Riyadh hosts International Conference on Justice on March 5-6

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], March 5: The International Conference on Justice will be held in Riyadh on March 5-6, 2023, under the theme "Facilitating Access to...

Egypt wins Abu Dhabi Jiu-Jitsu Pro Championship in Cairo

Cairo [Egypt], March 5: Egypt won the Abu Dhabi Jiu-Jitsu Pro (AJP) Championship that took place in Cairo on March 3-4, 2023.

UN appeals for unhindered humanitarian access amid clashes in northern Somalia

Mogadishu [Somalia], March 4: The United Nations relief official in Somalia on Friday appealed for unhindered humanitarian access to all those in need as clashes...

Iran rejects British navy's "baseless" claim of seizing vessel carrying Iranian weaponry

Tehran [Iran], March 4: Iran on Friday rejected as "baseless" Britain's claim of "having seized a shipment of Iranian arms" in the Gulf of Oman...

Türkiye expects to raise trade volume with UAE to 25 bln USD...

Istanbul [Turkey], March 4: Türkiye expected to raise its trade volume with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to 25 billion U.S. dollars within five years,...

UN rights chief warns of increasing violence in Palestine, Israel

Geneva [Switzerland], March 4: Increasing violence against both Israelis and Palestinians has had tragic consequences on the innocent people, United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for...

Lufthansa returns to profits after COVID-19 slump

Berlin [Germany], March 4: After two consecutive years of losses, Germany's flagship airline Lufthansa said on Friday it had once again made a profit in...

Oil prices rise, notching weekly gains

New York [US], March 4: Oil prices continued their upward trajectory on Friday, leading both crude benchmarks to solid gains for the week.

U.S. dollar slides after services PMI report

New York [US], March 4: The U.S. dollar weakened in late trading on Friday, following the release of the February U.S. services report.

Japanese gov't backs use of GPS trackers to prevent int'l bail jumping

Tokyo [Japan], March 4: The cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday approved legal revisions to enable courts to order the use of...

Portuguese Church struggles to adopt concrete measures to tackle child sexual abuse

Lisbon [Portugal], March 4: Portugal's Catholic Church announced a handful of steps on Friday to tackle child sexual abuse within the Church - but it...

Brunei expects over 10,000 cruise ship tourists in 2023

Bandar Seri Begawan [Brunei], March 4: Brunei is expected to see more than 10,000 cruise ship passengers this year, the country's Tourism Development Department under...

US Justice Department opens the way to sue Mr. Trump

Washington [US], March 4: According to the US Department of Justice, former President Donald Trump does not enjoy absolute immunity from civil lawsuits accusing him...

President Biden undergoes surgery to remove skin cancer lesions

Washington [US], March 4: White House doctor Kevin O'Connor said the skin cancer lesion was discovered during a comprehensive physical examination . This is...

Russians pound access routes to Ukraine's besieged Bakhmut

Moscow [Russia], March 4: Russian troops and mercenaries rained artillery on the last access routes to the besieged Ukrainian city of Bakhmut on Friday, bringing...

Greece train crash: families of victims grieve as protests grow

Greece, March 4: Families and friends, dressed in black, clung to each other, in tears, as the coffin of a 34-year-old mother killed in Greece's...

Fire at Indonesia's Pertamina fuel storage station kills 17

Halmahera [Indonesia], March 4: At least 17 people were killed when a fire broke out on Friday at a fuel storage station operated by Indonesia's...

UAE, Türkiye are ushering in a new era of strategic economic cooperation:...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 4: The Ministers of economy and trade in the UAE and Türkiye said that today's signing of the UAE-Turkish Comprehensive Economic...

Dubai World Cup Carnival reaches its crescendo tomorrow with Super Saturday

Dubai [UAE], March 4: The nine-week Dubai World Cup Carnival will reach its crescendo on 4th March under the brilliant lights of the Meydan Racecourse,...

Global luxury goods market surged 21% to €1.3 trillion in 2022: Investopia...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 4: A panel discussion at the Investopia 2023 Conference that concluded today in Abu Dhabi cast light on the global luxury...

Blockchain, AI promoting investments in emerging markets: Investopia Conference

Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 4: Investopia Conference- Abu Dhabi 2023 emphasised on the importance of investment in modern technologies, such as blockchain, and AI, to...

EU inks deals to support Morocco's development

Rabat [Morocco], March 3: The European Union (EU) and Morocco signed on Thursday five agreements with a total value of 498 million euros (526.78 million...

IAEA chief to travel to Iran for high-level nuke talks

Vienna [Austria], March 3: The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, plans to travel to Tehran on Saturday for high-level talks,...

Putin calls security council meeting after accusing Ukraine of terror

Moscow [Russia], March 3: Russian President Vladimir Putin called a special meeting of the National Security Council on Thursday, following reports from his own intelligence...

Latvia follows US, Canada, EU and bans TikTok on official devices

Riga [Latvia], March 3: The Latvian Foreign Ministry has banned the use of the Chinese short video platform TikTok on official mobile phones and other...

Rocket carrying UAE astronaut blasts off for ISS

Florida [US], March 3: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off on Thursday to the International Space Station carrying two NASA astronauts, a Russian cosmonaut...

Rescuers save dog 3 weeks after quake

Istanbul [Turkey], March 3:Rescuers pulled a dog alive from a collapsed building in southern Turkey three weeks after last month's 7.8-magnitude deadly earthquake, local media...