U.S. Speaker meets Taiwan leader and stresses need to speed up arms...

Washington [US], April 6: U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy hosted Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in California, becoming the most senior U.S. figure to meet a...

Ukraine's Zelenskiy aims for Western warplane coalition; Russians pressure Bakhmut

Kiev [Ukraine], April 6: Ukrainian President VolodymyrZelenskiy said during a trip to Warsaw that Poland would help form a coalition of Western powers to supply...

Violence erupts again at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque

Jerusalem [Israel], April 6: Israeli police clashed with Palestinians at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque a second time, witnesses said, hours after the arrest and removal of...

Federal probe launched in fatal police shooting of Black teen in Washington

Washington [US], April 6:U.S. investigators opened a civil rights probe into last month's fatal shooting of a Black teenager by a U.S. Park Police officer...

Sharjah Ruler meets Omani Ambassador, receives invitation to visit Oman

Sharjah [UAE], April 6: H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, received on Wednesday Dr. Ahmed bin...

Dubai Press Club to host 8th Emirati Media Forum on 10 April

Dubai [UAE], April 6: Under the patronage and in the presence of H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai...

Greek ministers visit Türkiye's quake-hit province amid easing of tensions

Ankara [Turkey], April 5: Greek Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos and Migration and Asylum Minister NotisMitarachi visited Türkiye's quake-hit Hatay province on Tuesday amid mutual efforts...

S. Korea's foreign reserves rebound in March

Seoul [South Korea], April 5:South Korea's foreign reserves rebounded last month owing to a higher conversion value of non-U.S. dollar assets, central bank data showed...

Sri Lanka's central bank maintains current interest rates to continue disinflation

Colombo [Sri Lanka],April 5: The Central Bank of Sri Lanka said it has decided to maintain its Standing Deposit Facility Rate and Standing Lending Facility...

143,000 VW SUVs recalled in US over faulty airbags

Washington [US], April 5: German carmaker Volkswagen must recall some 143,000 SUVs in the United States due to a possible airbag defect, the US National...

IS member killed in US strike in Syria

Damascus [Syria], April 5: The US military said on Tuesday it had killed a senior Islamic State leader in Syria responsible for planning attacks in...

Zelensky to visit Warsaw as Poland delivers MiG-29 jets

Kiev [Ukraine], April 5: Ukrainian President VolodymyrZelensky is expected in Poland on Wednesday for a rare trip abroad since Russia launched its full-scale military invasion...

Former New Zealand PM JacindaArdern to help tackle online extremism

Wellington [New Zealand], April 5: Former New Zealand Prime Minister JacindaArdern will help tackle violent extremism online and will also be on the board of...

Firefighters, army douse massive fire in Bangladesh market

Dhaka [Bangladesh], April 5: Firefighters and army personnel have extinguished a fire that ripped through a crowded shopping complex in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka, injuring several...

With abortion in the balance, Wisconsin voters to choose new high court...

Washington [US],April 5: Wisconsin voters on Tuesday will select a new state Supreme Court justice in an election that will determine the future of abortion...

Trump charged with hush-money scheme to boost 2016 election chances

Washington [US], April 5: Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty in a history-making moment to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, as prosecutors...

UN Afghan staff told to stay home as Taliban signals UN female...

United Nation, April 5: The United Nations told some 3,300 Afghan staff not to come to work in Afghanistan for the next two days after...

Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit files for bankruptcy

California [US], April 5: Virgin Orbit has announced the decision to file for bankruptcy after the layoff of around 85% of employees last week and...

McDonald's closes US offices briefly ahead of layoffs

Chicago [US], April 5: McDonald's has closed its US offices for a few days ahead of informing employees about layoffs.

Finland officially becomes a NATO member

Brussels [Belgium], April 5: Finland became the 31st member of the NATO military alliance on Tuesday amid warnings of "countermeasures" from the Kremlin.

4 years old Saeed RashedAlmheiri from UAE becomes world's youngest author

Abu Dhabi [UAE],April 5: Aboy from the United Arab Emirates has become the youngest person in the world to publish a book, Turkmentportal reported.

The Kingdom of Bahrain launches Golden License to attract large-scale investment projects

Manama [Bahrain], April 5:Bahrain today announced the launch of a Golden License, providing incentives and streamlined services to foreign and local businesses with large-scale investment...

Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure enables e-Signature feature for engineering contracts

Dubai [UAE], April 5: Suhail bin Mohammed Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, announced today that the UAE Pass-based digital signature and verification feature...

UAE President receives phone call from Israel's Prime Minister

Abu Dhabi [UAE], April 5: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received a phone call from Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel,...

Ukraine mocks Russian claim to have taken Bakhmut, says attacks repelled

Kyiv [Ukraine], April 4: Kyiv scorned Russian claims to have captured eastern Bakhmut on Monday, saying its foes had raised a victory flag over "some...

Oil prices soar over 6 pct after OPEC+ output cut

New York [US],April 4: Oil prices surged on Monday after major producers unveiled a surprising decision over the weekend to cut output.

Sri Lanka to raise duty-free allowance for migrant workers to encourage remittance

Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 4:Sri Lanka is set to increase duty-free allowances for migrant workers at the airport starting May in order to encourage remittance,...