Middle East

Iran Confirms Soccer Friendly With Uzbekistan On Sept 17

TEHRAN, July 19 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran Football Federation (IFF), confirmed a friendly match with Uzbekistan, on Sept 17, Tasnim news…

Egyptian Parliament To Discuss Military Intervention In Libya

CAIRO, July 19 (NNN-MENA) – The Egyptian parliament is expected to hold a meeting this week, to discuss the political…

Covid-19: Saudi hosts G20 talks on recovery, debt crisis

RIYADH, July 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — G20 finance ministers and central bankers are set to hold talks Saturday aimed at spurring…

Senior Iraqi army officer killed in Daesh attack near Baghdad

BAGHDAD, July 18 (NNN-Xinhua) — A commander of an Iraqi army’s brigade was killed on Friday in an attack by…

British-Born aid worker Tauqir Sharif faces trial by Syria jihadists

Tauqir Sharif founded an organisation to support people displaced by Syria’s civil war DAMASCUS, July 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The jihadist alliance…

Covid-19 latest global developments

PARIS, July 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Here are some of the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis: . EU’S ‘MOMENT OF…

OPEC+ eases record oil cuts as economy recovers from coronavirus pandemic

OPEC+ eases record oil cuts as economy recovers from pandemic VIENNA, July 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — OPEC and allies such as…

US urges ISraeli PM Netanyahu to keep alive chance of Palestinian state

WASHINGTON, July 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States has asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to keep alive the prospect…

Egyptian president vows not to stand idle on threats to Egyptian, Libyan security

Egypt threatened to send in its army if GNA forces captured Sirte, located more than 800km from the Egyptian border…

French FM visits Iraq to confirm support

Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein BAGHDAD, July 17 (NNN-Xinhua) — French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Thursday arrived in…