Middle East

At Least Two Rockets Hit Near US Embassy In Baghdad: Witnesses

BAGHDAD, Jan 6 (NNN-NINA) – Two rockets hit near the US embassy in Iraq’s capital, witnesses said, hours after the…

Jordan, EU Discuss Ties, Mideast Developments

AMMAN, Jan 6 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan and the EU discussed means to enhance their ties and regional developments. At a…

Iraqi Parliament Asks Gov’t To End Presence Of Foreign Forces In Iraq

BAGHDAD, Jan 6 (NNN-NINA) – The Iraqi parliament passed a draft law, requiring the government to end the presence of…

Hezbollah Leader Urges Its Fighters To Attack U.S. Soldiers

BEIRUT, Jan 6 (NNN-NNA) – Hezbollah leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, urged its fighters, to attack U.S. soldiers in the region,…

IHH stock takes hit from rising Middle East tension

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 (NNN-BERNAMA) — IHH shares took a hit in early trading today as geopolitical tension in the Middle…

Lebanese Gov’t Receives 1st Shipment Of Gasoline To Secure Supplies

BEIRUT, Jan 5 (NNN-NNA) – The Lebanese government received its first shipment of gasoline on Saturday, as the government hopes…

Israeli Settlement Activity Surges 70 Percent In 2019: Palestinian Report

RAMALLAH, Palestine, Jan 5 (NNN-WAFA) – Israeli settlement activity in the occupied Palestinian territories increased by 70 percent in 2019,…

NATO Suspends Training Mission In Iraq

OTTAWA, Jan 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Canadian-commanding NATO mission in Iraq, has suspended its training task, after a U.S. airstrike…

Iraq’s Shiite Militia Warns Security Forces To Move 1,000 Metres Away From U.S. Bases

BAGHDAD, Jan 5 (NNN-NINA) – Iranian-backed Iraqi Shiite militia, Kata’ib Hezbollah (KH), warned the Iraqi security forces, to move away…

Iran Says U.S. Responsible For Consequences Of Soleimani’s Assassination

TEHRAN, Jan 5 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, said that, the United States is responsible for the…