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Several strong earthquakes rattle southern Iran

Several strong earthquakes rattle southern Iran

Tehran [Iran], October 18: Three strong earthquakes with magnitudes between 5.1 and 5.5 hit southern Iran on Tuesday near the...

Abbas declares 3 days of mourning

Abbas declares 3 days of mourning

Gaza [Palestine], October 18: Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas has declared three days of mourning following the Israeli bombing...

Sweden's fears come true in Brussels 'terror attack'

Sweden's fears come true in Brussels 'terror attack'

Stockholm [Sweden], October 18: Just two months after raising its threat level, Sweden was in shock on Tuesday over the...

Climate activist Greta Thunberg detained by police in London

Climate activist Greta Thunberg detained by police in...

London [UK], October 18: Climate activist Greta Thunberg was detained by police in London.

Gaza death toll rises to 3,000 with Biden due to visit Israel

Gaza death toll rises to 3,000 with Biden...

Ramallah [Palestine], October 18: The Palestinian death toll from Israel's bombardment of Gaza climbed to about 3,000.

'No refugees in Jordan, no refugees in Egypt'

'No refugees in Jordan, no refugees in Egypt'

Amman [Jordan], October 18: Jordan's King Abdullah warned against trying to push Palestinian refugees into Egypt or Jordan.

Ukraine uses US long-range missiles to strike Moscow-occupied territories

Ukraine uses US long-range missiles to strike Moscow-occupied...

Kyiv [Ukraine], October 18: Ukrainian forces used U.S.-supplied long-range ATACMS missiles for the first time.

US: Judge bars Trump from criticising prosecutors, witnesses

US: Judge bars Trump from criticising prosecutors, witnesses

Washington [US], October 18: A federal judge overseeing the 2020 election subversion case against Donald Trump in Washington on Monday...

Abdullah bin Zayed, Irish FM review latest regional developments

Abdullah bin Zayed, Irish FM review latest regional...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], October 18: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs, discussed during a...

Mansoor bin Mohammed tours GITEX GLOBAL 2023

Mansoor bin Mohammed tours GITEX GLOBAL 2023

Dubai [UAE], October 18: H.H. Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council, toured...

Talent Attraction and Retention Committee reviews key initiatives and projects adopted in 2023 to enhance the UAE's talent attraction system

Talent Attraction and Retention Committee reviews key initiatives...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], October 18: In its fifth meeting, the Talent Attraction and Retention Committee, chaired by Dr.Thani bin Ahmed...

The UAE condemns the Israeli attack on Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza and calls for an immediate cessation of hostilities

The UAE condemns the Israeli attack on Al-Ahli...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], October 18: The United Arab Emirates strongly condemns the Israeli attack that targeted Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in...

Norway's PM announces cabinet reshuffle

Norway's PM announces cabinet reshuffle

Oslo [Norway], October 17: Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store reshuffled his cabinet on Monday, two years after he assumed...

Putin urges ceasefire in calls with Middle Eastern leaders

Putin urges ceasefire in calls with Middle Eastern...

Moscow [Russia], October 17: Russian President Vladimir putin called for an immediate ceasefire and the interests of the Palestinians to...

Russian parliament paves the way for possible nuclear testing

Russian parliament paves the way for possible nuclear...

Moscow [Russia], October 17: The Russian parliament is preparing to vote on a measure that will authorize withdrawal from a...

Two dead after shooting in Brussels; suspect at large

Two dead after shooting in Brussels; suspect at...

Brussels [Belgium], October 17: Football fans have been locked in Belgium's national stadium after two Swedish people were shot dead...

Kuwaitis in US urged to keep low profile; Muslim boy killed

Kuwaitis in US urged to keep low profile;...

Washington [US], October 17: Kuwait Embassy in Washington on Monday urged its nationals to be cautious, follow local authorities' guidelines...

Macron urges 'ruthless' response after school 'Islamist' attack

Macron urges 'ruthless' response after school 'Islamist' attack

Paris [France], October 17: French schools on Monday held a minute's silence for a teacher killed last week in what...

US will send a second aircraft carrier to the eastern Mediterranean

US will send a second aircraft carrier to...

Washington [US], October 17: The United States is bolstering its firepower in the Middle East.

Jerusalem Catholic Patriarch offers to be exchanged for Gaza hostages

Jerusalem Catholic Patriarch offers to be exchanged for...

Rome [Italy], October 17: Pope Francis' representative in the Holy Land said he was willing to exchange himself for Israeli...

Trump pledges to expel immigrants who support Hamas

Trump pledges to expel immigrants who support Hamas

New York [US], October 17: Donald Trump promised on Monday that if elected president again he will bar immigrants who...

Ras Al Khaimah to host 6th International Conference on Global Warming

Ras Al Khaimah to host 6th International Conference...

Ras al-Khaimah [UAE], October 17: Under the auspices of H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and...

Gas Safety Committee in Abu Dhabi announces preliminary inspection results

Gas Safety Committee in Abu Dhabi announces preliminary...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], October 17: The Gas Safety Committee in Abu Dhabi has announced the preliminary results of the inspection...

UAE, Saudi Arabia lead MENA VC fundraising

UAE, Saudi Arabia lead MENA VC fundraising

Dubai [UAE], October 17: MENA venture capital funding in the third quarter saw $250 million raised across 78 deals, a...

Guterres calls for delivering $500 bn annual investment for developing countries at UNCTAD's 8th WIF

Guterres calls for delivering $500 bn annual investment...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], October 17: UNCTAD's 8th World Investment Forum (WIF) opened on 16th October in Abu Dhabi, focusing on...

S. Korea's ICT export falls for 15th month in September

S. Korea's ICT export falls for 15th month...

Seoul [South Korea], October 16: South Korea's export of information and communications technology (ICT) products fell for the 15th consecutive...

UN humanitarian chief calls for cessation of hostilities in Sudan

UN humanitarian chief calls for cessation of hostilities...

United Nations, October 16: UN Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths on Sunday called for the protection of civilians and...