UAE Pro League honours 2022-23 season's stars at annual awards night
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 12: The Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental in Abu Dhabi set the stage for a glittering celebration as the UAE Pro...
UAE firmly believes in empowering youth to achieve excellence: Theyab bin Mohamed...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 12: Marking International Youth Day on 12th August, the Arab Youth Centre (ATC) has renewed its commitment to empowering the Arab...
Iran, South Africa hold joint economic commission meeting after 3-year hiatus
Tehran [Iran], August 11:Iran and South Africa on Thursday convened the 15th session of the Joint Commission of Economic Cooperation in South Africa's administrative capital...
U.S. grappling with worst political violence since 1970s: Reuters
London [UK], August 11: The United States is grappling with the biggest and most sustained increase in political violence since the 1970s, Reuters reported on...
5.9-magnitude quake jolts Japan's Aomori: JMA
Tokyo [Japan], August 11:An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 struck parts of Japan's Aomori prefecture in the northern part of Japan's main island...
Australia's outgoing RBA governor warns ongoing threat of inflation
Sydney [Australia], August 11:Australian outgoing Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe warned against the ongoing threat of inflation despite signs that it is easing.
Over 4 million displaced in Sudan, UN says
New York [US], August 11: More than four million people have been displaced since fighting began in Sudan nearly four months ago, the United Nations...
Six Turkish soldiers killed in northern Iraq clashes
Istanbul [Turkey],August 11:At least six Turkish soldiers were killed in clashes with fighters of the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in northern Iraq, the Turkish...
Minister slams TikTok-inspired raid in London
London [UK], August 11: UK Home Secretary SuellaBraverman has called for those who took part in a suspected TikTok-inspired raid of shops in London's Oxford...
Floods bring southern Norway to a standstill
Oslo [Norway], August 11:Emergency services were struggling to get a handle
Killing of anti-corruption president hopeful inflames Ecuador crisis
Quito [Ecuador], August 11: Ecuador plunged deeper into crisis after an anti-corruption presidential candidate was assassinated on Wednesday evening, less than two weeks before elections.
Biden signs decree to protect sensitive technology
Washington [US], August 11: US President Joe Biden on Wednesday issued an executive order to regulate certain investments from the United States in China to...
Tunisia, Libya to share responsibility for sheltering migrants left on border
Tunis [Tunisia], August 11: Tunisia and Libya agreed Thursday to share responsibility for providing shelter for hundreds of migrants stranded for up to a month...
Iraq's extreme temperatures a 'wake-up call'
Baghdad [Iraq], August 11:Iraq's rising temperatures and protracted drought are a "wake-up call" for the world, United Nations human rights chief Volker Turk said in...
Hawaii wildfires raze resort city on Maui island
Washington [US], August 11: A wildfire that swept through the resort town of Lahaina on Hawaii's Maui island has killed at least 36 people, authorities...
North Korea's Kim dismisses top general
Pyongyang [North Korea], August 11: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un replaced the military's top general and called for more preparations for the possibility of...
Ukraine orders evacuation of parts of north-east
Kyiv [Ukraine], August 11: Ukraine has ordered the mandatory evacuation of all civilians from 37 settlements in the northeast as Russia steps up its attacks...
Yandex founder slams Russia's 'barbaric' war in Ukraine
Moscow [Russia], August 11:ArkadyVolozh, a co-founder of Russia's technology giant Yandex, has described Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine as "barbaric".
Iran releases US dual nationals into house arrest, lawyer says
Tehran [Iran], August 11: Iran has released five US-Iranian dual nationals into house arrest, US officials say.
Abdullah bin Zayed, Armenian counterpart discuss bilateral relations
Abu Dhabi [UAE],August 11: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, discussed over the phone with Ararat Mirzoyan, Minister of Foreign...
Bangladesh's dengue death toll passes 350, with 101 new deaths in August
Dhaka [Bangladesh],August 10:Bangladesh reported 12 dengue deaths on Wednesday, down from 13 a day earlier, bringing the total number of fatalities in the country to...
5.9-magnitude earthquake jolts off eastern Indonesia
Jakarta [Indonesia], August 10: A 5.9-magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia's eastern province of Maluku on Thursday, the country's meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said.
Ukraine opens border crossing with Russia for refugee return
Kyiv [Ukraine], August 10: Ukraine has opened a border crossing with Russia that was closed since the war began so that Ukrainian refugees displaced to...
At least 56 injured in blast on factory premises near Moscow
Moscow [Russia], August 10:The injury toll in a violent explosion that rocked a pyrotechnics warehouse in the town of SergiyevPosad, about 70km north-east of Moscow,...
Amazon summit fails to set concrete targets to stop deforestation
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], August 10:The eight nations that share the Amazon basin have come under fire for a joint declaration agreed at their summit...
Migrant shipwreck off Italy leaves 41 dead
Rome [Italy], August 10: At least 41 people are dead after a boat accident involving migrants in the Mediterranean Sea, the Italian news agency ANSA...
11 killed in France holiday home blaze
Paris [France], August 10: Eleven people were killed in eastern France on Wednesday when a fire tore through a holiday lodging being used by a...