Middle East

Israeli Warplanes Strike On Gaza

GAZA, Palestine, Jan 16 (NNN-WAFA) – Israeli warplanes carried out last night, airstrikes against military positions in the Gaza Strip,…

Yemeni Warring Sides Begin Troops Redeployment

ADEN, Jan 16 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s government and the opposition Southern Transitional Council (STC), began re-positioning their troops stationed in…

Officials, Experts Blame Lebanese Central Bank Governor For Country’s Dollar Crisis

by Dana Halawi BEIRUT, Jan 16 (NNN-XINHUA) – Some Lebanese officials and experts blame Central Bank Governor, Riad Salameh, for…

UN founding states must set example to remove threat of global war – Putin

MOSCOW, January 15 (NNN-TASS) — Five permanent members of the UN Security Council should set an example to eliminate threats…

As arrivals rise, Cyprus intercepts boat with 101 Syrians on board

Syrian refugees arrive on a Cyprus coast guard boat to the south-east of the island in the region of Protaras…

Lebanese President Says Country Going Through Worst Crisis In History

BEIRUT, Jan 15 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanese President, Michel Aoun, said that, Lebanon is going through the worst economic, financial and…

Saudi Arabia presents compensation to families of Makkah crane collapse victims

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 15 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Saudi Arabia on Tuesday presented compensation to the families of seven Malaysian pilgrims who were…

Libya: Turkey says ready to act against rebel commander Haftar if attacks continue

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan ANKARA, Jan 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Turkey will not refrain from “teaching a lesson” to Khalifa Haftar…

US expels 21 Saudi military cadets after gun attack

The bodies of the sailors were transferred to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware  WASHINGTON, Jan 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Twenty-one members of the…

Egyptian-American hunger striker dies in Egypt prison: US

Moustafa Kassem WASHINGTON, Jan 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States has confirmed the death of an Egyptian-American, Moustafa Kassem, who…