Turkey “Neutralised” 1,458 PKK-YPG Members In Cross Border Operations This Year: Defence Minister

ANKARA, May 26 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish security forces killed 1,458 members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG), in cross border operation, the Defence Minister, Hulusi Akar, said, on Monday. “The Turkish Armed Forces will continue this struggle with determination, until the last terrorist…

Israel Reports 16,734 COVID-19 Cases, 281 Deaths

JERUSALEM, May 26 (NNN-MA’AN) – The Israeli health ministry reported 17 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, bringing the total number in the country to 16,734. After four consecutive days without death cases, the ministry reported two new fatalities, bringing the death toll to 281. The number of patients in serious…

Israel’s GDP Shrinks 7.1 Percent In Q1, Sharpest Drop In 20 Years

JERUSALEM, May 26 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israel’s GDP contracted by annualised 7.1 percent, in the first quarter of 2020, compared to the fourth quarter of 2019, according to a report released by the state’s Central Bureau of Statistics on Monday. This decline, sharpest in the last 20 years, is mainly due…

Jordan’s King Hails Anti-COVID-19 Battle On 74th Independence Day

AMMAN, May 26 (NNN-PETRA) – King Abdullah II of Jordan, on Monday, commended all efforts exerted by the country’s various bodies, in the battle against COVID-19. The King made the remarks, in an address to the nation, on the occasion of Jordan’s 74th Independence Day. “Our battle with coronavirus is…

Saudi Arabia Announces Gradual Ease Of Anti-COVID-19 Precautions

RIYADH, May 26 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia announced on Monday, the gradual ease of precautionary measures against COVID-19. The gradual steps, with social distancing regulations obeyed, will start from Thursday and expand until the situation is back to normal, the Health Minister, Tawfiq Al-Rabiah, was quoted as saying. The easing…

Putin, Iraqi PM Discuss Oil Market, Syria Over Phone

MOSCOW, May 26 (NNN-TASS) – Russian President, Vladimir Putin, on Monday held a phone conversation with Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, to discuss stabilising global oil market and the situation in Syria, the Kremlin said in a statement. Putin and al-Kadhimi gave a positive assessment to the agreements on oil…

Iranian oil tanker berthed at Venezuela’s port ignoring US warnings

TEHRAN, May 25 (IRNA-NNN) — The Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported that the first of five Iranian oil tankers headed to Venezuela has berthed at the country’s port ignoring US warnings. Quoting TankerTrackers tweet, IRNA said the Iranian oil tanker had loaded 43 million liters of gasoline from southern…

Iran, Turkey presidents call for reopening air, land borders

TEHRAN, May 24 (NNN-IRNA) — Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan following a telephone discussion on Sunday, have called for air and land borders of the two neighboring countries to be reopened to resume trade ties and sharing experience on fighting coronavirus. Referring to the…

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 European Union (EU) on Friday, to take tangible measures against Israel’s annexation plan. Erekat, who met earlier on Friday with the heads of the EU diplomatic mission in Palestine, said…

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 latest developments related to the COVID-19 pandemic, over the phone. The two leaders addressed the cooperation possibilities in the fight against the coronavirus. Erdogan and Salih also discussed regional developments,…
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