Voting begins in Chad as opposition calls for boycott
N'Djamena [Chad], December 29: Voting has begun in general elections in Chad, which President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno has portrayed as a key step in...
Lebanon arrests 67 Syrians over illegal entry
Beirut [Lebanon], December 28: Lebanese security forces on Friday arrested 67 Syrian nationals for illegally entering Lebanon, along with a Lebanese bus driver who was...
Saudi Arabia allocates 500 mln USD to support Yemeni government
Aden [Saudi Arabia], December 28: Saudi Arabia has allocated 500 million U.S. dollars to the Yemeni government to cover state employees' salaries and other expenses,...
Iran seeks calm rather than chaos in Syria: FM
Tehran [Iran], December 28: Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Friday expressed concern over the "acts of sedition" in Syria while assuring that Iran...
8 killed in Mexico bus accident
Mexico City [Mexico], December 28: At least eight people were killed and 27 others injured after a passenger bus collided with a semi-trailer truck early...
Israel turns to Houthi forces in Yemen?
Jerusalem [Israel], December 28: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it intercepted a missile apparently launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels early on Monday, after air...
'Virtual' money in the US promises to explode
Washington [US], December 28: The US Congress and the administration of President-elect Donald Trump are expected to bring about policies friendly to businesses and investors...
Cryptocurrency tycoon Do Kwon extradited to the US
Montenegro's Justice Ministry announced on December 27 that Minister Bojan Bozovic had ordered the extradition of South Korean cryptocurrency tycoon Do Kwon to the United...
China sentences man to death for driving into crowd
Beijing [China], December 28: A man who drove his car into a crowd at a stadium in the city of Zhuhai in November has been...
Trump demands the right to decide TikTok's fate
Washington [US], December 28: US President-elect Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to suspend the enforcement of the law against TikTok, giving him the...
Billionaire Elon Musk urges US to add hypersonic missiles, UAVs
Washington [US], December 28: Billionaire Elon Musk asserts that the US needs a large stockpile of hypersonic missiles and long-range unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in...
The most powerful women in the world in 2024
Washington [US], December 28: As economic uncertainty and geopolitical tensions reshape the global order in 2024, a key question arises about whether women's power is...
Homeless people in the US hit a record high
Washington [US], December 28: An annual report released by the US government on December 27 showed that the number of homeless people in the country...
Bushfire rages but cool change a chance to check damage
Sydney [Australia], December 28: A cool change has given fire crews a chance to create more fire breaks and assess damage as they continue to...
Israel raids north Gaza hospital, ministry says staff out of contact
Gaza [Palestine], December 28: Israeli forces on Friday raided the Kamal Adwan Hospital, one of three medical facilities on the northern edge of Gaza, ordering...
Survivors on Azerbaijani plane say they heard bangs before it went down
Dubai [UAE], December 28: Two passengers and one crew member on the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan told Reuters that they heard at...
Abu Dhabi Police enforce comprehensive security plan for New Year's Eve celebrations
Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 28: Abu Dhabi Police have developed a comprehensive security plan to ensure the safety and security of New Year's Eve celebrations...
Mansoor bin Mohammed crowns winners of 15th Globe Soccer Dubai Awards
Dubai [UAE], December 28: H.H. Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council (DSC), today crowned the winners of...
UAE eliminated from Arabian Gulf Football Cup 26
Kuwait City [Kuwait], December 28: The UAE were eliminated from the Arabian Gulf Football Cup, 'Khaleeji Zain 26', tonight following a 1-1 draw against Oman...
UAE strongly condemns Israeli Occupation Forces' burning of Kamal Adwan Hospital in...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 28: The United Arab Emirates has condemned and denounced in the strongest terms the Israeli occupation forces' burning of Kamal Adwan...
UAE President confers Zayed Second Medal on President of Indigenous Women and...
Dubai [UAE], December 28: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has conferred the Zayed the Second Medal on Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, President...
South Korea's acting president faces impeachment
Seoul [South Korea], December 27: Yonhap news agency reported on December 26 that the opposition Democratic Party in South Korea has just introduced a bill...
Trump is about to break his own record
Washington [US], December 27: Business leaders are scrambling to spend big on the second inauguration of Donald Trump, who will bring "Silicon Valley" to the...
Israel launches massive attack in Yemen, nearly hits WHO Director General
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 27: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel had only just begun its campaign against the Houthis, after the Israeli military...
Panama refuses to negotiate with Trump on canal, rejects China's influence
Panama City [Panama], December 27: Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino ruled out negotiations over control of the Panama Canal, insisting that China does not interfere...
China reacts after US deploys space unit in Japan
Beijing [China], December 27: China's Ministry of National Defense responded on December 26 after the US Space Force (USSF) deployed a unit in Japan for...
Putin reveals Biden's proposal on Ukraine; Russia 'shot down F-16'?
Moscow [Russia], December 27: Russian President Vladimir Putin recently revealed that during a meeting in Geneva in 2021, US President Joe Biden proposed postponing Ukraine's...