Iraq to plant 5m trees in climate action

Basra [Iraq], March 13: Iraq's prime minister on Sunday announced a campaign to combat the severe impacts of climate change on the water-scarce country, including...

Jordan princess weds in royal ceremony

Amman [Jordan], March 13: The daughter of Jordan's King Abdullah II on Sunday wed a financier of Greek origin at a ceremony at the royal...

Saudi Arabia launches new national airline

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], March 13: Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman formally announced on Sunday the creation of a new national airline, Riyadh Air,...

Eight dead after two migrant boats capsize near San Diego

California [US], March 13: At least eight people have died after two fishing boats capsized off the coast of San Diego, California, in an apparent...

Pope Francis to gather cardinals to mark his 10th anniversary as pontiff

Vatican City [Italy], March 13: Pope Francis will mark his 10 years as head of the Roman Catholic Church by celebrating Mass with cardinals in...

North Korea launches missiles from submarine as U.S.-South Korean drills begin

Pyongyang [North Korea], March 13: Nuclear-armed North Korea test-fired two strategic cruise missiles from a submarine on Sunday, state news agency KCNA said just as...

Man sues three women for helping his ex-wife obtain abortion pills

Texas [US], March 13: A Texas man has filed a wrongful death lawsuit accusing three women of helping his ex-wife obtain abortion pills, in one...

Record-strength cyclone Freddy displaces hundreds in second Mozambique landfall

Maputo [Mozambique], March 13: Cyclone Freddy displaced hundreds of people as it battered central Mozambique after making landfall for a second time in a month,...

North Korea: Significant steps in response to war provocations by the US...

Pyongyang [North Korea], March 13: North Korea has decided to take "significant concrete steps" in order to deter war, the official KCNA news agency reported...

UAE aid ship arrives at Latakia Port carrying 1,000 tonnes of food...

Latakia [Syria],March 13: A UAE aid ship, carrying 37,500 food parcels (1,000 tonnes) arrived at the Port of Latakia today.

Gunman kills six at Jehovah's Witness hall attack in Germany

Hamburg [Germany], March 12: A disgruntled former Jehovah's Witness member shot dead six people of the Christian group's congregation in the German city of Hamburg,...

Iran arrests over 100 for involvement in students' poisoning

Tehran [Iran], March 12: Iran's Interior Ministry said on Saturday more than 100 people in 11 provinces have been arrested on charges of involvement in...

Peru's president delivers aid to areas affected by Cyclone Yaku

Lima [Peru], March 12: Peruvian President Dina Boluarte left Lima on Saturday to deliver humanitarian aid to areas affected by heavy rains following Cyclone Yaku.

Venezuelan president optimistic about future of LatAm, Caribbean

Caracas [Venezuela], March 12: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro expressed his optimism about integrating Latin America and the Caribbean and affirmed his country's commitment to various...

Russia to launch e-visas and payment cards for foreigners

St Petersburg [Russia], March 12: Foreign tourists may have a chance to apply for an electronic visa to enter Russia and receive a payment card...

Aussie police intercept half ton of illicit drugs sent by mail

Sydney [Australia], March 12: In a joint operation with the national postal services provider Australia Post, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) have intercepted more than...

Tunisia welcomes Saudi-Iran decision to resume ties

Tunis [Tunisia], March 12: Tunisia welcomed the decision by Saudi Arabia and Iran to resume diplomatic ties, the Tunisian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Saturday.

Protest held in Prague against inflation, military support for Ukraine

Prague [Czech Republic], March 12: Thousands of people protested against high living costs and the government's military support for Ukraine in the Czech capital Prague...

UN envoy to Libya stresses importance of elections to achieve peace, stability

Tripoli [Libya], March 12: The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Libya Abdoulaye Bathily on Saturday stressed the importance of holding national elections...

News Analysis: Experts say early elections may give Erdogan head start in...

Ankara [Turkaey], March 12: In front of cameras, Turkish President RecepTayyip Erdogan signed Friday a decree to launch snap elections, a preemptive move that may...

Facebook-parent Meta planning to launch Twitter rival

Washington [US], March 12: Elon Musk's Twitter could soon face new competition from Facebook-owned Meta.

'New Beginning': Macron, Sunak strike UK-France migrant deal

Paris [France], March 12: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday agreed a new pact worth over 500 million euros...

Russia denounces Georgia protests as coup attempt

Tbilisi [Georgia], March 12: Moscow on Friday accused foreign countries of fomenting mass protests in Georgia, likening them to an attempted coup designed to sow...

Volcano in Indonesia erupts, creating a cloud of ash 3 km high

Jakarta [Indonesia], March12: Some images broadcast by Kompas TV showed houses and roads covered in ash in a village near the volcano , on the...

A series of flights in Germany are about to be canceled because...

Berlin [Germany], March 12: AFP news agency on March 12 reported that the Verdi (Germany) labor union said that a planned 24-hour strike by security...

North Korea resolutely deploys war deterrence measures

Pyongyang [North Korea], March 12: The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on March 12 that North Korea decided to take measures to deter war,...

Thai princess was awarded the rank of major general in the army

Bangkok [Thailand], March 12: The decree of the King of Thailand was published in the Royal Gazette on March 10 and will officially take effect...