Middle East

Two Policemen Killed In Daesh Attack In Northern Iraq

BAGHDAD, Dec 16 (NNN-NINA) – Two policemen were killed on Sunday, in an attack by Daesh militants, in Iraq’s northern…

Jordan, Japan Discuss Strategic Partnership

AMMAN, Jordan, Dec 16 (NNN-PETRA) – King Abdullah II of Jordan, on Sunday, met with Japanese Defence Minister, Taro Kono,…

Iran’s IRGC Monitors Foreign Vessels In Gulf

TEHRAN, Iran, Dec 16 (NNN-TASNIM) – The naval forces of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), have powerful presence in…

Palestinian PM Not To Wait For U.S. “Deal Of The Century”

RAMALLAH, Palestine, Dec 16 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian Prime Minister, Mohammad Shtayyeh, on Sunday said that, Palestine rejects the U.S. peace…

China’s Grid Corporation Acquires 49 Percent Shares Of Oman’s Electricity Company

MUSCAT, Dec 16 (NNN-ONA) – The State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC), on Sunday, signed an agreement with Oman’s Electricity…

One Killed, One Injured In Attacks In Iraq

BAGHDAD, Dec 16 (NNN-NINA) – An Iraqi civil society activist was shot dead and another was wounded, by unknown gunmen,…

23 Security Troops, 54 Protesters Injured In Clashes In Lebanon

BEIRUT, Dec 16 (NNN-NNA) – 23 security troops and 54 protesters were injured, during clashes from Saturday midnight until early…

Kuwait Launches Beach Cleaning Campaign

KUWAIT, Dec 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR), launched on Saturday, a campaign to clean the country’s…

Third World Youth Forum opens in Egypt

SHARM EL SHEIKH, Dec 15 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, inaugurated on Saturday, the third edition of Egypt’s annual…

Turkey Urges More EU Funding For Syrian Refugees

ISTANBUL, Dec 15 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey called on the European Union, to increase funding for Syrian refugees being sheltered on…