Middle East

Russian military denies losses of Syrian troops in Turkish shelling

Maarat al-Numan city, Idlib Province, Syria MOSCOW, Feb 15 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Russian military refuted Ankara’s claim that Turkish forces…

Syria Declares Damascus-Aleppo Highway Fully Secure

DAMASCUS, Feb 15 (NNN-SANA) – The strategic highway, linking Syrian capital Damascus in the south with Aleppo province in the…

Israel Fires Smoke Bombs On Borders Of Southern Lebanon

BEIRUT, Feb 15 (NNN-NNA) – The Israeli army, on Friday, fired several smoke bombs on the axis of the border…

Palestine Urges Britain To Stick To Position Over Israeli Settlements

RAMALLAH, Palestine, Feb 15 (NNN-WAFA) – A senior Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) official, called on the British government, to stick…

Lebanon commemorates Rafik Hariri’s 15th assassination anniversary

BEIRUT, Feb 15 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanon marked Friday, the 15th assassination anniversary of former Prime Minister, Rafik Hariri, who was…

Brussels seeks to bring home children of Belgian militants in Syria

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defense Philippe Goffin UNITED NATIONS, Feb 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Belgium is working to bring home…

Dozens of Syrian refugees return from Lebanon as part of weekly routine

Syrian refugees are seen in a homebound trip from Lebanon to Syria at the Jdaidet Yabous border crossing, west of…

Syrian air defence intercepts missile attack: state media

DAMASCUS, Feb 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Syrian air defences intercepted missiles over the capital Damascus on Thursday, state media reported, without…

US warship in Arabian Sea seizes weapons suspected bound for Yemen’s Houthis

WASHINGTON, Feb 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A United States Navy warship seized weapons believed to be of Iranian “design and manufacture”,…

Gaza balloon attacks re-emerge as threat to Israel

They attached explosives to the weapon before setting it adrift towards Israel. GAZA, Feb 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — As the bunch…