Erdogan submits re-election bid, reigniting term limit debate
Istanbul [Turkey], March 22: Turkish President RecepTayyip Erdogan's ruling party and its nationalist allies have submitted the incumbent's bid for re-election in the May 14...
9 dead, scores wounded as strong quake rocks Pakistan, Afghanistan, India
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 22: At least nine people were killed and scores wounded after a strong earthquake jolted parts of Pakistan and Afghanistan on Tuesday...
West Bank settler movement wins Zionist entity parliament vote
Jerusalem [Israel], March 22: Zionist's settler movement celebrated Tuesday after parliament annulled part of a law banning them from living in areas of the occupied...
Kenya police arrest 238 in a day of violent protests against govt...
Nairobi [Kenya], March 22: Kenyan police said Tuesday they had arrested 238 people during violent protests over the cost of living which also saw 31...
Freed French journalist returns home
Velizy-Villacoublay [France], March 22: French journalist Olivier Dubois, 48, made an emotional return home on Tuesday following nearly two years in captivity in the...
Xi seeks tighter cooperation at Kremlin talks
Moscow [Russia], March 22: Xi Jinping promised to strengthen coordination with Russia at a Kremlin summit with President Vladimir Putin on the Chinese leader's...
Police surround NY Courthouse, DC Capitol in case of Trump arrest
New York [US], March 22: Police in major US cities are preparing for potential unrest in case ex-President Donald Trump is arrested this week as...
White House: No reason for China to react to Taiwan president's U.S....
Washington [US], March 22: The White House said on Tuesday there is no reason for China to react to Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen's visit to...
Los Angeles education workers strike, canceling school for 420,000 students
California [US], March 22: Some 30,000 education workers backed by the teachers' union walked off the job for a three-day strike in Los Angeles on...
In Ukraine to show solidarity, Japan's Kishida meets Zelenskiy, tours massacre site
Kyiv [Ukraine], March 22: Japan's Fumio Kishida met President VolodymyrZelenskiy in Kyiv on Tuesday during a rare, unannounced visit by a Japanese leader that underscored...
Hamdan bin Mohammed launches "04" unified interactive platform to link Dubai Government...
Dubai [UAE], March 22: His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of The Executive Council, launched...
ADIA Lab to establish European HQ in Spain
Granada [Spain], March 22: The Government of Spain, through the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation, has signed an agreement with ADIA Lab, the...
Mohammed bin Rashid attends second Dubai Breeze-Up Sale held at Meydan Racecourse
Dubai [UAE], March 22: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, attended...
Tanzanian president launches agriculture program for youth
Dar es Salaam [Tanzania], March 21: Tanzanian President SamiaSuluhu Hassan on Monday officially launched an agriculture program aimed at engaging the youth in large-scale farming.
Contaminated water kills thousand kids every day: UNICEF
New York [US], March 21: Polluted drinking water and an absence of sanitary infrastructure are endangering the lives of children worldwide, according to the UN...
Kazakhstan holds early elections
Astana [Kazakhstan], March 21:Early parliamentary elections were held in the former Soviet republic of Kazakhstan, where people are still reeling from deadly protests last year...
Philippines oil spill hits bio-rich Verde Island
Manila [Philippines], March 21: An oil spill in the Philippines has reached the shores of an island in one of the most diverse marine habitats...
Australia's Victoria to ban Nazi salute
Sydney [Australia], March 21: The government Australia'sVictoria state on Monday said it would expand legislation banning the public display of the Nazi swastika to include...
Thai prime minister dissolves parliament, calls for election
Bangkok [Thailand], March 21: Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha dissolved the country's parliament on Monday, setting up a general election in May as the former...
Yemen warring parties agree prisoner swap as peace efforts accelerate
Sanaa [Yemen], March 21: Yemen's Huthi rebels and the internationally recognised government have agreed at talks in Switzerland to swap more than 880 prisoners, both...
World Bank estimates Syria's three-year earthquake recovery needs at $7.9 bln
Washington [US], March 21: The World Bank on Monday said the February earthquakes are expected to have caused Syria's real GDP output to contract by...
French govt narrowly survives no-confidence vote, faces more challenges
Paris [France], March 21: President Emmanuel Macron's government narrowly survived a no-confidence motion in parliament over a deeply unpopular pension reform, but strikes and protests...
Russia's war on Ukraine latest: Putin hosts China's Xi
Moscow [Russia], March 21: Vladimir Putin hosted his "dear friend" Xi Jinping for dinner in the Kremlin on Monday, showing off his relationship with his...
New York City braces for Trump indictment after ex-president urges protests
New York [US], March 21: Workers erected barricades around a Manhattan courthouse on Monday as New York City braced for a possible indictment of Donald...
China still seeking answers a year after plane crash
Guangxi [China], March 21: China's aviation regulator said Monday investigators were still looking into the cause of the crash of China Eastern Airlines' Flight MU5735,...
At graveyard of unknown quake victims, Syrians seek news of the missing
Damascus [Syria], March 21: The simple gravestone of a girl killed in last month's earthquake in Syria bears no name, but notes she was wearing...
Israeli minister says 'no such thing' as Palestinian people
Jerusalem [Israel], March 21: An Israeli minister with responsibility for administrating the occupied West Bank drew condemnation on Monday after he said there was no...