UAE expresses solidarity with Nepal, conveys condolences over victims of floods
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 27: The United Arab Emirates has expressed its solidarity with the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal over the victims of floods...
UN warns of deteriorating conditions in Gaza, West Bank
New York [US], August 27: The acting United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Ramiz Alakbarov, has warned of escalating tensions and...
FDA approves new drug doubling survival rate for pancreatic cancer patients
Washington [US], August 27: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval for a novel oral therapy developed by Revolution Medicines, following late-stage clinical...
WHO says Ebola outbreak in Uganda over, as cases continue to rise...
London [UK], August 27: The World Health Organisation confirmed Wednesday that the Ebola outbreak in Uganda has officially ended, while cautioning that transmission remains active...
Arab League welcomes US decision to remove Syria from state sponsors of...
Cairo [Egypt], August 27: Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Fahmy has welcomed the US decision to permanently remove the Syrian Arab Republic from its list of...
Trump vows to destroy Iranian ships laying mines in Strait of Hormuz
Washington [US], August 26: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday again threatened to destroy any Iranian ships or boats laying sea mines in the Strait...
Rwanda accuses DRC of supporting armed group
Kigali [Rwanda], August 26: Rwandan President Paul Kagame has again blamed the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for the continuing conflict in the country's...
Rohingya refugees demand justice, dignity
Washington [US], August 26: Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees have rallied to protest against conditions at overcrowded camps in Bangladesh, demanding more international assistance...
Nevada wildfire contained to 27 percent as thousands of people still displaced
Reno [Nevada], August 26: Fire containment has reached 27 percent in the rampant wildfire that first erupted in the Sierra Nevada foothills near the city...
Israeli forces raid UNRWA centre in East Jerusalem
Jerusalem [Israel], August 26: Israeli forces have raided the Qalandiya Training Centre, a key facility operated by the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA)...
Iran, Oman say discussed Hormuz navigational corridor
Tehran [Iran], August 26: Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his Omani counterpart Badr Albusaidi have discussed implementing a temporary navigational corridor and mine-clearing project...
Arab Media Summit 2026 to feature silver jubilee celebrations of Arab Media...
Dubai [UAE], August 26: The Arab Media Award is celebrating its silver jubilee during the upcoming Arab Media Summit 2026, marking a historic milestone in...
Lebanon's Minister of Culture to deliver keynote address at Arab Media Summit...
Dubai [UAE], August 26: The Arab Media Summit Organising Committee has announced that Dr. Ghassan Salame, Minister of Culture of Lebanon, will deliver the keynote...
Abdullah bin Zayed receives phone call from Lebanese Prime Minister
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 26: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, received a phone call from...
Syrian Democratic Forces dissolved, fully integrated into Syrian Army
Damascus [Syria], August 26: Mazloum Abdi announced Tuesday the end of the mission of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and their dissolution as an independent...
South Korea says US cancelled upcoming joint marine exercises over Iran war
Seoul [South Korea], August 25: South Korea says the United States has cancelled a large joint amphibious landing exercise scheduled for next month due to...
Ebola cases in DRC hit 5,515 as Pope Leo urges global action...
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reached 5,515 confirmed cases of infection and killed 2,642 people, with 51 new...
Eight, including 2 children, killed in Gaza strikes
Gaza [Israel], August 25: Sources at hospitals in Gaza told Al Jazeera Arabic that Israeli air strikes killed at least eight Palestinians, including two children,...
Iran vows to retaliate after US widens sanctions
Tehran [Iran], August 25: Iran promised to retaliate against expanded U.S. economic sanctions that the Americans said would cut off Iran's economic lifeline, with Tehran...
US unveils 'economic D-Day' of sanctions to isolate Iran
Washington [US], August 25: The U.S. on Monday announced an expansion of secondary sanctions it hopes will "sever every economic lifeline" sustaining Iran, as President...
US removes Syria from terrorism sponsor list
Damascus [Syria], August 25: The United States removed Syria from its list of state sponsors of terrorism on Monday, lifting what Damascus says was the...
Tornado in southern France injures 26 people, damages 100 homes
Paris [France], August 25: A tornado in the Aude department, southern France, injured at least 26 people and damaged around 100 homes in Pomas, near...
Hungary keeps 7.5% deficit goal while drought, energy costs bite
Budapest [Hungary], August 25: Hungary's new government promised to clean up the budget. The weather and the energy market are not cooperating.
S. Korea to develop environmental, ocean observation satellite
Seoul [South Korea], August 25: South Korea will develop a next-generation environmental and ocean observation satellite by 2033 to succeed the current geostationary satellite, the...
UN reports 47 killed, 22 injured in overnight gang attack near Port-au-Prince
Port-au-Prince [Haiti], August 25: At least 47 people were killed and 22 more injured in an overnight gang raid on a neighborhood overlooking Haiti's of...
Landfill collapse in Guinea kills at least 30
Conakry [Guinea], August 24: A mountainous heap of refuse has collapsed at the largest landfill in Guinea's capital, Conakry, killing at least 30 people, according...
Spanish villagers return home after wildfires and floods
Madrid [Spain], August 24: Spanish villagers on part of the Mediterranean coast hit by wildfires and flooding were returning home on Sunday, though in some...