Iran sends Russia hundreds of ballistic missiles
Moscow [Russia], February 23: Iran has provided Russia with a large number of powerful surface-to-surface ballistic missiles, six sources told Reuters, deepening the military cooperation...
Over 8,000 South Korea doctors join walkout over med school quotas
Seoul [South Korea], February 23: More than 8,000 South Korean trainee doctors have walked off the job in protest against a government plan to admit...
Putin, with ironic smile, praises Biden for calling him a 'crazy SOB'
Moscow [Russia], February 23: Russian President Vladimir Putin praised Joe Biden on Thursday for calling him a "crazy SOB", saying with an ironic smile that...
FNC to host Abu Dhabi Session of Parliamentary Conference on WTO
Abu Dhabi [UAE], February 23: In partnership with the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the European Parliament (EP), the Federal National Council (FNC) will host on...
UAE proposes preparation of 'parliamentary strategic framework' for Asian cooperation on sustainable...
Baku [Azerbaijan], February 23: The Parliamentary Division of the Federal National Council (FNC) has proposed the preparation of a "Parliamentary Strategic Framework for Asian Cooperation...
German citizens reject Tesla expansion plans in Gruenheide
Berlin [Germany], February 22: Citizens of Gruenheide in Germany have opposed American car manufacturer Tesla's plans to expand its Gigafactory there.
Junior doctors in Wales begin strike amid pay disputes
London [UK], February 22: Thousands of junior doctors in Wales began a three-day strike on Wednesday over continued pay disputes, the second walkout since...
Romania to hold presidential election in September: PM
Bucharest [Romania], February 22: Romania is set to hold its presidential election in September, as confirmed on Wednesday by Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu, who is...
Lithuania closes two more border crossings with Belarus
Riga [Latvia], February 22: Lithuania will close two more border crossings with neighbouring Belarus for security reasons, the government in Vilnius decided on Wednesday.
French warships down 2 drones over Red Sea
Paris [France], February 22: Two French frigates have shot down two drones in the Red Sea after previously registering multiple drone attacks from the...
UK sanctions Russian prison chiefs after activist's death
London [UK], February 22: The UK has frozen the assets of six Russian prison bosses in charge of the Arctic penal colony where opposition leader...
Zelensky sends delegation to Polish border for talks
Kyiv [Ukraine], February 22: After days of protests by Polish farmers, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky now wants to send Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and other...
US against ordering Zionists out; ICJ to hear Kuwait's plea
The Hague [Netherlands], February 22: The United States told the UN's top court on Wednesday that the Zionist entity should not be legally forced to...
Spanish birth rate hits lowest level since records began in 1941
Madrid [Spain], February 22: Spain's birth rate has dropped to its lowest level since records started in 1941, provisional data from its National Statistics Institute...
Biden administration to cancel another $1.2 billion of student loans
Washington [US], February 22: President Joe Biden said on Wednesday his administration is cancelling $1.2 billion worth of student loans for nearly 153,000 people who...
US candidate Haley sides with court ruling that embryos are babies
Washington [US], February 22: Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley said on Wednesday that she believed frozen embryos created through in-vitro fertilization (IVF) were babies, endorsing...
UAE President receives FIFA President
Abu Dhabi [UAE], February 22: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today welcomed Gianni Infantino, President of the International Federation of...
World Police Summit a cornerstone of future policing: Hong Kong Police Commissioner
Dubai [UAE], February 22: Siu Chak-yee, Raymond, Commissioner of Police of the Hong Kong Police Force, emphasised that the World Police Summit (WPS) is more...
UAE and Argentina Presidents discuss cooperation ties in phone call
Abu Dhabi [UAE], February 22: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and His Excellency Javier Milei, President of the Argentine Republic, held...
Egyptian Ministry of Youth and Sports, MBRF sign protocol for joint cooperation
Cairo [Egypt], February 22: The Ministry of Youth and Sports of Egypt and the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation (MBRF), signed a protocol...
French navy shoots down two drones over Red Sea
Paris [France], February 21: The French navy has shot down two aerial drones from Yemen over the Red Sea where Houthi attacks have targeted international...
United Airlines Boeing 757 flight makes emergency landing due to wing damage
San Francisco [US], February 21: United Airlines confirmed on Tuesday that its flight 354 from San Francisco to Boston made an emergency landing on Monday...
'Assange faces flagrant denial of justice if extradited'
London [UK], February 21: Julian Assange is at risk of a "flagrant denial of justice" if he is extradited to the United States, London's High...
Moscow rejects EU demand for investigation into Navalny's death
Moscow [Russia], February 21: The Kremlin has denied an international investigation demanded by the European Union into the death of jailed opposition figure Alexei Navalny.
Venezuela's Maduro voices support for Brazilian president's stance on Gaza war
Moscow [Russia], February 21: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday backed Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's recent statement comparing Israel's operation in Gaza...
Family of murdered Italian student in Cairo still seeking justice
Rome [Italy], February 21: A second trial of four Egyptian security officers accused of kidnapping and brutally murdering an Italian student in 2016 opened in...
WHO transfers 32 patients out of Gaza hospital
Geneva [Switzerland], February 21: The World Health Organization said Tuesday it had transferred 32 patients out of the besieged Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza but...