US continues to outspend Europe on defence in NATO annual report

Brussels [Belgium], March 22: NATO's 30 members spent an estimated $1.2 trillion on defence in 2022, a 2.2% increase in real terms compared to the...

TikTok bans youngster's deepfakes

London [UK], March 22: TikTok went on a counteroffensive Tuesday amid increasing Western pressure over cybersecurity and misinformation concerns, rolling out updated rules and standards...

Erdogan submits re-election bid, reigniting term limit debate

Istanbul [Turkey], March 22: Turkish President RecepTayyip Erdogan's ruling party and its nationalist allies have submitted the incumbent's bid for re-election in the May 14...

West Bank settler movement wins Zionist entity parliament vote

Jerusalem [Israel], March 22: Zionist's settler movement celebrated Tuesday after parliament annulled part of a law banning them from living in areas of the occupied...

Freed French journalist returns home

Velizy-Villacoublay [France], March 22: French journalist Olivier Dubois, 48, made an emotional return home on Tuesday following nearly two years in captivity in the...

Police surround NY Courthouse, DC Capitol in case of Trump arrest

New York [US], March 22: Police in major US cities are preparing for potential unrest in case ex-President Donald Trump is arrested this week as...

Los Angeles education workers strike, canceling school for 420,000 students

California [US], March 22: Some 30,000 education workers backed by the teachers' union walked off the job for a three-day strike in Los Angeles on...

In Ukraine to show solidarity, Japan's Kishida meets Zelenskiy, tours massacre site

Kyiv [Ukraine], March 22: Japan's Fumio Kishida met President VolodymyrZelenskiy in Kyiv on Tuesday during a rare, unannounced visit by a Japanese leader that underscored...

Hamdan bin Mohammed launches "04" unified interactive platform to link Dubai Government...

Dubai [UAE], March 22: His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of The Executive Council, launched...

ADIA Lab to establish European HQ in Spain

Granada [Spain], March 22: The Government of Spain, through the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation, has signed an agreement with ADIA Lab, the...

Mohammed bin Rashid attends second Dubai Breeze-Up Sale held at Meydan Racecourse

Dubai [UAE], March 22: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, attended...

Contaminated water kills thousand kids every day: UNICEF

New York [US], March 21: Polluted drinking water and an absence of sanitary infrastructure are endangering the lives of children worldwide, according to the UN...

Kazakhstan holds early elections

Astana [Kazakhstan], March 21:Early parliamentary elections were held in the former Soviet republic of Kazakhstan, where people are still reeling from deadly protests last year...

Philippines oil spill hits bio-rich Verde Island

Manila [Philippines], March 21: An oil spill in the Philippines has reached the shores of an island in one of the most diverse marine habitats...

Australia's Victoria to ban Nazi salute

Sydney [Australia], March 21: The government Australia'sVictoria state on Monday said it would expand legislation banning the public display of the Nazi swastika to include...

Thai prime minister dissolves parliament, calls for election

Bangkok [Thailand], March 21: Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha dissolved the country's parliament on Monday, setting up a general election in May as the former...

Yemen warring parties agree prisoner swap as peace efforts accelerate

Sanaa [Yemen], March 21: Yemen's Huthi rebels and the internationally recognised government have agreed at talks in Switzerland to swap more than 880 prisoners, both...

World Bank estimates Syria's three-year earthquake recovery needs at $7.9 bln

Washington [US], March 21: The World Bank on Monday said the February earthquakes are expected to have caused Syria's real GDP output to contract by...

French govt narrowly survives no-confidence vote, faces more challenges

Paris [France], March 21: President Emmanuel Macron's government narrowly survived a no-confidence motion in parliament over a deeply unpopular pension reform, but strikes and protests...

New York City braces for Trump indictment after ex-president urges protests

New York [US], March 21: Workers erected barricades around a Manhattan courthouse on Monday as New York City braced for a possible indictment of Donald...

At graveyard of unknown quake victims, Syrians seek news of the missing

Damascus [Syria], March 21: The simple gravestone of a girl killed in last month's earthquake in Syria bears no name, but notes she was wearing...

Israeli minister says 'no such thing' as Palestinian people

Jerusalem [Israel], March 21: An Israeli minister with responsibility for administrating the occupied West Bank drew condemnation on Monday after he said there was no...

'Climate time bomb ticking', emissions must urgently be cut, UN chief says

New York [US], March 21: U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned that the "climate time bomb is ticking" as he urged rich nations on Monday...

North Korea's Kim oversees simulated nuclear counterattack against US, South Korea

Pyongyang [North Korea], March 21:North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen drills simulating a nuclear counterattack against the U.S. and South Korea in a...

WB offers USD$220 million in new agricultural investment grants for 15 national...

Washington [US], March 21: USD$220 million in new agricultural investment grants for 15 national governments was announced by the Global Agriculture and Food Security Programme...

Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah visits SRTIP, Sharjah's premier hub for innovation...

Sharjah [UAE], March 21: H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, visited the Sharjah Research, Technology...

Sultan Al Qasimi attends conclusion of 32nd 'Sharjah Theatre Days'

Sharjah [UAE], March 21: H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, today attended the closing ceremony of...