US against ordering Zionists out; ICJ to hear Kuwait's plea
The Hague [Netherlands], February 22: The United States told the UN's top court on Wednesday that the Zionist entity should not be legally forced to...
Israel intensifies strikes on Gaza's Rafah, killing large family in home
Tel Aviv [Israel], February 22: Israel intensified its bombardment of Rafah in Gaza's south and over a dozen members of one family were killed in...
Australian bishop Christopher Saunders charged with rape
Canberra [Australia], February 22: High-ranking Australian Bishop Christopher Saunders has been charged with rape and a string of sex offences - some against children -...
Spanish birth rate hits lowest level since records began in 1941
Madrid [Spain], February 22: Spain's birth rate has dropped to its lowest level since records started in 1941, provisional data from its National Statistics Institute...
Biden administration to cancel another $1.2 billion of student loans
Washington [US], February 22: President Joe Biden said on Wednesday his administration is cancelling $1.2 billion worth of student loans for nearly 153,000 people who...
US candidate Haley sides with court ruling that embryos are babies
Washington [US], February 22: Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley said on Wednesday that she believed frozen embryos created through in-vitro fertilization (IVF) were babies, endorsing...
UAE President receives FIFA President
Abu Dhabi [UAE], February 22: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today welcomed Gianni Infantino, President of the International Federation of...
World Police Summit a cornerstone of future policing: Hong Kong Police Commissioner
Dubai [UAE], February 22: Siu Chak-yee, Raymond, Commissioner of Police of the Hong Kong Police Force, emphasised that the World Police Summit (WPS) is more...
UAE and Argentina Presidents discuss cooperation ties in phone call
Abu Dhabi [UAE], February 22: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and His Excellency Javier Milei, President of the Argentine Republic, held...
Egyptian Ministry of Youth and Sports, MBRF sign protocol for joint cooperation
Cairo [Egypt], February 22: The Ministry of Youth and Sports of Egypt and the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation (MBRF), signed a protocol...
DR Congo's prime minister resigns
Kinshasa [DR Congo], February 21: Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Sama Lukonde Kyenge submitted his resignation to President Felix Tshisekedi,...
French navy shoots down two drones over Red Sea
Paris [France], February 21: The French navy has shot down two aerial drones from Yemen over the Red Sea where Houthi attacks have targeted international...
United Airlines Boeing 757 flight makes emergency landing due to wing damage
San Francisco [US], February 21: United Airlines confirmed on Tuesday that its flight 354 from San Francisco to Boston made an emergency landing on Monday...
Cambodia's parliament endorses new deputy PM
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], February 21: Cambodia's National Assembly on Wednesday endorsed Civil Service Minister Hun Many as a new deputy prime minister.
Japan to scrap public aid for COVID-19 treatment
Tokyo [Japan], February 21: The Japanese government has decided to end its subsidies for COVID-19 drugs and hospitalizations next month, local media reported.
'Assange faces flagrant denial of justice if extradited'
London [UK], February 21: Julian Assange is at risk of a "flagrant denial of justice" if he is extradited to the United States, London's High...
Moscow rejects EU demand for investigation into Navalny's death
Moscow [Russia], February 21: The Kremlin has denied an international investigation demanded by the European Union into the death of jailed opposition figure Alexei Navalny.
Tunisian opposition leader Ghannouchi starts hunger strike in prison
Tunis [Tunisia], February 21: The head of Tunisia's opposition Islamist Ennahda movement, Rached Ghannouchi, began a hunger strike in prison to protest his detention along...
26 dead after snowfall in Afghanistan
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 21: At least 26 people have died in Afghanistan due to heavy snow and rain that swept across large parts of the...
Venezuela's Maduro voices support for Brazilian president's stance on Gaza war
Moscow [Russia], February 21: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday backed Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's recent statement comparing Israel's operation in Gaza...
Family of murdered Italian student in Cairo still seeking justice
Rome [Italy], February 21: A second trial of four Egyptian security officers accused of kidnapping and brutally murdering an Italian student in 2016 opened in...
WHO transfers 32 patients out of Gaza hospital
Geneva [Switzerland], February 21: The World Health Organization said Tuesday it had transferred 32 patients out of the besieged Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza but...
Ukraine fights Russian surge on anniversary of revolution
Kyiv [Ukraine], February 21: Ukraine said on Tuesday it was fighting off dozens of attacks, after President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian forces were exploiting delays...
TikTok violates Indonesian in-app transactions ban
Jakarta [Indonesia], February 21: Chinese short video app TikTok is still violating Indonesia's rule that bans in-app transactions, a cabinet minister said on Tuesday, after...
US blocks ceasefire call with third UN veto in Israel-Hamas war
Washington [US], February 21: The United States on Tuesday again vetoed a draft United Nations Security Council resolution on the Israel-Hamas war, blocking a demand...
Two charged in fatal shooting at Kansas City Super Bowl rally
Missouri [US], February 21: Two men were charged with murder on Tuesday in connection with a shooting in Kansas City, Missouri, that killed one person...
Day two of busy Gulfood 2024 puts Dubai at heart of global...
Dubai [UAE], February 21: Gulfood 2024, the largest annual global food and beverage sourcing event in the world, opened its doors for a second...