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UAE global leader in luring investors: Lebanese minister
Abu Dhabi [UAE], May 10: Amin Salam, the Lebanese Minister of Economy and Trade, stated that the UAE has established...
Uzbekistan to hold early presidential elections on July...
Tashkent [Uzbekistan], May 9: Uzbekistan will hold early presidential elections on July 9 after adopting a renewed constitution, the presidential...
Russia launches biggest drone attack on Ukraine
Moscow [Russia], May 9: Russia launched its biggest swarm of drones for months against Ukraine on Monday, the eve of...
14 migrants found dead off Tunisia's coast
Tunis [Tunisia], May 9: The bodies of 14 migrants have been recovered off the Tunisian coast over 24 hours, Tunisia's...
Sudanese pin hopes on Jeddah talks
Khartoum [Sudan], May 9: Sudanese are pinning their hopes on talks in Saudi Arabia between envoys of warring factions to...
EU cancels plans for Europe Day in Israel
Tel Aviv [Israel], May 9: The EU delegation in Israel has cancelled the annual Europe Day event held by the...
Moscow trying to lure migrants to fight in...
London [UK], May 9: Moscow is recruiting migrant workers from Central Asia to fight in its war on Ukraine, say...
Rohingya say they won't return to Myanmar to...
Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 9: Rohingya Muslims living in crowded Bangladeshi refugee camps say they will not return to Myanmar only...
Vietnamese youth students organize soccer tournament in Barcelona
Hanoi [Vietnam], May 9: At noon on May 7, the opening ceremony of the football tournament for youth students in...
Rents skyrocket, Singapore is at risk of brain...
Singapore, May 9: Companies in Singapore are subsidizing their employees' rent and even relocating them to more "breathable" cities in...
Canada expels Chinese diplomat
Toronto [Canada], May 9: Canada has expelled a Chinese diplomat who was accused of conspiring to intimidate a Chinese-born congressman...
Serbians rally against violence after two mass shootings
Belgrade [Serbia], May 9: Tens of thousands of Serbians protested on Monday, demanding better security, a ban on violent TV...
Alberta wildfires force oil production shutdowns, even as...
Alberta [Canada], May 9: Firefighters were counting on rain and cooler weather forecast for Monday to help them quell a...
Singapore firms scramble to soften blow of soaring...
Singapore, May 9: Companies in Singapore are partially paying housing costs of employees and even relocating staff to cheaper neighbouring...
Mexican president to discuss migration with Biden ahead...
Mexico City [Mexico], May 9: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday he will discuss migration with U.S....
King Charles gives 'heartfelt' thanks as coronation celebrations...
London [UK], May 9: King Charles on Monday gave "sincere and heartfelt" thanks to everyone involved in his coronation weekend...
U.S. seeks to shore up border as migrants...
Washington [US], May 9: The Biden administration and Texas state government are sending reinforcements to the U.S.-Mexico border to prepare...
Abu Dhabi fastest-growing economy in MENA Region with...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], May 9: The Statistics Centre - Abu Dhabi (SCAD) has released the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) estimates...
Ruler of Fujairah sends condolences to Saudi King...
Fujairah [UAE], May 9: H.H. Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Fujairah has sent...
5.2% growth in Sharjah GDP in 2022
Sharjah [UAE], May 9: The Department of Statistics and Community Development (DSCD) in Sharjah has announced a significant upswing in...
1 killed, 30 injured in bus accident in...
Jakarta [Indonesia], May 8: A bus carrying 50 people plunged into a river in Indonesia's Central Java province on Sunday...
Age of criminal responsibility in Australian capital to...
Canberra [Australia], May 8: The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) is set to become the first jurisdiction in the country to...
Philippines' unemployment rate drops to 4.7 pct in...
Manila [Philippines], May 8: The unemployment rate in March dropped to 4.7 percent from 4.8 percent in February, the Philippine...
Fighting rages in Sudan as mediators seek end...
Khartoum [Sudan], May 8: Battles raged in Khartoum on Sunday as envoys from Sudan's warring parties were in Saudi Arabia...
Congo flooding death toll rises to 287
Goma [Democratic Republic of Congo], May 8: The death toll following flooding and landslides in the Democratic Republic of Congo...
Syria back in Arab League after years-long suspension
Cairo [Egpyt], May 8: Arab foreign ministers on Sunday adopted a decision readmitting Syria to the Arab League, more than...
Wagner says it is receiving supplies after threatened...
Moscow [Russia], May 8: Russia's Wagner Group of mercenaries says it has been promised ammunition it demanded, along with reinforcements,...