Middle East

Greece migrant crisis: Refugee centre ablaze as tensions rise

Water cannon and tear gas used at the Turkey-Greece border ATHENS/ANKARA, March 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A fire has ripped through…

Oil price dives as OPEC, Russia fail to agree on output cut

 An oil pump works at sunset in the desert oil fields of Sakhir, Bahrain VIENNA, March 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — OPEC…

Egypt, Sudan Vow To Boost Mutual Relations

CAIRO, Mar 8 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and Chairman of Sudan’s Sovereign Council, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, underlined on…

Bethlehem District Shuts Down Until Monday Night Over COVID-19 Concerns

RAMALLAH, Mar 8 (NNN-WAFA) – The governor of the West Bank district of Bethlehem, ordered on Saturday, a total shutdown…

Turkish Military Vehicles Enter Syria’s Idlib As Cease-Fire Enters Second Day

DAMASCUS, Mar 8 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Dozens of Turkish military vehicles entered Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib on Saturday, as the…

Saudi Arabia Restricts Entry Of Emiratis, Kuwaitis And Bahrainis To Three Airports

RIYADH, Mar 7 (NNN-WAM) – Saudi Arabia announced today (Saturday) that, it placed new preventive and precautionary measures, in its…

Israel Confirms Four New COVID-19 Cases

JERUSALEM, Mar 7 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israel’s Ministry of Health announced that, four more Israelis were diagnosed with the coronavirus, bringing…

Houthi Attack Kills Five Pro-Gov’t Yemeni Soldiers

ADEN, Mar 7 (NNN-SABA) – At least five soldiers of the pro-government Yemeni forces were killed, in an attack launched…

Lebanese PM’s Cabinet, Only Chance To Solve Crises: French Ambassador

BEIRUT, Mar 7 (NNN-NNA) – French Ambassador to Lebanon, Bruno Foucher, said that, the government of Prime Minister Hassan Diab…

Turkish President Hopes Cease-Fire To Continue In Syria’s Idlib

ISTANBUL, Mar 7 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said, he hopes that the cease-fire in the Syrian northwestern…