Myanmar port city cut off in Cyclone Mocha aftermath
Kyauktaw [Myanmar], May 16: Contact was slowly being restored on Monday with tens of thousands of people cut off in a major Myanmar port city...
Thai oppn leader Pita claims victory
Bangkok [Thailand], May 16: Thailand's progressive Move Forward Party (MFP) claimed victory in the country's election Monday after a result that decimated military-backed parties that...
U.S. Supreme Court allows death row inmate's lawsuit after failed execution
Washington [US], May 16: The U.S. Supreme Court allowed a challenge by an Alabama death row inmate.
Migrant crossings drop at U.S.-Mexico border after Title 42 expires
Washington [US], May 16: Migrant crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border have unexpectedly fallen, not risen.
Turkey faces election runoff, Erdogan seen with momentum
Ankara [Turkey], May 16: President Tayyip Erdogan led comfortably after the first round of Turkey's presidential election.
Ukrainian security agency says it suspects tycoon Firtash of embezzlement
Kyiv [Ukraine], May 16: Ukraine's state security agency has served businessman DmytroFirtash and top managers of companies he controls with "notices of suspicion" of embezzlement,...
Canada PM Trudeau visits Alberta as wildfires rage
Alberta [Canada], May 16: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Alberta on Monday as raging wildfires prompted mass evacuations and reduced energy production in Canada's main...
Ukraine hails gains in Bakhmut as Zelenskiy wins more weapons in Europe
Kyiv [Ukraine], May 16: Ukraine on Monday hailed its first substantial battlefield advances in six months as President VolodymyrZelenskiy won pledges for new long-range drones...
OIC News Agencies to discuss in Kazan Forum media role in sustainable...
Kazan [Russia], May 16: The Union of OIC News Agencies (UNA) will organize next Thursday (18 May 2023) an extended media session themed "Russia -...
UAE President receives phone call from Italian Prime Minister
Abu Dhabi [UAE], May 16: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today received a phone call from Italian Prime Minister GiorgiaMeloni, during...
Sharjah Ruler orders establishment of new school, university hospital, commercial centre in...
Sharjah [UAE], May 16: His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, ordered the construction of a...
'Ithraa Career Fair' promotes Emiratisation efforts: Emirates Institute of Finance
Sharjah [UAE], May 16: NouraAlblooshi, Acting General Manager at Emirates Institute of Finance, said that the Ithraa Career Fair provides an ideal platform for the...
Iran stresses diplomatic solution to Palestine question ahead of Nakba Day
Tehran [Iran], May 15: The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Sunday stressed a diplomatic solution to Palestine's "old crisis."
21 injured in drone attack in Ukraine's Khmelnytskyi
Kiev [Ukraine], May 15: At least 21 people were injured in Saturday's drone attack on the outskirts of Khmelnytskyi city in western Ukraine, local media...
2 killed, 5 injured in U.S.-Mexico border city shooting
Los Angeles [US], May 15: Two people were killed and five others injured late Saturday in a shooting in Yuma, a U.S.-Mexico border city in...
13 killed in Mexico road accident
Mexico City [Mexico], May 15: At least 13 people were killed on Sunday when a trailer and what appeared to be a box truck collided...
S. Korean president's approval rating rises to 36.8 pct: poll
Seoul [South Korea], May 15: South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol's approval rating rose 2.2 percentage points over the week to 36.8 percent last week, a...
Australian industry releases carbon roadmap for net zero future
Canberra [Australia], May 15: Australia's oil and gas industry has released a roadmap for a net zero emissions future, according to a report of the...
Gaza ceasefire largely holds, despite rocket fire 'in error'
Gaza [Palestine], May 15: A rocket has been fired at southern Israel from the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military said, a day after an Egyptian-mediated...
Thai exit polls: Pro-democracy opposition parties take lead
Bangkok [Thailand], May 15: Thailand's pro-democracy opposition parties are in the lead according to exit polls following the country's parliamentary elections. The reformist Pheu Thai...
Paris announces surprise Zelensky visit as his trip to Germany ends
Berlin [Germany]/ Paris [France], May 15: Ukrainian President VolodymyrZelensky will travel on from Germany to Paris on Sunday evening, the Élysee Palace has said, confirming...
Opposition accuses AKP of delaying the vote count
Istanbul [Turkey], May 15: Turkey's main opposition party has accused President RecepTayyip Erdogan's ruling AKP of tactical manoeuvres during the vote count of the country's...
'Zain Omantel International' to revolutionize telecom landscape
Kuwait City [Kuwait],May 15: Zain, a leading telecommunications operator providing digital and ICT services in seven markets across the Middle East and Africa, and Omantel,...
Turkey faces runoff election for president as Erdogan survives first test
Istanbul [Turkey], May 15:Turkey appeared headed for a runoff presidential election after neither Tayyip Erdogan nor rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu cleared the threshold to win outright...
Migrant crossings drop at U.S.-Mexico border after Title 42 expiry
Washington [US], May 15: Migrant crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border have fallen, not increased as expected, since Title 42 curbs expired last week, and reinstating...
U.S. fighter jets intercept Russian planes near Alaska
Washington [US], May 15: U.S. fighter jets intercepted six Russian aircraft operating in international airspace near Alaska, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said...
Cyclone Mocha hit Myanmar and Bangladesh, at least three people died
Yangon [Myanmar], May 15:At least three people were killed and more than 20,000 evacuated to monasteries, schools and other cities when Cyclone Mocha hit Myanmar.