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...
Libya, Italy sign agreements on air transport cooperation
Tripoli [Libya], December 18: The Libyan Ministry of Transport and the Italian Civil Aviation Authority on Sunday signed two agreements on air transport cooperation.
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...
Bangladesh to deploy army ahead of national polls
Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 18: Army troops will be deployed in Bangladesh to assist the civil administration in ensuring security ahead of the country's general election...
At least 13 dead as violent storm hits Argentinian coastal city Bahía...
Buenos Aires [Argentina], December 18: At least 13 people were killed in a violent storm on Argentina's Atlantic coast, Bahía Blanca Mayor Federico Susbielles said...
France condemns killing of its worker in Israeli strike
Paris [France], December 18: The French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs has condemned the Israeli bombing of a residential building in Rafah that killed...
Kuwait bids farewell to late Amir Sheikh Nawaf
Kuwait City [Kuwait], December 18: Kuwait's late Amir HH Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, who passed away on Saturday at the age of 86,...
NATO membership strains Russian ties with Finland: Putin
Moscow [Russia], December 18: Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned of "problems" with neighboring Finland after it joined NATO earlier this year, saying Moscow will...
Zuma calls for boycotting ANC in S African election
Soweto [South Africa], December 18: Former South African president Jacob Zuma on Saturday drove a new split in the ruling African National Congress, calling for...
Chad votes on new constitution ahead of military rule end
N'Djamena [Chad], December 18: Polls opened in Chad on Sunday for a referendum on a new constitution, a vote seen as a key step toward...
North Korea fires short-range missile, condemns U.S. for raising tensions
Pyongyang [North Korea], December 18: North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile on Sunday
Israel opens aid crossing to Gaza while stepping up bombardment
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 18: Israel opened a direct crossing for aid into Gaza for the first time in its more than two-month-old war on...
Modric leads Real Madrid to 4-1 win over Villarreal but Alaba injured
Madrid [Spain], December 18: Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric demonstrated his enduring value with a goal and a brilliant assist in a 4-1 home win...
Chileans reject conservative constitution to replace dictatorship-era text
Santiago [Chile], December 18: Chileans on Sunday rejected a new conservative constitution to replace its current text that dates back to the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship.
Israel uncovers 'biggest Hamas tunnel' near Gaza border
Gaza [Palestine], December 18: Israeli forces battling Hamas said they had uncovered an unusually large concrete and iron-girded tunnel, designed to carry carloads of militant...
Chinese firms look to Malaysia for assembly of high-end chips, sources say
Beijing [China], December 18: A growing number of Chinese semiconductor design companies are tapping Malaysian firms to assemble a portion of their high-end chips,
Israel-Hamas war: WHO says al-Shifa hospital a 'bloodbath'
Gaza [Palestine], December 18: The World Health Organization (WHO) has described the emergency department at the al-Shifa hospital in northern Gaza as "a bloodbath."
DP World to relocate its global head office to Expo City Dubai
Dubai [UAE], December 18: DP World has announced plans to relocate its global head office to Expo City Dubai, marking the latest milestone in the...
UAE supports Ukrainian health sector with 2nd batch of ambulances in ongoing...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 18: The UAE Embassy in Poland, today received a ship carrying 27 fully equipped ambulances to support the health sector in...
Fifth edition of ADNOC Abu Dhabi Marathon sets new women's record
Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 18: The fifth edition of the ADNOC Abu Dhabi Marathon witnessed a new women's record set by first-timer Brigid Kosgei, as...
Third batch of UAE medical volunteers depart for Gaza
Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 18: The third batch of volunteers, heading to the Gaza Strip, left the country today to join the field hospital that...
Up to 49 tons of illegal drugs imported to Australia prevented in...
Canberra [Australia], December 17: Authorities prevented almost 50 tons of illicit drugs from reaching Australia in the 2022-23 financial year (July 2022-June 2023), data has...
Japan scientists create world's 1st AI-generated images using brain activity
Tokyo [Japan], December 17: Japanese scientists have succeeded in creating the world's first mental images of objects and landscapes from human brain activity by using...
61 migrants drown off Libyan coast: IOM
Tripoli [Libya], December 17: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Saturday that 61 migrants have drowned at sea off the coast of the...
Algeria joins Guided Trade Initiative to boost pan-Africa trade
Algiers [Algeria], December 17: Algeria's Minister of Trade and Export Promotion Tayeb Zitouni declared on Saturday his country's accession to the Guided Trade Initiative, as...