Pointing a gun at his subordinate's head, the British Ambassador was dismissed
Mexico City [Mexico], June 1: Many media outlets reported that British Ambassador to Mexico Jon Benjamin was dismissed for pointing a gun at an embassy...
UAE bags 17 diverse awards at 16th edition of GCC Radio &...
Manama [Bahrain], June 1: The UAE media institutions participating in the 16th edition of the GCC Radio and Television Festival, which concluded yesterday in Manama,...
Alef Education increases number of shares allocated to First Tranche in its...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], June 1: Alef Education Holding plc ("Alef Education" or "Company" or "Group") today announced that following the approval from the Securities and...
UAE Ambassador visits Gulf Radio & Television Festival in Bahrain
Manama [Bahrain], June 1: Fahd Mohamed Al Amri, the UAE Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain, visited the UAE Pavilion at the Gulf Radio &...
Biden proposes Gaza truce, Hamas agrees
New York [US], June 1: U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday laid out what he described as a three-phase Israeli proposal for a ceasefire in...
After Trump's conviction, the jury is still out on political damage
New York [US], June 1: Donald Trump made history on Thursday as the first former U.S. president convicted of a crime. But his ultimate judgment...
China promises aid for Gaza
Beijing [China], May 31: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday promised help for the Gaza Strip and spoke in favour of a peace conference, at...
'Dire conditions': 16,000 displaced people from Rafah crammed into one UN school
Tel Aviv [Israel], May 31: A UN-run school in Deir el-Balah is now housing 16,000 people, as overcrowding worsens due to displacement from Rafah.
Jabalia refugee camp in ruins after Israeli withdrawal
Gaza border [Israel], May 31: Israeli forces appear to have now left Jabalia refugee camp after a military operation that lasted almost 20 days.
20 arrested in latest West Bank raids
Tel Aviv [Israel], May 31: Israeli forces have rounded up 20 people across the occupied West Bank since last (Wednesday) night, according to the Palestinian...
Spanish parliament passes law on Catalan amnesty
Madrid [Spain], May 31: The Spanish parliament on Thursday passed a controversial amnesty for Catalan separatists after months of political wrangling in Madrid.
Seoul accuses North Korea of launching missile test and GPS jamming
Seoul [South Korea], May 31: South Korea on Thursday accused North Korea of launching a missile test and jamming attacks on Seoul's GPS navigation system.
Short registration period opens for Iran's presidential elections
Tehran [Iran], May 31: The registration period has begun for candidates hoping to run in Iran's presidential election in just over a month's time. To...
Global cybercrime crackdown delivers 'significant blow' to criminals
Frankfurt [Germany], May 31: One of the largest crackdowns on cybercriminals has led to the seizure of more than 100 servers worldwide and the shutdown...
Mayoral candidate in Mexican state shot dead
Mexico City [Mexico], May 31: A mayoral candidate in the Mexican state of Guerrero has been shot dead in the latest attack on an aspiring...
NATO's top diplomats meet as Ukraine seeks long-range weapons
Prague [Czech Republic], May 31: NATO foreign ministers were set to meet in Prague in the face of growing calls for leading allies to lift...
The US reconsiders the red line in Ukraine
Washington [US], May 31: Russia's recent advances in Ukraine are pushing the administration of US President Joe Biden to consider lifting restrictions on Kyiv in...
New developments on the Korean peninsula
Seoul [South Korea], May 31: South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) yesterday informed that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea launched about 10 ballistic...
The risk of Gaza sinking deeper into chaos
Tel Aviv [Israel], May 31: Israel declared control of the Gaza border with Egypt and denied the possibility of the campaign ending prematurely, amid concerns...
Sweden accuses Iran of recruiting criminals, targeting Israel
Stockholm [Sweden], May 31: Stockholm's intelligence agency says Iran is recruiting criminal gang members in Sweden, some of them children, as proxies to carry out...
Hamas is ready to sign 'complete agreement' if Israel does this
Tel Aviv [Israel], May 31: Hamas forces said on May 30 that they will not attend further negotiations given the current tense situation, but are...
President Biden silently allowed Ukraine to use US weapons to attack Russian...
Washington [US], May 31: Politico newspaper on May 30, citing knowledgeable sources, said that US President Joe Biden's administration has quietly allowed Ukraine to attack...
Trump convicted, first US President found guilty
New York [US], May 31: Donald Trump became the first U.S. president to be convicted of a crime when a New York jury found him...
Israeli airstrike on Rafah kills 12 Palestinians, Gaza medics say
Tel Aviv [Israel], May 31: Israeli forces killed at least 12 Palestinians in a dawn airstrike on Rafah in southern Gaza on Thursday and fighting...
Jury finds Donald Trump guilty on all 34 counts at hush money...
New York [US], May 31: Donald Trump became the first U.S. president to be convicted of a crime on Thursday when a New York jury...
N Korea accused of sending faeces-filled balloons to South
Seoul [South Korea], May 30: North Korea was accused on Wednesday of sending hundreds of balloons containing rubbish and faeces across the heavily fortified border...
Thai ex-prime minister Shinawatra to be indicted for royal defamation
Bangkok [Thailand], May 30: Thailand's ex-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will be indicted for allegedly defaming the monarchy, just three months after being released on parole...