Middle East

UN Says Airstrike In Northeastern Yemen Kills 31 Civilians

SANAA, Feb 16 (NNN-SABA) – An airstrike in the Yemeni northeastern province of al-Jawf, on Saturday, killed at least 31…

Rockets Strike Near U.S. Embassy In Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Feb 16 (NNN-NINA) – Rockets struck near the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, early on Sunday (today), with no immediate…

Russian, Turkish Foreign Ministers Discuss Mideast Situation

MOSCOW, Feb 16 (NNN-TASS) – Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, discussed the situation in the Middle East with his Turkish…

Any Future Mideast Peace Talks Must Be Based On UN Resolutions: Palestinian PM

RAMALLAH, Palestine, Feb 15 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian Prime Minister, Mohammad Shtayyeh said that, any future peace talks in the Mideast…

Russian military denies losses of Syrian troops in Turkish shelling

Maarat al-Numan city, Idlib Province, Syria MOSCOW, Feb 15 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Russian military refuted Ankara’s claim that Turkish forces…

Syria Declares Damascus-Aleppo Highway Fully Secure

DAMASCUS, Feb 15 (NNN-SANA) – The strategic highway, linking Syrian capital Damascus in the south with Aleppo province in the…

Israel Fires Smoke Bombs On Borders Of Southern Lebanon

BEIRUT, Feb 15 (NNN-NNA) – The Israeli army, on Friday, fired several smoke bombs on the axis of the border…

Palestine Urges Britain To Stick To Position Over Israeli Settlements

RAMALLAH, Palestine, Feb 15 (NNN-WAFA) – A senior Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) official, called on the British government, to stick…

Lebanon commemorates Rafik Hariri’s 15th assassination anniversary

BEIRUT, Feb 15 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanon marked Friday, the 15th assassination anniversary of former Prime Minister, Rafik Hariri, who was…

Brussels seeks to bring home children of Belgian militants in Syria

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defense Philippe Goffin UNITED NATIONS, Feb 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Belgium is working to bring home…