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Iran open to talks but deeply mistrusts US: Pezeshkian

Iran open to talks but deeply mistrusts US:...

Tehran [Iran], May 24: Iran's president has shown openness to a diplomatic solution in the current conflict, but at the...

Zelensky says 'time is right' for Ukraine to start process of joining EU

Zelensky says 'time is right' for Ukraine to...

Kiev [Ukraine], May 24: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has told European Union leaders that now is the time to begin...

At least 90 killed in coal mine explosion in northern China

At least 90 killed in coal mine explosion...

Beijing [China], May 24: At least 90 people have been killed in a gas explosion at a coal mine in...

France bans far-right Israeli minister over treatment of activists

France bans far-right Israeli minister over treatment of...

Paris [France], May 24: France on Saturday imposed an entry ban on Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir following...

Trump '50/50' on Iran peace deal or restarting war

Trump '50/50' on Iran peace deal or restarting...

Tehran [Iran], May 24: US President Donald Trump is split "50/50" between reaching a deal with Iran and restarting military...

Hamas and Israel trade accusations over Gaza ceasefire breaches

Hamas and Israel trade accusations over Gaza ceasefire...

Gaza City [Gaza], May 24: The Hamas group in the Gaza Strip has accused Israel of violating the terms of...

Three Red Cross volunteers were among the first Ebola deaths in Congo

Three Red Cross volunteers were among the first...

Geneva [Switzerland], May 24: Three volunteer aid workers from the Red Cross were among the first people to die in...

Another drone crashes in Latvia as tensions rise

Another drone crashes in Latvia as tensions rise

Riga [Latvia], May 24: Another drone has crashed in Latvia amid soaring tensions over similar incidents in the Baltic region,...

Mansour bin Zayed: ADIA marks 50 years of long-term value creation

Mansour bin Zayed: ADIA marks 50 years of...

Dubai [UAE], May 22: His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of...

Etihad launches flights to Salalah

Etihad launches flights to Salalah

Abu Dhabi [UAE], May 22: Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, today celebrated the inaugural flight...

United States sanctions nine individuals enabling Hezbollah to undermine Lebanon's sovereignty

United States sanctions nine individuals enabling Hezbollah to...

New York [US], May 22: The United States today sanctioned nine individuals who enable Hezbollah to undermine Lebanon's sovereignty, according...

UAE sets leading example in biodiversity protection

UAE sets leading example in biodiversity protection

Dubai [UAE], May 22: The United Arab Emirates is marking the International Day for Biological Diversity this year under the...

SpaceX cancels launch of "Starship V3" rocket due to technical issues

SpaceX cancels launch of "Starship V3" rocket due...

Texas [US], May 22: SpaceX on Thursday cancelled the launch of its "Starship" rocket from the US state of Texas...

139 Ebola deaths, 600 infections recorded in DRC: WHO

139 Ebola deaths, 600 infections recorded in DRC:...

Geneva [Switzerland], May 21: The World Health Organisation announced on Wednesday that 600 cases of Ebola and 139 associated deaths...

AO warns of agrifood shock from Strait of Hormuz closure

AO warns of agrifood shock from Strait of...

Rome [Italy], May 21: The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations warned on Wednesday that a prolonged closure...

UNCTAD forecasts slowdown in global economic growth

UNCTAD forecasts slowdown in global economic growth

New York [US], May 21: The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has projected global economic growth to...

SpaceX targets 10,000 annual launches within five years, FAA says

SpaceX targets 10,000 annual launches within five years,...

Washington [US], May 21: SpaceX aims to execute 10,000 launches annually within five years, the head of the US Federal...

South Korea extends fuel tax cut through July

South Korea extends fuel tax cut through July

Seoul [South Korea], May 21: South Korea plans to extend the fuel tax cut scheme by two months through the...

UAE, Serbia discuss enhancing cooperation in women's empowerment

UAE, Serbia discuss enhancing cooperation in women's empowerment

Abu Dhabi [UAE], May 20: Tatjana Macura, Serbia's Minister without Portfolio responsible for Gender Equality, Prevention of Violence against Women,...

Over 17,000 ordered to evacuate due to Southern California wildfire

Over 17,000 ordered to evacuate due to Southern...

California [UE], May 20: More than 17,000 people were ordered to evacuate in Southern California on Tuesday as a wildfire...

Sharjah Police showcase AI-driven security innovations at ISNR 2026

Sharjah Police showcase AI-driven security innovations at ISNR...

Sharjah [UAE], May 20: Sharjah Police highlighted their advanced security and artificial intelligence capabilities during their participation in the Abu...

MBRSC: UAE strengthens its presence in 'Artemis' to build sustainable human presence on Moon

MBRSC: UAE strengthens its presence in 'Artemis' to...

Dubai [UAE], May 20: Officials at the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) affirmed that the UAE continues to strengthen...

EU plans to secure fertiliser supply

EU plans to secure fertiliser supply

Brussels [Belgium], May 20: The European Commission adopted the Fertiliser Action Plan: an initiative to support farmers facing rising fertiliser...

'Dubai Future Solutions - Prototypes for Humanity' programme advances first cohort of global ventures into pilot projects, commercialisation in UAE

'Dubai Future Solutions - Prototypes for Humanity' programme...

Dubai [UAE], May 19: The 'Dubai Future Solutions - Prototypes for Humanity' initiative, one of the world's largest programmes for...

Bahrain's Council of Representatives, Shura Council condemn targeting of Barakah Plant, affirm solidarity with UAE

Bahrain's Council of Representatives, Shura Council condemn targeting...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], May 19: Saqr Ghobash, Speaker of the Federal National Council (FNC), received two cables of solidarity from...

IAEA monitoring developments at Barakah Plant, expresses readiness to assist if needed

IAEA monitoring developments at Barakah Plant, expresses readiness...

New York [US], May 19: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), affiliated with the United Nations, is closely monitoring the...

Five dead, including two suspects, after shooting incident at San Diego mosque, US

Five dead, including two suspects, after shooting incident...

Washington [US], May 19: Two teenage gunmen opened fire on Monday at the Islamic Centre of San Diego in California,...