Women violating dress code to face 10 years jail in Iran
Tehran [Iran], September 21: Iranian women who flout the strict Islamic dress code mandating head coverings and modest clothing would face up to 10 years'...
Charles III welcomed in France for first visit as king
Paris [France], September 21: King Charles III on Wednesday embarked on his first state visit to France as monarch, a three-day trip aimed at showing...
Maui fire lawsuit blames landowners for wild grass growth
Hawaii [US], September 21: The father of a woman who died in the Hawaii wildfires last month has launched a novel lawsuit against three major...
'Stop the war' and Zelenskiy need not speak
New York [US], September 21: It was to be Ukrainian President VolodomyrZelenskiy's first in- person appearance at a U.N. Security Council meeting on Moscow's invasion...
US Fed leaves rates unchanged
Washington [US], September 21: The US Federal Reserve unanimously voted today to hold its overnight interest rates unchanged at 5.25 per cent - 5.50 per...
Led by His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, the UAE delegation continues...
New York [US], September 21: On the second day of the high-level week of the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, the...
Germany bans neo-Nazi group Hammerskins
Berlin [Germany], September 20: Germany has banned the right-wing extremist group Hammerskins, the Ministry of the Interior (BMI) announced on Tuesday. The ban includes the...
Spate of gang killings across Sweden sparks gov't crisis meeting
Stockholm [Sweden], September 20: The Swedish government called a crisis meeting on Tuesday due to an escalation of gang violence across the country recently, with...
Finnish gov't reveals 2024 budget with focus on economic challenges
Helsinki [Finland], September 20: The Finnish government completed its 2024 budget talks on Tuesday, raising the budget deficit amid multiple economic challenges.
NASA's Curiosity rover reaches new location preserving Mars' watery past
Los Angeles [US], September 20: NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has reached a ridge on Mars, which preserved an intriguing record of the Red Planet's watery...
Cuban president urges global equity, justice
United Nations, September 20: Amidst the growing challenges of hunger and poverty, developing nations remain steadfast in their enduring struggle for a more just and...
Gold rises slightly ahead of Fed's interest rate decision
Chicago [US], September 20: Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange rose slightly on Tuesday ahead of the Federal Reserve's...
Pakistan to enhance cooperation with China, GDI members for sustainable development: PM
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 20: Pakistan's caretaker Prime Minister Anwar-ul-HaqKakar said on Tuesday that Pakistan looks forward to enhancing its cooperation with China and other members...
Laos reports 1st monkeypox case
Vientiane [Laos], September 20: The Lao Ministry of Health has confirmed the first case of monkeypox in the country, urging health officials nationwide to stay...
Russian rescue crews recover more bodies in Libya's disaster zone
Tripoli [Libya], September 20: Russian rescue workers have discovered five more bodies in the flood-hit port city of Derna in eastern Libya, according to the...
Latvia closes border crossing with Belarus over illegal arrivals
Riga [Latvia], September 20: Latvia is temporarily closing one of its two border crossings with neighbouring Belarus in response to the rising number of attempted...
One killed, 46 injured in bus crash in Austria
Vienna [Austria], September 20: A woman has been killed and 46 others were injured in a bus accident in southern Austria, police said on Tuesday.
Children trek to makeshift tent school in quake-hit Morocco
Rabat [Morocco], September 20: In the earthquake-hit mountains of Morocco, 13-year-old Abdessamad El Berd gets up before dawn to make the long trek to...
Azerbaijan launches Karabakh operation, urges surrender
Baku [Azerbaijan], September 20:Azerbaijan on Tuesday launched an operation against the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region and demanded the surrender of Armenian separatists, warning it would "continue...
Kuwait strongly denounces Khor Abdullah ruling
New York [US], September 20: Kuwait's Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Salem Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah denounced in the strongest terms a recent Iraqi federal court ruling...
Brazil's Lula warns United Nations of coup
Brasilia [Brazil], September 20: Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva warned world leaders at the United Nations of the prospect of a coup in...
Third Global Trade and Supply Chain Summit kicks off in Dubai
Dubai [UAE], September 20: The third Global Trade and Supply Chain Summit, organised by The Economist Impact, kicked off today at The Address Dubai Marina...
UAE expresses solidarity with Greece, offers condolences over rescue team victims in...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], September 20: The UAE has expressed its sincere condolences and solidarity with Greece over the rescue team involved in a car accident...
Noura Al Kaabi receives copy of credentials of Qatar Ambassador to UAE
Abu Dhabi [UAE], September 20: Noura Al Kaabi, Minister of State, today received a copy of the credential of Dr. Sultan Al Mansouri, Ambassador of...
Meetings attended by the UAE's delegation during the first day of high-level...
New York [US], September 20: H. H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, met with Edi Rama, Prime Minister of Albania,...
Climate crisis needs critical attention: US President
New York [US], September 20: United States President Joseph Biden said on Tuesday the climate crisis needs critical attention, pointing to tragic flooding in Libya...
Former student charged over alleged campus stabbing in Australian capital
Canberra [Australia], September 19: A 24-year-old man has been charged over an alleged stabbing at the Australian National University (ANU) in the nation's capital.