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Israeli elections committee bars Arab party from running...
Jerusalem [Israel], September 30: An Israeli-Arab party was disqualified from running in the country's November elections over allegations of promoting...
Kuwait holds parliamentary elections
Kuwait City [Kuwait], September 30: Kuwaitis headed to parliamentary polls on Thursday to elect 50 members of the National Assembly...
Guarantee issue important for Iran in nuke talks:...
Tehran [Iran], September 30: The Iranian foreign minister has reaffirmed that the guarantee issue is very important to Iran in...
EU calls on Israel, Palestine to defuse West...
Ramallah [Palestine], September 30: The European Union is exerting efforts to defuse growing tension between Israelis and Palestinians in the...
Chinese car brand to enter Israeli market
Jerusalem [Israel], September 30: A Chinese car brand will enter the Israeli market for the first time, an Israeli car...
Finland bans entry to Russian tourists
Helsinki [Finland], September 30: The government of Finland on Thursday decided to significantly restrict the entry of Russian tourists into...
German economy forecast to shrink 0.4 pct in...
Berlin [Germany], September 30: Germany is set to enter a recession in 2023, with a decline in gross domestic product...
Germany to set up stabilization fund of 200...
Berlin [Germany], September 30: Germany is putting up a "defensive umbrella" of up to 200 billion euros (196 billion U.S....
Ian damages U.S. Florida, hurricane warning issued for...
Washington [US], September 30: Ian has caused significant damage to Florida, the southeasternmost U.S. state, and a hurricane warning...
5.5-magnitude quake hits 83 km SE of Mawlaik,...
New York [US], September 30: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 jolted 83 km SE of Mawlaik, Myanmar at...
Six people injured in shooting at U.S. Oakland...
San Francisco [US], September 30: Six people were injured in a mass shooting at an Oakland public school, in the...
Ian regains hurricane strength after inflicting significant damage...
Washington [US], September 30: Ian regained hurricane strength on Thursday afternoon after inflicting significant damage on the southeastern U.S. state...
California officials, organizations extend congratulations on China's National...
Los Angeles [US], September 30: California officials, representatives of local organizations and Chinese communities extended greetings and congratulations on China's...
Myanmar reports 379 new COVID-19 cases
Yangon [Myanmar], September 30: Myanmar has confirmed 379 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the tally to 622,802, the country's Ministry...
Israeli minister orders expulsion of families of Palestinian...
Jerusalem [Israel], September 29: Israeli Interior Minister AyeletShaked ordered on Wednesday the expulsion of families of a Palestinian man who...
133 wounded in protests as Iraq's parliament reconvenes
Baghdad [Iraq], September 29: A total of 133 people, mostly security members, were wounded on Wednesday as the Iraqi...
Israel to bring hi-tech business skills to youth...
Jerusalem [Israel], September 29: Israel on Wednesday launched a national plan to upskill youth from outlying areas in high-tech business,...
Pilot of Bulgarian military jet survives accident
Sofia [Bulgaria], September 29: Bulgaria's Defense Ministry said on Wednesday that a Bulgarian Su-25 aircraft had an accident near the...
Austria to start checks at Slovak border to...
Vienna [Austria], September 29: Austria will start checks at its border crossings with Slovakia from Wednesday midnight to prevent people-smuggling,...
Ukraine unveils mechanism for post-conflict reconstruction
Kiev [Ukraine], September 29: KyryloTymoshenko, the deputy head of the Ukrainian president's office, has unveiled a mechanism for Ukraine's post-conflict...
Ukraine needs 15 bln USD to restore farmland...
Kiev [Ukraine], September 29: Ukraine needs about 15 billion U.S. dollars to restore its farmland irrigation network, the government-run Ukrinform...
Portugal announces new high-speed train between Lisbon, Porto
Lisbon [Portugal], September 29: Portugal will start building a new high-speed rail that will halve the travel time between its...
Hurricane Ian reaches Category 4 before landfall in...
Washington [US], September 29: Ian has gained the strength of a Category 4 hurricane before its landfall in the southeastern...
U.S. stocks rally as Treasury yields drop
New York [US], September 29: Wall Street's three major averages rebounded markedly on Wednesday after a recent sell-off, supported by...
Cuba launches hurricane recovery efforts as Ian batters...
Havana [Cuba], September 29: Cuba launched recovery efforts on Wednesday in the wake of Hurricane Ian's destructive path across the...
Pakistani police seize 6 kg heroin in Peshawar
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 29: The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) of Pakistan foiled an attempt to smuggle 6 kg of heroin at...
Over 37.1 mln people vaccinated against COVID-19 in...
Yangon [Myanmar], September 29: Myanmar has vaccinated more than 37.1 million people against COVID-19 as of Tuesday, the Ministry of...