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Two UAE astronauts conduct spacewalk training at NASA's...
Houston [US], August 15: As part of NASA's 2021 astronaut candidate class training programme, Emirati astronauts Nora Al Matrooshi and...
UAE condemns terrorist attack on religious shrine in...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 15: The UAE has strongly condemned the terrorist attack that targeted a religious shrine in the...
Palestinian authorities record cases of new coronavirus variant...
Ramallah [Palestine], August 14: The Palestinian Ministry of Health said Sunday that 50-100 cases of the new COVID-19 variant EG.5...
Somalia, UN agencies roll out cholera vaccination drive
Mogadishu [Somalia], August 14: Somalia and the UN agencies said Sunday they are rolling out a five-day cholera vaccination campaign...
Germany marks 62nd anniversary of construction of Berlin...
Berlin [Germany], August 14: Berlin and its surrounding area were marking the 62nd anniversary of the construction of the Berlin...
Heatwave hits people in emergency shelters in Turkish...
Istanbul [Turkey], August 14: People in south-eastern Turkey were struggling with intense heat at the weekend some six months after...
Iraq unblocks Telegram after one-week ban
Cairo [Egypt], August 14: Iraq has said it will lift a ban on Telegram starting from Sunday, aweek after the...
Flights cancelled as Japan braces for another typhoon
Tokyo [Japan], August 14: A strong typhoon, moving toward the Kii Peninsula in western Japan on the Pacific coast, is...
Migrants on France's Channel coast undeterred by latest...
Loon-Plage [France], August 14: "Crossing the Channel, it's playing with our lives," Hajji Mahmud acknowledged. But despite the dangers, the...
55 killed in Bangladesh floods in August
Chittagong [Bangladesh], August 14: At least 55 people have been killed and more than a million affected by two weeks...
Anger grows as Hawaii fire death toll nears...
Hawaii [US], August 14: The death toll in Hawaii from the deadliest US wildfire in more than a century was...
Naval forces in Gulf warn ships against nearing...
Manama [Bahrain], August 14: Western naval forces operating in the Gulf warned ships sailing in the strategic Strait of Hormuz...
Russian warship fires warning shots at cargo ship...
Moscow [Russia], August 14: A Russian warship on Sunday fired warning shots at a cargo ship in the southwestern Black...
Russia's moon craft starts processing first data
Moscow [Russia], August 14: Russia switched on the scientific instruments aboard its lunar lander and scientists began processing its first...
Argentines vote in primaries
Buenos Aires [Argentina], August 14: Argentines headed to the polls in primary elections.
Ukraine border guards remind Russia
Kyiv [Ukraine], August 14: Ukrainian border guards placed a new sign on Snake Island this weekend.
Palestinians, Israel differ
Jerusalem [Israel], August 14: Israel ruled out any eventual physical mission in Jerusalem for the first Saudi envoy to the...
Saudi customs thwart attempt to smuggle over 2...
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], August 14: The Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) has thwarted an attempt to smuggle 2,242,560 Captagon...
UAE refutes allegation regarding supplying arms and ammunition...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 14: Concerning reporting by a media outlet on the UAE allegedly supplying arms and ammunition to...
UAE welcomes successful completion of oil unloading operation...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 14: The UAE has welcomed the United Nations' announcement of the successful operation of unloading oil...
Liverpool draws 1-1 with Chelsea in EPL first...
London [UK], August 14: Liverpool FC drew 1-1 with host Chelsea FC in the first round of the English Premier...
Australian PM Anthony Albanese to visit India to...
Canberra [Australia], August 13: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed his participation in the upcoming G20 summit to be...
Syria condemns U.S. forces for bus attack in...
Damascus [Syria], August 13: Syria on Saturday blamed the United States for the deadly attack that was carried out by...
Jordan approves tougher law on cybercrimes
Amman [Jordan], August 13: Jordan on Saturday approved a tougher law on cybercrimes, according to a statement by the Royal...
Sri Lanka to relax import restrictions on transport...
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 13: Sri Lanka will relax restrictions on imports of vehicles required for transportation of goods and...
Saudi Arabia names first ambassador to Palestine
Ramallah [Palestine],August 13: Saudi Arabia on Saturday named Naif bin Bandar Al-Sudairi the kingdom's first ambassador to Palestine, the official...
Trailing in polls, DeSantis turns to attention-grabbing moves
Tampa [US],August 13: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has long been known for his fiery responses to reporters and disdain for...