Saqr Ghobash meets with Acting President of Jordanian Senate

Amman [Jordan], February 19: Saqr Ghobash, Speaker of the Federal National Council (FNC), met with Dr. Abdullah Ensour, Acting President of the Jordanian Senate, during...

World Police Summit addresses contemporary challenges through knowledge exchange: Assistant Chief of...

Dubai [UAE], February 19: Rudy Perez, Assistant Chief of Police at the City of Golden Valley, MN, US, said that the World Police Summit, which...

Orban says president's resignation "correct"

Budapest [Hungary], February 18: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said President Katalin Novak's resignation was "correct" in his state of the nation speech here on...

Jailed former Thai PM Thaksin released on parole

Bangkok [Thailand], February 18: Thailand's convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released on parole on Sunday, six months after his return to the country...

We need to act now to stop Putin, Zelensky tells security conference

Munich [Germany], February 18: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on his country's allies to ramp up support in the fight against the Russian invasion,...

Germany's Scholz calls on Israel to obey international law

Munich [Germany], February 18: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz made an usually direct call for Israel to comply with international humanitarian law, in view of a...

Trump must pay more than $350mn in New York civil fraud trial,...

New York [US], February 18: Former US president Donald Trump has been ordered to pay a fine of more than $350mn in a New York...

Progress toward Palestinian state more urgent: Blinken

Munich [Germany], February 18: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken reiterated that a two-state solution with an independent Palestinian state is the way out of...

Taliban reject participation in Doha meet, citing unmet conditions

Islamabad [Pakistan], February 18: Afghanistan's de facto authorities on Saturday announced that Kabul will not participate in the upcoming Doha meeting led by United Nations...

Dozens detained in Russia as Navalny family seek body

Moscow [Russia], February 18: Alexei Navalny's supporters on Saturday accused Russian authorities of being "killers" who were "covering their tracks" by refusing to hand over...

Magnitude 5.0 earthquake shakes Mexico resort town Acapulco

Mexico City [Mexico], February 18: A magnitude 5.0 earthquake hit near the Mexican resort town of Acapulco on the Pacific coast on Saturday afternoon, according...

Netanyahu dismisses election calls as thousands protest in Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv [Israel], February 18: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday dismissed the idea of holding early elections, while thousands of Israelis gathered in Tel...

Ukraine withdraws from Avdiivka, Putin hails 'important victory'

Moscow [Russia], February 18: Russian President Vladimir Putin called the capture of Avdiivka "an important victory" after Ukraine's military chief said on Saturday that his...

Hamas chief blames cease-fire stalemate on Israel

Gaza [Palestine], February 18: Ismail Haniyeh, the leader of the Palestinian group Hamas, blamed the current lack of progress in reaching a cease-fire in the...

DEWA received 6,235 innovative ideas from its employees in 2023 on Afkari...

Dubai [UAE], February 18: Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) received 6,235 innovative ideas in 2023 through the Afkari internal platform, designed to encourage employees...

UAE expresses solidarity with Philippines and offers condolences over victims of landslide

Abu Dhabi [UAE], February 18: The UAE has expressed its sincere condolences and solidarity with the Republic of the Philippines over victims of the landslide...

Hamed bin Zayed crowns winner of UAE President's Cup for Purebred Arabian...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], February 18: Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of...

Second UAE aid ship arrives at Al Arish Port; carrying 4,544 tonnes...

Al-Arish [Egypt], February 18: The second UAE aid ship carrying 4,544 tonnes of humanitarian supplies arrived at the Port of Al Arish in preparation for...

EU asks Israeli government not to take military action in Rafah

Brussels [Belgium], February 17: The European Union (EU)'s foreign policy chief urged the Israeli government on Friday not to take military action in Rafah, Gaza's...

France, Ukraine sign 10-year security pact

Paris [France], February 17: French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a 10-year security pact in Paris on Friday.

Moderate Democratic Senator Joe Manchin not to run for U.S. president

Washington [US], February 17: Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia, a moderate Democrat, announced on Friday that he is not running for president, putting an...

2 killed in U.S. Colorado campus shooting

Los Angeles [US], February 17: Two were killed in a shooting at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS) on Friday morning.

Record storms in California lead to surging deadly fungal infections

Sacramento [US], February 17: The recent "atmospheric river" storms in California are fueling public health concerns as cases of Valley Fever, a fungus-induced disease, have...

Jailed former Thai PM Thaksin to be released on Feb. 18: PM

Bangkok [Thailand], February 17: Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is set to be released on Feb. 18, Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on...

Japan announced the successful launch of a new generation missile

Tokyo [Japan], February 17: The Japanese Space Agency announced the successful launch of its new H3 rocket today, February 17, marking a lucky third time...

Attack kills two in southern Israel

Jerusalem [Israel], February 17: Two people were killed in Israel in a suspected terrorist attack, emergency rescue workers said on Friday, confirming earlier media reports.

Donald Trump must pay $354.9 million, barred from NY business for 3...

Washington [US], February 17: Donald Trump must pay $354.9 million in penalties for fraudulently overstating his net worth to dupe lenders, a New York judge...