Blockchain, AI promoting investments in emerging markets: Investopia Conference
Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 4: Investopia Conference- Abu Dhabi 2023 emphasised on the importance of investment in modern technologies, such as blockchain, and AI, to...
EU inks deals to support Morocco's development
Rabat [Morocco], March 3: The European Union (EU) and Morocco signed on Thursday five agreements with a total value of 498 million euros (526.78 million...
IAEA chief to travel to Iran for high-level nuke talks
Vienna [Austria], March 3: The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, plans to travel to Tehran on Saturday for high-level talks,...
Putin calls security council meeting after accusing Ukraine of terror
Moscow [Russia], March 3: Russian President Vladimir Putin called a special meeting of the National Security Council on Thursday, following reports from his own intelligence...
Latvia follows US, Canada, EU and bans TikTok on official devices
Riga [Latvia], March 3: The Latvian Foreign Ministry has banned the use of the Chinese short video platform TikTok on official mobile phones and other...
Rocket carrying UAE astronaut blasts off for ISS
Florida [US], March 3: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off on Thursday to the International Space Station carrying two NASA astronauts, a Russian cosmonaut...
Rescuers save dog 3 weeks after quake
Istanbul [Turkey], March 3:Rescuers pulled a dog alive from a collapsed building in southern Turkey three weeks after last month's 7.8-magnitude deadly earthquake, local media...
Blinken meets Lavrov at G20 riven by rifts
New Delhi [India], March 3: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged his Russian counterpart to end the Ukraine war on the sidelines of G20...
Behind bars, women of Iran's Evin prison refuse to give in
Paris [France], March 3: "Listen to this! One. Two. Three!" Down the crackling phone line from the women's wing of Tehran's Evin prison, a chorus...
Nigeria's president-elect extends hand to rivals disputing vote
Lagos [Nigeria], March 3: Nigeria's president-elect Bola Tinubu on Wednesday called on his rivals and their supporters to "join hands" with him, after a contested...
Scientists reveal hidden corridor in Great Pyramid of Giza
Cairo [Egypt], March 3: A hidden corridor nine metres (30 feet) long has been discovered close to the main entrance of the 4,500-year-old Great Pyramid...
Ukrainian forces hold out in Bakhmut
Kyiv [Ukraine], March 3: Ukrainian forces held out in the eastern city of Bakhmut against Russian attackers, while the top U.S. diplomat told his Russian...
Brazil's Lula discusses peace effort with Zelenskiy in video call
Brasilia [Brazil], March 3: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday told Ukrainian President VolodymyrZelenskiy that he will encourage countries to join peace...
Anger, sorrow in Greece as train crash death toll rises
Athens [Greece], March 3: Anger and sorrow grew in Greece on Thursday over a devastating train crash that killed dozens of passengers along with crew...
Al Bowardi receives Minister of Defence of Mozambique
Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 3: Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi, Minister of State for Defence Affairs, received, at the Ministry's headquarters in Abu Dhabi, Major...
UAE ranks among top 10 countries in Global Soft Power Index 2023
London [UK], March 3: The UAE, for the first time in its history, has entered the list of top ten countries in the Global Soft...
UAEIIC, JOIN sign MoU to enhance cooperation, build investment capabilities
Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 3: The UAE International Investors Council (UAEIIC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Japan Overseas Infrastructure Investment Corporation for Transport...
Thani Al Zeyoudi hails UAE's leadership on trade as key to nation's...
London [UK], March 3: Dr.Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade, highlighted the UAE's leading role in facilitating global trade and...
Ghana confirms 14 Lassa fever cases, including one death
Accra [Ghana], March 2: Ghana confirmed 12 new cases of Lassa fever after Sunday, bringing the total number of infections to 14, said a release...
Italy's economy grew by 3.7 pct in 2022: ISTAT
Rome [Italy], March 2: Italy's economy grew less than expected in 2022, by 3.7 percent, the country's the National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT) reported on...
Moscow opens world's longest subway line
Moscow [Russia], March 2: Moscow on Wednesday opened the 70-km Big Circle Line (BCL), the longest subway line in the world.
Erdogan says Türkiye to hold elections on May 14 despite quakes
Ankara [Turkey], March 2: Turkish President RecepTayyip Erdogan announced on Wednesday that his government plans to hold the presidential and parliamentary elections on May 14,...
Sunak backs official Covid inquiry after criticism
London [UK], March 2: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has defended the official coronavirus inquiry as the "right way" to scrutinise the handling of the...
Finnish parliament okays NATO bid
Helsinki [Finland], March 2: The Finnish parliament cleared the way for the country to join NATO on Wednesday, although one key obstacle - namely, Turkey...
Blinken presses Uzbekistan to expand rights, investigate abuses as reforms advance
Tashkent [Uzbekistan],March 2: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday pressed Uzbekistan to expand rights and investigate abuses as it pursues nascent reforms, on...
Wars, poverty fuel spike in Iraq child labor
Baghdad [Iraq], March 2: HaydarKarar spends eight hours a day tidying a carpentry shop and lugging wooden beams, forced like many other Iraqi children into...
UN chief in 'solidarity' visit to Iraq
Baghdad [Iraq], March 2: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged Iraq to "break cycles of instability and fragility" after talks with senior officials in Baghdad on...