Ruto insists not to blame for Kenya protest deaths
Nairobi [Kenya], July 2: Hundreds of people marched in the Kenyan capital Nairobi Sunday, to honor those who died in anti-government demonstrations this week, as...
Rockets fired into Israel, tanks advance in Gaza
Gaza [Palestine], July 2: The Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad fired a barrage of rockets into Israel on Monday as fighting raged in Gaza and...
Rival French parties seek to build anti-far right front
Paris [France], July 2: Opponents of France's far-right sought to build a united front to block the path to government of Marine Le Pen's National...
Google to require disclosures for altered election ads
California [US], July 2: Google (GOOGL.O), opens new tab said on Monday it would make it mandatory for advertisers to disclose election ads that use...
Hurricane Beryl 'extremely dangerous' as it gains strength in Caribbean
Washington [US], July 2: Hurricane Beryl unleashed powerful winds over the Eastern Caribbean on Monday, downing power lines and ripping roofs from buildings, as scientists...
AlQurm Protected Area in Khor Kalba joins IOSEA Marine Turtle MoU
Sharjah [UAE], July 2: The Environment and Protected Areas Authority in Sharjah (EPAA) announced that the AlQurm Protected Area in Kalba City has joined the...
Abdullah bin Zayed receives Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mali
Abu Dhabi [UAE], July 2: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, received Abdoulaye Diop, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the...
UAE President congratulates Mauritanian President on election win in phone call
Abu Dhabi [UAE], July 2: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today held a phone call with His Excellency Mohamed Ould Cheikh...
S.African president announces lineup of coalition gov't
Johannesburg [South Africa], July 1: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the lineup of his new national executive cabinet Sunday, comprising ministers from various political...
5 killed, 60 injured in natural gas explosion in Türkiye's Izmir
Istanbul [Turkey], July 1: A natural gas explosion in Türkiye's western province of Izmir on Sunday killed five people and injured at least 60 others.
New Zealand law protects homeowners' rights in natural disasters
Wellington [New Zealand], July 1: New Zealand's Natural Hazards Insurance Act, which came into force on Monday, will further protect homeowners' rights after a natural...
Chinese government unveils stricter rules around rare earths
Berlin [Germany], July 1: China's government has issued stricter regulations on rare earths, adding punishments for illegal mining, processing, imports or exports of the sought-after...
Reformist Iranian presidential candidate opposes online censorship
Tehran [Iran], July 1: Reformist Iranian presidential candidate Masoud Pezeshkian has positioned himself against internet censorship in the country days ahead of a run-off election....
Hungary's Orban announces new far-right European party alliance
Vienna [Austria], July 1: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced in Vienna on Sunday an alliance with populist parties from Austria and the Czech Republic...
7 die in Russian missile attack on Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya region
Kiev [Ukraine], July 1: At least seven people were killed in a Russian missile attack on the city of Vilniansk in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya region, the...
Taliban govt reps meet UN officials, envoys in Doha
Doha [Qatar], July 1: Representatives of Afghanistan's Taleban government began meetings on Sunday with UN officials as they attended talks in Doha with special envoys...
Canada faces scourge of rising car thefts
Montreal [Canada], July 1: Montreal-area resident Zachary Siciliani discovered recently that his car had simply disappeared - likely in one of a rash of vehicle...
Israeli tanks enter North and South Gaza
Tel Aviv [Israel], July 1: Israeli forces advanced further on Sunday into the Shejaia neighbourhood of northern Gaza and also pushed deeper into western and...
Suspected suicide bombers kill 18 in Nigeria
Lagos [Nigeria], July 1: At least 18 people were killed and 30 others injured after a series of attacks by suspected female suicide bombers in...
Greek firefighters battle wildfires amid strong winds
Athens [Greece], July 1: Greek firefighters were battling two wildfires near Athens on Sunday amid strong winds, just hours after managing to contain blazes in...
Trump targets anti-immigration drive on murdered Women, Girls
Washington [US], July 1: Minutes before going on stage for the first presidential debate on Thursday, Donald Trump received a phone call from the mother...
Australia home prices keep climbing on tight supply
Canberra [Australia], July 1: Australian home prices rose in June for a seventeenth straight month, as tight supply outweighed demand-side pressures of high interest rates,...
Euro rises after France far-right win first round vote
Paris [France], July 1: The euro touched a 10-day high on Sunday, after the first round of France's shock snap election put the far-right in...
French election: Voting begins in watershed snap poll
Paris [France], July 1: French President Emmanuel Macron, whose decision to call Sunday's snap election has caused much political consternation in France and beyond, has...
UAE private sector: 'An engine of change' critical to SDGs
Dubai [UAE], July 1: The private sector "is an engine of change and sustainable development" and has a critical role to play in achieving...
Amna Al Dahak emphasises UAE's commitment to collaborating with BRICS on food...
Moscow [Russia], July 1: Dr. Amna bint Abdullah Al Dahak, Minister of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE), emphasised the UAE's commitment to collaborating with BRICS...
UAE joins UNESCO's ISSN network
Abu Dhabi [UAE], July 1: The UAE, represented by the National Library and Archives (NLA), has become the latest member of the Paris-based International Standard...