Tanzania's Zanzibar hosts 6th Kiswahili international conference
Dar es Salaam [Tanzania], December 19: Tanzania's Zanzibar President Hussein Ali Mwinyi on Sunday opened the 6th Kiswahili international conference and urged delegates to make...
Cholera outbreak kills 20 in south Nigeria
Abuja [Nigeria], December 19: At least 20 people have been killed so far in an outbreak of cholera in Nigeria's southern Cross River state, a...
Tunisia gets loan to boost food security, electricity supply
Tunis [Tunisia], December 19: The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved 220 million euro (233 million U.S. dollars) loans for Tunisia to boost its food...
Iran to launch 2 homegrown telecom satellites by March: minister
Tehran [Iran], December 19: Iran's minister of communication and information technology said on Sunday the country will launch at least two homegrown satellites into space...
Over 350 weapons seized in police operation in Tehran
Tehran [Iran], December 19: Tehran police chief said on Sunday his forces seized 300 cold weapons, 55 firearms and hunting weapons as well as a...
Iran slams CIA director's claims about Tehran-Moscow cooperation as "propaganda war"
Tehran [Iran], December 19: The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman slammed Sunday the "baseless claims" by the director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) about military...
"Armed terrorists" intercepted in SE Iran
Tehran [Iran], December 19: Iran's border guards in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan intercepted a "terrorist group" seeking to enter the country...
Iran's parliament speaker says U.S. uses sanctions as leverage to pressure other...
Tehran [Iran], December 19: Iran's parliament speaker said on Sunday that the United States uses sanctions as leverage to pressure any country that would stand...
Israel launches tech plan for detection of noisy vehicles
Jerusalem [Israel], December 19: Israeli government on Sunday launched a plan to gather innovative solutions to the road noises of motor vehicles using automatic detection...
Jordan signs MoU for gold, lithium exploration
Amman [Jordan], December 19: Jordan's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources on Sunday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Arab Mining Company to...
Leo Varadkar elected as new PM of Ireland
Dublin [Ireland], December 19: Leo Varadkar, former Irish Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Fine Gael party, has been elected as the new prime...
Russia reports 7,222 new COVID-19 cases
Moscow [Russia], December 19: Russia has registered 7,222 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide tally to 21,716,074, said the official...
U.S. stocks drop as recession fears persist
New York [US], December 19: Wall Street's major averages fell on Friday as market participants remain concerned about the economic and profits landscape.
Search underway for medical transport plane that crashed off Hawaii coast
Los Angeles [US], December 19: A search is underway Friday for a medical transport plane that crashed into the sea overnight near Hawaii with...
UN draft deal on biodiversity calls for increasing aid for developing countries
Montreal [Canada], December 19: A UN draft deal on biodiversity protection calls for increasing international financial aid from developed countries to developing countries to at...
Forum on China-Bangladesh human resources development cooperation held in Dhaka
Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 19: Chinese and Bangladeshi officials have met in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka to discuss how to promote human resources development cooperation between...
Nepali president calls on parties to claim new coalition government
Kathmandu [Nepal], December 19: Nepal's President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Sunday called on the political parties to make a claim for a new coalition government...
China Day carnival in Brunei attracts over 6,000 visitors
Bandar Seri Begawan [Brunei],December 19: More than 6,000 people visited the three-day China Day cultural carnival, which ended here at the International Convention Center on...
Ferry boat explosion injures 17 in Myanmar's Yangon
Yangon [Myanmar], December 19: An explosion occurred Sunday night on a ferry boat in Myanmar's largest city of Yangon, injuring 17 people, according to a...
Greek parliament approves 2023 state budget
Athens (Greece), December 18: Greek parliament ratified on Saturday the 2023 state budget, which foresees 1.8 percent gross domestic product (GDP) growth and a 5...
Kim Jong-un apparently skips remembrance event for late father
Seoul (South Korea), December 12: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un appears to have skipped an event marking the death of his father on the weekend,...
N. Korea fires 2 medium-range ballistic missiles into East Sea: S. Korea...
Seoul (South Korea), December 18: North Korea fired two medium-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea on Sunday, the South Korean military said, the latest...
S. Korea's COVID-19 cases below 60,000 amid virus surge worries
Seoul (South Korea), December 18: South Korea's new COVID-19 cases fell below 60,000 Sunday due to fewer tests a day earlier amid concerns of a...
Heavy snow, freezing weather hit much of S. Korea
Seoul (South Korea), December 18: Heavy snow and freezing temperatures hit across the country Saturday, grounding dozens of flights and prompting the authorities to issue...
S. Korean, U.S. Navy SEALs hold bilateral exercise
Seoul (South Korea), December 18: Navy SEALs of South Korea and the United States recently concluded a two-week bilateral exercise designed to strengthen their interoperability,...
Türkiye accuses Greek aircraft of attempting to "block" NATO mission
Ankara (Turkey), December 18: Türkiye said on Saturday that its warplanes gave a "necessary response" to an attempt by Greek aircraft to "block" a Turkish-NATO...
Over 90,000 suspects arrested over drug-related offenses in Sri Lanka this year
Colombo (Sri Lanka), December 12: Sri Lankan police said on Saturday that over 90,000 people have been arrested so far this year over drug-related offenses.