US pledges $85m for Turkey-Syria earthquake relief
Washinton [US], February 11: The top humanitarian aid agency in the US government has pledged $85m (£70m) in urgent life-saving relief for earthquake victims in...
Turkey-Syria earthquake: 15 homes, just three survivors
Kahramanmaras [Turkey], February 11: On an indistinct mound of rubble in southern Turkey is an uncannily well-preserved window frame with a butterfly print curtain that...
Biden believes that the Chinese bubble was not a major security threat...
Washington [US], February 11: US President Joseph Biden said today that the Chinese balloon, which this country considers to be espionage, was not a major...
Vladimir Putin awards science and innovation prizes
Moscow [Russia], February 11: Vladimir Putin awarded science and innovation prizes. The event coincides with Russian Science Day on 8 February. This is reported on...
International Property Show to focus on investment opportunities
Dubai [UAE], February 11: Under the patronage of Dubai Land Department (DLD), the 19th edition of the International Property Show (IPS 2023), the largest property...
Emirati squad saves a child and a guy 120 hours after Türkiye...
Kahramanmaraş[Turkey], February 11: Emirati search and rescue squads succeeded in saving two people in Türkiye as part of the UAE's 'Gallant Knight/2' operation to support...
OPEC Fund supports critical infrastructure in Africa with $50m loan
Vienna [Austria], February 11: The OPEC Fund for International Development (the OPEC Fund) and Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) have signed a US$50 million loan agreement...
Zimbabwe's capital suspends potable water production because of chemical shortages
Harare [Zimbabwe], February 10: Zimbabwe's capital city Harare announced Thursday that it had stopped producing potable water on Wednesday midnight for lack of water treatment...
More than 70 killed after clashes in Africa's Somaliland
Mogadishu [Somalia], February 10: The death toll has risen to at least 74, with about 200 injured, in the latest clashes in the East African...
Moscow accuses US of poaching young Russians amid brain drain
Moscow [Russia], February 10: Amid rising tensions with the West, Russia has accused the United States of luring young, educated professionals abroad. Russian officials handed...
Poland shuts border crossing with Belarus after verdict on journalist
Warsaw [Poland], February 10: Following the sentencing of a Polish journalist in Belarus, Poland has shut its Bobrowniki border crossing with the neighbouring country for...
WHO warns of severe cholera outbreak in Malawi, with 1,200 deaths
Cape Town [South Africa], February 10:Malawi is in the midst of the deadliest cholera outbreak in its history, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Burt Bacharach, one of pop's greatest songwriters, dies at 94
London [UK], February 10: Burt Bacharach, the composer of classic pop songs including "I Say A Little Prayer" and "Walk On By," has died at...
North Korea unveils 'record' number of ICBMs at military parade
Seoul [South Korea], February 10: North Korea's Kim Jong Un oversaw a major military parade showcasing a record number of nuclear and intercontinental ballistic missiles,...
Row over West Bank outpost exposes Zionist entity's cabinet split
Jerusalem [Israel] , February 10: Cracks have emerged within Zionist Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's hardline government, with a row over the demolition of a settlement...
Zelensky rallies European allies
Brussels [Belgium], February 10: Ukraine's President VolodymyrZelensky received a hero's welcome to Brussels on Thursday as he lobbied star-struck EU leaders for help to repel...
'Opportunity' for Syria's Assad in quake outreach
Dubai [UAE], February 10: Syria's politically isolated President Bashar Al-Assad has received calls and aid from Arab leaders since a devastating earthquake Monday, a momentum...
UK PM Sunak donates hats and scarves for quake effort
London [UK], February 10: The UK prime minister has donated hats, scarves and blankets to survivors of the earthquake.
Cold, hunger, despair grip homeless as Turkey-Syria earthquake toll passes 19,000
Hatay [Turkey], February 10:Cold, hunger and despair gripped hundreds of thousands of people left homeless after the earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria three days...
Thousands offer to adopt baby pulled from the rubble
Damascus [Syria], February 10: Thousands of people have offered to adopt the baby girl who was born under the rubble of a collapsed building in...
Death toll climbs above 20,000 after Turkey-Syria earthquake
Ankara [Turkey], February 10: The total death toll from the earthquakes that struck southwest Turkey and northern Syria on Monday has climbed to above 20,000,...
Europe is Ukraine's 'home,' Zelensky tells EU lawmakers in emotional address
Brussels [Belgium], February 10: Ukrainian President VolodymyrZelensky made a heartfelt appeal to lawmakers in Brussels on Thursday to allow his country to become part of...
Aldar posts net profit of AED3.1bn in 2022
Abu Dhabi [UAE], February 10: Aldar Properties reported an 35 percent increase in net profit to AED3.1 billion for the year ending 31st December, 2022.
Bunkering supply operations saw 30% growth in 2022: DMCA Executive Director
Dubai [UAE], February 10: Sheikh Saeed bin Ahmed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum, Executive Director of the Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA) at the Ports, Customs...
Hope Probe to move to new Mars orbit and observe Deimos
Dubai [UAE], February 10: The Emirates Mars Mission 'Hope Probe', the first Arab-led planetary exploration mission, is transitioning to a new orbit.
Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships to feature 18 of world's top 20...
Dubai [UAE], February 10: The world's best female tennis players will line up 10 days from now to contest the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships...
UN says 8.3 mln people require humanitarian aid in Somalia
Mogadishu [Somalia], February 9: More than 8.3 million people require humanitarian assistance in Somalia where significant segments of the population are on the brink of...