Middle East

Palestinian Official Urges EU To Take Measures Against Israel’s Annexation Plan

RAMALLAH, May 23 (NNN-WAFA) – Secretary General of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) Executive Committee, Saeb Erekat, called on the…

Turkish, Iraqi Leaders Discuss Cooperation Against COVID-19

ISTANBUL, May 23 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and his Iraqi counterpart, Barham Salih, on Friday, discussed the…

Iran’s Top Leader Calls For “Resistance” Against Israel’s Pressure On Occupied Palestinian Territories

TEHRAN, May 23 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Friday, called for “resistance” against Israeli pressures on…

Covid-19: Turkey sees signs of slowdown in pandemic; Saudi Arabia continues to lead in region’s daily rise of infections

Saudi Arabia has reported the highest number of coronavirus cases in the Gulf region CAIRO, May 22 (NNN-Xinhua) — Turkey…

ICRC warns of dire humanitarian crisis in northeast Syria

DAMASCUS, May 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The International Committee of the Red Cross warned of a worsening crisis in northeast Syria,…

Egyptians rush to buy treats before Eid al-Fitr curfew

CAIRO, May 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Families rushed to buy sweets and biscuits in Cairo as they prepared to celebrate the…

Covid-19: Lebanon sees highest single-day jump in cases

BEIRUT, May 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Lebanon’s Health Ministry reported 63 new cases of the coronavirus on Thursday, the largest single-day…

UAE, Iranian Health Ministers Review COVID-19 Countermeasures

ABU DHABI, May, 21 (NNN-WAM) – Abdul Rahman bin Mohammad bin Nasser Al Owais, Minister of Health and Prevention, received…

Covid-19 deaths top 325,000 worldwide

PARIS, May 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 325,000 people worldwide have died from the novel coronavirus, three-quarters of them in…

Israeli Court Orders Netanyahu To Attend Trial’s Opening

JERUSALEM, May 21 (NNN-WAFA) – The Israeli court, on Wednesday, ordered Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to appear at the first…