Sharjah to highlight best of its adventure, cultural riches, natural beauty at...

Sharjah [UAE], February 28: The Emirate of Sharjah is gearing up for its participation in the ITB Berlin - the world's leading travel trade show,...

UAE, Malaysia CEPA on track for June signing: Minister

Abu Dhabi [UAE], February 28: Tengku Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz, Malaysia's Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI), has affirmed the strength of economic relations...

World Police Summit 2024: Philippines Rights Commissioner urges law enforcement involvement for...

Dubai [UAE], February 28: Attorney Faydah M. Dumarpa, Commissioner of the Philippine Commission on Human Rights, has urged law enforcement agencies to attend the World...

Japan's core consumer prices up 2 pct in January

Tokyo [Japan], February 27: Japan's core consumer prices rose 2 percent in January from a year earlier, the government said in a report on Tuesday.

Navalny's team plans to organise public funeral service in Moscow

Moscow [Russia], February 27: The team of Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, who died in custody, says it wants to organize a public funeral service in...

Zelensky says 31,000 soldiers killed in first official death toll

Kyiv [Ukraine], February 27: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday said 31,000 soldiers defending the country from Russia's invasion have been killed, in what is...

UN rights council deals with misery in Gaza

Geneva [Switzerland], February 27: The plight of the civilian population in the Gaza Strip was at the centre of the opening session of the UN...

Death toll rises to 10 after Egyptian ferry sinks in the river...

Cairo [Egypt], February 27: Ten people were killed when a ferry carrying labourers sank in the river Nile near Cairo, Egypt's Labour Ministry said...

US airman dies after setting himself on fire outside Israeli embassy in...

Washington [US], February 27: A US airman has died after setting himself on fire in front of the Israeli embassy in Washington DC.

Risk of Israel landing in Rafah

Tel Aviv [Israel], February 27: The Israeli army proposed a plan to evacuate Palestinian civilians from "combat areas" in Gaza, a sign that paved the...

The US Congress is racing to 'rescue' the government

Washington [US], February 27: US President Joe Biden will welcome four US congressional leaders at the White House on February 27, including leaders of the...

Opening the Russian presidential election

Moscow [Russia], February 27: Russian voters began voting for a new presidential term at early voting stations, before the official election took place from March...

After pressure from Mr. Trump, the Republican Party Chairman announced his resignation

Washington [US], February 27: Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel resigned after Mr. Trump supported a new group to lead the party.

The French President sent a message to Russia, President Putin made a...

Moscow [Russia], February 27: French President Emmanuel Macron announced on February 26 new steps to support Ukraine in its fight against Russia's military campaign in...

Taiwan denounced 5 Chinese coast guard ships into the waters around the...

Taipei [Taiwan], February 27: A Taiwanese official said on February 27 that five Chinese coast guard ships on February 26 entered prohibited or restricted waters...

Armenia 'farewelled' in bitterness

Yerevan [Armenia], February 27: Predictably, Armenia has decided to suspend its participation in the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) established in 2002 with members Russia,...

Engine fire, American B-52 flying fortress makes emergency landing

Washington [US], February 27: A US Air Force B-52H bomber had to make an emergency landing at a base in North Dakota recently due to...

Denmark ends probe into 'deliberate' Nord Stream pipeline blasts

Copenhagen [Denmark], February 27: Denmark has dropped its investigation into the explosions in 2022 on the Nord Stream pipelines carrying Russian gas to Germany, police...

Sweden clears final hurdle to join NATO as Hungary approves accession

Budapest [Hungary], February 27: Hungary's parliament approved Sweden's NATO accession, clearing the last hurdle before the historic step by the Nordic country whose neutrality lasted...

Satellite images reveal floating barrier

Beijing [China], February 27: Satellite images of the hotly disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea show a new floating barrier across its entrance.

Polish farmers block highway at border crossing with Germany

Berlin [Germany], February 27: Polish farmers protesting against European Union regulations and cheap food imports from Ukraine blocked the A2 highway at a border crossing...

Palestinian PM resigns as pressure grows over post-war Gaza plans

Gaza [Israel], February 27: Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh announced his resignation yesterday.

3 killed, 9 injured in confrontations on Lebanon-Israel border

Beirut [Lebanon], February 26: Three Hezbollah fighters were killed and nine people, including three Hezbollah fighters and six civilians, were injured on Sunday in Israeli...

Qatar announces new LNG expansion project

Doha [Qatar], February 26: Qatar's energy minister on Sunday announced a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) expansion project to further raise the nation's production capacity...

At least 25 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza City

Gaza [Israel], February 26: At least 25 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks in the Gaza City on Sunday, medical sources and eyewitnesses said.

Iraqi Shiite militia says current calm with U.S. forces "temporary tactic"

Baghdad [Iraq], February 26: The leader of an Iraqi armed Shiite militia said Sunday that the current period of calm among Iraqi armed groups in...

1 dead, 3 injured in German asylum center fire

Berlin [Germany], February 26: One person died and three others suffered minor to serious injuries on Sunday following a fire in an asylum center in...