France's far-right National Rally projected to win snap election

Paris [France], June 11: The far-right National Rally was forecast to win a snap election in France but fall short of an absolute majority in...

Singapore Airlines offers compensation to passengers on severely turbulent flight

Singapore, June 11: Singapore Airlines (SIAL.SI), opens new tab has sent offers of compensation to passengers on board a flight last month that encountered severe...

James Lawson, US civil rights leader who championed nonviolence, dies at 95

Washington [US], June 11: James Lawson, a prominent civil rights leader whose advocacy of nonviolent protest influenced Martin Luther King Jr. and helped shape the...

Search continues for missing aircraft carrying Malawi vice president

Lilongwe [Malawi], June 11: Search and rescue operations will continue until the missing aircraft carrying Malawi's vice president, Saulos Klaus Chilima, is found, the southern...

Amnesty International says Nigerian army detains girls who escape from Boko Haram

Abuja [Nigeria], June 11: Amnesty International accused the Nigerian army of illegally detaining girls and young women who have escaped from Boko Haram captivity because...

California public university academics end pro-Palestinian strike

California [US], June 11: Thousands of University of California academic workers who went on strike at six campuses protesting administrators' response to pro-Palestinian protests returned...

Haiti PM condemns killing of police officers in gang ambush

Port-au-Prince [Haiti], June 11: Haiti's new prime minister on Monday condemned the gang killings of three police officers on a patrol in a part of...

Aircraft carrying Malawi vice president missing

Lilongwe [Malawi], June 11: An aircraft carrying Malawi's Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima and nine others has gone missing, Malawi's presidency said.

Iraqi court sentences 7 drug dealers to death

Baghdad [Iraq], June 10: An Iraqi court on Sunday issued death sentences to seven drug dealers, including a foreigner.

Regional bloc EAC's new secretary general vows to strengthen economic integration

Dares es Salaam [Tanzania], June 10: Veronica Mueni Nduva, the newly appointed secretary general of the East African Community (EAC), a regional bloc, said that...

Libya kicks off municipal council elections

Tripoli [Libya], June 10: The Libyan High National Elections Commission on Sunday announced the start of the municipal council elections in the country.

Libya seeks to increase daily oil production

Tripoli [Libya], June 10: Libyan Prime Minister Abdul-Hamed Dbeibah on Sunday emphasized the importance of consolidating the efforts of all government institutions to enhance oil...

Israel pounds Gaza a day after Al-Nuseirat camp massacre

Gaza [Palestine], June 10: Israeli forces pounded central Gaza on Sunday, a day after killing 274 Palestinians during a raid, and tanks advanced into further...

Body of British TV host Michael Mosley found on Greek island

London [UK], June 10: The wife of a well-known British TV doctor and columnist said it is "devastating" to have lost her "wonderful, funny, kind...

Trump to hold rally in US swing state Nevada

Washington [USA], June 10: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will hold an outdoor rally in sweltering Las Vegas, Nevada, seeking to shore up support in...

Ukraine claims damageto modern Su-57 jet deep inside Russia

Moscow [Russia], June 10: A modern Su-57 combat jet has been damaged in an attack by Ukrainian forces inside Russian territory almost 600 kilometres from...

Iran announces list of presidential candidates, former leader disqualified

Tehran [Iran], June 10: Iran's Ministry of Interior on June 9 announced 6 candidates qualified to run for president on June 28 to replace late...

Ukraine war day 837: 103 villages attacked; Russia accused France of lying

Moscow [Russia], June 10: On June 9, the Ukrainian army announced that Russia had targeted 103 settlements and 93 infrastructure facilities in Ukraine in the...

Israel's controversial rescue operation

Jerusalem [Israel], June 10: The Israeli army yesterday announced that the health of four hostages rescued from the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza...

US foreign policy after the special presidential election

Washington [US], June 10: Up to now, it is almost certain that the US Presidential election taking place next November will be a race between...

Trump tells sweltering rally in Nevada he won't tax tips

Washington [US], June 10: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump told a rally in Las Vegas on Sunday that he would seek to end taxation of...

Macron calls shock French elections after far-right rout by Le Pen

Paris [France], June 10: French President Emmanuel Macron set off a political earthquake on Sunday when he called shock legislative elections for later this month...

Israel's centrist minister Benny Gantz quits Netanyahu government

Jerusalem [Israel], June 10: Israeli minister Benny Gantz announced his resignation from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's emergency government on Sunday, withdrawing the only centrist power...

Israel extends Al Jazeera ban by 45 days, citing security threat

Jerusalem [Israel], June 10: A ban on Al Jazeera's operations in Israel was extended for another 45 days by Israel's telecoms regulator after the cabinet...

French President Emmanuel Macron announces snap elections

Paris [France], June 10: French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Sunday evening that he would dissolve the national assembly after suffering a heavy defeat in...

Expo Centre Sharjah signs agreement to launch Middle East Electric Vehicle Show...

Sharjah [UAE], June 10: Expo Centre Sharjah (ECS) has signed a partnership agreement with MIE Events to launch the Middle East Electric Vehicle Show (MEEVS)...

Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry discusses strategic business training development in...

Sharjah [UAE], June 10: The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI), represented by the Sharjah Training and Development Centre (STDC), has concluded its official...