Egypt plans to engage private sector in airports' management and operation
Cairo [Egypt], August 5: Egypt's Ministry of Civil Aviation has announced plans to outsource airports' management and operations to the private sector, aligning with broader...
Presidential candidates Trump, Harris squabble over date, place for TV debate
Washington [US], August 4: The Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump and his Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, are engaged in a tussle over...
Ukraine says it sank Russian submarine in Crimea
Kyiv [Ukraine], August 4: Ukraine's military has said it attacked and destroyed a Russian submarine while it was anchored at a port in the occupied...
Wave of protests continues to spread post-election in Venezuela
Washington [US], August 4: President Nicolas Maduro said about 2,000 people have been arrested in protests over the election results in recent days. As of...
Kim Jong-un says South Korea spread fake news about flood damage
Pyongyang [North Korea], August 4: According to the state news agency KCNA, Mr. Kim Jong-un criticized the South Korean media for spreading false rumors that...
Death Valley experiences hottest month on record
California [US], August 4: The average 24-hour temperature in Death Valley rose to 107.5 degrees Fahrenheit (42.5 degrees Celsius) in July, breaking the previous record...
Russia launches 'doomsday UAV' for use in nuclear war scenarios
Moscow [Russia], August 4: Speaking to TASS on August 3, Kuzyakin explained that Khrust is a small aircraft equipped with many devices. The first-person view...
What risks do US aircraft carriers face in the Red Sea?
Washington [US], August 4: "Although the US aircraft carrier (Nimitz) has formidable defense capabilities and is equipped with high technology, the persistent harassment by Houthi...
Pentagon chief revokes plea deals with three Sept. 11 suspects
Washington [US], August 4: U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin revoked plea deals agreed to earlier this week with the man accused of masterminding the Sept....
North Korea says Putin offered humanitarian aid over flood damage
Pyongyang [North Korea], August 4Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered humanitarian aid to North Korea, which has been hit by heavy rainfalls and floods, Pyongyang's...
Jailed Belarus Nobel winner should have been freed in prisoner swap
Minsk [Belarus], August 4: Supporters of jailed Belarusian Nobel Peace laureate Ales Bialiatski say the human rights activist should have been included in the biggest...
Venezuelans march over contested election
Washington [US], August 4: Thousands of Venezuelans marched across the South American country over its contested election.
Israeli strikes kill 15 Palestinians in Gaza school
Gaza [Palestine], August 4: An Israeli airstrike on a school sheltering displaced persons in Gaza City killed at least 15 Palestinians.
Somalia beach attack kills 37 civilians
Mogadishu [Somalia], August 4: At least 37 civilians were killed and 212 were injured in an explosion at a popular beach restaurant in the Somali...
China reclaims top spot of S. Korean products amid rising chip demand:...
Seoul [South Korea], August 4: China has once again become the leading destination for South Korean products in the first seven months of this year,...
3.8 magnitude earthquake hits Vietnam's Kon Tum
Hanoi [Vietnam], August 4: Another earthquake of 3.8 magnitude hit District, the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum in Vietnam, on Saturday, according to the...
Northern California wildfire expands, now 4th-largest in state history
California [US], August 4: The Park fire in Northern California has grown to more than 624 square miles, becoming the fourth-largest wildfire in state history,...
4 killed, 23 missing in southwest China flash flood, mudslide
Sichuan [China], August 4: Four people had been killed, and 23 others remained missing as of 11 p.m. Saturday after a flash flood and mudslide...
Ajman free zones see 18% growth in net profit in H1 2024
Ajman [UAE], August 4: The Free Zones Authority of Ajman has maintained its steadfast efforts this year in bolstering the emirate's economic diversification strategy and...
IOC President: Paris 2024 on track to be Games of a new...
Paris [France], August 4: In a joint press briefing between the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Paris 2024, IOC President Thomas Bach said that, thanks...
Egypt expresses profound concern over dangerously escalating pace of tensions in the...
Cairo [Egypt], August 4: Egypt today expressed profound concern over the dangerously escalating pace of tensions in the region and its potential impacts on Lebanon's...
Did Trump receive foreign money during his 2016 campaign?
Washington DC [US], August 3: The newspaper reported that US investigators had information from the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) indicating that Egyptian President Abdel...
The world suffers from storms, floods and heat waves
Hanoi [Vietnam], August 3: Rescue teams are struggling to reach isolated towns where infrastructure and power grids have been completely paralyzed, according to local authorities....
US deploys warships and fighter jets to Middle East to counter Iran
Washington DC [US], August 3: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has approved the deployment of additional cruisers and destroyers to the Middle East and Europe,...
Roundup: Türkiye to open archaeological park at historic Istanbul train station
Istanbul [Türkiye], August 3: Türkiye is set to unveil a "groundbreaking" archaeological park at the historic Haydarpasa Train Station later this year, Transport and Infrastructure...
Iran discusses Hamas chief's assassination with EU, Jordan
Tehran [Iran], August 3: Iranian Acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani exchanged views on the alleged Israeli assassination of Hamas Politburo Chief Ismail Haniyeh with...
Hezbollah, Israeli army engage in fierce exchange of fire
Beirut [Lebanon], August 3: A fierce exchange of fire broke out between Hezbollah and the Israeli army on Friday along the border area between Lebanon...