Trump vows to destroy Iranian ships laying mines in Strait of Hormuz
Washington [US], August 26: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday again threatened to destroy any Iranian ships or boats laying sea mines in the Strait...
Rohingya refugees demand justice, dignity
Washington [US], August 26: Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees have rallied to protest against conditions at overcrowded camps in Bangladesh, demanding more international assistance...
Nevada wildfire contained to 27 percent as thousands of people still displaced
Reno [Nevada], August 26: Fire containment has reached 27 percent in the rampant wildfire that first erupted in the Sierra Nevada foothills near the city...
Israeli forces raid UNRWA centre in East Jerusalem
Jerusalem [Israel], August 26: Israeli forces have raided the Qalandiya Training Centre, a key facility operated by the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA)...
Iran, Oman say discussed Hormuz navigational corridor
Tehran [Iran], August 26: Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his Omani counterpart Badr Albusaidi have discussed implementing a temporary navigational corridor and mine-clearing project...
Arab Media Summit 2026 to feature silver jubilee celebrations of Arab Media...
Dubai [UAE], August 26: The Arab Media Award is celebrating its silver jubilee during the upcoming Arab Media Summit 2026, marking a historic milestone in...
Lebanon's Minister of Culture to deliver keynote address at Arab Media Summit...
Dubai [UAE], August 26: The Arab Media Summit Organising Committee has announced that Dr. Ghassan Salame, Minister of Culture of Lebanon, will deliver the keynote...
Abdullah bin Zayed receives phone call from Lebanese Prime Minister
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 26: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, received a phone call from...
Syrian Democratic Forces dissolved, fully integrated into Syrian Army
Damascus [Syria], August 26: Mazloum Abdi announced Tuesday the end of the mission of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and their dissolution as an independent...
South Korea says US cancelled upcoming joint marine exercises over Iran war
Seoul [South Korea], August 25: South Korea says the United States has cancelled a large joint amphibious landing exercise scheduled for next month due to...
Ebola cases in DRC hit 5,515 as Pope Leo urges global action...
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reached 5,515 confirmed cases of infection and killed 2,642 people, with 51 new...
Eight, including 2 children, killed in Gaza strikes
Gaza [Israel], August 25: Sources at hospitals in Gaza told Al Jazeera Arabic that Israeli air strikes killed at least eight Palestinians, including two children,...
Iran vows to retaliate after US widens sanctions
Tehran [Iran], August 25: Iran promised to retaliate against expanded U.S. economic sanctions that the Americans said would cut off Iran's economic lifeline, with Tehran...
US unveils 'economic D-Day' of sanctions to isolate Iran
Washington [US], August 25: The U.S. on Monday announced an expansion of secondary sanctions it hopes will "sever every economic lifeline" sustaining Iran, as President...
US removes Syria from terrorism sponsor list
Damascus [Syria], August 25: The United States removed Syria from its list of state sponsors of terrorism on Monday, lifting what Damascus says was the...
Tornado in southern France injures 26 people, damages 100 homes
Paris [France], August 25: A tornado in the Aude department, southern France, injured at least 26 people and damaged around 100 homes in Pomas, near...
Hungary keeps 7.5% deficit goal while drought, energy costs bite
Budapest [Hungary], August 25: Hungary's new government promised to clean up the budget. The weather and the energy market are not cooperating.
S. Korea to develop environmental, ocean observation satellite
Seoul [South Korea], August 25: South Korea will develop a next-generation environmental and ocean observation satellite by 2033 to succeed the current geostationary satellite, the...
UN reports 47 killed, 22 injured in overnight gang attack near Port-au-Prince
Port-au-Prince [Haiti], August 25: At least 47 people were killed and 22 more injured in an overnight gang raid on a neighborhood overlooking Haiti's of...
Landfill collapse in Guinea kills at least 30
Conakry [Guinea], August 24: A mountainous heap of refuse has collapsed at the largest landfill in Guinea's capital, Conakry, killing at least 30 people, according...
Spanish villagers return home after wildfires and floods
Madrid [Spain], August 24: Spanish villagers on part of the Mediterranean coast hit by wildfires and flooding were returning home on Sunday, though in some...
Two people dead as Latvia, Lithuania battered by severe summer storms
Riga [Latvia], August 24: Two people have been killed and power supplies were partially disrupted in the Baltics after the region was hit by heavy...
Kazakhstan holds parliamentary polls expected to cement president's grip
Almaty [Kazakhstan], August 24: Voters were heading to the polls in Kazakhstan's snap parliamentary election, which critics say will strengthen the power of the president.
Wartime elections a 'huge risk', could 'destroy' Ukraine: Zelensky
Kiev [Ukraine], August 24: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has rejected his ex-defence chief's calls for a wartime election, calling the prospect a "huge risk" amid...
Drones hit two industrial sites in Russia's Orenburg region
Moscow [Russia], August 24: The governor of Russia's Orenburg region said on Sunday that two industrial facilities were hit by drone , including a warehouse...
Syria foreign minister sees Israel security talks resuming despite no trust
Damascus [Syria], August 24: Syria expects negotiations to resume soon with Israel over a security deal it hopes will lead to Israel's withdrawal from Syrian...
Australia confirms first H5N1 bird flu case in local mammal
Sydney [Australia], August 24: Australia on Sunday confirmed its first case of H5N1 bird flu in a mammal, with the deadly virus found in a...