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Egypt to invest US$1.8 bn in ambitious offshore gas exploration plans: Minister

Egypt to invest US$1.8 bn in ambitious offshore...

Vienna [Austria], July 5: Tarek El Molla, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources of Egypt, said his country has ambitious...

UAE ambassador to Moldova pays official visit to Chisinau

UAE ambassador to Moldova pays official visit to...

Chisinau [Moldova], July 5: Salem Al Kaabi, UAE Ambassador to Ukraine and Non-Resident Ambassador to the Republic of Moldova, paid...

Sweden to face soaring electricity prices for another winter: expert

Sweden to face soaring electricity prices for another...

Stockholm [Sweden], July 4: Electricity in Sweden could become exceptionally expensive for another winter, the Swedish Energy Agency said on...

Australian police intercept $3 mn drug smuggling

Australian police intercept $3 mn drug smuggling

Sydney [Australia], July 4: The Australian Federal Police (AFP) charged two men over their alleged involvement in a transnational crime...

Manila tourism office cuts ties to ad agency that used foreign photos

Manila tourism office cuts ties to ad agency...

Manila [Philippines], July 4: The Philippines' Department of Tourism (DOT) said on Monday that it was terminating a contract with...

EU's von der Leyen vows to bring Putin to justice

EU's von der Leyen vows to bring Putin...

Brussels [Belgium], July 4: The EU's top official vowed on Monday to leave "no stone unturned" when it comes to...

US Treasury secretary to visit Beijing amid heightened tensions

US Treasury secretary to visit Beijing amid heightened...

Washington [US], July 4: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will travel to Beijing on Thursday, the US Treasury Department announced...

Israeli aggression against Jenin widely condemned

Israeli aggression against Jenin widely condemned

Doha [Qatar], July 4: Several Arab, Islamic countries and international organisations have denounced continuous Israeli aggression against the city of...

HK police offer bounties for 8 prominent overseas activists

HK police offer bounties for 8 prominent overseas...

Hong Kong, July 4: Hong Kong police offered on Monday HK$1 million bounties for information leading to the capture of...

Ukraine war probe office opens in Hague

Ukraine war probe office opens in Hague

The Hague [Netherlands], July 4: An international office to probe Russia for the war crime of aggression opened in...

Dead fish wash up ashore in drought-hit Iraq

Dead fish wash up ashore in drought-hit Iraq

Bagdad[Iraq], July 4: Thousands of dead fish have washed ashore in southeast Iraq, prompting an official investigation into the wildlife...

9 Palestinians killed in 'open war' by Zionists

9 Palestinians killed in 'open war' by Zionists

Jenin [Palestine], July 4: Zionist forces killed nine Palestinians in a large-scale operation Monday in the occupied West Bank in...

US judges halt healthcare bans for transgender youth

US judges halt healthcare bans for transgender youth

Washington [US], July 4: In state after state, conservative lawmakers this year have banned medical procedures for transgender youth. Now,...

Baltimore gun battle highlights surge in US mass shootings

Baltimore gun battle highlights surge in US mass...

Washington [US], July 4: A shooting at a holiday block party in Baltimore over the weekend that left two people...

France riots: Night of relative calm but tensions persist

France riots: Night of relative calm but tensions...

Paris [France], July 4: Defiant gatherings were held outside town halls across France following a wave of rioting triggered...

James Webb Telescope: The importance of detecting carbon molecules in Space

James Webb Telescope: The importance of detecting carbon...

Berlin [Germany], July 4: One of the most important unsolved problems of modern science is: How did life arise from...

Noura Al Kaabi visits Aridly Abundant exhibition at 18th International Architecture Exhibition at La Biennale di Venezia

Noura Al Kaabi visits Aridly Abundant exhibition at...

Venice [Italy], July 4: Noura Al Kaabi, Minister of State, visited the "Aridly Abundant" exhibition held at the UAE National...

34th International Biology Olympiad kicks off in Al Ain

34th International Biology Olympiad kicks off in Al...

Al Ain [UAE],July 4: The 34th edition of the International Biology Olympiad (IBO) today kicked off in Al Ain. Organised...

UAE Team Emirates lead stage 2 of Tour de France 2023

UAE Team Emirates lead stage 2 of Tour...

San Sebastian [Spain], July 4: After the kick-off that was characterised by Adam Yates' victory, stage 2 (208,9 kilometres from...

Tunisia foils 65 illegal immigration attempts

Tunisia foils 65 illegal immigration attempts

Tunis [Tunisia], July 3: Tunisia has foiled 65 illegal immigration attempts to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Italy, the Tunisian...

Israel launches large-scale military strike on northern West Bank

Israel launches large-scale military strike on northern West...

Ramallah [Palestine], July 3: The Israeli army launched a large-scale military strike early on Monday on the northern West Bank...

Tens of thousands contest judicial reforms in Israel

Tens of thousands contest judicial reforms in Israel

Tel Aviv [Israel], July 3: Tens of thousands of people took to the streets again in Israel on Saturday evening...

Thailand takes back elephant from Sri Lanka over abuse claim

Thailand takes back elephant from Sri Lanka over...

Bangkok [Thailand], July 3: A Thai elephant returned to his home country on Sunday, after being away in Sri Lanka...

WWII bomb defused in German city

WWII bomb defused in German city

Hamburg [Germany], July 3: Around 8,200 people living in the northern German city of Kiel were temporarily evacuated from their...

Austria seeks to join European air defence system

Austria seeks to join European air defence system

Vienna [Austria], July 3: Vienna announced that it plans to join the European Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI), a European air...

At least 13 children killed by measles outbreak in Sudan

At least 13 children killed by measles outbreak...

Khartoum [Sudan], July 3: At least 13 children have died in recent weeks during a suspected measles outbreak at internal...

HK leader warns of 'resistance' on handover anniversary

HK leader warns of 'resistance' on handover anniversary

Hong Kong, July 3: Hong Kong's leader said the city must guard against "destructive forces engaging in soft resistance" as...