Armed Forces unification a decisive step in nation's history: Saif bin Zayed
Abu Dhabi [UAE], May 6: H.H. Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, said that unifying...
Al Ahly wins 13th Egyptian Super Cup
Abu Dhabi [UAE], May 6: Al Ahly secured the Egyptian Super Cup for the second consecutive time and the 13th time in its history after...
Reem Al Hashimy visits Australia to further enhance and promote bilateral relations
Abu Dhabi [UAE], May 6:Reembint Ibrahim Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International Cooperation, visited Australia from 3rd to 5th May, 2023, with the aim...
Sweden to double wage requirement for migrant workers
Stockholm [Sweden], May 5: Under new rules proposed by the Swedish government, job seekers from non-European Union (EU) countries will need to secure a higher...
14 dead in Egypt bus collision
Cairo [Egypt], May 5: Local authorities said on Thursday that a passenger bus and a lorry have collided in Egypt's southwestern province of New Valley,...
Ukraine expects to join NATO only after war ends: Zelensky
Amsterdam [Netherlands], May 5: Ukrainian President VolodymyrZelensky acknowledged that it is "not realistic" for his country to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) during...
Photo ID compulsory for England voters in local elections
London [UK], May 5: The local elections on Thursday marked the first time it has been compulsory for all voters in England to show photo...
Obama tells Berlin audience 'young people will save us'
Berlin [Germany], May 5: Despite the world's long list of challenges, former US president Obama told a Berlin audience on Wednesday night that he finds...
The Italian government holds an emergency meeting because the prices of spaghetti...
Rome [Italy], May 5: Urso's ministry said the price of spaghetti and pasta products in March rose 17.5% year-on-year despite falling wheat prices. In the...
Russia says U.S. was behind Kremlin drone attack, drawing quick denial
Moscow [Russia], May 5: Russia accused the United States of being behind what it says was a drone attack on Moscow's Kremlin citadel intended to...
Jury convicts Proud Boys members of seditious conspiracy in US Capitol attack
Washington [US], May 5: A jury on Thursday convicted four members of the far-right Proud Boys militia group including its former leader Enrique Tarrio of...
Jurors at rape trial hear Trump defend lewd 'Grab 'em' remarks in...
New York [US], May 5: Jurors in Donald Trump's civil rape trial on Thursday saw a video deposition in which the former U.S. president defended...
Marcos says U.S. access to Philippines bases not meant for 'offensive action'
Manila [Philippines], May 5: Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Thursday his agreement this year to grant the United States access to more military...
Sons of Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo' deny trafficking fentanyl in rare...
Mexico City [Mexico], May 5: Sons of former Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman denied U.S. allegations that they were major traffickers flooding the...
Biden congratulates Ajay Banga on being elected as president of World Bank
Washington [US], May 5: United States President Joe Biden congratulated Ajay Banga on becoming the next President of the World Bank.
UAE celebrates first anniversary of UAE-India CEPA at AIM Global 2023
Abu Dhabi [UAE], May 5: The UAE Ministry of Economy will mark the first anniversary of the UAE-India Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) at...
INDEX Conferences to probe technology's impact on design & retail leadership
Dubai [UAE], May 5: The impact of technology on the transformation of the architecture, design and retail sectors will be explored in two mainline conferences...
EWEC and Tadweer received proposals for the development of Waste-to-Energy Project
Abu Dhabi [UAE], May 5: Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC) and Abu Dhabi Waste Management Company (Tadweer), the sole custodian of waste management for...
U.S. Fed hikes interest rates by 25 basis points
New York [US], May 4: The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised the target range for the federal funds rate by 25 basis points to...
Turkey, Russia, Ukraine to meet on grain
Istanbul [Turkey], May 4: Turkey plans to host a meeting with Russian and Ukrainian officials in Istanbul later this week to discuss extending a deal...
Chinese blogger who documented start of Covid-19 released from jail
Beijing [China], May 4: The Chinese blogger Fang Bin, who was arrested in 2020 for documenting the beginnings of the Covid-19 pandemic, has been released...
Myanmar junta pardons more than 2,000 political prisoners
Yangon [Myanmar], May 4: Myanmar's junta pardoned more than 2,000 political prisoners to mark a Buddhist holiday on Wednesday, triggering tearful reunions outside jails but...
Iran seizes second Gulf oil tanker as US tensions rise
Dubai [UAE], May 4: Sanctions-hit Iran seized on Wednesday a second oil tanker in less than a week as tensions rise in the commercially vital...
Iran's president visits Syria for the first time after 12 years of...
Damascus [Syria], May 4: Mr Raisi's visit comes as Iran and regional rival Saudi Arabia have restored ties after years of tension, and Arab states...
Russian defence minister calls for missile production to double
Moscow [Russia], May 4: Russia's defence minister has urged a state company to double its production of missiles as an expected Ukrainian counteroffensive looms and...
Zelensky denies Ukraine attacked Putin or Moscow
Kyiv [Ukraine], May 4: Ukraine's President VolodymyrZelensky has denied his country carried out an alleged drone attack on the Kremlin, which Russia says was an...
Ukraine tried to assassinate Putin by drone, Kremlin says
Moscow[Russia], May 4: Russia accused Ukraine on Wednesday of a failed attempt to assassinate President Vladimir Putin in a drone attack on the Kremlin citadel...