Organising Committee of Regional Group VII Endurance Championship announces completion of preparations

Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 2: The Organising Committee of the second edition of the Regional Group VII Endurance and Endurance Teams and Individual Championship announced...

At least 40 dead in Switzerland ski resort bar fire

Geneva [Switzerland], January 2: Around 40 people have died after a fire ripped through a bar in a ski resort in southern Switzerland, police have...

Egypt speeds up tie-in of two new wells after promising discoveries

Cairo [Egypt], January 2: Egypt's Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources announced promising production results following the completion of drilling two new wells in the...

UAE Government issues Federal Decree Law promulgating Civil Transactions Law

Dubai [UAE], January 2: The UAE Government has issued a Federal Decree Law promulgating the Civil Transactions Law, with the aim of establishing a comprehensive...

UAE President, Emir of Qatar discuss fraternal ties, regional developments in phone...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 2: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan held a phone call today with His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin...

Slight rise in temperatures expected in UAE tomorrow

Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 2: The National Centre of Meteorology has forecast fair to partly cloudy weather tomorrow, with a slight rise in temperatures.

Swiss President says New Year's Eve bar fire among country's worst tragedies

Crown Montana [Switzerland], January 2: Swiss President Guy Parmelin said the deadly New Year's Eve fire at an Alpine bar was one of the most...

Winners of Khalifa Award for Education to be announced in April

Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 2: The General Secretariat of the Khalifa Award for Education has announced the closure of nominations for the award's 19th cycle...

Indonesia raises alert level for Mount Bur Ni Telong in Aceh

Jakarta [Indonesia], January 1: Indonesian authorities have raised the alert level for Mount Bur Ni Telong volcano in Aceh province to Level III, the center...

1 dead, 1 missing in separate incidents at eastern Sydney beaches

Sydney [Australia], January 1: A woman has drowned and a man has gone missing while swimming in separate incidents at Sydney beaches in the early...

2 seriously injured in Melbourne New Year's Eve stabbing

Melbourne [Australia], January 1: Two men have been hospitalized with serious injuries following a late-night New Year's Eve stabbing in Melbourne's inner suburbs.

Tensions are escalating around the Taiwan Strait

Taipei [Taiwan], January 1: CNA reported that as part of the "Justice Mission 2025" exercise, the Eastern Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army (PLA)...

Challenges for the global economy in 2026

Washington [US], January 1: The risk of escalating trade wars and pressure from tax policies, or the explosion of artificial intelligence coupled with the risk...

Trump withdrew the National Guard from several major cities, declaring 'they will...

Washington [US], January 1: Following the US Supreme Court ruling, President Trump decided to withdraw the National Guard from several major cities, although he stated...

Russia confident of victory, Ukraine says peace deal 90% ready

Moscow [Russia], January 1: The New Year's messages from Russian and Ukrainian leaders offered insights into the peace process, as well as hinting at the...

China is building a super-gravity machine to compress space and time

Beijing [China], January 1: China is breaking its own record in the field of hypergravity research by building a new centrifuge capable of spinning tons...

China has released a set of coins for the Year of the...

Beijing [China], January 1: The Chinese commemorative coin set for the Year of the Horse 2026 has caused a sensation among collectors with its limited...

Hundreds of thousands join Khaleda Zia funeral

Dhaka [Bangladesh], January 1: Hundreds of thousands of people joined the funeral prayers on Wednesday for Bangladesh's former prime minister Khaleda Zia, as a three-day...

Israeli aid suspensions will make situation in Gaza even worse: UN rights...

Tel Aviv [Israel], January 1: UN rights chief Volker Turk calld Israel's threat to suspend aid groups from operating in Gaza from January 1 "outrageous".

Taiwan president warns China's military exercises threaten stability

Taipei [Taiwan], January 1: Taiwan President Lai Ching-te warned on Wednesday that China's military exercises around Taiwan are part of a broader pattern and pose...

More suspected Islamic State members arrested in Turkiye, say officials

Ankara [Turkey], January 1: Turkish security forces have carried out further raids targeting suspected members of the Islamic State terrorist militia ahead of New Year's...

US-led alliance to hand over major military base next week, says Iraq

Baghdad [Iraq], January 1: Iraq on Wednesday said it would take over a major military facility next week from a US-led global alliance fighting the...

World rings in 2026 with dazzling fireworks

Singapore, January 1: Singapore, Beijing, Tokyo and Seoul were among the latest cities around the world to ring in the New Year.

Mali, Burkina Faso impose travel ban on US citizens

Bamako [Mali], January 1: Mali and Burkina Faso say they will bar US citizens from entering their countries in response to a similar move by...

Russia believes it will win in Ukraine, says Putin

Moscow [Russia], January 1: Russian President Vladimir Putin has said his country believes it will win the war in Ukraine, nearly four years after he...

Train crash near Peru's Machu Picchu kills driver, injures dozens

Lima [Peru], January 1: Two trains have collided on the rail line serving Peru's famed archaeological site of Machu Picchu, killing at least one person...

General Assembly approves $3.45 billion UN regular budget for 2026

New York [US], January 1: The General Assembly has approved a $3.45 billion regular budget for the United Nations for 2026, following weeks of intensive...