Ukrainian drones attack refinery, target Moscow, disrupt power

Kiev [Ukraine], March 18: Ukraine launched 35 drones at targets across Russia that sparked a brief fire at an oil refinery, took aim at Moscow...

Putin claims landslide and scorns US democracy

Moscow [Russia], March 18: Vladimir Putin was always going to claim his fifth term as president with a landslide, faced with three other candidates all...

Researchers unveil AI-powered atomic fabrication technique

Singapore, March 18: Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have pioneered a groundbreaking method for crafting carbon-based quantum materials atom by atom, leveraging...

EU to provide Egypt €7.4 billion funding package

Brussels [Belgium], March 18: The European Union (EU) will provide Egypt with a funding package of €7.4 billion ($8.06 billion) from 2024-2027, a senior European...

Japan to join maritime corridor initiative for Gaza

Tokyo [Japan], March 18: Japan will join a maritime corridor initiative to deliver aid supplies to Gaza by sea from the Mediterranean island nation of...

Hamdan bin Mohammed chairs Executive Council meeting; launches Government of Dubai's new...

Dubai [UAE], March 18: Under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, H.H....

Abdullah bin Zayed meets with Prime Minister, FM of Qatar

Doha [Qatar], March 18: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, met today with Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdurrahman bin Jassim Al...

Trump predicts the end of U.S. democracy if he loses 2024 election

Washington [US], March 17: Donald Trump said on Saturday if he does not win November's presidential election it will mean the likely end of American...

Iceland evacuations as volcano spews lava again

Reykjavik [Iceland], March 17: A state of emergency has been declared in southern Iceland because of another volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula - the...

United Airlines flight 433 lands safely without panel in Oregon

Washington [US], March 17: A Boeing plane landed without one of its fuselage panels at an airport in the US state of Oregon on Friday,...

UNICEF says essential aid container looted at Haiti port

Washington [US], March 17: The U.N. children's agency said on Saturday one of its aid containers at Haiti's main port, stocked with "essential items for...

Russia's presidential vote starts final day with accusations of Kyiv sabotage

Moscow [Russia], March 17: Russia started its final day of presidential voting on Sunday with Moscow accusing Ukraine of using air attacks to try to...

Israel prepares return to ceasefire talks; UN says Gaza hunger crisis worsens

Tel Aviv [Israel], March 17: The main U.N. aid agency operating in Gaza said on Saturday that acute malnutrition was accelerating in the north of...

Russia: Schools and shops shut in Belgorod amid air strikes

Moscow [Russia], March 17: Shops and schools have been closed in the Russian city of Belgorod after bombardments that authorities there have blamed on Ukraine.

German military parachutes aid into Gaza

Berlin [Germany], March 17: Germany delivered its first aid supplies for Gaza by parachute on Saturday after joining other countries in a humanitarian mission to...

Text warnings sent to Russians planning to protest elections

Moscow [Russia], March 17: Russian citizens who may be thinking of supporting a planned protest on Sunday during the presidential election have reportedly received warnings...

UN extends Afghan diplomatic mission for another year

New York [US], March 17: The United Nations diplomatic mission in Afghanistan has been extended for another year, the Security Council announced late Friday.

Palestinian factions, Yemen's Houthis hold coordination talks: Reports

Cairo [Egypt], March 17: Officials from Palestinian factions, including the Islamist Hamas movement, met a few days ago with Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis to coordinate their...

Iran warns of doctor shortage due to emigration

Tehran [Iran], March 17: The Iranian Medical Council has warned of an acute shortage in the country's health-care system and called on politicians not to...

Gaza aid reaches shore in first sea delivery

Gaza border [Palestine], March 17: The first ship towing a barge of humanitarian aid to Gaza has unloaded supplies onto the shore.

Egypt demands Israel to remove restrictions on entry of aid into Gaza

Cairo [Egypt], March 17: Ahmed Abu Zeid, the spokesperson of the Egyptian foreign ministry, has said in a statement on Facebook that his country "appreciates...

Nuseirat camp residents search for relatives

Tel Aviv [Israel], March 17: Residents of the area carry out search and rescue operations in a building heavily damaged after an Israeli attack in...

US probes Boeing 737 flight found with lost external panel

Washington [US], March 17: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating how a United Airlines Boeing 737-800 lost an external panel before landing safely in...

UAE President exchanges Ramadan greetings with Grand Imam of Al-Azhar

Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 17: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today exchanged Ramadan greetings during a phone call with His Eminence...

UAE President, World Central Kitchen CEO discuss boosting humanitarian aid to Gaza

Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 17: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today met with Erin Gore, Chief Executive Officer of World Central...

Tensions rise in Haiti as leadership remains in balance

Port-au-Prince [Haiti], March 16: Residents braced for another tense night in Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince on Friday, as attacks continued across parts of the city in...

Ukrainian authorities launch mass evacuation in northern region

Kyiv [Ukraine], March 16: Ukrainian authorities have begun mass evacuations of communities in the country's northern Sumy region close to the Russian border after extended...