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US vetoes UN Security Council action on Israel, Gaza

US vetoes UN Security Council action on Israel,...

Washington [US], October 19: The United States vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution on Wednesday that would have called...

Scientists surprised by source of largest quake detected on Mars

Scientists surprised by source of largest quake detected...

Washington [US], October 19: NASA's InSight lander detected the largest quake yet recorded on Mars, one with a 4.7 magnitude...

Venezuela: Government agrees to hold elections in 2024

Venezuela: Government agrees to hold elections in 2024

Caracas [Venezuela], October 19: Venezuela's government and opposition agreed Tuesday to hold presidential elections in the second half of next...

EU members try to find compromise for power market deal

EU members try to find compromise for power...

Luxembourg, October 19: Energy ministers of European Union nations are meeting in Luxembourg on Tuesday, as they attempt to break...

UAE President receives written message from German President

UAE President receives written message from German President

Abu Dhabi [UAE], October 19: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has received a written message from...

'UAE determined to promote sustainable development, prosperity, stability, peace for people around the world': Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah

'UAE determined to promote sustainable development, prosperity, stability,...

Beijing [China], October 19: H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah,...

ADJD showcases digital transformation initiatives at GITEX 2023

ADJD showcases digital transformation initiatives at GITEX 2023

Abu Dhabi [UAE], October 19: As part of its ongoing efforts to develop the judicial system, the Abu Dhabi Judicial...

AI can improve access to education for various social groups facing barriers today: Minister of Education and Research of Estonia

AI can improve access to education for various...

Dubai [UAE], October 19: Building on the momentum of COP28, GITEX GLOBAL debuted GITEX Impact, the region's largest climate tech...

Mexican authorities arrest 315 suspected migrant traffickers

Mexican authorities arrest 315 suspected migrant traffickers

Mexico City [Mexico], October 18: Mexican authorities have arrested 315 suspected human traffickers so far this year for smuggling undocumented...

Tunisian president sacks economy minister

Tunisian president sacks economy minister

Tunis [Tunisia], October 18: Tunisian President Kais Saied on Tuesday ended the duties of Tunisian Minister of Economy and Planning...

Saudi Arabia expands e-visa service to six more countries

Saudi Arabia expands e-visa service to six more...

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], October 18: Saudi Arabia said Tuesday it has added six more countries to its e-visa service, allowing...

S. Korea expresses regret over Japanese PM sending offering to war-linked shrine

S. Korea expresses regret over Japanese PM sending...

Seoul [South Korea], October 18:South Korea on Wednesday expressed disappointment and regret over Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida sending a...

Russian parliament launches process to allow nuclear weapons tests

Russian parliament launches process to allow nuclear weapons...

Moscow [Russia], October 18: Russia officially launched the process of withdrawing from another international security treaty on Tuesday, paving the...

Over 43,000 directly affected by Afghanistan's latest quakes: UN

Over 43,000 directly affected by Afghanistan's latest quakes:...

Islamabad [Pakistan], October 18: The United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says that more than 43,000 people...

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...