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UAE President sends letter to President of Nigeria

UAE President sends letter to President of Nigeria

Abuja [Nigeria], November 24: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan sent a letter to Bola Tinubu,...

Zimbabwe determined to become a pioneer in production of sustainable aviation fuel in Africa: Deputy Minister

Zimbabwe determined to become a pioneer in production...

Dubai [UAE],November 24: Zimbabwe is taking firm steps to become one of the first African countries to produce sustainable aviation...

Brunei ranks 2nd among ASEAN in handling money laundering, terrorist financing risks

Brunei ranks 2nd among ASEAN in handling money...

Bandar Seri Begawan [Brunei], November 23: Brunei ranked second in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for mitigating money...

At least 46 people missing in Mongolia due to blizzards

At least 46 people missing in Mongolia due...

Ulaanbaatar [Mongolia], November 23: At least 46 people, mostly nomadic herders, are missing in eastern Mongolia due to heavy snow...

Over 2,000 Israelis, Palestinians granted Australian visas

Over 2,000 Israelis, Palestinians granted Australian visas

Canberra [Australia], November 23: Over 2,000 Palestinians and Israelis have been granted temporary Australian visas since the conflict between Israel...

Philippine residential fire leaves 4 kids dead, 2 injured

Philippine residential fire leaves 4 kids dead, 2...

Manila [Philippines], November 23: Four children, including an 11-month-old baby boy, died and two others were injured in a fire...

Czech president signs controversial austerity package into law

Czech president signs controversial austerity package into law

Prague [Czech Republic], November 23: Czech President Petr Pavel signed the government's austerity budget package into law on Wednesday, a...

UN says at least 10,000 civilians killed since Russia invaded Ukraine

UN says at least 10,000 civilians killed since...

Kiev [Ukraine], November 23: At least 10,000 civilians, including more than 560 children, have been killed in Ukraine since Russia's...

Dutch vote in tight election with far right set for gains

Dutch vote in tight election with far right...

The Hague [Netherlands], November 23: Dutch voters cast their ballots on Wednesday in a nail-biting election in which opinion polls...

Food aid running out for Sudanese refugees in Chad

Food aid running out for Sudanese refugees in...

N'Djamena [Chad], November 23: The UN's World Food Program on Tuesday warned lack of funds threatened to halt food and...

3 dead after car rams supporters of Liberia's Boakai

3 dead after car rams supporters of Liberia's...

Monrovia [Liberia], November 23: Celebrations of Joseph Boakai's presidential victory in Liberia were tragically muted after a car ploughed into...

Indonesia moves rejected Rohingya refugees to shelter

Indonesia moves rejected Rohingya refugees to shelter

Jakarta [Indonesia], November 23: More than 200 Rohingya refugees were relocated from the beaches of a remote Indonesian island Wednesday...

South Korea to suspend part of military pact after North claims spy satellite launch

South Korea to suspend part of military pact...

Seoul [South Korea], November 23:South Korea moved to suspend on Wednesday part of a military agreement it signed with Pyongyang...

Pope's Gaza comments spark dispute

Pope's Gaza comments spark dispute

Rome [Italy], November 23: A messy dispute broke out on Wednesday over whether Pope Francis used the word "genocide" to...

Four-day truce agreed, 50 hostages to go free

Four-day truce agreed, 50 hostages to go free

Jerusalem [Israel], November 23: Israel and Hamas agreed on Wednesday to a ceasefire in Gaza for at least four days,...

Putin urges reflection on ending Ukraine conflict

Putin urges reflection on ending Ukraine conflict

Moscow [Russia], November 23: Russian President Vladimir Putin told the leaders of the Group of Twenty (G20) on Wednesday that...

Mariam Almheiri discusses opportunities to decarbonise vital sectors and industries in UAE

Mariam Almheiri discusses opportunities to decarbonise vital sectors...

Ras al-Khaimah [UAE], November 23:The sixth in a series of eight national Majlis sessions being held in the run-up to...

Masdar, Emirates Steel Arkan to develop MENA's first green hydrogen-based project to decarbonise UAE's hard-to-abate steel sector

Masdar, Emirates Steel Arkan to develop MENA's first...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], November 23:Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC (Masdar), one of the world's leading renewable energy companies, has...

Dubai International Chamber attracts 15 multinational companies, 77 SMEs in first 9 months 2023

Dubai International Chamber attracts 15 multinational companies, 77...

Dubai [UAE], November 23: Dubai International Chamber, one of the three chambers operating under Dubai Chambers, has succeeded in attracting...

UAE a premier destination for sustainable tourism: Global experts at SITTF 2023

UAE a premier destination for sustainable tourism: Global...

Sharjah [UAE],November 23: UAE's senior officials and global industry experts attending the Sharjah International Travel and Tourism Forum (SITTF 2023),...

Bangladesh reports 200 arson cases ahead of January elections

Bangladesh reports 200 arson cases ahead of January...

Dhaka [Bangladesh], November 22: Unknown assailants have set fire to nearly 200 vehicles and establishments in Bangladesh after the country's...

Zelensky warns military leadership against political ambitions

Zelensky warns military leadership against political ambitions

Kyiv [Ukraine], November 22: Ukrainian President VolodymyrZelensky has warned his country's military leadership of getting involved in politics.

Michelle Obama, Amal Clooney, America Ferrera top BBC 100 Women list

Michelle Obama, Amal Clooney, America Ferrera top BBC...

London [UK], November 22:Former First Lady Michelle Obama, human rights lawyer Amal Clooney and Hollywood star America Ferrera have topped...

Hospitals in northern Gaza completely out of service: Health official

Hospitals in northern Gaza completely out of service:...

Gaza [Palestine], November 22: Hospitals in northern Gaza are now completely out of service, according to the besieged enclave's Ministry...

Israeli strike kills three journalists near Lebanon border

Israeli strike kills three journalists near Lebanon border

Tel Aviv [Israel], November 22: An Israeli bombardment of southern Lebanon has killed three journalists, according to Lebanese media, as...

Stampede kills 37 people in army recruitment drive in Congo-Brazzaville

Stampede kills 37 people in army recruitment drive...

Brazzaville [DR Congo], November 22: Thirty-seven people have died in an overnight stampede during an army recruitment drive in a...

Houthis take control of Israeli-linked cargo ship

Houthis take control of Israeli-linked cargo ship

Tel Aviv [Israel], November 22:A handout photo, made available on Nov 21, by the Houthi Military Media Center, depicts a...