Iceland volcano unlikely to impact flights; lava flows away from town
Reykjavík [Iceland], December 20: Lava spewing from a volcano in Iceland appeared to be flowing away from the only nearby town and the intensity of...
US judge halts removal of Confederate Memorial at Arlington Cemetery
Washington [US], December 20: A federal judge on Monday ordered a halt to the removal of a Confederate monument at Arlington National Cemetery shortly after...
Colorado Supreme Court disqualifies Trump from holding office
Washington [US], December 20: The Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday disqualified former President Donald Trump from the ballot in the state's presidential election next year...
Kim Jong Un warns US after North Korea ICBM test
Pyongyang [North Korea], December 20: North Korea's leader threatened "more offensive actions" against military threats after supervising the third test of its most advanced missile...
Dubai Municipality Launches Future Foresight Plan
Dubai [UAE], December 20: Dubai Municipality has announced the launch of its Future Foresight Plan which provides a roadmap for imagining, designing and building the...
UAQ Ruler congratulates emirate's police delegation on achieving prestigious 5-star rating
Umm Al Quwain [UAE], December 20: H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mu'alla, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Umm Al Qaiwain, today received at...
UAE Ambassador meets with Speaker of Jordanian Senate; discusses bilateral relations, cooperation
Amman [Jordan], December 20: Sheikh Khalifa bin Mohammed bin Khalid Al Nahyan, Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, met...
King Hamad bin Isa confers First Class Medal of Independence on Sheikh...
Manama [Bahrain], December 20: His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of the Kingdom of Bahrain, awarded the First Class Medal of Independence...
Iranian FM urges Pakistan to designate Jaish-ul-Adl as terrorist group
Tehran [Iran], December 19: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Monday called on Pakistan to designate Jaish-ul-Adl as a terrorist group as it was...
EU takes legal steps against Musk's X over disinformation
Brussels [Belgium], December 19: The European Commission announced on Monday legal steps against Elon Musk's social media platform X, formerly Twitter, over the spread of...
Sunak presses for 'sustainable ceasefire' in Gaza
London [UK], December 19: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said too many innocent lives had been lost in the Israel-Hamas war, as the country's former...
Mexican gunmen kill 12 people at Christmas celebration
Mexico City [Mexico], December 19: Police in Mexico say 12 people were killed and another 11 injured when gunmen stormed a venue at which a...
Houthis attack two more vessels
Sanaa [Yemen], December 19: Yemen's Houthi fighters say they have launched a drone attack targeting two cargo vessels in the Red Sea, the latest in...
Hundreds evacuated as flood disaster unfolds in Australia
Cairns [Australia], December 19: Stranded residents sheltered on a hospital roof as flash floods swamped northeastern Australia on Monday, with raging waters severing roads and...
Cyberattack cuts Iran fuel supplies
Tehran [Iran], December 19: Iran said it suffered a cyberattack by the Zionist entity and the United States that disrupted fuel distribution across 60 percent...
Pope says Roman Catholic priests can bless same-sex couples
Vatican City [Italy], December 19: Pope Francis has allowed priests to bless same-sex couples, a significant advance for LGBT people in the Roman Catholic Church.
Death toll rises to 111 after earthquake in China's remote northwest
Beijing [China], December 19: A magnitude-6.2 earthquake jolted a remote and mountainous county on the northern edge of the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau around midnight on Tuesday,...
Israel signals gradual shift in Gaza war, after US defense chief visit
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 19: Israel will gradually transition to the next phase of operations in Gaza.
US-led force to patrol Red Sea in response to attacks by Houthis...
Washington [US], December 19: Several countries have agreed to jointly carry out patrols in the southern Red Sea and Gulf of Aden to try to...
Seven European countries pledge CO2-free power systems by 2035
Brussels [Belgium], December 19: Seven countries including Germany, the Netherlands and France pledged on Monday to eliminate CO2-emitting power plants from their electricity systems by...
Iceland volcano erupts near town after weeks of quake activity
Reykjavík [Iceland], December 19: A volcano erupted late on Monday in southwest Iceland, spewing lava and smoke across a wide area after weeks of intense...
Egypt's el-Sissi wins third term in presidential election
Cairo [Egypt], December 19: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi has secured a third term in office, the National Election Authority said on Monday.
Abdullah bin Zayed commends sustainable partnership between UAE and G20
Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 19: His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has commended the invitation extended from the Federative...
Hamdan bin Zayed briefed over phone on progress of relief operations in...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 19: H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler's Representative in Al Dhafra Region, Chairman of the Emirates Red Crescent Authority...
SAF announces winners of 6th Sharjah Film Platform Awards
Sharjah [UAE], December 19: The Sharjah Art Foundation (SAF) revealed on Sunday the winning works in the 6th edition of the Sharjah Film Platform awards,...
UAE Leaders congratulate President of Egypt on re-election
Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 19: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has congratulated Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on his re-election as President...
Greece's parliament passes 2024 state budget
Athens [Greece], December 18: Greece's parliament approved on Sunday the 2024 state budget, which foresees 2.9 percent gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the new...