Middle East

Turkey reinforces police at border to stop Greece pushing migrants back

 ATHENS/ANKARA/BRUSSELS, March 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Turkey says it is deploying 1,000 police officers to its land border with Greece to halt the pushback…

Gunfire disrupts political gathering in Afghan capital

Photo courtesy of ANADOLU AGENCY. KABUL, March 6 (NNN-BERNAMA-ANADOLU) — A volley of gunfire rang out in Kabul on Friday at…

‘This is not a drill’: WHO urges world to take covid-19 more seriously

GENEVA, March 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — World health officials have warned that countries are not taking the coronavirus crisis seriously enough,…

Syrian Pres Assad says Turkish counterpart Erdogan blackmailing Europe with refugees

49 DAMASCUS, March 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Syrian President Bashar al-Assad accused his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan of blackmailing Europe…

Children among nine dead in Gaza market blaze: ministry

GAZA CITY, March 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nine Palestinians including several children were killed after a fire broke out in a…

Turkey claims migrant killed in Greek border clash

A group of men carried the man in a blanket away from the border and Turkey said he died later…

Israel election: Netanyahu seeks defectors after failing to secure majority

 JERUSALEM, March 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing bloc appears to have failed to secure a parliamentary majority in Monday’s…

Turkey-Russia agreed ceasefire in Syria’s Idlib comes into force

MOSCOW/ANKARA/DAMASCUS, March 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A ceasefire in northern Syria agreed between Russia and Turkey came into force on Friday,…

Russian strikes kills 15 civilians in northwest Syria: monitor

BEIRUT, March 5, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – Russian air strikes Thursday killed at least 15 civilians including a child in the…

Jordan Highlights UNESCO’s Role In Preserving Jerusalem’s Old City

AMMAN, Mar 5 (NNN-PETRA) – King Abdullah II of Jordan, highlighted the role played by the United Nations Educational, Scientific…