Amlak Finance announces its H1 2026 financial results
Dubai [UAE], August 12: Amlak Finance PJSC announced its H1 2026 financial results for the period that ended 30th June 2026. The Company maintained its...
Lebanon's Parliament approves abolition of death penalty
Beirut [Lebanon], August 12: The Lebanese House of Parliament approved the proposal to abolish the death penalty during Tuesday's legislative session, Lebanon's National News Agency...
National Media Authority announced as 'National Partner' of Arab Media Summit 2026
Dubai [UAE], August 12: The National Media Authority has been named 'National Partner' of the Arab Media Summit 2026, which is set to take place...
UN official warns of exploding situation in West Bank
New York [US], August 12: UN Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Ramiz Alakbarov, has warned of an exploding situation in the...
S&P 500 drops for second day as tech slides
New York [US], August 12: Major US stock indices closed lower on Tuesday, weighed down by technology sell-offs and rising oil prices amid persistent geopolitical...
Anthropic launches tool to detect AI-generated novels
Washington [US], August 12: Anthropic has announced the release of a new tool designed to detect AI-generated novels by embedding an imperceptible watermark into text...
Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan pledge mutual defence as Middle East turmoil escalates
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 10: Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey signed a joint defence agreement in Mecca on Friday, wedding Sunni ​Muslim U.S. allies alarmed...
Drought hits Europe's largest rivers, impacting irrigation, power, freight
Rome [Italy], August 10: Satellite images acquired between 1st and 3rd August reveal an unprecedented drop in water levels along four of Europe's largest rivers...
UAE: Regulatory measures, humanitarian initiatives to protect workers from summer heat
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 10: Protecting workers from the effects of high temperatures during the summer in the UAE has evolved into an integrated system...
Typhoon 'Dolphin' makes second landfall in China's Zhejiang
Hangzhou [China], August 10: Typhoon ''Dolphin'', the 13th typhoon of the year, made its second landfall at Yueqing City in east China's Zhejiang Province...
Salma Al Marri breaks national women's record at World Athletics Championships in...
Dubai [UAE], August 9: UAE athlete Salma Haitham Al Marri successfully broke the national record in the women's hammer throw, previously standing at 58.12 meters,...
22 killed, 37 injured in bus collision in Niger
Niamey [Niger], August 9: At least 22 people, including 17 soldiers, were killed and 37 others injured in a collision between two buses in southern...
Spain introduces border checks for arrivals from Italy
Madrid [Spain], August 9: Spain on Saturday began implementing border checks on travellers arriving from Italy in response to similar measures imposed by Rome.
Canada evacuates thousands as wildfires intensify
Toronto [Canada], August 9: Canadian authorities on Saturday ordered the evacuation of thousands of residents in a vineyard and orchard-growing region of British Columbia after...
Nine killed in road accident in southern Peru
Lima [Peru], August 9: At least nine people were killed and six others injured after a passenger minibus collided with a truck on Saturday in...
Oil spill threatens environmental disaster off Omani coast, show satellite images
Cairo [Egypt], August 8: An environmental disaster is looming off the coast of Oman due to an oil tanker that has run aground, satellite images...
One child killed per day in Gaza since ceasefire: UNICEF
Gaza City [Gaza], August 8: At least 300 children have been killed in Gaza in the roughly 300 days since a so-called "ceasefire" was announced...
Myanmar leader visits Thailand
Bangkok [Thailand], August 8: The head of Myanmar's military-backed government has met Thailand's prime minister in Bangkok as he seeks to boost his government's legitimacy...
US president vows to find 'leakers' after reports of depleted Iran war...
Washington [US], August 8: United States President Donald Trump has vowed to hunt down "leakers" after several news reports detailing a dangerous depletion of munitions...
US cites progress in Lebanon and Israel talks
Rome [Italy], August 8: The US State Department said on Thursday that both sides have made progress in negotiations between Lebanon and Israel.
Seoul reports short-range missile launch by North Korea toward the Sea of...
Seoul [Tokyo], August 8: North Korea has fired at least one short-range ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan, South Korean military officials said on...
21 killed in Russian missile strike as Kiev left defenceless
Kiev [Ukraine] / Moscow [Russia], August 6: Russia has pounded Kiev and surrounding areas with ballistic missiles and drones, killing at least 21 people, as...
UN rights chief says Iran executed at least 56 people since March
Geneva [Switzerland], August 6: At least 56 people have been executed in Iran on national security-related charges since March 19, including 27 in cases linked...
US revokes visa of Brazilian envoy
Washington [US], August 6: The administration of President Donald Trump has cancelled the visa for Brazil's ambassador in the United States, the latest sign of...
N Korean leader's sister issues threat against Japan
Pyongyang [North Korea], August 6: Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has warned that Pyongyang would adopt "additional...
Red Cross urges greater international support as Sudan crisis deepens
Geneva [Switzerland], August 6: The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has called for greater international support for Sudan, saying humanitarian...
Abdulrahman win sets up US Senate race with Republican nominee Rogers in...
Washington [US], August 6: Abdelrahman El Sayed won the Democratic Party's nomination to run for the US Senate seat from the state of Michigan, setting...