Middle East

UNIFIL Chief Calls For Agreement Over Disputed Area Along Blue Line

BEIRUT, Dec 17 (NNN-NNA) – Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL),…

Iraqi President Receives List Of Candidates For New PM-Designate

BAGHDAD, Dec 17 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi President, Barham Salih, received a list of candidates, to choose one of them as…

Oman’s 300-Million Sukuk Bonds Approved In Capital Market

MUSCAT, Dec 17 (NNN-ONA) – Oman’s Capital Market Authority, on Monday, announced its approval of sukuk (Islamic bonds) programme worth…

Turkish drone fuels tension over Cyprus gas claims

The Bayraktar TB2 armed drone is now at Gecitkale airbase in Famagusta  NICOSIA, Dec 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Turkish military…

Lebanon Eyes New Guinness World Record For Biggest Plastic Bottles Christmas Tree

BEIRUT, Dec 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – Lebanon’s municipality of Chekka, lightened a Christmas tree on Monday night, which is expected to…

PA Urges To List Israeli Settlers On “World’s List Of Terrorists”

RAMALLAH, Palestine, Dec 17 (NNN-WAFA) – The Palestinian Authority’s (PA’s) Ministry of Foreign Affairs, urged the world’s countries, to place…

Turkey ready to give any military support Libya needs – Pres Erdogan

Turkish President President Tayyip Erdogan ISTANBUL, Dec 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey is ready to provide Tripoli…

Iraqi Caretaker PM Denounces U.S. Sanctions On Iraqi Figures

BAGHDAD, Dec 16 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi caretaker Prime Minister, Adel Abdul Mahdi, condemned the inclusion of Iraqi figures, in a…

Israel Bans Christians In Gaza From Reaching West Bank, Jerusalem For Christmas

GAZA, Palestine, Dec 16 (NNN-WAFA) – Israel banned the Christian minority, who live in the Gaza Strip, from visiting Christian…

Jordan, USAID Sign 745 Million USD Grant Deal

AMMAN, Dec 16 (NNN-PETRA) – The Jordanian government and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), on Sunday signed…