Swiss trial acquits man who admitted abducting Belarus politicians
Geneva [Switzerland], October 2: YuryGaravsky had confessed to being part of a hit squad in Belarus that forcibly disappeared prominent members of the country's opposition....
Spain: Nightclub fire kills 13 in Murcia
Murcia[Spain], October 2: At least 13 people have died in a fire that engulfed three nightclubs in the south-eastern Spanish city of Murcia.
Mourners hail dead Russian mercenary Prigozhin as hero of the people
Moscow [Russia], October 2: At memorials to Yevgeny Prigozhin, who was killed in an unexplained plane crash exactly 40 days ago, dozens of mourners hailed...
Ten Cuban migrants hiding in truck die in Mexico accident
Chiapas[Mexico], October 2: At least 10 Cuban migrants who were hiding in a cargo truck have died after the vehicle overturned on a highway in...
Nigeria's President Tinubu increases wages as national strike looms
Abuja [Nigeria], October 2: Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has announced a six-month increase to the minimum wage as workers are set to start an indefinite...
Attackers set off bomb at Turkish government building, both die
Ankara [Turkey], October 2: Two attackers detonated a bomb in front of Turkish government buildings in Ankara this morning, leaving both of them dead and...
House of Wisdom and King Faisal Centre sign MoU to organise exhibition...
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], October 2: The House of Wisdom (HoW) in Sharjah signed a cooperation agreement with the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic...
Scottish companies set to showcase world-leading energy transition innovations at ADIPEC in...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], October 2: Twenty-four innovative Scottish companies will showcase Scotland's outstanding strengths in delivering energy transition at this week's ADIPEC event in Abu...
ADIPEC Awards 2023: Recognising changemakers transforming energy industry
Abu Dhabi [UAE], October 2: A coveted recognition for the energy industry, the ADIPEC Awards is an important part of ADIPEC, which takes place in...
UAE President holds phone call with Turkish President
Abu Dhabi [UAE], October 2: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan held a telephone call with Turkish President RecepTayyipErdoğan today to...
Iran sends oil tankers abroad under U.S. eyes: deputy minister
Tehran [Iran],October 1: Iran's Deputy Oil Minister Morteza Shahmirzaei said on Saturday Iran sends its oil tankers to other countries right before the U.S. warships'...
Japan forbids stealth advertising with new regulation
Tokyo [Japan], October 1: The Japanese government started to forbid stealth marketing, a practice in which companies promote their products or services while concealing the...
First commercial flight from Libya to Italy in almost 10 years takes...
Tripoli [Libya], October 1: A Rome-bound flight took off Saturday here in the Libyan capital, resuming direct scheduled flights between Libya and Italy after a...
Tens of thousands attend climate justice protest in Switzerland
Geneva [Switzerland], October 1: In the Swiss city of Bern, tens of thousands of people took to the streets on Saturday to demand immediate action...
French government avoids 18th vote of no confidence: Parliament
Paris [France], October 1: The lower house of the French parliament said on Saturday it had dismissed a no-confidence motion put forward against the government...
Putin vows to rebuild occupied Ukraine as part of Russia
Moscow [Russia], October 1: On the first anniversary of Russia's annexation of the four Ukrainian regions of Kherson, Zaporizhzhya, Donetsk and Luhansk, Russian President Vladimir...
Kosovo demands Serbia withdraw troops from border
Pristina [Kosovo], October 1: Kosovo on Saturday demanded that Serbia withdraw its troops from their common border, saying it was ready to protect its territorial...
Climate change means New York City's flooding is 'new normal
New York [US], October 1: Torrential downpours that caused flash flooding in New York City on Friday reflect a "new normal" due to the effects...
US Congress avoids government shutdown in last-minute deal
Washington [US], October 1: The US government has avoided a federal shutdown after both House and Senate agreed on a short-term funding deal.
Musk slams German-funded migrants rescue Med operations
Berlin [Germany], October 1: Billionaire Elon Musk on Saturday waded into German politics at a time of a heated debate on immigration across Europe, saying...
Indonesian families face trauma, threats year after stadium crush
Malang[Indonesia], October 1: Holding buckets of water, Cholifatul Nur sprinkles flowers planted at her young son's grave and wipes clean the stone slab where a...
Malta summit urges EU to stop migration at source
Mdina[Malta], October 1: The leaders of nine Mediterranean and southern European countries called Friday for a "significant increase" in the EU's efforts to tackle the...
Almost all ethnic Armenians flee breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh
Kornidzor[Armenia], October 1: The flood of refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh dwindled to a trickle Saturday as Armenia said nearly the entire population of the breakaway territory...
Australia: Man dies after whale flips fishing boat
Sydney [Australia], October 1: Authorities in the east coast of Australia said on Saturday one man was dead and another injured after a whale collided...
Maktaba launches 11th Little Writer in the Big Book competition
Abu Dhabi [UAE], October 1:Maktaba at the Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi (DCT-Abu Dhabi) has launched the 11th edition of its Little...
UAE Rulers congratulate Emir of Kuwait on third anniversary of his accession...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], October 1: Their Highnesses Supreme Council Members and Rulers of the Emirates have sent congratulatory messages to His Highness Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad...
Hamdan bin Mohammed witnesses graduation of third cohort of Dubai Future Experts...
Dubai [UAE], October 1: H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Chairman of the Executive Council and Chairman of...