NNN-SPA) – A Saudi man rammed a car at high speed into the outer walls of Mecca’s Grand Mosque, Islam’s holiest site, authorities said yesterday. Guards chased the driver as he crashed through two barriers before hitting one of the southern entrances of the mosque late Friday,…

Iraq Reports 1,997 New COVID-19 Cases, 472,630 In Total

BAGHDAD, Nov 1 (NNN-NINA) – The Iraqi Health Ministry reported yesterday, 1,997 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the nationwide infections to 472,630. The new cases included 629 in the capital, Baghdad, 301 in Duhok, 214 in Erbil, and 174 in Sulaimaniyeh, the ministry said in a statement. The ministry also reported…
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