Syrian FM Walid Al-Moallem Passes Away

DAMASCUS, Nov 16 (NNN-SANA) – Syrian Foreign Minister, Walid al-Moallem, died at dawn today, the Syrian Foreign Ministry announced. The official announcement is yet to name the cause of al-Moallem’s death. Born in 1941, al-Moallem studied economics and political science, at the Cairo University in Egypt, and graduated in 1963.…

Israel Advances New Settlement Homes In East Jerusalem

JERUSALEM, Nov 16 (NNN-MA’AN) – The Israeli regime yesterday promoted a plan for hundreds of new settlement homes, in a sensitive area near East Jerusalem. In a tender, issued on its website, the Israel Land Authority invited contractors, to bid for the construction of 1,257 housing units, in Givat Hamatos,…

Yemen’s Rebel-Run Court Sentences 21 To Death For Spying For Saudi-Led Coalition

SANAA, Nov 15 (NNN-SABA) – A court, controlled by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, yesterday sentenced 21 men to death, for allegedly spying for the Saudi-led coalition, which backs the Yemeni government, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported. Al-Masirah TV did not identify the defendants, but said, they are all Yemenis. There was no…

Lebanon Starts Nationwide Lockdown Amid Surge In COVID-19 Cases

BEIRUT, Nov 15 (NNN-NNA) – Restaurants, bars, cafes, gyms and malls closed their doors yesterday, as Lebanon entered its first day of a two-week lock-down, to restrict the spread of COVID-19. Vehicles are permitted to drive on specific days, based on their plate numbers. However, most of the streets in…

Turkey Kills 14 YPG Members In Northern Syria: Ministry

ANKARA, Nov 14 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish security forces killed 14 members of the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) in northern Syria, when they attempted to “infiltrate” into Turkey’s operation zone, its Defence Ministry said. “We will not let the terrorist organisation PKK/YPG disrupt peace and security in the (Operation)…

Palestine Slams Pompeo’s Reported Decision To Visit Israeli Settlement

RAMALLAH, Nov 14 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian officials slammed U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo’s reported decision, to visit Israeli settlement in the West Bank, calling the planned visit “a challenge to international consensus.” “The visit will be a challenge to the positions of all previous U.S. administrations, that emphasised the…

Ukraine says Iran dragging its feet in plane crash investigation

Many of the 176 people killed in the crash were Canadian citizens or permanent residents KIEV, Nov 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ukraine has said Iran is dragging its feet on investigating the downing of a Ukrainian airliner near Tehran in January by not sharing information and not responding to requests for…

Saudi Arabia: Crown Prince vows ‘iron fist’ against extremists after attacks

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman RIYADH, Nov 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman pledged to strike extremists with an “iron fist”, after a bombing against a gathering of Western diplomats was claimed by the Daesh group. The bomb blast struck a World War I commemoration at a non-Muslim cemetery…

Saudi-led coalition foils new Houthi drone attack

RIYADH, Nov 13 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Saudi Arabia-led coalition involved in a war in Yemen announced the foiling of a new drone attack by the Houthi militia. The coalition’s spokesperson, Brigadier General Turki Al Malki, said that a bomb-laden drone launched toward the kingdom’s southern region was intercepted, the Saudi…

Egypt: Sinai helicopter crash kills 7, including 5 Americans

JERUSALEM, Nov 13 (NNN-AGENCIES)) — A helicopter crash in Egypt’s Sinai desert involving a multi-national observer force killed seven people on Thursday — five Americans, a French national and a Czech citizen, an Israeli source said. An official with the Multinational Force & Observers (MFO), Brad Lynch, said it was…
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