UAE concludes participation in 2025 Spring Meetings of World Bank Group &...
Washington [US], April 27: The UAE has wrapped up its participation in the 2025 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International...
Death toll of Bandar Abbas Port explosion rises to 8 dead, 750...
Tehran [Iran], April 27: The death toll from the explosion that occurred today at the Rajaei Port in Bandar Abbas has risen to 8 dead...
Under patronage of UAE President, Abdullah bin Zayed inaugurates 34th Abu Dhabi...
Abu Dhabi [UAE}, April 27: Under the patronage of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan,...
UAE condemns in strongest terms terrorist attack on military sites in Benin
Abu Dhabi [UAE], April 27: The UAE has condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attack that targeted military sites in the north of the...
Abu Dhabi International Book Fair provides window to inspiring Caribbean culture
Abu Dhabi [UAE], April 27: In its thirty-fourth edition, the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair continues its engagement with global cultures by featuring the Caribbean...
Capacity crowds mark monumental opening of GITEX ASIA x Ai Everything Singapore...
Singapore, April 27: After weeks of increasing anticipation among the regional and international tech communities, the first-ever GITEX ASIA x Ai Everything Singapore began in...
Putin, Witkoff discuss prospect of direct Russia-Ukraine talks during meeting in Moscow
Moscow [Russia], April 26: Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff discussed the possibility of direct Russia-Ukraine talks during...
Croatia receives last of 12 French Rafale jets
Zagreb [Croatia], April 26: The final Rafale fighter jet out of the 12 ordered by Croatia from France arrived in Zagreb on Friday, the Ministry...
Belarus to raise minimum subsistence budget by 3.3 pct
Minsk [Belarus], April 26: Belarus will raise the minimum subsistence budget by 3.3 percent on average per capita starting from May 1, 2025, the Ministry...
Investors scramble for Kenya's Treasury bills as yields fall
Nairobi [Kenya], April 26: Yields on Kenya's Treasury bills have been on a rapid decline, triggering massive subscriptions in weekly auctions as investors seek to...
Malawi president calls for more foreign investment in mining, tourism sectors
Lilongwe [Malawi], April 26: Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera has called for more foreign investment in the African country's mining and tourism sectors to help transform...
COMESA sounds alarm over U.S. tariffs affecting 8 members
Lusaka [Zambia], April 26: The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) cautioned on Friday that eight out of its 21 member states would...
11 killed in drone strike on displacement camp in N. Sudan
Khartoum [Sudan], April 26: At least 11 people were killed and over 22 others injured on Friday in a drone strike that hit a camp...
Gabon's constitutional court confirms Nguema as president with overwhelming majority
Libreville [Gabon], April 26: Gabon's Constitutional Court confirmed on Friday that Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema has been elected president of the country.
Libyan authorities destroy over 5 mln narcotic pills
Tripoli [Libya], April 26: Libyan authorities announced on Friday the destruction of over 5 million narcotic pills.
UM consumer sentiment index drops 8 percent in April
Chicago [Illinois], April 26: The Consumer Sentiment Index released Friday by the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers fell to 52.2 in the April 2025...
Boeing, NASA pause Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project
San Francisco [California], April 26: Boeing and NASA announced on Thursday the pause of work on the X-66A Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project.
Former U.S. Representative George Santos sentenced to 87 months in prison
New York [US], April 26: Former U.S. Representative George Santos, who was expelled from Congress in December 2023, was sentenced on Friday to 87 months...
California-based fast food chain to close up to 200 locations
Los Angeles [California], April 26: Jack in the Box, a fast food giant based in San Diego, western U.S. state of California, announced plans earlier...
U.S. reports over 800 measles cases so far this year
Los Angeles [California], April 26: The United States has reported 884 confirmed measles cases so far this year, marking a sharp increase compared to the...
U.S. stocks close higher to end the week
New York [US], April 26: U.S. stocks ended higher on Friday, extending strong weekly gains as investors continued to assess a shifting global trade environment.
5.1-magnitude quake hits Papua New Guinea region: GFZ
New York [US], April 26: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted Papua New Guinea region at 22:15:37 GMT on Friday, the GFZ German...
UN agency runs out of food aid in Gaza: Israeli blockade
Jerusalem [Israel], April 26: The UN World Food Programme says it has depleted all its food stocks in Gaza, where Israel has blocked deliveries of...
US charges Milwaukee judge with obstructing immigration arrest in Trump crackdown
Washington DC [US], April 26: U.S. officials arrested a Wisconsin judge on Friday and charged her with helping a man in her court briefly evade...
More than 100,000 pay respects to Pope Francis
Washington DC [US], April 26: More than 100,000 mourners filed into St. Peter's Basilica on Friday to pay their respects to Pope Francis, viewing his...
At least 11 Sudanese killed in drone strike on displacement camp
Khartoum [Sudan], April 26: At least 11 people were killed after a drone strike by the Rapid Support Forces hit a displacement camp in Sudan's...
Iran faces a difficult problem with the US
Tehran [Iran], April 25: Iran on April 23 criticized the United States for its "lack of seriousness and goodwill" as it continues to impose new...