Egypt's strategic reserves of wheat sufficient for 4.2 months: Minister
Cairo [Egypt], January 28: Egypt's strategic reserves of wheat are sufficient for 4.2 months, oil for 5.3 months, and sugar for 5.4 months, according to...
Angola in AFCON's quarter-finals for first time since 2010
Abidjan [West Africa], January 28: Angola defeated Namibia 3-0, reaching the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals for the first time since 2010 to face...
Ghanaian president commissions Chinese-built oil refinery
Tema [Ghana], January 27: Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Friday commissioned the completion of the first phase of a Chinese-built oil refinery in...
Zimbabwe receives donations to combat cholera
Harare [Zimbabwe], January 27: Zimbabwe received cholera treatment commodities and supplies worth 265,000 U.S. dollars from international organizations to combat cholera, said the country's health...
Massive protest staged in Yemen to show support for Palestine
Sanaa [Yemen], January 27: Tens of thousands of Yemenis who support the Houthi group protested Friday in solidarity with Palestinians, rejecting U.S.-British sanctions on Houthi...
Russian authorities say missile downing of Il-76 fired from Kharkov
Moscow [Russia], January 27: Russia's Investigative Committee has determined that the Il-76 military aircraft was hit with a missile that was launched from the Kharkov...
German rail operator pays record in compensation to passengers for delays
Berlin [Germany], January 27: Deutsche Bahn, the German rail operator, paid a record 132.8 million euros (144.2 million U.S. dollars) in compensation to passengers in...
Alaska Airlines to return grounding 737 MAX 9 to service
San Francisco [US], January 27: Alaska Airlines on Friday announced the plan of returning 737 MAX 9 jets to flight for the first time since...
2 teenagers killed in downtown Chicago shooting while leaving school
Chicago [US], January 27: Two teenagers were killed in a shooting in downtown Chicago on Friday, Chicago police and fire officials said.
India, France agree to cooperate in defense, space, health: New Delhi
New Delhi [India], January 27: India and France agreed to cooperate in sectors including health, space and defense during the two-day state visit of French...
Philippine clash kills 9 suspected militants
Manila [Philippines], January 27: Philippine troops killed nine suspected militants in a clash in Lanao del Sur province in the southern Philippines, a military spokesperson...
Donald Trump ordered to pay E. Jean Carroll $83.3 million
Washington [US], January 27: Donald Trump was handed a stinging defeat by a Manhattan jury that ordered him to pay $83.3 million to the writer...
UN agency probes staff suspected of role in Oct 7 attacks on...
Tel Aviv [Israel], January 27: The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said it had opened an investigation.
Australia PM vows to introduce bill to reshape tax cuts within weeks
Canberra [Australia], January 27: Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said his centre-left government would soon legislate changes to planned tax cuts.
Trump opens up lead over Biden in rematch many Americans don't want
Washington [US], January 27: Donald Trump leads Democratic President Joe Biden by six percentage points in a Reuters/Ipsos poll.
King Charles doing well in hospital after prostate treatment
London [UK], January 27: Britain's King Charles is doing well after having planned treatment to address an enlarged prostate.
Tuvalu's pro-Taiwan leader loses seat in national election
Funafuti [Tuvalu], January 27: The pro-Taiwan leader of the Pacific Islands nation of Tuvalu, Kausea Natano, lost his seat in an election closely watched by...
UAE Ambassador presents his credentials to Director-General of World Trade Organisation
Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 27: Jamal Jama Al Musharakh, Permanent Representative of the UAE to the United Nations and other international organisations in Geneva, presented...
Mansoor bin Mohammed attends opening of Mercedes-Benz Brand Centre in Dubai
Dubai [UAE], January 27: His Highness Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council, today attended the inauguration of...
UAE welcomes decisions of International Court of Justice to take provisional measures...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 27: The UAE welcomed the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) preliminary rulings on the Gaza Strip that demands to take provisional...
Nahyan bin Mubarak attends reception marking India's 75th Republic Day in Abu...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 27: Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, attended a reception hosted by Sunjay Sudhir, Ambassador of...
UAE delegation visits Emirati integrated field hospital in Gaza
Gaza [Palestine], January 27: An Emirati medical delegation visited the integrated field hospital established by the UAE in the Gaza Strip to support the health...
Cambodian FM to attend ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Retreat in Laos
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], January 26: Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sok Chenda Sophea will take part in the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Retreat in...
Ruling alliance wins most seats in Nepal's National Assembly election
Kathmandu [Nepal], January 26: The candidates from Nepal's ruling parties won 18 out of 19 seats in the National Assembly election held on Thursday in...
Record cocaine haul seized in Bangladesh's main airport
Dhaka [Bangladesh], January 26: A total of 8.3 kg cocaine was seized in Bangladesh's main airport in capital Dhaka on Wednesday night by the Department...
Girl dies in hospital after being saved from refugee boat
Nicosia [Cyprus], January 26: A Syrian girl died in hospital on Thursday after being rescued from an overcrowded refugee boat, Cyprus's medical authorities have announced.
Philippine Navy joins search for 11 passengers of 2 missing boats
Manila [Philippines], January 26: The Philippine Navy on Thursday deployed a helicopter to search for 11 missing passengers of two motorboats that capsized off Palawan...