South African president orders immediate closure of tuck shops linked to food...
Johannesburg [South Africa], November 16: Addressing the nation on Friday evening, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the immediate closure of all tuck shops implicated...
COP29 stalls amid global tensions
New York [US], November 16: This year's U.N. climate summit is struggling to focus minds on the health of the planet, with turbulent geopolitics, a...
US judge strikes down Biden overtime pay rule
Washington [US], November 16: A federal judge in Texas on Friday permanently blocked a Biden administration rule that would have made about 4 million more...
Argentina seizes Nazi-era weaponry
Buenos Aires [Argentina], November 16: Argentine police arrested a man in Buenos Aires who possessed a large number of vintage Nazi weapons decorated with Third...
Border town stands amid conflict
Tel Aviv [Israel], November 16: Since the start of the Israel-Hezbollah war, hundreds of thousands of Lebanese have fled their homes because of the fighting....
COP29 urged to find $1 trillion
Baku [Azerbaijan], November 15: Countries at the COP29 summit tried to make progress on how to raise up to $1 trillion in climate finance for...
Sales of Korean domestic market firms fall for first time in 4...
Seoul [South Korea], November 16: Sales of Korean domestic market-oriented companies saw an on-year decline in the first half of the year for the first...
Number of foreign-invested firms in China up 11.8% in first 10 months
Beijing [China], November 16: A total of 46,893 new foreign-invested firms were established across China in the first 10 months of 2024, an increase of...
Fifth UAE aid ship bound for Gaza arrives at Al Arish Port...
Al Arish [Egypt], November 16: The Fifth UAE aid ship bound for Gaza arrived Today, Saturday, at the port of Arish in the Egyptian governorate...
China's energy production maintains steady growth in October
Beijing [China], November 16: China's energy production maintained stable growth in October, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed, Xinhua News Agency reported.
Egypt signs 2 MoUs for producing 5,200 MW of electricity from new,...
Cairo [Egypt], November 15: Egypt signed on Thursday two memoranda of understanding (MoUs) for producing 5,200 megawatts of electricity from new and renewable energy sources,...
Iranian military commander vows "crushing" response to Israeli attack
Tehran [Iran], November 15: A top Iranian military commander vowed on Thursday that Iran would definitely deliver a "crushing" response to Israel for its recent...
QatarEnergy signs 10-yr sulfur deal with Morocco's soil nutrition solutions company
Doha [Qatar], November 15: QatarEnergy signed on Thursday with OCP Nutricrops, a Moroccan company specializing in soil nutrition solutions, a 10-year sulfur supply agreement.
Istanbul, Ankara under probe over alleged illicit event spending
Istanbul [Turkey], November 15: Two Turkish public prosecutor offices have initiated investigations into Istanbul and Ankara municipalities over their expenditures at some public events, local...
At least 12 paramedics killed in Israeli airstrike on Lebanese village
Beirut [Lebanon], November 15: At least 12 paramedics from civil defense teams were killed on Thursday night in an Israeli airstrike on their center in...
Netherlands outpaces other major EU economies in Q3
The Hague [Netherlands], November 15: The Dutch economy showed a notable recovery in the third quarter (Q3) of 2024, recording a growth rate of 0.8...
4,000 illegal miners trapped underground in South Africa with rescue efforts delayed...
Johannesburg [South Africa], November, 15: An estimated 4,000 illegal miners are still trapped underground at an unused mine in Stilfontein, North West Province of South...
UN Security Council condemns attacks on UNIFIL sites in southern Lebanon
Geneva [Switzerland], November 15: Members of the UN Security Council today condemned the recent attacks and multiple incidents of violence that have impacted the United...
Musk met Iran ambassador to defuse tensions: report
New York [US], November 15: Elon Musk has met with Iran's ambassador to the UN in what was billed as an effort to defuse tensions...
Donald Trump selects RFK Jr. to lead top US health agency
New York [US], November 15: President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday nominated longtime conspiracy theorist and vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is popularly known...
Kim Jong-un orders "mass production of suicide attack drones", say reports
Seoul [South Korea], November 15: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un oversaw the performance test of suicide attack drones, stressing the need for prompt full-scale "mass...
Thousands of pallets of aid from UAE transferred to Gaza
Tel Aviv [Israel], November 15: The Israeli agency COGAT (Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories: Judea and Samaria and towards the Gaza Strip) reported...
Republicans claim US House, achieving 'trifecta' of election victories
Washington [US], November 15: The Republican Party has won enough seats to maintain control over the House of Representatives, cementing a dominant performance in the...
UN nuclear chief Rafael Grossi in Tehran meeting Iranian leaders
Tehran [Iran], November 15: Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), was in Tehran on Thursday to continue negotiations on Iran's...
'Winter as a weapon': NATO chief Mark Rutte urges more help for...
Riga [Latvia], November 15: NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has called on alliance members and other Western partners to provide more support for Ukraine as...
Protests at 1st session of Lithuanian parliament
Riga [Latvia], November 15: The newly elected parliament in Lithuania has convened for its first session amid protests over the formation of the new government.
At least 15 people killed in Israeli strikes on Syria's Damascus
Damascus [Syria]/Beirut [Lebanon], November 15: At least 15 people have been killed in Israeli strikes on residential buildings in Damascus, Syrian state media reported.