Thousands attend Hamas deputy leader's funeral
Beirut [Lebanon], January 5: Thousands of people have attended the funeral of the deputy Hamas leader, Saleh al-Arouri, in Beirut, two days after his assassination...
Las Vegas judge attacked by felon during sentencing
Las Vegas [US], January 5: A Nevada man convicted of attempted assault vaulted over a judge's bench in a Las Vegas courtroom and attacked her...
Voters aiming to ban Trump from Colorado ballot urge US Supreme Court...
Washington [US], January 5: Colorado voters seeking to bar Donald Trump from their state's ballot urged the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether his role...
Japan earthquake casts cloud over push to restart nuclear plants
Tokyo [Japan], January 5: The powerful earthquake that hit Japan's western coast on New Year's Day has underscored the country's exposure to natural disasters, casting...
Myanmar junta to free 9,652 prisoners on humanitarian grounds - state media
Yangon [Myanmar], January 5: Myanmar's military government will release 9,652 prisoners, including 114 foreigners, under an amnesty to mark the country's independence day, state media...
IS claims responsibility for deadly Iran bombings that killed 84
Tehran [Iran], January 5: The Islamic State group (IS) has said it carried out a bomb attack in Iran on crowds marking the anniversary of...
Bangladesh holds general elections on Sunday
Dhaka [Bangladesh], January 5: Bangladesh will hold general elections on Sunday, with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina set to win a fourth straight term and the...
UAE condemns in strongest terms statements by two Israeli Ministers
Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 5: The United Arab Emirates condemned in the strongest terms the extremist statements of the Israeli Minister of Finance, Bezalel Smotrich,...
New ambassadors take oath before UAE President
Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 5: A number of new UAE ambassadors today took their legal oath before President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al...
UAE President receives Chairman of People's Council of Turkmenistan
Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 5: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today received His Excellency Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, Chairman of the People's...
Bahrain welcomes success of UAE's mediation to exchange captives between Russia, Ukraine
Manama [Bahrain], January 5: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain has welcomed of the success of the UAE's mediation regarding the...
Israel's top court delays law thwarting removal of Netanyahu from office
Jerusalem [Israel], January 4: Israel's Supreme Court delayed on Wednesday the activation of a controversial law that aims at preventing declaring Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
Four Greek ministries change leadership in cabinet reshuffle
Athens [Greece], January 4: Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has changed the leadership of four ministries in a cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday, but key portfolios...
Ukraine says mine-clearing in Black Sea to take up to 5 years
Kiev [Ukraine], January 4: The actions to clear the Black Sea and its neighboring Sea of Azov from mines would take up to five years,...
4 injured in stabbing at Tokyo's Akihabara railway station, suspect detained
Tokyo [Japan], January 4: A stabbing incident at the Japan Railways (JR) Akihabara Station in Tokyo on Wednesday evening has left four people injured, with...
First major trial in connection with Turkish earthquake deaths begins
Ankara [Turkey], January 4: The first major trial in connection with the devastating earthquakes that rocked Turkey last February began on Wednesday in the south-eastern...
Trains disrupted, hundreds of flood warnings after storm lashes UK
London [UK], January 4: Serious disruption to travel had hit on Wednesday, with hundreds of flood warnings in place after Storm Henk battered parts of...
WHO condemns Israeli attacks on Khan Younis hospital
Geneva [Switzerland], January 4: The World Health Organization (WHO) has accused Israel of "unconscionable" attacks on a hospital in the embattled town of Khan Younis...
UN urges end to attacks on civilians in Ukraine war
Geneva [Switzerland], January 4: The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has called on Russia and Ukraine to exercise restraint in view of...
Situation tense in Middle East after killing of Hamas leader in Beirut
Beirut [Lebanon], January 4: There were calls for restraint as concerns continued to rise about an escalation of the Gaza conflict after the killing of...
Prices hiked as Houthis claim Red Sea attack
Sanaa [Yemen], January 4: Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for the latest attack Wednesday on a merchant ship in the Red Sea, as the vessel's...
Gaza tensions spike after blasts, killing
Gaza [Palestine], January 4: Fears that the Zionist entity's war in Gaza could spiral across the Middle East grew Wednesday after a drone strike killed...
S.Korea opposition leader in ICU after knife attack amid calls for stronger...
Seoul [South Korea], January 4: South Korea's opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung remained hospitalised in intensive care, a day after a knife attack on...
Multiple US statehouses evacuated after apparent hoax threats
Washington [US], January 4: Multiple U.S. statehouses were evacuated on Wednesday morning following bomb threats, at least some of which were determined to be hoaxes,...
Trump asks Supreme Court to overturn Colorado ban
Washington [US], January 4: Donald Trump has asked the US Supreme Court to reverse a Colorado ruling that barred him from running for president in...
Japan says Coast Guard plane apparently not cleared for take-off
Tokyo [Japan], January 4: Japanese authorities said a passenger jet that collided with a Coast Guard turboprop at a Tokyo airport had been given permission...
Japan earthquake toll rises as heavy rain complicates rescue
Tokyo [Japan], January 4: Japanese rescuers searched for survivors of the New Year's Day earthquake on Wednesday ahead of predicted freezing temperatures and heavy rains...