Spain MPs reject Catalan amnesty bill in blow for PM
Madrid [Spain], February 1: Spanish lawmakers on Tuesday rejected a deeply divisive Catalan amnesty bill with the hardline separatist party that demanded it voting against...
Argentina mega reform bill set to pass in Congress
Buenos Aires [Argentina], February 1: Argentina's government said that it was confident its sprawling economic reform bill, known as the "omnibus bill", would gain approval...
Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan, wife sentenced to 14 years
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 1: Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi have been sentenced to 14 years in jail in a...
India deploys unprecedented naval might near Red Sea
New Delhi [India], February 1: India has deployed at least a dozen warships east of the Red Sea to provide security against pirates.
Thai court stops royal insult law reform
Bangkok [Thailand], February 1: Thailand's Move Forward party's plan to change the royal defamation law, among the world's strictest, was dealt a severe blow on...
Saif bin Zayed meets Sultan Al Neyadi; Team of 'Zayed Ambition 2'
Abu Dhabi [UAE], February 1: H.H. Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, met with...
Mohammed bin Rashid receives Speaker of Turkish Grand National Assembly
Dubai [UAE], February 1: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, and Ruler of Dubai,...
Abu Dhabi prepares to host opening race of Global World Triathlon championship...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], February 1: Abu Dhabi Sports Council is once again hosting the season-opening event of the World Triathlon Championship Series 2024, running from...
US stocks retreat as Fed holds key interest rate steady
New York [US], February 1: US stocks veered after the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady while hinting that no rate cuts were imminent,...
UN envoy embarks on effort to resume Cyprus peace talks
Nicosia [Cyprus], January 31: An envoy for United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres embarked on efforts Tuesday in Nicosia to resume the Cyprus peace...
Sultan Ibrahim sworn in as Malaysia's new king
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], January 31: Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar was sworn in as Malaysia's 17th king in a ceremony at the national palace on Wednesday.
New Zealand, Australian foreign, defense ministers meet first time in "2+2" format
Wellington [New Zealand], January 31: New Zealand and Australia's foreign ministers and defense ministers met on Wednesday to discuss key global issues, the first time...
Hamas chief says open to talks about Gaza ceasefire
Gaza [Palestine], January 31: Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh said on Tuesday that his movement is examining a draft agreement with Israel that would lead to...
Russia and Ukraine both report drone attacks during the night
Moscow [Russia], January 31: Russian air defences repelled Ukrainian drone attacks on the Crimea peninsula and four other regions overnight, the Defence Ministry in Moscow...
Situation in Mideast more dangerous now than in 1973: Blinken
Washington [US], January 31: The situation in the Middle East is more dangerous than it has been for decades, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken...
Chinese prez accepts credentials of Taliban's envoy
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 31: Chinese President Xi Jinping has officially accepted the credentials of the Taliban's ambassador to Beijing, the foreign ministry in Afghanistan announced...
Scandal-hit New York mayor fights for political survival
New York [US], January 31: New York Mayor Eric Adams is gripped by a slew of scandals, including a sexual assault allegation and claims of...
North Korea fires new round of missiles
Seoul [South Korea], January 31: North Korea fired another round of cruise missiles on Tuesday, Seoul's military said, extending a recent flurry of tests of...
Spanish farmers plan February protests as anger spreads
Madrid [Spain], January 31: Spanish farmers' associations said they were planning to take to the streets in February.
Biden says he has decided how to respond to attack
Washington [US], January 31: U.S. President Joe Biden said he has made up his mind on how to respond to a drone attack that killed...
Pakistan court jails ex-PM Imran Khan for 10 years ahead of election
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 31: A Pakistan court jailed Imran Khan for 10 years for leaking state secrets.
West Africa's 'Brexit' moment spells trouble for the region
Bamako [Mali], January 31: A decision by Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger to quit West Africa's economic and political bloc reverses decades of regional integration,...
The hospital raid by undercover Israeli commandos
Gaza [Palestine], January 31: A screen grab of CCTV footage from Ibn Sina hospital in the West Bank, opens new tab city of Jenin appears...
Sotheby's defeats Russian oligarch in art fraud case
Moscow [Russia], January 31: A federal jury ruled in favor of Sotheby's at a trial in which the Russian billionaire oligarch Dmitry Rybolovlev accused the...
Mandela auction suspended amid row over heritage
New York [US], January 31: A controversial auction of 70 personal items belonging to former South African President Nelson Mandela has been suspended.
Hamdan bin Zayed commends Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation for significant...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 31: H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler's Representative in Al Dhafra Region said that Emiratisation has gained significant momentum...
Abdullah bin Zayed, Nigerian Foreign Minister discuss bilateral relations over phone
Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 31: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has discussed bilateral relations with Nigeria's Minister of Foreign...