Middle East

Moscow, Riyadh “Very Close” To Deal On Oil Output Cuts: Report

MOSCOW, Apr 7 (NNN-TASS) – Russia and Saudi Arabia are “very close” to a deal on oil production cuts, Kirill…

Saudi Cities Get 24-Hour Curfew, Kuwait Isolates Two Districts Over COVID-19

RIYADH, Apr 7 (NNN-SPA/KUNA) – Saudi Arabia placed its capital, Riyadh and other big cities, under a 24-hour curfew on…

Egypt’s Anti-COVID-19 Efforts Face More Difficulties As Confirmed Cases Top 1,000

CAIRO, Apr 7 (NNN-MENA) – As confirmed COVID-19 cases in Egypt exceeded 1,000, it would be more difficult for the…

Dubai Fines 14 Merchants For Hiking Face Mask Prices

DUBAI, Apr 6 (NNN-WAM) – Dubai imposed fines on 14 merchants, for inflating the prices of face masks, to exploit…

If Violations Continue, We Will Escalate Measures: Lebanese Minister

BEIRUT, Apr 6 (NNN-NNA) – Interior and Municipalities Minister, Mohamad Fahmy, cautioned via his Twitter account, against any breach of…

Six Women Killed In Yemen’s Houthi Shelling On Taiz Prison

SANAA, Apr 6 (NNN-SABA) – Yemeni government officials said, shelling by Houthi rebels, Sunday, hit a prison for women, in…

Iran’s COVID-19 Cases Nudge 59,000 As Slowdown Continues; Israel’s Tally Crosses 8,000

CAIRO, Apr 6 (NNN-MENA) – Iran’s COVID-19 cases rose by 2,483 to 58,226, as the slowdown continued for five consecutive…

Bahraini Ministry Closes Pharmacy For Hiking Prices Of Sanitisers

MANAMA, Apr 5 (NNN-BNA) – The Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, closes a pharmacy for hiking the prices of sanitisers,…

Sharjah Ruler Directs Not To Bury Any COVID-19 Victims In Al Saja’a

SHARJAH, Apr 5 (NNN-WAM) – Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, directed…

Guterres: We Are Still Far From Flattening The Curve

BEIRUT, Apr 5 (NNN-NNA) – The United Nations Press Office in Beirut, distributed an article by the UN Secretary-General, Antonio…