GCC Statistical Centre: $131.5 billion in remittances by workers in GCC countries
Muscat [Oman], March 17: The total remittances of workers in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries to foreign destinations amounted to $131.5 billion by the...
Iraq seeks to join International Solar Alliance
Baghdad [Iraq], March 17: Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani has announced that Iraq is seeking to join the International Solar Alliance, headquartered in...
U.S. Virginia-Class submarines prepare for strategic presence in Australia
New York [US], March 17: In the control room of the American Virginia class attack submarine USS Minnesota, off the Western Australian coast, sonar operators...
OpenAI and Musk agree to fast tracked trial over for-profit shift
New York [US], March 17: OpenAI and Elon Musk have agreed to fast-track a trial over OpenAI's for-profit shift, the latest turn in a grudge...
Trump, Putin to discuss proposed Ukraine ceasefire this week
New York [US], March 17: US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin are expected to speak this week, special envoy Steve Witkoff...
Nightclub fire in North Macedonia kills at least 59, injures 155
Belgrade [Serbia], March 17: Fifty-nine people have died and 155 have been injured in a nightclub fire in North Macedonia, Interior Minister Pance Toskovski said...
Zelensky appoints new chief of armed forces in military reshuffle
Kiev [Ukraine], March 17: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has ordered a change in the leadership of the country's armed forces, the Ukrainian General Staff said...
At least 34 people dead as storms sweep across US
Washington [US], March 17: Severe storms swept across the southern and midwestern United States over the weekend, killing at least 34 people, including 12 in...
US rejects Hamas demands as Gaza truce hangs in balance
New York [US], March 17: Talks to extend the Gaza ceasefire have failed to reach an agreement, a Palestinian official has told the BBC, as...
SpaceX capsule reaches ISS
Washington [US], March 17: A SpaceX capsule due to bring home two US astronauts that have been stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) since...
Thousands demonstrate in Mexico to commemorate missing people
Mexico City, March 17: Thousands of people in Mexico took to the streets in nationwide vigils for the many missing people in the country.
Pakistani security officers killed in blast claimed by Baloch separatists
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 17: A roadside bomb blast near a bus carrying security forces in the Pakistani province of Balochistan has killed at least five...
Houthis claim retaliation as US says its strikes to continue in Yemen
Sana'a [Yemen], March 17: Yemen's Houthis have said they have retaliated after vowing to "meet escalation with escalation" following the United States air strikes against...
Former Afghan president urges Taliban to reopen schools for girls
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 17: Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai has once again called on the Taliban government to reopen schools and universities to Afghan girls...
US defies court order, deports over 200 Venezuelans to El Salvador
Washington [US], March 17: A plane carrying more than 200 Venezuelans deported by the United States has landed in El Salvador, in apparent defiance of...
Indonesia eases travel costs for Eid al-Fitr homecoming
Jakarta [Indonesia], March 16: As the Eid al-Fitr celebration approaches, the Indonesian government has introduced several policies to facilitate transportation, ensuring that people in the...
Indonesia to host OIC high-level parliamentary meeting in May
Jakarta [Indonesia], March 16: Indonesia will host the 19th high-level parliamentary meeting of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states in May, the state-run news...
Hundreds of thousands rally against govt in Serbian capital
Belgrade [Serbia], March 16: Large crowds gathered in the centre of Belgrade on Saturday for a mass rally against the Serbian government, which observers say...
Hundreds in Greenland protest against Trump
Copenhagen [Denmark], March 16: Hundreds of people in Greenland protested on Saturday against US President Donald Trump's plans to take over the Arctic territory, according...
Zelensky names peace negotiator
Kiev [Ukraine], March 16: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has appointed presidential office chief Andrii Yermak, as the chief negotiator for potential peace talks, the presidential...
Ukraine peacekeeping plans entering operational phase, says UK leader
London [UK], March 16: Planning for a peacekeeping force for Ukraine will move to an "operational phase", British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said after...
Russian captain of North Sea crash ship remanded in custody
London [UK], March 16: The Russian captain of the container ship that crashed into a US oil tanker in the North Sea has appeared in...
South African president says expulsion of US envoy 'regrettable'
Johannesburg [South Africa], March 16: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Saturday he had noted the "regrettable expulsion" of the country's ambassador to the...
German president laments 'loss of thoughtfulness' on social media
Berlin [Germany], March 16: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has expressed concern about the consequences of the changing media landscape.
Return mission for stranded astronauts successfully launched
Washington [US], March 16: The return mission for two astronauts stuck in space has successfully launched, US space agency NASA said on Friday.
Israeli drone strike kills nine in Gaza, including two journalists
Tel Aviv [Israel], March 16: At least nine people, including two journalists, were killed in an Israeli drone attack in northern Gaza on Saturday, according...
UN chief calls for global action against rising 'anti-Muslim bigotry'
New York [US], March 16: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed concern over "a disturbing rise in anti-Muslim bigotry", calling on governments to protect...