Middle East

Turkey arrests 17 on suspected Daesh links

Turkish security services raid the house of a suspected terrorist  ANKARA, Nov 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Turkish police arrested 17 foreigners on…

UN Palestine Agency to have new commissioner-general

By Manik Mehta NEW YORK, Nov 8 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestine refugees has…

Update: Iraqi forces shoot at protesters killing four in Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Nov 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Iraqi security forces shot dead at least four protesters in central Baghdad on Thursday, police…

UN chief condemns live fire at Iraqi protesters as ‘disturbing’

BAGHDAD, Nov 8 (BSS/AFP) – The United Nations chief Antonio Guterresdenounced as “disturbing” reports that Iraqi security forces have fired…

Turkish Pres Erdogan, US Pres Trump announce Washington talks on Nov 13

ISTANBUL, Nov 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) –– Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan will travel to the United States next week to meet Donald…

UAE Supplies Medicines To Yemen’s Hodeidah Medical Centres

HODEIDAH, Nov 7 (NNN-WAM) – The UAE, represented by the Emirates Red Crescent, ERC, provided new supplies of medicines and…

PLO Slams Israeli Cable Car Project In East Jerusalem

RAMALLAH, Palestine, Nov 7 (NNN-WAFA) – Member of Palestine Liberation Organisation executive committee, Hanan Ashrawi, slammed Israeli plan to build…

Four Tourists, Among eight stabbed In Jordan’s Jerash

AMMAN, Nov 7 (NNN-PETRA) – Four tourists and four Jordanians were stabbed, on Wednesday, and sustained injuries. The tourists, comprising…

Turkey Captures Al-Baghdadi’s Wife, Sister In Syria

ANKARA, Turkey, Nov 7 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey has captured the wife of the dead leader of the Daesh group, Abu…

10 Killed In Houthi Missile Attack On Yemen’s Mocha

ADEN, Nov 7 (NNN-SABA) – The Iran-allied Houthi rebels, fired a number of ballistic missiles, against pro-government military bases, in…