Australia fines lender NAB $1.4 million for wrongfully charging fees
Canberra [Australia], September 23: The Australian Federal Court has fined the country's second-biggest lender National Australia Bank (NAB) a penalty of A$2.1 million ($1.4...
Israel to start vaccinations against new Omicron substrains
Jerusalem [Israel], September 22: Israel will soon start vaccinations against new Omicron substrains of COVID-19, the Health Ministry announced on Thursday in a statement.
5.6-magnitude quake hits Southeast of Honshu, Japan - GFZ
Tokyo [Japan], September 22: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 jolted Southeast of Honshu, Japan, at 2122 GMT on Thursday, the GFZ German Research...
State of emergency declared for New Zealand's Queenstown following heavy rain
Wellington [New Zealand],September 22: New Zealand's scenic town Queenstown declared a state of emergency on Friday for an initial period of seven days, as part...
Singapore's first green bond report published
Singapore, September 22: Singapore's Ministry of Finance on Thursday published the first edition of the Singapore Green Bond Report.
Young Arabs want to boycott brands that damage environment
Doha [Qatar],September 22: More than half (58 percent) of Arab youth are ready to support calls to boycott brands that damage the environment, rising to...
Niger's toppled president takes legal action
Niamey [Niger], September 22: Mohamed Bazoum, Niger's former president who was overthrown by the military, is taking the coup plotters to court.
Indonesia jails woman for blasphemy over TikTok food video
Jakarta [Indonesia], September 22: An Indonesian court has jailed a woman for two years after she was found guilty of breaching the country's blasphemy laws...
Russia and Ukraine conduct heavy airstrikes as war nears 20th month
Kiev [Ukraine], September 22: Russia launched a new wave of heavy airstrikes on Ukraine early on Thursday morning, including on the capital Kiev, while Ukraine...
Zelensky says he had 'great dialogue' with US Senators
Washington [US], September 22: Ukrainian President VolodymyrZelensky said he had a "great dialogue" with US Senators and expressed his gratefulness for US support, as things...
Venezuela regains control of gang-run jail with pool and zoo
Caracas [Venezuela], September 22: Some 11,000 soldiers and police stormed the Tocoron prison in Venezuela about 140 kilometres south-west of the capital Caracas in a...
Azerbaijan, Karabakh separatists hold 'constructive' peace talks
Baku [Azerbaijan], September 22: Azerbaijan and Armenian separatists from the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh held their first direct peace talks Thursday, after Baku claimed to...
MBS: Palestinian issue key for normalization
New York [US], September 22:Saudi Arabia's crown prince said Wednesday that a historic normalization of relations with the Zionist entity is getting "closer", as he...
PM calls on Iraqi counterpart to abide by Khor Abdullah accord
New York [US], September 22: Representative of HH the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Nawaf Al-Sabah,...
Do your utmost best, Crown Prince urges Kuwaiti athletes
Beijing [China], September 22: His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah urged athletes competing in the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou Thursday...
Australia to hold independent inquiry into handling of COVID pandemic
Canberra [Australia], September 22: Australia's centre-left Labor government on Thursday said it would hold an independent inquiry into the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic to...
US offers work permits to half million Venezuelans
Washington [US], September 22: The U.S. will grant temporary deportation relief and access to work permits to nearly half a million Venezuelans already in the...
King Charles visits Notre-Dame in state trip aimed at bolstering ties
Paris [France], September 22: King Charles underscored on Thursday the importance of the relationship between Britain and France and called for a renewed "Entente Cordiale"...
Poland, with election looming, says it isn't sending new arms to Ukraine
Warsaw [Poland], September 22: Poland is only carrying out previously agreed arms deliveries to Ukraine, a government spokesman said on Thursday, amid souring bilateral relations...
Fujairah Crown Prince receives Minister of Culture and Youth
Fujairah [UAE], September 22: H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Crown Prince of Fujairah, stressed the importance of partnerships and strategic projects...
Nagorno-Karabakh fighting dies down after Russia brokers ceasefire
Moscow [Russia], September 21:A ceasefire has been agreed in the disputed South Caucasus region of Nagorno-Karabakh about a day after the start of an Azerbaijani...
UN official calls for honoring truce in Palestinian refugee camp in S....
Beirut [Lebanon], September 21: A senior UN official on Wednesday called on factions involved in clashes in the Ain Al-Helweh Palestinian refugee camp in southern...
Israel to support innovative projects for integrating Hebrew, Arabic languages in AI...
Jerusalem [Israel], September 21: The Israel Innovation Authority (IIA) on Wednesday said in a statement that it would invest a total of 30 million shekels...
5.5-magnitude quake hits 50 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska -- USGS
Washington [US], September 21: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 jolted 50 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska at 0113 GMT on Thursday, the...
12 missing after vessel capsizes in western Myanmar
Yangon [Myanmar], September 21: A total of 12 people went missing after a vessel capsized on Tuesday in western Myanmar's Sagaing Region, the information team...
Indonesia to start oil, Gas exploration in Papua
Jakarta [Indonesia], September 21: The Indonesian government has set to explore oil and gas resources in Warim block, Papua province, a minister said on Wednesday.
Tajik president calls for more int'l aid for Afghanistan
United Nations, September 21: Tajik President EmomaliRahmon on Wednesday called on the international community to provide more humanitarian aid for Afghanistan.