Middle East

Chinese Envoy Asks U.S. To Lift Unilateral Sanctions On Syria

UNITED NATIONS, June 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – A Chinese envoy asked the United States to immediately lift unilateral sanctions against Syria.…

Palestine Accuses Netanyahu Of Misleading World On Annexation Plan

RAMALLAH, June 17 (NNN-WAFA) – The Palestinian Foreign Ministry, accused Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, of misleading the world, regarding…

Seven nations vying for five UN Security Council seats

UNITED NATIONS, June 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN General Assembly on Wednesday will elect five new members of the Security…

Chinese Peacekeepers In Lebanon Awarded UN Medal

BEIRUT, June 17 (NNN-NNA) – Chinese peacekeepers in the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), received a UN medal on…

Angola, UAE Ratify Tax Agreement To Remove Trade Barriers

LUANDA, June 17 (NNN-ANGOP) – Angola and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), ratified a Convention, to Avoid Double Taxation and…

Explosion Hits Turkey-Russia Joint Patrol In Syria’s Idlib, No Injuries

ANKARA, June 17 (NNN-ANADOLU) – An explosion hit the 17th Turkey-Russia joint patrol in Syria’s Idlib, causing no casualties, Turkey’s…

Beirut Airport Prepares For Reopening With Anti-COVID-19 Measures

BEIRUT, June 17 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanese Public Works and Transport Minister, Michel Najjar, announced that, preparations have started at Beirut’s…

Palestine Welcomes UN Experts’ Statement On Israeli Annexation Plan

RAMALLAH, June 17 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestine welcomed a statement made by United Nations experts on the Israeli annexation plan in…

Houthi-Laid Landmines Continue Killing Civilians In Yemen’s Hodeidah

ADEN, June 17 (NNN-SABA) – Two children were killed yesterday, in a blast by a Houthi-laid landmine, in Yemen’s Red…

Israel Strikes Hamas Sites In Gaza: Army

JERUSALEM, June 16 (NNN-WAFA) – Israel’s military said, war jet and tanks, on Monday night, attacked sites in the Gaza…