Xi urges Chinese envoys to create 'diplomatic iron army'
Beijing [China], December 31: Chinese President Xi Jinping urged Chinese ambassadors to forge a "diplomatic iron army" loyal to the Communist Party, reviving the abrasive...
Massive waves on California coast cause flooding
California [US], December 31: Coastal communities in California faced another day of towering waves and possible flooding as officials issued evacuation orders in some areas...
Burundi's president says gay people should be stoned
Gitega [Burundi], December 31: Burundi's President Evariste Ndayishimiye has called on citizens to stone gay people, escalating a crackdown on sexual minorities in a country...
McDonald's Malaysia sues Israel boycott movement for $1 million in damages
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], December 31: McDonald's Malaysia has sued a movement promoting boycotts against Israel for "false and defamatory statements" that it says hurt its...
Russia says 20 dead after 'indiscriminate' Ukrainian strikes on Belgorod
Moscow [Russia], December 31: Russia said 20 people including two children had been killed and 111 injured in "indiscriminate" Ukrainian strikes allegedly including cluster bombs...
Palestinian economy hard hit by Israeli aggression in 2023
Ramallah [Palestine], December 31: Palestinian economy was hard hit by the Israeli aggression which started on October 7 and has led to a decline in...
Sharjah takes part in honouring Historical Lexicon
Cairo [Egypt], December 31: On December 18, the Sharjah Arabic Language Academy (ALA) participated in an event organised by the Union of Arabic Language Academies...
RAK Ruler attends conclusion of Mohamed bin Zayed Festival for Arabian Purebred...
Ras al-Khaimah [UAE], December 31: H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, today witnessed, in the...
At least 2 inmates killed, 6 injured in Uruguayan prison fire
Montevideo [Uruguay], December 30: At least two inmates were killed and six others injured after prisoners started a fire Thursday night in a cell...
AU welcomes signing of grant agreement to sustain peace in Ethiopia's Tigray...
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], December 30: Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat on Friday welcomed the signing of the AU-Ethiopia grant agreement...
Qatar presents new initiative to end Israel-Hamas conflict
Gaza [Palestine], December 30: Qatar has proposed a new deal to end Israel's offensive on the Gaza Strip and formulated a Palestinian consensus government...
Türkiye announces destruction of 16 Kurdish militant targets in N. Iraq
Ankara [Turkey], December 30: The Turkish forces on Friday carried out cross-border airstrikes against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in northern Iraq, the country's Defense...
Italy's lower house approves 28-bln-euro 2024 budget
Rome [Italy], December 30: Italy's lower house passed the new budget law on Friday, providing a definitive green light to a package worth some 28...
Tunisia extends state of emergency for another month
Tunis [Tunisia], December 30: Tunisian President Kais Saied has extended the state of emergency across the country for an additional month, according to the official...
Poliovirus detected from parts of Pakistan: health ministry
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 30: Polioviruses have been detected in the environmental samples from four districts in Pakistan, according to the country's Ministry of National Health...
1,432 Bangladeshis killed in work-related incidents in 2023
Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 30: A total of 1,432 workers were killed in Bangladesh due to different occupational accidents in 2023, said a local development organization.
Biden urges Congress to take urgent action on security aid to Ukraine
Washington [US], December 30: US President Joe Biden reiterated the call for the Congress to pass "without any further delay" a bill on funding vital...
Maine elections official disqualifies Trump from presidential primary ballot
Washington [US], December 30: Maine disqualified Donald Trump from the state ballot in next year's U.S. presidential primary election, becoming the second state to bar...
Russia's biggest air attack of war kills 31 in Ukraine
Moscow [Russia], December 30: Russia unleashed its biggest air attack of the war on Ukraine, killing 31 civilians, wounding more than 160 others and hitting...
South Africa files genocide case against Israel at World Court
Johannesburg [South Africa], December 30: South Africa asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday for an urgent order declaring that Israel was in...
Fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas rages after nearly 200 killed in...
Gaza [Palestine], December 30: Fierce Israeli tank fire and aerial bombing struck Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip on Friday night, residents said, after nearly...
Ex-Trump fixer Michael Cohen says AI created fake cases in court filing
New York [US], December 30: Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's former fixer and lawyer, said in court papers unsealed on Friday that he mistakenly gave his...
Mexico, US agree to cooperate on border amid migrant surge
Matamoros [Mexico], December 30: Mexico and the United States have agreed to strengthen efforts to regulate migration, officials said on Thursday.
Germany: Flooded safari park relocates smaller animals
Lower Saxony [Germany], December 30: Large portions of the premises of the Serengeti Park zoo and outdoor leisure park in northern Germany were totally submerged...
Sudan: RSF leader visits Ethiopia in rare public trip abroad
Khartoum [Sudan], December 30: Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, the leader of Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, has arrived in Ethiopia on the second stop of his...
Arab Strategy Forum commences on 3rd January in Dubai
Dubai [UAE], December 30: Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai, the...
ERC participates in Zayed Charity Marathon in Egypt, contributes to alleviating suffering...
Cairo [Egypt], December 30: A delegation of the Emirates Red Crescent Authority visited, in Egypt, 'Al Nas' Hospital, the largest free-of-charge hospital for the treatment...