Tunisia bars TV, radio reports of opposition
Tunis [Tunisia], June 19: Radio and TV programmes in Tunisia have been banned from reporting on the cases ofprominent opposition figures accused of conspiring against...
Mali's military rulers hold constitutional referendum
Bamako [Mali], June 19: Malians were voting on Sunday in a referendum on changing the constitution that the military rulers and regional powers have said...
Oman Embassy hosts 2nd GCC coordination meeting
Kuwait City [Kuwait], June 19: The Embassy of the Sultanate of Oman in Kuwait hosted at its headquarters on Sunday the second coordination meeting for...
Swiss vote on net-zero climate law
Geneva [Switzerland], June 19: The Swiss, feeling the impact of global warming on their rapidly melting glaciers, were voting on Sunday on a new climate...
South Africa's Ramaphosa tells Putin Ukraine 'war must be settled'
Moscow [Russia], June 19: South Africa's president, in Russia as part of a delegation pushing for peace between Kyiv and Moscow, told his Russian counterpart...
Iraq unveils 2,800-yr-old stone tablet
Baghdad [Iraq], June 19: Iraq unveiled on Sunday a 2,800-year-old stone tablet returned by Italy, as the war-ravaged country works to recover from abroad antiquities...
First plane leaves Sanaa for Saudi amid Amman talks
Sanaa [Yemen], June 19: The first commercial flight from Yemen's rebel-held capital to Saudi Arabia since 2016 took off carrying hajj pilgrims on Saturday, in...
Putin warns NATO over being drawn into Ukraine war
Moscow [Russia], June 19: Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned there is a "serious danger" of NATO being drawn further into the Ukraine war if...
Russia rejects U.N. help as death toll from breached dam rises
Moscow [Russia], June 19: Moscow declined United Nations offers to help residents affected by the flooding from the breached Kakhovka Dam, the world body said,...
ChatGPT Hackathon offers actionable solutions for education, entrepreneurship, tourism
Sharjah [UAE], June 19: To leverage the power of ChatGPT and explore its potential for driving innovation within their respective fields, Sharjah Entrepreneurship Centre...
Sharjah, Seoul unite in voyage through centuries of history
Sharjah [UAE], June 19: Embarking on an extraordinary journey across time and place, the Sharjah Pavilion at the 65th Seoul International Book Fair beckoned visitors...
Abdullah bin Zayed, Italian FM discuss promoting cooperation
Abu Dhabi [UAE], June 19: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Italy's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani,...
General Civil Aviation Authority, ICAO sign collaboration agreement
Montreal [Canada], June 19: The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) signed a joint cooperation agreement at ICAO's...
"Counterfeit" alcohol poisoning kills dozen in N. Iran: media
Tehran [Iran], June 18:About a dozen were killed and scores others poisoned over the past few days after drinking "counterfeit" alcohol in the northern Iranian...
Saudi Arabia says to reopen embassy in Iran soon
Tehran [Iran], June 18: The visiting Saudi Arabian foreign minister said on Saturday that the Saudi embassy will soon reopen in Iran's capital Tehran, the...
Yemenia Airways restarts direct flights from Sanaa to Saudi Arabia
Sanaa [Yemen], June 18:Yemen's national airline Yemenia Airways restarted on Saturday direct flights from Houthi-held Sanaa to Saudi Arabia after a nearly-eight-year suspension.
8 shot at party in Southern California: media
Los Angeles [US], June 18: At least eight people, including teens, were shot early Saturday at a party in Southern California, local media reported, citing...
Philippine ferry with 65 passengers catches fire, no casualties
Manila [Philippines], June 18: A ferry with 65 people on board caught fire on Sunday morning off Bohol province in the central Philippines, the Philippine...
Singapore says 'premature' for ASEAN talks with Myanmar
Washington [US], June 18: Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said Friday that conditions were not yet right for ASEAN to open high-level talks with Myanmar...
Japan's emperor in Indonesia for first state visit
Jakarta [Indonesia], June 18: Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako arrived in the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Saturday for their first state visit since ascending...
Macron, MBS call for end to 'political vacuum' in Lebanon
Paris [France], June 18: French President Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman called for a "rapid end to the institutional political...
Saudi FM on first Iran visit since detente
Tehran [Iran], June 18: Iran and Saudi Arabia took a further step Saturday to seal their reconciliation as Riyadh's top diplomat made a landmark visit...
Minneapolis police face federal oversight for excessive force, discrimination
Washington [US], June 18: Police in Minneapolis routinely use excessive force and discriminate against Black and Native American people, the U.S. Justice Department said after...
Family sues Akron and 8 officers who shot Jayland Walker
Washington [US], June 18: Months after a grand jury declined to indict eight police officers in Akron, Ohio, who shot dead Jayland Walker, a 25-year-old...
Biden makes re-election pitch in key swing state Pennsylvania
Washington [US], June 18:President Joe Biden made his 2024 re-election pitch to union members in Philadelphia in his first political rally since launching his campaign...
Polish LGBTQ crowds march to demand equal rights as election looms
Warsaw [Poland], June 18: Tens of thousands marched through the streets of Warsaw to demand equality for LGBTQ people.
France to invest heavily in low-emission aircraft
Paris [France], June 17: The French government will invest 300 million euros (329 million U.S. dollars) per year between 2024 and 2030 to boost the...