Middle East

Saudi Arabia’s Q1 Budget Deficit Reaches 9.1 Billion USD Amid Oil Price Collapse

RIYADH, Apr 30 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia’s national budget deficit in the first quarter reached 34.107 billion Saudi riyals (9.09…

UAE Reports 549 New COVID-19 Cases, 11,929 In Total

DUBAI, Apr 30 (NNN-WAM) – The United Arab Emirates (UAE), on Wednesday, announced 549 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total…

Bring Back Thousands Of Indian Workers Stranded In Middle East, Rahul Gandhi Urges Centre

NEW DELHI, Apr 30 (NNN-ZEE NEWS) – Former Congress president, Rahul Gandhi, urged the Centre to bring back thousands of…

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,…