Middle East

Bosnian court orders one-month detention for five men deported from Syria

ZAGREB, Dec 20 (NNN-HINA) – Five of the men who were deported from Syria to Bosnia and Herzegovina on Thursday…

French warship to spearhead European mission in Gulf from next year

The Frigate Courbet PARIS, Dec 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A European operation to ensure safe shipping in the Gulf region, scene…

Ankara-KL can strengthen cooperation in Islamic finance, says Erdogan

KUALA LUMPUR: Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Kuala Lumpur Summit 2019. Erdogan said Muslim countries should leverage their…

Israeli warplanes strike Gaza in response to rocket attack: sources

GAZA, Dec 20 (NNN-Xinhua) — Israeli warplanes struck the Gaza Strip on Thursday evening after a rocket was launched from…

Iraqi leaders meet with US senior official over bilateral ties, political situation

BAGHDAD, Dec 20 (NNN-Xinhua) — Iraqi leaders on Thursday held meetings with visiting US Under Secretary of State for Political…

First British flight arrives in Egyptian resort city after 4-year ban

Sharm El Sheik: Flights to the region have resumed following the 2015 Russian aviation disaster  CAIRO, Dec 20 (NNN-Xinhua) —…

Thousands protest against appointment of new Lebanese PM

BEIRUT, Dec 20 (NNN-Xinhua) — Thousands of demonstrators on Thursday evening protested against the appointment of Hassan Diab as Lebanese…

Syria War: Airstrikes and shelling kill 24 civilians in Idlib province

Syrian government aircraft reportedly bombed the town of Maasaran DAMASCUS, Dec 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Twenty-four civilians were killed by air strikes…

Latin America as deadly as Middle East for journalists, RSF annual report

PARIS, Dec 19 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Forty-nine journalists were killed across the world in 2019, Reporters Without Borders said on Tuesday,…

Chinese Envoy Concerned Over Continued Jewish Settlement Activities In Occupied Palestine

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – Chinese UN envoy expressed concern, over continued settlement activities by Israel, in occupied Palestinian…