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King of Bahrain, Egyptian President discuss regional and global developments

King of Bahrain, Egyptian President discuss regional and...

El-Alamein [Egypt], August 6: His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain met Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi,...

21 mln people in Afghanistan facing severe cuts in relief due to funding gaps: UN

21 mln people in Afghanistan facing severe cuts...

United Nations, August 5: UN humanitarians on Friday warned of critical aid funding gaps for more than 21 million people...

Heat, wildfires and floods make summer of 2023 "a summer of extremes"

Heat, wildfires and floods make summer of 2023...

Geneva [Switzerland], August 5: The summer of 2023 is "a summer of extremes," resulting in major damage to people's health...

UN unveils policy brief on transforming education towards global good

UN unveils policy brief on transforming education towards...

United Nations, August 5: The United Nations on Friday unveiled a policy brief aimed at reshaping education.

Lebanese commemorate Beirut port blasts, call for justice for victims

Lebanese commemorate Beirut port blasts, call for justice...

Beirut[Lebanon], August 5:Families of the victims who died in the 2020 Beirut port blasts commemorated the third anniversary of the...

Ethiopia unrest displaces 12,000: UN agency

Ethiopia unrest displaces 12,000: UN agency

Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], August 5: Unrest in Ethiopia's western Gambella region has displaced at least 12,000 people, a UN agency...

Italian gov't, businesses team up to curb inflation in Q4

Italian gov't, businesses team up to curb inflation...

Rome [Italy], August 5: The Italian government on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding with business representatives to take...

Cambodian PM-led party wins 120 out of 125 parliamentary seats in recent election: official results

Cambodian PM-led party wins 120 out of 125...

Phnom Penh [Cambodia], August 5: The ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) led by Prime Minister SamdechTecho Hun Sen won 120...

Truck transporting Cambodian garment workers overturns, leaving 60 injured: police

Truck transporting Cambodian garment workers overturns, leaving 60...

Phnom Penh [Cambodia], August 5: A truck transporting garment workers to their factory flipped onto its side in southwest Cambodia's...

Putin critic Alexei Navalny has 19 years added to jail term, West condemns Russia

Putin critic Alexei Navalny has 19 years added...

Moscow [Russia], August 5: Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny had an extra 19 years in a maximum security penal...

Trump documents case judge made multiple errors in earlier trial

Trump documents case judge made multiple errors in...

Washington [US], August 5: The judge in former U.S. President Donald Trump's upcoming trial over his handling of classified documents...

Ukrainian drone disables Russian warship near Russia's Novorossiysk port

Ukrainian drone disables Russian warship near Russia's Novorossiysk...

Kyiv [Ukraine], August 5: A Russian warship was seriously damaged in an overnight Ukrainian naval drone attack on Russia's Black...

US Army no longer has Senate-confirmed leader, joining Marines

US Army no longer has Senate-confirmed leader, joining...

Washington [US], August 5: The U.S. Army on Friday became the second branch of the U.S. military to no longer...

New York park erupts in chaos as live streamer's giveaway goes awry

New York park erupts in chaos as live...

New York [US], August 5:Thousands of people overran New York City's Union Square and the surrounding streets on Friday in...

West African leaders plan possible Niger intervention as deadline looms

West African leaders plan possible Niger intervention as...

Niamey [Niger], August 5: West African defence chiefs have drawn up a plan for military action if Niger's coup is...

Mexico: 18 killed as bus carrying foreign migrants crashes

Mexico: 18 killed as bus carrying foreign migrants...

Mexico City [Mexico], August 5: At least 18 people have died in Mexico after a passenger bus carrying foreign migrants...

Fahad Al Hammadi strikes gold as UAE continues winning streak at MMAF Youth World Championships

Fahad Al Hammadi strikes gold as UAE continues...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 5: The UAE National Team continued its winning streak at the ongoing IMMAF Youth World Championships,...

Emiratis represent 74% of FANR's workforce

Emiratis represent 74% of FANR's workforce

Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 5: The Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) provides long-term career opportunities for Emirati employees by...

ADNOC Distribution delivers strong operating performance and growth in underlying profitability in H1 2023 to AED1.57 billion

ADNOC Distribution delivers strong operating performance and growth...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 5: ADNOC Distribution today announced its first half 2023 results, reporting a 9% year-on-year increase...

New phase of Empowering Future Leaders Program launched in Switzerland

New phase of Empowering Future Leaders Program launched...

Bern [Switzerland], August 5: Within the framework of the UAE wise leadership's keenness to support the country's youth, improve their...

5.2-magnitude quake hits southeast of Easter Island - USGS

5.2-magnitude quake hits southeast of Easter Island -...

Beijing [China], August 4: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted southeast of Easter Island at 0044 GMT on...

New Zealand releases roadmap for future of defense, national security

New Zealand releases roadmap for future of defense,...

Wellington [New Zealand], August 4: The New Zealand government has released for the first time its strategy for defense development...

Ukraine, Russia say they shot down each other's drones

Ukraine, Russia say they shot down each other's...

Moscow [Russia], August 4: Ukraine and Russia said on Thursday that they had destroyed each other's drones, with Ukraine reporting...

Putin critic Navalny expects 'Stalinist' prison sentence in extremism trial

Putin critic Navalny expects 'Stalinist' prison sentence in...

Moscow [Russia], August 4: Alexei Navalny's team said on Thursday he was preparing for a lengthy new prison sentence that...

South Korean police say 13 people injured in car ramming and stabbing

South Korean police say 13 people injured in...

Seoul [South Korea], August 4: A man injured more than a dozen people after he drove a car onto a...

Damaged car freighter arrives at Dutch port

Damaged car freighter arrives at Dutch port

Eemshaven [Netherlands], August 4: The badly damaged car freighter Fremantle Highway safely entered the Dutch port of Eemshaven on Thursday...

Evidence of widespread war crimes in Sudan

Evidence of widespread war crimes in Sudan

London [UK], August 4: As the conflict in Sudan continues to escalate, a prominent human rights organisation, Amnesty International, has...