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Sri Lanka cyclone survivors afraid to go home, stuck in relief centres

Sri Lanka cyclone survivors afraid to go home,...

Colombo [Sri Lanka], December 5: Residents of Kithulbadde village in central Sri Lanka say they have been left in the...

Thai worker's remains identified among Gaza hostages

Thai worker's remains identified among Gaza hostages

Gaza [Palestine], December 5: Remains that militants in Gaza handed to Israel were those of Thai agricultural worker Sudthisak Rinthalak,...

US lawmakers divided over Caribbean strike video briefing

US lawmakers divided over Caribbean strike video briefing

New York [US], December 5: U.S. lawmakers split along party lines after being briefed on Thursday on a strike against...

PALM workers face job loss and visa uncertainty in Australia

PALM workers face job loss and visa uncertainty...

Honiara [Solomon Islands], December 5: When Susan Pinu was pregnant with her daughter, she was far from her home in...

US Supreme Court revives pro-Republican Texas voting map

US Supreme Court revives pro-Republican Texas voting map

New York [US], December 5: The U.S. Supreme Court revived on Thursday a redrawn Texas electoral map designed to add...

ADB, World Bank launch Pacific islands projects under new cofinancing model

ADB, World Bank launch Pacific islands projects under...

New York [US], December 5: The Asian Development Bank and the World Bank on Thursday launched two Pacific islands projects...

Russia hosts International Junior Science Olympiad for first time on Sirius territory

Russia hosts International Junior Science Olympiad for first...

Moscow [Russia], December 5: The International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO) was held for the first time in Russia from 23rd...

UAE President receives Eid Al Etihad congratulations from Grand Imam of Al-Azhar

UAE President receives Eid Al Etihad congratulations from...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 5: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today received a phone call from...

World Bank report forecasts UAE economy to grow by 4.8%

World Bank report forecasts UAE economy to grow...

Washington [US], December 5: The latest edition of the Gulf Economic Update (GEU)- Fall 2025, issued today by the World...

Etihad launches three weekly flights to Kazan

Etihad launches three weekly flights to Kazan

Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 5: Etihad Airways today launched its inaugural flight to Kazan, establishing a direct link between one...

Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed meets Chairman of Milken Institute

Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed meets Chairman of...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 5: H.H. Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and...

UAE expresses solidarity with Peru, conveys condolences over victims of landslide

UAE expresses solidarity with Peru, conveys condolences over...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 5: The United Arab Emirates has expressed its sincere condolences and solidarity with the Republic of...

Abdullah bin Zayed, Italian counterpart discuss strategic ties

Abdullah bin Zayed, Italian counterpart discuss strategic ties

Dubai [UAE], December 5: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, discussed...

UN allocates 6 mln USD for displaced people in Mozambique

UN allocates 6 mln USD for displaced people...

New York [US], December 4: The United Nations on Wednesday allocated 6 million U.S. dollars for people displaced by violence...

Arab police chiefs meet in Tunisia to discuss fight against drug crimes

Arab police chiefs meet in Tunisia to discuss...

Dubai [UAE], December 4: The 49th Conference of Arab Police and Security Leaders kicked off Wednesday at the headquarters of...

Georgian gov't to analyze powder used in 2024 protests

Georgian gov't to analyze powder used in 2024...

Tbilisi [Georgia], December 4: Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Wednesday announced that the powder reportedly used during protests in...

Russia's GDP up 1.6 pct in October 2025

Russia's GDP up 1.6 pct in October 2025

Moscow [Russia], December 4: Russia's gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 1.6 percent year on year in October 2025 after...

Ukrainian parliament approves 2026 budget

Ukrainian parliament approves 2026 budget

Kyiv [Ukraine], December 4: The Ukrainian parliament on Wednesday approved the state budget for next year, the country's Finance Ministry...

Trump launches immigration crackdown in New Orleans

Trump launches immigration crackdown in New Orleans

Washington [US], December 4: U.S. immigration officials kicked off an operation in New Orleans to arrest immigrants in the U.S....

YouTube says it will comply with Australia's teen social media ban

YouTube says it will comply with Australia's teen...

New York [US], December 4: Google's YouTube shared a "disappointing update" to millions of Australian users and content creators on...

US pauses all immigration applications from 19 non-European countries

US pauses all immigration applications from 19 non-European...

Washington [US], December 4: The Trump administration on Tuesday said it paused all immigration applications, including green card and U.S....

Trump pardons US Congressman Cuellar of Texas and his wife

Trump pardons US Congressman Cuellar of Texas and...

Washington [US], December 4: U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he was granting a "full and unconditional pardon" to...

UN hopeful Grynspan vows to rebuild trust after Trump criticism

UN hopeful Grynspan vows to rebuild trust after...

New York [US], December 4: One of the candidates to become the U.N.'s first female secretary-general, senior U.N. official Rebeca...

Fed data suggests central bank has stopped losing money

Fed data suggests central bank has stopped losing...

New York [US], December 4: The Federal Reserve appears to have finally turned the corner on a three-year-long string of...

Peruvian presidential candidates to get bulletproof vests after gun attacks

Peruvian presidential candidates to get bulletproof vests after...

Lima [Peru], December 4: Peru's electoral authority will provide bulletproof vests to presidential candidates ahead of April's elections after a...

UAE, Japan hold 3rd round of Subcommittee on Political Diplomacy & International Cooperation

UAE, Japan hold 3rd round of Subcommittee on...

Tokyo [Japan], December 4: The United Arab Emirates and Japan convened the third round of the Subcommittee on Political Diplomacy...

BPGIC signs agreement with PEG to commence FEED for first gasoline production refinery in Fujairah

BPGIC signs agreement with PEG to commence FEED...

Dubai [UAE], December 4: Gulf Navigation, listed on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM), announced that its subsidiary, Brooge Petroleum and...