Sharjah, Al Fuheis seal fifth-round wins as podium race intensifies at AWST...
Sharjah [UAE], February 9: The fifth round of the basketball competition at the 8th Arab Women Sports Tournament (AWST 2026) concluded on Sunday with pivotal...
China's cultural sector grows 7.4 pct in 2025, showing strong resilience
Beijing [China], February 8: China's cultural industry maintained steady growth in 2025, demonstrating strong resilience and vitality, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed...
Xi extends Spring Festival greetings to military veterans
Beijing [China], February 8: Chinese President Xi Jinping has extended Spring Festival greetings to the country's military veterans.
Arsenal win with ease as Man United and Carrick prevail again
London [UK], February 8: Viktor Gyokeres scored a second-half brace as Arsenal piled the pressure on rivals Manchester City with a statement 3-0 win over...
Umnia Bank ín Morocco posts strong 2025 financial results
Doha [Qatar], February 8: Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani bin Abdullah Al Thani, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Umnia Bank in Morocco, announced the...
What to expect from the US dollar going forward?
Washington [US], February 8: Foreign exchange (FX) markets are the clearest expressions of global macro trends, being at the centre of capital flows and the...
US families become increasingly strained in diverging economy
Washington [US], February 8: Around the crack of dawn, a line begins forming at a strip mall in Hyattsville, Maryland, as residents ranging from students...
Trump after Olympic opener: Vance wouldn't be booed in US
Washington [US], February 8: United States President Donald Trump has reacted with surprise that his deputy, JD Vance, was booed in Italy at the opening...
Voting begins in Japan's general election
Tokyo [Japan], February 8: Voting in Japan's general election began on Sunday morning, with a total of 1,284 candidates competing for 465 seats in the...
Three killed in avalanches in northern Italy
Milan [Italy], February 8: Three people were killed on Saturday in avalanches while skiing off-piste in the northern Italian regions of Trentino Alto Adige and...
Eight killed in explosion in northern China
Beijing [China], February 8: An explosion at a small biotechnology company in northern China early on Saturday killed eight people, Chinese state media reported on...
U.S. takes early lead in figure skating team event at Milan-Cortina 2026
Milan [Italy], February 7: The United States sat on top while China provisionally ranked ninth in team event after the first-day competition of figure skating...
U.S. Justice Department announces arrest of "key participant" in 2012 Benghazi attack
Washington DC [US], February 7: U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Friday that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrested one of the "key...
U.S. consumer sentiment rises slightly in February
New York [US], February 7: The U.S. Consumer Sentiment Index rose to 57.3 in February 2026, according to a preliminary reading released Friday by the...
Exhibition in New York explores contemporary approaches to Chinese ink art
New York [US], February 7: An art exhibition held here Thursday evening brought together five Chinese artists exploring contemporary approaches to ink art across painting,...
Rubio says U.S. to maintain credible, modernized nuclear deterrent
Washington DC [US], February 7: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday vowed that the United States will maintain a credible and modernized nuclear...
UN agency reports famine in two more areas in Sudan's North Darfur
Nairobi [Kenya], February 6: The famine threshold has been passed in two more areas in Sudan's North Darfur State, UN monitors reported on Thursday. The...
US and Russia agree to re-establish high-level military dialogue
Washington [US] / Moscow [Russia], February 6: The United States and Russia have agreed to re-establish high-level military contacts for the first time since 2021,...
Gaza patients head to Rafah crossing as people return
Gaza [Palestine], February 6: Twenty-five more Palestinians have returned to Gaza through the Rafah crossing following its long-awaited partial reopening, describing an exhausting journey through...
Moscow, Kiev conduct largest prisoner swap in months
Moscow [Russia], February 6: Russia and Ukraine have conducted the largest exchange of prisoners of war in months in a deal mediated during peace talks...
Man killed, girl missing as storm hits Portugal, Spain
Lisbon [Portugal], February 6: A man has lost his life in Portugal after floodwaters engulfed his car, and in Spain, a girl has been reported...
Trump calls Colombia's President Petro 'terrific' after White House meeting
Washington [US], February 5: US President Donald Trump and Colombian President Gustavo Petro met at the White House on Tuesday for the first time after...
Turkiye, Oman willing to host Iran-US talks
Tehran [Iran], February 5: The location of planned negotiations between the United States and Iran has yet to be determined, Tehran said on Wednesday.
Global human rights system is in peril, says HRW in its World...
New York [US], February 5: Rights watchdog Human Rights Watch (HRW) paints one of its bleakest pictures in years of the global human rights situation...
Russia-Ukraine peace talks begin in Abu Dhabi amid wave of attacks
Kiev [Ukraine]/Moscow [Russia], February 5: Peace talks between Ukrainian and Russian representatives were under way in Abu Dhabi, the Ukrainian delegation said on Wednesday.
Khartoum airport receives first scheduled flight since start of Sudan war
Khartoum [Sudan], February 5: The international airport in Khartoum has received its first scheduled commercial flight in more than two years as the Sudanese government...
OMR4mn air gases production plant inaugurated in Al Rusayl Industrial City
Muscat [Oman], February 5: Al Rusayl Industrial City witnessed the inauguration of an air gases production plant for the Global Gas Services Company on Wednesday....