Morocco arrests 111 migrants headed for Spain's Ceuta
Rabat [Morocco], August 16: Moroccan police arrested at least 111 people as they tried to enter Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta, amid tightened security...
Earthquake hits Spanish city of Granada
Madrid [Spain], August 16: A magnitude 5 earthquake struck the Spanish city of Granada in the early hours of Saturday, with the regional government saying...
Israeli strikes in south of the country kill at least 11
Tel Aviv [Israel], August 16: At least 11 people were killed in Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon, the Lebanese health ministry said, some of the...
Funeral held for Australian Indigenous girl whose death sparked outback riots
Sydney [Australia], August 16: Mourners gathered in Australia's Northern Territory capital Alice Springs on Saturday to bid farewell to a five-year-old Indigenous girl whose death...
Australia gun buyback to start in November
Sydney [Australia], August 16: Australia's New South Wales state will start a gun buyback in November, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said, part of the national...
GCC Secretary General condemns repeated hostile Iranian attacks on ADNOC tankers
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], August 16: Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), has condemned the repeated hostile Iranian attacks targeting two...
MBZUAI develops landmark benchmark to bridge cultural, dialect gap in Arabic AI
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 16: Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) is pioneering research to refine artificial intelligence so that systems can genuinely...
UAE Team Emirates targets podium finish at Cyclassics Hamburg
Hamburg [Germany], August 16: Mexican cyclist Isaac Del Toro will lead UAE Team Emirates XRG at the 29th edition of the Bemer Cyclassics in Hamburg...
UN warns Ebola claiming one life every 30 minutes in DRC
Geneva [Switzerland], August 16: The United Nations and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have issued a urgent warning over the accelerating Ebola outbreak in...
Meta tests AI scam alert feature on WhatsApp
Washington [US], August 16: Meta has launched a new optional AI-powered scam alert feature on WhatsApp, currently rolled out as a limited test version to...
Mexico races to clear record seaweed surge from Caribbean beaches
Mexico City [Mexico], August 15: Mexico is scrambling to contain a record surge of foul-smelling sargassum along its Caribbean coast, as the brown seaweed swamps...
Belgium records hottest day of 2026 amid ongoing heat wave
Brussels [Belgium], August 15: Belgium recorded its hottest 13 August since measurements began on Thursday, with 32,2 °C measured in Uccle, according to Royal Meteorological...
French taxpayers' data stolen in cyber attack, French Finance Ministry says
Paris [France], August 15: French taxpayers' data, both individuals and professionals, stolen in a cyberattack, the French Finance Ministry said.
Indonesia targets 30 GW of solar power in 2026
Jakarta [Indonesia], August 15: Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto said the government would build solar power plants (PLTS) with a capacity of 30 gigawatts (GW)...
UK government issues severe alert to warn of high risk of wildfires
London [UK], August 15: An emergency alert has been sent to millions of mobile phones across the UK warning of a serious wildfire risk.
Arab League, GCC affirm need for unifying efforts to address current regional...
Cairo [Egypt], August 14: The League of Arab States and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have affirmed the importance of continuing consultations and coordination between...
UAE strongly condemns targeting of two ADNOC vessels while transiting Strait of...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 14: The United Arab Emirates has strongly condemned and denounced the hostile Iranian attack that targeted two vessels affiliated with ADNOC...
Three dead, 17 injured in Cairo mall helium cylinder explosion
Cairo [Egypt], August 14: Three people were killed and 17 others injured on Thursday following a helium cylinder explosion and subsequent fire at Arabella Plaza...
Google unveils Gemini 3.7 Flash AI model for coding, agent workflows
Washington [US], August 14: Alphabet's Google launched Gemini 3.7 Flash on Thursday, its latest AI model designed for software coding and automated business tasks, but...
Germany records 12,500 heat-related deaths in 2026
Berlin [Germany], August 14: Since the beginning of the year, approximately 12,500 people have died in Germany due to extreme heat, surpassing the previous record...
Kuwait foils terrorist plot targeting vital facility
Kuwait City [Kuwait], August 13: The Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior on Wednesday foiled a terrorist plot targeting a vital facility in the country and arrested...
UAE President and King of Bahrain discuss fraternal ties and regional developments
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 13: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of...
Zayed Authority for People of Determination celebrates graduation of first cohort of...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 13: Abdulla bin Mohammed bin Butti Al Hamed, Chairman of the National Media Authority (NMA), attended the graduation ceremony of the...
RAK Ruler says youth are foundation of nation's development, prosperity
Dubai [UAE], August 13: H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, today received Dr....
Total solar eclipse begins at edge of Russian Arctic
Moscow [Russia], August 13: tate Space Corporation Roscosmos has confirmed that the total solar eclipse has begun over Russia's remote Arctic regions. The cosmic alignment...
Amlak Finance announces its H1 2026 financial results
Dubai [UAE], August 12: Amlak Finance PJSC announced its H1 2026 financial results for the period that ended 30th June 2026. The Company maintained its...
Lebanon's Parliament approves abolition of death penalty
Beirut [Lebanon], August 12: The Lebanese House of Parliament approved the proposal to abolish the death penalty during Tuesday's legislative session, Lebanon's National News Agency...