2025 Poland "Chinese Film Festival" opens in Warsaw
Warsaw [Poland], December 6: The 2025 China Film Festival opened Friday evening here, with more than 300 guests attending the opening ceremony and watching the...
Norway proposes major purchase of long-range weapons, additional submarines
Oslo [Norway], December 6: The Norwegian government on Friday submitted a comprehensive investment proposal to the parliament, aiming to significantly bolster the country's defense capabilities...
U.S., Ukrainian negotiators meet in Miami: report
Washington [US], December 6: U.S. and Ukrainian negotiators held the second day of talks in Miami, the U.S. state of Florida, continuing discussions on the...
ADB, World Bank launch Pacific islands projects under new cofinancing model
New York [US], December 6: The Asian Development Bank and the World Bank on Thursday launched two Pacific islands projects under a first-of-its-kind cofinancing model...
Somalis arrested in Minneapolis immigration operation, officials say
New York [US], December 6: People of Somali origin are among those arrested in an immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, federal officials said on Thursday, two...
UAE President receives Prime Minister of Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 6: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today received His Excellency Masrour Barzani, Prime Minister of the Kurdistan...
Abu Dhabi signs agreements, explores opportunities to strengthen partnerships with India, Singapore
Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 6: The Abu Dhabi economic delegation, led by the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED), concluded a successful visit to...
31st edition of Dubai Shopping Festival kicks off31st edition of Dubai Shopping...
Dubai [UAE], December 6: The 31st edition of the Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF), the world's longest-running annual retail celebration of its kind, commenced today. Starting...
Foreign Ministers of UAE, Egypt, Jordan, Indonesia, Pakistan, Türkiye, KSA, Qatar express...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 6: The Foreign Ministers of the the United Arab Emirates, Arab Republic of Egypt, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Republic of...
Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: Norris dominates both practice sessions on...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 6: The opening day of track action at the 2025 Formula 1® Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix delivered an early...
Rulers of Emirates condole with Saudi King over passing of Abdullah bin...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 6: Their Highnesses the Supreme Council Members and Rulers of the Emirates have sent separate messages of condolences to the Custodian...
2026 FIFA World Cup draw sets stage for high-stakes clashes amid record...
Washington [US], December 6: The final draw for the 2026 FIFA World Cup placed the Arab national teams into groups of varying difficulty across the...
Israel's conduct of war in Gaza fundamentally wrong: UN chief
New York [US], December 5: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned the way Israel has waged its war on Gaza, describing it as "fundamentally...
Israel hits multiple towns in southern Lebanon as attacks intensify
Jerusalem [Israel], December 5: Israel's military has launched air strikes on at least three towns in southern Lebanon, Mahrouna, Jbaa, and al-Majadel, despite the ceasefire...
Putin says Russia will take full Donbas unless Ukraine withdraws
Moscow [Russia], December 5: President Vladimir Putin said in an interview published on Thursday that Russia would take full control of Ukraine's Donbas region by...
Congo, Rwanda leaders affirm commitment to Trump-backed peace deal
New York [US], December 5: U.S. President Donald Trump gathered the leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda to sign a peace deal...
US lawmakers divided over Caribbean strike video briefing
New York [US], December 5: U.S. lawmakers split along party lines after being briefed on Thursday on a strike against a suspected drug boat in...
US Supreme Court revives pro-Republican Texas voting map
New York [US], December 5: The U.S. Supreme Court revived on Thursday a redrawn Texas electoral map designed to add more Republicans to the U.S....
ADB, World Bank launch Pacific islands projects under new cofinancing model
New York [US], December 5: The Asian Development Bank and the World Bank on Thursday launched two Pacific islands projects under a first-of-its-kind cofinancing model...
World Bank report forecasts UAE economy to grow by 4.8%
Washington [US], December 5: The latest edition of the Gulf Economic Update (GEU)- Fall 2025, issued today by the World Bank, forecasts that the UAE...
UN allocates 6 mln USD for displaced people in Mozambique
New York [US], December 4: The United Nations on Wednesday allocated 6 million U.S. dollars for people displaced by violence in a northern Mozambique province,...
Russia's GDP up 1.6 pct in October 2025
Moscow [Russia], December 4: Russia's gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 1.6 percent year on year in October 2025 after rising 0.9 percent in September,...
Ukrainian parliament approves 2026 budget
Kyiv [Ukraine], December 4: The Ukrainian parliament on Wednesday approved the state budget for next year, the country's Finance Ministry reported.
Trump launches immigration crackdown in New Orleans
Washington [US], December 4: U.S. immigration officials kicked off an operation in New Orleans to arrest immigrants in the U.S. illegally, federal officials said on...
YouTube says it will comply with Australia's teen social media ban
New York [US], December 4: Google's YouTube shared a "disappointing update" to millions of Australian users and content creators on Wednesday, saying it will comply...
US pauses all immigration applications from 19 non-European countries
Washington [US], December 4: The Trump administration on Tuesday said it paused all immigration applications, including green card and U.S. citizenship processing, filed by immigrants...
Trump pardons US Congressman Cuellar of Texas and his wife
Washington [US], December 4: U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he was granting a "full and unconditional pardon" to Democratic Representative Henry Cuellar of...