Chinese blogger who documented start of Covid-19 released from jail
Beijing [China], May 4: The Chinese blogger Fang Bin, who was arrested in 2020 for documenting the beginnings of the Covid-19 pandemic, has been released...
Myanmar junta pardons more than 2,000 political prisoners
Yangon [Myanmar], May 4: Myanmar's junta pardoned more than 2,000 political prisoners to mark a Buddhist holiday on Wednesday, triggering tearful reunions outside jails but...
Iran seizes second Gulf oil tanker as US tensions rise
Dubai [UAE], May 4: Sanctions-hit Iran seized on Wednesday a second oil tanker in less than a week as tensions rise in the commercially vital...
Iran's president visits Syria for the first time after 12 years of...
Damascus [Syria], May 4: Mr Raisi's visit comes as Iran and regional rival Saudi Arabia have restored ties after years of tension, and Arab states...
Russian defence minister calls for missile production to double
Moscow [Russia], May 4: Russia's defence minister has urged a state company to double its production of missiles as an expected Ukrainian counteroffensive looms and...
Zelensky denies Ukraine attacked Putin or Moscow
Kyiv [Ukraine], May 4: Ukraine's President VolodymyrZelensky has denied his country carried out an alleged drone attack on the Kremlin, which Russia says was an...
Ukraine tried to assassinate Putin by drone, Kremlin says
Moscow[Russia], May 4: Russia accused Ukraine on Wednesday of a failed attempt to assassinate President Vladimir Putin in a drone attack on the Kremlin citadel...
Police arrest suspect in fatal mass shooting at Atlanta medical center
Georgia [US], May 4: Police have arrested the man suspected of killing one woman and wounding four others.
DCT Abu Dhabi, Jordan Tourism Board sign MoU to strengthen partnership
Abu Dhabi [UAE], May 4: The Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) and the Jordan Tourism Board have signed a...
CBUAE raises base rate at 25 basis points
Abu Dhabi [UAE], May 4: The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has decided to raise the Base Rate applicable to the Overnight Deposit Facility...
European banks pull back after collapse of First Republic in U.S.
Rome [Italy], May 3: European banking stocks fell sharply on Tuesday in the wake of the failure and subsequent takeover of United States-based First...
Australia failing to monitor agricultural chemical effect on humans: report
Canberra [Australia], May 3: Australia is failing to properly monitor the effect of chemicals used in the agriculture industry on humans, a government report has...
Populist questions EU membership during Swedish presidency
Stockholm [Sweden], May 3: Sweden's membership of the European Union needs to be re-evaluated, the head of the right-wing populist Sweden Democrats wrote in an...
Finland coalition hopefuls meet
Helsinki [Finland], May 3: Talks on forming a new coalition government in Finland following the April 2 elections began formally in Helsinki on Tuesday, with...
Risk of NATO disappointment for Ukraine at July summit
Brussels [Belgium], May 3: Ukraine's hopes for a more fixed path towards NATO membership may be in vain, according to information obtained by DPA.
300 migrants rescued in Mediterranean
Rome [Italy], May 3:A vessel operated by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has rescued over 300 migrants in distress in the Mediterranean, the organisation said on...
UK healthcare pay offer to be implemented but strike threat remains
London [UK], May 3: Over one million National Health Service staff in England will receive a pay rise after trade unions representing most workers involved...
Afghanistan world's biggest humanitarian crisis: UN chief
Doha [Qatar], May 3: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has stressed that the situation in Afghanistan was difficult, describing it as "the largest humanitarian crisis in...
Paraguay's lost candidates want recount
Asuncion [Paraguay], May 3: Supporters of a right-wing candidate who came third in Paraguay's presidential election clashed with police outside the electoral court on Monday...
Khuder Adnan, Palestinian captive on 86-day food strike, dies
Ramallah [Palestine], May 3: Palestinian captive, Khuder Adnan, who was on food strike for 86 days in protest of detainment, died in Zionist occupation prisons...
Ukrainian farmer comes up with novel way to demine his fields
Kyiv [Ukraine], May 3: A Ukrainian farmer has come up with a novel way to remove mines left in his fields after Russia's invasion he's...
E. Jean Carroll called minutes after Trump allegedly raped her, friend testifies
New York [US], May 3: A friend of E. Jean Carroll backed up the writer's account of being raped by Donald Trump, testifying during a...
Ex-Minneapolis officer found guilty of aiding in George Floyd killing
Minnesota [US], May 3: Former Minneapolis police officer Tou Thao was found guilty of aiding and abetting in the 2020 killing of George Floyd.
US to temporarily send 1,500 troops to Mexico border
Washington [US], May 3: President Joe Biden's administration will temporarily send 1,500 additional troops to help secure the U.S.-Mexico border, the Pentagon said.
Seven bodies, including two missing teens, found in Oklahoma town
Oklahoma [US], May 3: The bodies of seven people, including two missing teens and a convicted sex offender, were found Monday afternoon on a property...
Abu Dhabi Judicial Department discusses legal frameworks to protect environment and combat...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], May 3: The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department, represented by the Abu Dhabi Judicial Academy, organised a series of seminars and workshops on...
UAE delegation explores bilateral opportunities at SelectUSA Investment Summit
Washington [US], May 3: Dr.Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade, has led a UAE delegation of government officials, business leaders...