Middle East

Jordan Urges Israel To Respect Rights Of Worship At Al Aqsa Mosque

AMMAN, Jan 8 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan, on Tuesday, urged Israel to respect the rights of worship by Muslim worshippers, at…

UAE To Support Australia In Fighting Bushfires

DUBAI, Jan 8 (NNN-WAM) – Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE’s Armed Forces, Sheikh…

European powers reject Turkey’s decision to send troops to Libya

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian BRUSSELS, Jan 8 (NNN-Xinhua) — Top European diplomats emerged from a Tuesday meeting saying…

UN Chief Appoints Deputy Mission Head To Support Hodeidah Agreement

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) – UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, announced the appointment of Daniela Kroslak of Germany, as the…

NATO taking ‘some personnel’ out of Iraq

BRUSSELS, Jan 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — NATO said it would take “some personnel” out of Iraq because of the increased danger…

Putin Visits Damascus, Meets Syrian President

DAMASCUS, Jan 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – Russian President, Vladimir Putin, arrived in Damascus on Tuesday (yesterday) and met with Syrian President,…

Stop escalation of tensions and renew international cooperation – Guterres

NEW YORK, Jan 7 (NNN) — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on world leaders to renew “international cooperation”,…

Update: Iranians mass for burial in hometown of general killed by US

KERMAN (Iran), Jan 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Iranians gathered in Kerman for the burial Tuesday of top general Qasem Soleimani in…

UN resumes grain milling in starvation-threatened Yemen

A worker walks past a ship unloading grain at the Red Sea port of Hodeidah ADEN, Jan 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…

US-Iran tension: UK reduces embassy staff in Iran, Iraq; Australia troops to remain in Iraq

LONDON/CANBERRA, Jan 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain has reduced staff at its embassies in Tehran and Baghdad to a minimum level…