Abdullah bin Zayed receives Foreign Minister of Djibouti
Abu Dhabi [UAE], July 30: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, today received Mahamoud Ali Youssouf,...
President of Chile visits Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi [UAE], July 30: The President of the Republic of Chile Gabriel Boric Font visited the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi,...
President Maduro faces stiff challenge as Venezuela goes to the polls
Caracas [Venezuela], July 29: Venezuela's authoritarian president, Nicolas Maduro, was expected to face a strong challenge from opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez in Sunday's presidential election.
At least 15 people killed in mudslide following rains in central China
Beijing [China], July 29: At least 15 people were killed and six were injured in a mudslide caused by flash flooding in China's central Hunan...
Paris apology after Olympics opening ceremony religious scene causes outcry
Paris [France], July 29: Paris 2024 organizer Anne Descamps has apologized for any offence caused by religious depictions during the Olympics opening ceremony.
Harris campaign raises $200mn in week since Biden dropped out
Washington [US], July 29: US Vice President Kamala Harris has raised $200mn in the week since she became a presidential candidate in the 2024 race,...
Lebanon fears dangerous new phase in Hezbollah-Israel fighting
Beirut [Lebanon], July 29: Since October, the near-daily cross-border attacks between Israel and Hezbollah, the powerful Iranian-backed militia and political movement in Lebanon, have killed...
Israel forces advance in south Gaza, displacing more people
Tel Aviv [Israel], July 29: Israel's army sent tanks deeper into southern Gaza as health officials said attacks killed 66 Palestinians, and injured 241 across...
Russia uses bombs and fighter jets in powerful attacks on east Ukraine
Kiev [Ukraine], July 29: The Russian Air Force deployed bombs and fighter jets in a powerful attack on the Kharkiv region in eastern Ukraine, according...
Iran closes banks due to overheating
Tehran [Iran], July 29: The Iranian government announced that all state agencies, organizations and banks will be closed on July 28 due to extreme hot...
Wildfires rage out of control in California
California [US], July 29: According to AFP yesterday, citing local authorities, a fire broke out fiercely in Northern California (USA), burning nearly 142,000 hectares of...
US strengthens ties with Asian allies
Washington [US], July 29: Yesterday, July 28, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin had a security dialogue with Japanese...
Israeli Prime Minister, Defense Minister authorized to decide response to Hezbollah
Tel Aviv [Israel], July 29: Israel's security cabinet has authorized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant to decide how and when to...
France investigates death threats against Israeli athletes at Paris Olympics
Paris [France], July 29: AFP news agency reported on July 28 that French police have opened an investigation after three Israeli athletes received death threats...
Italy 'restarts' relations with China
Rome [Italy], July 29: Italy and China signed a three-year economic cooperation agreement on July 28, following talks between Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and...
Countdown 100 days to US election
Washington [US], July 29: Former US President Donald Trump continued to attack Vice President Kamala Harris yesterday after her late entry slowed his momentum.
Israel vows to strike back after rocket kills 12
Tel Aviv [Israel], July 29: Israel convened its security cabinet on Sunday to discuss responding to a rocket strike in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights that...
Jordan's agricultural exports surge 25% in Jan-May 2024
Amman [Jordan], July 29: The Minister of Agriculture of Jordan, Khaled Hunaifat, announced on Sunday that the national agricultural exports have reached half a billion...
15 killed as rainstorms pound parts of China
Beijing [China], July 29: Torrential rain has triggered landslides and rising water levels in major rivers in many parts of China, killing 15 people and...
UAE Team Emirates' Hirschi takes overall Czech Tour title
Olomouc [Czechia], July 29: Marc Hirschi of UAE Team Emirates showed poise to take home the overall victory at the Czech Tour today on stage...
NASA, SpaceX target Aug. 18 to launch crew rotation mission
New York [US], July 28: SpaceX and NASA said on Friday they planned to launch the SpaceX Crew-9 mission, a crew rotation mission to the...
Park Fire explodes in size, among largest in California's history
California [US], July 28: A massive wildfire torching Northern California, known as Park Fire, has quickly grown to nearly 1,400 square kilometers in just three...
Central Tokyo condo prices down 16 pct in Jan.-June
Tokyo [Japan], July 28: The average price of a new condominium in central Tokyo in the first half of 2024 dropped 16.3 percent from a...
11 injured after leisure fishing boat hits breakwater in western Japan
Tokyo [Japan], July 28: A leisure fishing boat in Tottori Prefecture in western Japan hit the breakwater on Sunday, with all 11 people injured including...
Coastguard says oil leak detected from sunken tanker in the Philippines
Manila [Philippines], July 28: The Philippine coastguard reported on Saturday that a portion of the 1.4 million litres of industrial fuel oil from a tanker...
Paris-Germany trains back on schedule after arson attacks
Paris [France], July 28: Train services between Paris and Germany have resumed their normal schedule following recent arson attacks on the high-speed railway in France,...
Eight dead as car hits pedestrians in central Chinese city of Changsha
Beijing [China], July 28: A car driver has ploughed into a crowd of people in the central Chinese city of Changsha, killing eight people,...