UAE leaders condole with President of Ghana over helicopter crash victims
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 9: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a cable of condolences to President of the Republic...
UAE boxer advances to final of Asian U19 & U22 Championships
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 9: Orkhan Agaev, a member of the UAE national boxing team, has qualified for the final of the Asian U19 and...
UAE condemns, denounces in strongest terms Israeli government's decision to occupy Gaza...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 9: The United Arab Emirates has condemned in the strongest terms and denounced the Israeli government's decision to occupy the Gaza...
Israel's plan to take control of Gaza risks deepening 'already catastrophic consequences':...
New York [US], August 9: United Nations Chief Antonio Guterres on Friday criticised Israel's plan to take control of Gaza, with his spokesperson calling the...
UAE to participate in UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships in Belgium
Dubai [UAE], August 9: The National Paralympic Committee has announced that athletes Ahmed Al Badwawi and Abdullah Al Balushi will participate in the UCI Para-cycling...
Ministry of Defence undersecretary visits Sacheon Air Base in Korea
Seoul [South Korea], August 9: Lieutenant General Ibrahim Nasser Al-Alawi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Defence, has visited Sacheon Air Base in the Republic of...
Ghana: Two ministers among eight killed in helicopter crash
Accra [Ghana], August 8: Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama has declared three days of mourning for those killed in the helicopter crash.
Pakistan's deadly floods worsened by global warming: study
Karachi [Pakistan], August 8: Pakistan's monsoon rain was likely heavier because of climate change, making floods more dangerous, a new study found.
Bangladesh arrests senior professor, analyst Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah
Dhaka [Bangladesh], August 8: The Detective Branch (DB) of Bangladesh Police on Thursday arrested senior professor, writer, and analyst Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah on charges of...
Netanyahu says Israel plans to take over all of Gaza in bid...
Tel Aviv [Israel] / Gaza [Palestine], August 8: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that to destroy Hamas Israel intends to take full control of...
Trump says he would meet with Putin even if the Russian leader...
Washington [US], August 8: U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that he would meet with Vladimir Putin even if the Russian leader will not meet...
Solomon Islands blocks US, China, Taiwan from Pacific's top political meet
Washington [US], August 8: Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has said that 21 donor countries, including the United States and China, will not be...
China unleashes virus crackdown as power is cut off and patients locked...
Guangdong [China], August 8: Officials across China have implemented Covid-era preventive measures across the country as the chikungunya virus outbreak continues to spread.
Trump demands 'highly conflicted' Intel CEO resign over China ties
Washington [US], August 8: U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday demanded the immediate resignation of new Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan, calling him "highly conflicted" due...
Returned and reeling: Afghans expelled from Iran struggle to start over
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 8: Habiba, an Afghan woman who fled Taliban rule to pursue a master's degree in engineering in Iran, was deported in July...
Iran's Khamenei appoints two former officers to new Defence Council
Tehran [Iran], August 8: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has appointed two personal representatives to a newly established Defence Council, the state broadcaster reported...
Gaza aid distribution declared 'orchestrated killing' by MSF
Gaza [Palestine], August 8: Doctors Without Borders, better known by its French-language acronym MSF, has called for the immediate end to Israel's militarised food distribution...
Netanyahu appears to confirm plan for full capture of Gaza
Tel Aviv [Israel] / Gaza [Palestine], August 8: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday appeared to confirm that Israel wants to take control of...
Lebanese cabinet holds more talks on disarming Hezbollah, under US pressure
Beirut [Lebanon], August 8: Lebanon's cabinet has again met to discuss the disarmament of Hezbollah despite the latter's earlier rejection of the demands, which have...
Myanmar President Swe dies at 74
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], August 8: Myint Swe, who has served as Myanmar's military-backed president, has died aged 74 after a long medical leave, according to state...
'Palestinian Pele' Suleiman killed while seeking aid in Gaza
Gaza [Palestine], August 8: Palestinian national football team player Suleiman Al-Obeid has been killed in an Israeli attack on aid seekers in Gaza.
Sudan military destroyed UAE plane carrying Colombian mercenaries: State TV
Khartoum [Sudan], August 8: Sudan's air force has destroyed a UAE aircraft carrying Colombian mercenaries as it was landing at an airport in Darfur controlled...
Potential victims of modern slavery in United Kingdom at record high
London [UK], August 8: The number of potential victims of modern slavery referred to Britain's Home Office is at a record level, having risen by...
Brazil opposition lawmakers end Bolsonaro protest
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], August 8: Opposition lawmakers in Brazil have ended their occupation of the country's parliament in Brasilia after two days of protest...
Putin publicly confirms summit with Trump
Berlin [Germany] / Kiev [Ukraine], August 8: Russian President Vladimir Putin publicly confirmed for the first time on Thursday his planned meeting with US President...
Trump demands resignation of Intel chief executive Lip-Bu Tan
Washington [US], August 8: US President Donald Trump is calling for the immediate resignation of Intel chief executive Lip-Bu Tan after a US senator accused...
Saudi, US defence ministers discuss efforts to achieve security, stability in region,...
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], August 7: Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Defence of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, made a phone call today...