Tehran condemns sanctions introduced by US, UK, Canada
Tehran [Iran], April 28: Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani has condemned the sanctions imposed by the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada on...
Yemen's Houthis damage oil tanker, shoot down US drone
Sanaa [Yemen], April 28: Yemen's Houthis have damaged an oil tanker and downed another MQ-9 Reaper drone of the United States as they promise more...
An upbeat Biden ranges far as trial keeps Trump tied up
Washington [US], April 28: Meetings, interviews, fundraising events, official travel: Joe Biden tried this week to be everywhere at once while his rival Donald Trump...
King Charles to resume some public duties
London [UK], April 28: British head of state King Charles III will make a limited return to public duties next week, after doctors said they...
Trump trial tests his campaign strategy of embracing bad publicity
New York [US], April 28: Meetings with foreign dignitaries at Trump Tower. A staged visit to a convenience store in the New York City Democratic...
Russian missiles pound power plants in central and western Ukraine
Kyiv [Ukraine], April 28: Russian missiles pounded power facilities in central and western Ukraine on Saturday, increasing pressure on the ailing energy system as the...
Iraq criminalises same-sex relationships with maximum 15 years in prison
Baghdad [Iraq], April 28: Iraq's parliament passed a law criminalising same-sex relationships with a maximum 15-year prison sentence on Saturday, in a move it said...
Police arrest scores of pro-Palestinian protesters on US university campuses
Bloomington [US], April 28: Pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested on a handful of U.S. university campuses on Saturday, as activists vowed to keep up the movement...
Forbes journalist placed under house arrest for allegedly spreading fake news about...
Moscow [Russia], April 28: A Russian court has placed Forbes journalist Sergey Mingazov under house arrest after he was detained for allegedly spreading fake news...
EU's medicinal, pharmaceutical products exports reached €277 bn, imports stood at €119...
Brussels [Belgium], April 28: In 2023, EU exports of medicinal and pharmaceutical products to countries outside the EU went down by -3.5% when compared with...
Open Forum Riyadh 2024 to spark debate on global challenges, opportunities
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], April 28: The World Economic Forum, together with the Ministry of Economy and Planning of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, will host...
Turkish president, Dutch PM discuss NATO chief candidacy
Istanbul [Turkey], April 27: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and visiting Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte discussed Rutte's candidacy for the position of Secretary General...
Slovenia's jobless rate falls to historic low
Ljubljana [Slovenia], April 27: Slovenia's jobless rate fell to a historic low of 3.1 percent in March, down by 0.6 percentage point from the...
Explosions heard across Ukraine amid missile attacks
Kyiv [Ukraine], April 27: Explosions were heard in several Ukrainian regions late on Friday amid Russian missile attacks, local media outlets reported.
Singaporean authority arrests 67 drug offenders
Singapore, April 27: Singapore's Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) said Friday it arrested 67 suspected drug offenders, including a 16-year-old female, in an island-wide anti-drug operation...
Mongolia launches program to mitigate impacts of climate change on livestock husbandry
Ulan Bator [Mongolia],April 27: Mongolia on Friday launched a national program to mitigate the negative impacts of climate change on nomadic livestock husbandry, the...
The US built a pier in Gaza
Gaza [Palestine], April 27: "I can confirm that US military ships, including the expeditionary transport ship USNS Benavidez, have begun the first stages of building...
Dramatic ruling on Mr. Trump's immunity
Washington [USA], April 27: During the argument that lasted about 2 and a half hours at the above court, most of the judges seemed to...
ByteDance plans to close TikTok in the US instead of selling it?
Washington [USA], April 27: Late on April 25, ByteDance issued a statement confirming they have no plans to resell TikTok in the US in response...
Mr. Trump proposed to argue the election with Mr. Biden right in...
Candidate debates have always been an important milestone in every US presidential election season for decades, helping to shape or break voters' opinions about the...
A woman was sentenced for hiding 2 kg of cocaine in a...
AFP reported on April 27 that a woman who hid 2 kg of cocaine in a wig braid was sentenced to 18 months in prison...
The US announced the largest arms aid package worth 6 billion USD...
Washington [USA], April 27: The new military aid package was announced by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin at a meeting commemorating the 2nd anniversary...
Israel 'offers last chance', Hamas is studying proposal
Gaza [Palestine], April 27: AFP news agency on April 27 reported that Hamas forces said they had received and were studying Israel's response regarding the...
China's National Assembly passes tariff law
Beijing [China], April 27: Reuters reported that the new tax law sets out a series of legal regulations related to tariffs on Chinese imports and...
King Charles to resume public duties after cancer diagnosis
London [UK], April 27: Britain's King Charles will return to public duties next week for the first time since being diagnosed with cancer as he...
Columbia University president faces vote of confidence as protests spread
Bogota [Colombia], April 27: Columbia's embattled president came under renewed pressure on Friday as a university oversight committee met to address her attempt two weeks...
Dialogue sessions, workshops featured in closing day of Fujairah Media Forum 2024
Fujairah [UAE], April 27: The second day of the Fujairah Media Forum 2024 featured multiple dialogue sessions involving distinguished Emirati and Arab media professionals. Concurrently,...