Middle East & North Africa

BEIRUT, Sept 15 (NNN-NNA) – A Lebanese university and a Chinese institute, signed here yesterday, a cooperation agreement, regarding the scientific research on the peaceful development and use of nuclear energy.

The agreement was signed by the American University of Beirut (AUB) and the Institute of Plasma Physics, at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (ASIPP), one of the most important laboratories in China, on plasma physics.

AMMAN, Sept 15 (NNN-PETRA) – The death toll in a residential building collapse in Jordan’s capital, Amman, on Tuesday, rose to eight, the Public Security Department (PSD) said, in a statement yesterday.

Rescue work is still going on, the PSD added, noting that, an infant and an injured person in his 50s were pulled out from the rubble of the collapsed building and transferred to hospital.

So far, 16 people have been injured due to the collapse, it was reported.

JERUSALEM, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Iran's 2015 nuclear deal with world powers is "in the ER room" and is unlikely to be renewed soon, if at all, Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz said on Thursday after European leaders voiced doubt about Tehran's willingness to revive the pact.

Israel, Iran's arch-foe, supported the U.S. withdrawal from the accord in 2018 under then-President Donald Trump, who deemed it too limited, and has been advocating against a re-entry into the pact sought by President Joe Biden's administration.

DUBAI, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Iran has moved a step closer towards becoming a permanent member of a central Asian security body dominated by Russia and China, as Tehran seeks to overcome economic isolation imposed by U.S. sanctions.

Foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian on Thursday said Iran had signed a memorandum of obligations to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, which is holding a summit this week in Uzbekistan.

GAZA, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) on Thursday said it would continue building and developing solid ties with Syria, signifying a possible restoration of relations between the two sides after ten years of estrangement.

In a press statement, the Gaza ruling faction said that building and developing ties with Syria "will serve our nation and just causes, with the Palestinian cause at its core, especially in light of the accelerating regional and international developments."

BEERSHEBA, Israel (AP) — Props are a familiar part of Benjamin Netanyahu’s repertoire when delivering public speeches — from cartoon bombs at the United Nations to a wall of CDs and binders supposedly seized from Iran by Mossad agents.

Now, the former prime minister — famed for his flair for the dramatic — is hitting the campaign trail with a new shtick. Behold: the Bibibus.

14 Sep 2022; MEMO: Palestinians in the Gaza Strip organised a protest on Tuesday to demand their rights to the natural gas fields in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of the besieged territory, as well as the establishment of a sea passage to connect them with the outside world, Anadolu has reported.

14 Sep 2022; MEMO: The Israeli army has announced that one of its officers and two Palestinians have been killed in a confrontation in the occupied West Bank, Anadolu has reported. Local sources named the two Palestinians killed as Abd Al-Rahman Abed and Ahmad Abed, an officer in Palestinian Military Intelligence.

"Last night, an officer was killed as a result of an exchange of fire with two Palestinian gunmen near Al-Jalama crossing, Jenin district," said the occupation army.

Kanpur: Rain continues in many areas of the city and its adjoining areas since Wednesday morning. From morning till late afternoon, 34.6 mm of rain has fallen.

Jajmaites are comfortable that rain lashes their humid areas after long. The weather has totally changed. The continuity in rain continues till evening.

The air is now colder. Ceiling fans are giving the feel of ACs, say the residents. The students are the most troubled due to erratic rains.

14 Sep 2022; MEMO: Three Palestinian-led parties competing in the 1 November Knesset election have reached an agreement on reuniting as the Joint List. Hadash, Balad and Ta'al, the three main Arab parties reached an agreement following long negotiations yesterday.