Morocco records tourism surge with 19.8 million visitors in 2025
Rabat [Morocco], January 6: Morocco achieved a historic milestone in its tourism sector in 2025, securing a record-breaking 19.8 million arrivals, according to official data...
Egypt to export gas, petroleum products to Syria
Cairo [Egypt], January 6: Egypt will export natural gas and petroleum products to Syria under two memoranda of understanding (MoU) signed by the countries' petroleum...
UN chief deeply concerned over 'possible intensification of instability' in Venezuela
New York [US], January 6: Invoking the bedrock principle prohibiting the use of force against the territory and independence of any State, the UN Secretary-General...
81 candidates, including four women, vie for Iraqi presidency
Baghdad [Iraq], January 6: A total of 81 people, including four women, have submitted applications to run for the post of President of the Republic...
One person killed, nine others injured in Pakistan blast
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 6: Pakistan police announced today that at least one person was killed and nine others, including two women, were injured when a...
Bangladesh records 503 deaths in 547 road accidents in December 2025: Report
Dhaka [Bangladesh], January 6: At least 503 people were killed and 1,186 sustained injuries in 547 road accidents reported across Bangladesh in December last year,...
"40 killed in US strike": Venezuelan Official
Caracas [Venezuela], January 6: At least 40 people, including military personnel and civilians, were killed in a US strike on Venezuela early Saturday, The New...
Numerous teenagers among the dead identified in Swiss bar blaze
Bern [Switzerland], January 6: All 40 people who died in the New Year's Eve bar fire in Switzerland have been identified, police said on Sunday,...
Who is 'tsarina' Delcy Rodriguez, the acting president of Venezuela?
Caracas [Venezuela], January 6: Delcy Rodriguez, declared the interim president of Venezuela after Nicolas Maduro's capture by U.S. forces, is one of the iron fists...
US says it is not at war with Venezuela despite strikes
New York [US], January 6: The United States says it is at war - but not with Venezuela.
Denmark, Greenlanders jittery over Trump threat
Copenhagen [Denmark], January 6: Concern about Greenland is growing in Denmark following renewed comments by President Donald Trump about the need to bring the Arctic...
Maduros plead not guilty
New York [US], January 6: Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, who was captured by special forces and transported to the United States, has pleaded not guilty...
All injured survivors from Swiss New Year's fire disaster identified
Geneva [Switzerland], January 6: Swiss authorities have now identified all the injured survivors of the New Year's Eve fire disaster in the ski resort of...
Snow, ice cause chaos in Europe as millions return to work
London [UK], January 6: Snow, rain and freezing temperatures brought chaotic conditions to many European countries on Monday as people returned to work after the...
S Korea's president meets China's Xi as he seeks to reset ties
Seoul [South Korea], January 6: South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung is meeting Chinese leader Xi Jinping as he seeks to reset frayed ties with...
Envoy hails 'historic' launch of Palestinian embassy in London
London [UK], January 6: The inauguration of a Palestinian embassy in London is "proof" that the Palestinian identity "cannot be denied," the country's ambassador to...
N Korea's Kim oversees hypersonic missile tests, cites geopolitical crisis
Seoul [South Korea], January 6: North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un has overseen the test flights of hypersonic missiles, underscoring the need to bolster the...
Uganda denies plans to block internet during election
Kampala [Uganda], January 6: Uganda's authorities have denied reports that they are planning to cut access to the internet during next week's election. The main...
Syrian delegation meets Israelis amid sovereignty breaches
Paris [France], January 6: A Syrian delegation, headed by Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan Al Shaibani and General Intelligence Director-General Hussein Al Salama, is joining a...
Iranian judiciary vows no concessions
Tehran [Iran], January 6: Iran's judiciary on Monday announced a crackdown on protesters that have been on the streets of several cities in the past...
Iran detains 4 in northern province for allegedly plotting attacks
Tehran [Iran], January 5: Iranian police have arrested four people in the northern province of Qazvin for allegedly plotting attacks on government and military facilities,...
Norwegian FM backs Denmark's sovereignty after Trump renews interest in Greenland
Oslo [Norway], January 5: Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide said on Sunday that countries' sovereignty must be respected after U.S. President Donald Trump again...
Latin Americans, Spanish supporters rally at U.S. Embassy in Madrid over Venezuela
Madrid [Spain], January 5: Migrants and descendants from across Latin America, joined by Spanish supporters, gathered outside the U.S. Embassy in Madrid on Sunday to...
Danish PM says U.S. has no right to annex Greenland, urges end...
Oslo [Norway], January 5: Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Sunday that the United States has no right to annex Greenland, urging Washington to...
Winter weather forces Dutch airline to cancel 124 flights
The Hague [Netherlands], January 5: Royal Dutch Airlines KLM announced on Sunday that 124 flights to and from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol scheduled for Monday have...
EU urges calm, restraint to avoid escalation in Venezuela
Brussels [Belgium], January 5: The European Union (EU) on Sunday urged all parties to show "calm and restraint" to prevent further escalation and to seek...
Power returns to thousands of Berlin homes after 'left-wing extremist' attack
Berlin [Germany], January 5: Thousands of homes in south-west Berlin had their power restored on Sunday as authorities probed an apparent arson attack by what...