Human Rights Watch says Israel used white phosphorus in Gaza

New York [US], October 14: Human Rights Watch accused Israel of using white phosphorus munitions in its military operations in Gaza and Lebanon.

Israeli shelling strikes Lebanese army post after infiltration warning

Tel Aviv [Israel], October 14: Israeli shelling struck a Lebanese army observation post at the border on Friday.

Israeli embassy staffer assaulted in Beijing

Beijing [China], October 14: A staffer at the Israeli embassy in Beijing was assaulted on Friday and was hospitalised in stable condition.

Macron calls France stabbings 'barbaric terrorism'

Paris [France], October 14: French president Emmanuel Macron has condemned the "barbarity of terrorism" after a knife-wielding attacker stabbed a teacher to death outside a...

UAE Barakah Exercise 2023 successfully concludes in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi [UAE], October 14: The UAE Barakah Exercise 2023, hosted at Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant (BNEP) for 36 continuous hours, has concluded. The exercise...

First Al Dhafra Camel Racing Festival commences in MadinatZayed Racetrack

Al Dhafra[UAE], October 14:The first edition of Al Dhafra Camel Racing Festival commenced today at the MadinetZayed Racetrack in AL Dhafra Region.

Kalba to host 3rd edition of Wadi Al Helo Trail Run

Sharjah [UAE], October 14: The Wadi Al Helo Trail Run, organised by the Sharjah Sports Council (SSC), on 22nd October, in front of the Wadi...

Smart and Autonomous Vehicles Industries cluster launches at Masdar City

Abu Dhabi [UAE], October 14: In the presence of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Smart and Autonomous Vehicle Industries (SAVI)...

Change of government possible in closely fought Gibraltar elections

Gibraltar, October 13: Parliamentary elections have begun in Gibraltar, with pundits expecting a neck-and-neck race in the British overseas territory at the southern tip of...

Kiev reports damage to Russian corvette Pavel Dzerzhavin

Kiev [Ukraine], October 13: The Ukrainian navy said on Thursday that it had damaged a Russian warship near the Black Sea port of Sevastopol on...

Armenia again calls on UN court to protect people from Nagorno-Karabakh

Yerevan [Armenia], October 13: Armenia has again called on the International Court of Justice to impose measures on Azerbaijan to protect ethnic Armenians who come...

Man handed suspended sentence in Sweden after burning Quran

Stockholm [Sweden], October 13: A man in Sweden has been found guilty of incitement to hatred and given a suspended sentence after distributing a video...

Two Syrian airports out of service after Israeli strikes

Damascus [Syria], October 13: Israeli warplanes struck Damascus and Aleppo airports in war-torn Syria on Thursday, putting them out of action, Syrian state media reported.

UN agency warns of looming water crisis in Gaza

Gaza [Palestine], October 13: The UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) is warning of a water crisis in the Gaza Strip, which is under a...

Erdogan orders negotiations for release of civilians

Istanbul [Turkey], October 13: Turkish President RecepTayyip Erdogan has ordered negotiations to help secure the release of Israeli civilian hostages kidnapped by Hamas, a presidential...

Putin lands in Kyrgyzstan; no risk of arrest on ICC warrant

Moscow [Russia], October 13: Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Kyrgyzstan on Thursday for his first trip abroad since the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued...

US offers Finland help investigating damage to gas pipeline

Washington [US], October 13: Washington has offered Finland help to investigate the damage on a gas pipeline that runs between Estonia and Finland, US Defense...

At Polish border, German police crack down on illegal crossings

Berlin [Germany],October 13: It's early morning when 30-year-old Syrian Adem Ahmed walks across a railway bridge that starts in Poland and ends in Germany. Moments...

Red Cross says in contact with Hamas, Zionists over hostages

Geneva [Switzerland], October 13: The International Committee of the Red Cross is in contact with Hamas and Zionist entity to try to facilitate the release...

Abbas urges 'immediate end to aggression' against Palestinians

Ramallah [Palestine], October 13: Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas called Thursday for "an immediate end to the comprehensive aggression against the Palestinian people", his office said...

Iran calls on Arab, Islamic nations to confront Zionists

Tehran [Iran], October 13: Iranian President EbrahimRaisi has called on Islamic and Arab countries to cooperate in confronting Zionists as it wages a deadly war...

Israel releases images of slain children to rally support after Hamas attack

Jerusalem [Israel], October 13: Israel's government showed U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and NATO defence ministers graphic images of dead children and civilians on...

Israel, White House condemn Trump for remarks about Hamas attack

Jerusalem [Israel], October 13: Israel and the White House on Thursday condemned remarks by Donald Trump in which he praised the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah...

Israel's reservists drop everything and rush home

Jerusalem [Israel], October 13: Some were on their honeymoon, others were studying abroad, many were building new lives in foreign countries. But when Israel called...

Shakhboot bin Nahyan Al Nahyan heads UAE delegation to fourth meeting of...

Ankara [Turkey], October 13: Sheikh Shakhboot bin Nahyan Al Nahyan, Minister of State, headed the UAE delegation to the fourth meeting of the Quint Group...

UAE Rulers condole with King of Jordan over passing of former Prime...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], October 13: Their Highnesses Supreme Council Members and Rulers of the Emirates have sent messages of condolences to King Abdullah II of...

National Library and Archives signs MoU with State Archival Service of Ukraine

Abu Dhabi [UAE], October 13: The National Library and Archives (NLA) signed an MoU with the State Archival Service of Ukraine with the aim of...