US foreign policy after the special presidential election
Washington [US], June 10: Up to now, it is almost certain that the US Presidential election taking place next November will be a race between...
Trump tells sweltering rally in Nevada he won't tax tips
Washington [US], June 10: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump told a rally in Las Vegas on Sunday that he would seek to end taxation of...
Macron calls shock French elections after far-right rout by Le Pen
Paris [France], June 10: French President Emmanuel Macron set off a political earthquake on Sunday when he called shock legislative elections for later this month...
Israel's centrist minister Benny Gantz quits Netanyahu government
Jerusalem [Israel], June 10: Israeli minister Benny Gantz announced his resignation from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's emergency government on Sunday, withdrawing the only centrist power...
Israel extends Al Jazeera ban by 45 days, citing security threat
Jerusalem [Israel], June 10: A ban on Al Jazeera's operations in Israel was extended for another 45 days by Israel's telecoms regulator after the cabinet...
French President Emmanuel Macron announces snap elections
Paris [France], June 10: French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Sunday evening that he would dissolve the national assembly after suffering a heavy defeat in...
Expo Centre Sharjah signs agreement to launch Middle East Electric Vehicle Show...
Sharjah [UAE], June 10: Expo Centre Sharjah (ECS) has signed a partnership agreement with MIE Events to launch the Middle East Electric Vehicle Show (MEEVS)...
Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry discusses strategic business training development in...
Sharjah [UAE], June 10: The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI), represented by the Sharjah Training and Development Centre (STDC), has concluded its official...
SEWA opens new Kalba power station to enhance energy services
Sharjah [UAE], June 10: The Sharjah Electricity, Water, and Gas Authority (SEWA) has announced the commencement of operations at the Kalba Commercial Power Transmission Station...
Egypt continues airdropping aid to northern Gaza: army
Cairo [Egypt], June 9: The Egyptian Air Force, along with its counterparts from other friendly states, continued to carry out airdrops of humanitarian aid over...
French President calls for immediate ceasefire in Gaza
Paris [France], June 9: French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday urged for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and called for a political solution, while meeting...
Flood warnings withdrawn in Sri Lanka
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 9: Sri Lanka's irrigation department withdrew on Saturday all flood warnings issued from June 1 near five major rivers of the...
Australian authorities issue warning over rise in "plague" malware
Sydney [Australia], June 9: Australian authorities have issued a warning to internet users over a rise in hidden viruses that give cybercriminals remote control of...
Cambodia sees 20 pct rise in export of garments, footwear, travel goods...
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], June 9: Cambodia exported 4,969 million U.S. dollars worth of garments, footwear and travel goods (GFTs) in the first five months...
Indonesian woman swallowed by python
Jakarta [Python], June 9: A 45-year-old woman was killed by a 5-metre python while returning from her garden in Indonesia's South Sulawesi province, local media...
Al-Shabaab raids on army bases in Somalia kill at least 25
Mogadishu [Somalia], June 9: At least 25 people were killed during terrorist attacks on four army bases in central Somalia on Saturday, officials confirmed.
Israel forces kill more than 200 in attack on central Gaza
Tel Aviv [Israel], June 9: The Israeli military is conducting intense assaults across the Gaza Strip by air, land and sea, killing more than 200...
Thousands call for immediate Gaza ceasefire during London march
London [UK], June 9: Thousands of people have gathered in London on Saturday for a protest in support of Palestine which called for an immediate...
Two killed in southern Lebanon as Hezbollah-Israel fighting intensifies
Beirut [Lebanon], June 9: At least two people have been reported killed in southern Lebanon as cross-border fighting between Hezbollah and Israel continues amid the...
60 killed in Congo terrorist attacks
Kinshasa [Congo], June 9: At least 60 people have been killed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo during several attacks by an affiliate of...
Ukraine drone attack reported deep into Russian territory
Kyiv [Ukraine], June 9: Ukraine attacked Russian targets with a total of 25 combat drones overnight, according to the Defence Ministry in Moscow, with one...
William Anders, Apollo 8 astronaut who took famous 'Earthrise' photo, dies in...
Washington [US], June 8: William Anders, an astronaut who was one of the first three people to orbit the moon, and who took the famous...
Italy's Meloni tops polls as EU elections enter third day
Brussels [Belgium], June 9: Italy's firebrand Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is polling well ahead of her rivals as Italians, Estonians, Latvians, Maltese, Czechs and Slovakians...
Biden, Macron pledge support to Ukraine
Paris [France], June 9: President Joe Biden pledged continuing US support to Ukraine on meeting French President Emmanuel in Paris on Saturday at the start...
Germany's Scholz vows to defend free speech after campaign violence
Berlin [Germany], June 9: At the end of an EU election campaign marred by violence, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said freedom of speech must be...
Benny Gantz delays statement after hostage rescue
Tel Aviv [Israel], June 9: Israel's centrist war cabinet minister Benny Gantz has delayed a statement he was due to give later in which he...
55 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks in central Gaza
Tel Aviv [Israel], June 9: Bodies of at least 55 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks on Al-Nuseirat and other areas in central Gaza, and dozens...