IAEA reports secret modification of Iranian nuclear facility
Tehran [Iran], February 3: Iran has secretly modified a facility for the production of highly enriched uranium, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
Zionist warplanes strike Gaza following rocket fire
Gaza [Palestine], February 3: Zionist warplanes struck Gaza early Thursday, drawing retaliatory rocket fire from Palestinian militants, as violence flared despite US calls for "urgent...
Egypt mummy ingredients discovered
Cairo [Egypt], February 3: The discovery of dozens of beakers and bowls in a mummification workshop has helped reveal how ancient Egyptians embalmed their dead,...
UAE 'Sultan of Space' plans to fast on ISS
Dubai [UAE], February 3: The second Emirati to journey into space, martial arts enthusiast Sultan AlNeyadi, weighed up Thursday performing Ramadan in orbit - and...
Conflict over security, Turkey summons ambassadors of 9 Western countries
Ankara [Turkey], February 3: Turkey on February 2 summoned the ambassadors of nine Western countries, including the US and Sweden, to criticize the temporary closure...
Germany agrees to send Leopard 1 tanks to Ukraine
Berlin [Germany], February 3: The German government has approved the delivery of Leopard 1 tanks to Ukraine and is negotiating the acquisition of 15 Gepard...
Police ban planned Quran burning protest in Norway
Oslo [Norway], February 3: Police in Norway have banned a planned protest including the burning of a copy of the Islamic holy book, the Quran,...
Russian President Vladimir Putin compares Ukraine invasion to Stalingrad fight against Nazi...
Moscow [Russia], February 3: Russian President Vladimir Putin has compared the Ukraine invasion to the fight against Nazi Germany in a speech to mark the...
Israel says Sudan peace deal to be signed in Washington
Jerusalem [Israel], February 3: Israel and Sudan will sign a "historic peace agreement" in Washington in a few months' time, Israel's foreign minister announced following...
US tracking suspected Chinese surveillance balloon
Washington [US], February 3: The US has been monitoring a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that has been spotted in the skies over the northern US...
Australia's new $5 banknote won't feature King Charles
Sydney [Australia], February 3: Australia's central bank said on Thursday that the country's new A$5 banknote would replace an image of the British monarch with...
Sharjah Department of Government Relations explores cultural cooperation with Japanese cities
Dubai [UAE], February 3: Sheikh Majid Al Qasimi, Director of the Sharjah Department of Government Relations (DGR), reviewed with a delegation from Japan, led by...
Reaching the Last Mile & Speak Up Africa launch initiative to mobilise...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], February 3: Reaching the Last Mile, a portfolio of global health programmes driven by the philanthropy of His Highness President Sheikh Mohamed...
U.S. stocks rise after Fed delivers small rate hike
New York [US], February 2: U.S. stocks climbed on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve approved a small interest rate hike.
WTI crude futures settle lower
New York [US], February 2: U.S. oil prices dropped on Wednesday.
Bangladesh's largest annual book fair begins in Dhaka
Dhaka [Bangladesh], February 2: Bangladesh's largest annual book fair kicked off in the capital Dhaka on Wednesday.
S. Korea's consumer price rises 5.2 pct in January
Seoul [South Korea], February 2: South Korea's consumer price rose 5.2 percent in January from a year earlier, marking a faster increase in three months,...
German police nab serial killer who targeted older women
Berlin [Germany], February 2: A 31-year-old Serbian man suspected of having killed several older women in the Schwabisch Hall area of Germany has been taken...
Radioactive capsule found on remote Australian road after huge search
Sydney [Australia], February 2: Emergency teams in Western Australia have successfully located a tiny radioactive capsule that fell off a truck last month, officials said...
Ozzy Osbourne not 'physically capable' of tour after major surgery
London [UK], February 2: Ozzy Osbourne said that following extensive spinal surgery he is not "physically capable" of doing his tour dates in Europe in...
Syrians fear IS resurgence as Kurdish-led forces sweep Raqa
Damascus [Syria], February 2: From his rooftop in the Syrian city of Raqa, Youssef Nasser watches nervously as hundreds of heavily armed Kurdish-led fighters sweep...
Myanmar junta extends state of emergency
Yangon [Myanmar], February 2: Myanmar's junta was granted a six-month extension to a state of emergency, state media reported Wednesday, likely delaying elections the military...
Half a million strike in UK as crisis bites
London [UK], February 2: Half a million people stopped work over pay in Britain on Wednesday leaving transport networks paralyzed and thousands of classrooms empty...
Ukraine predicts a new escalation of Russia
Kyiv [Ukraine], February 2: Yesterday (February 1), Reuters quoted pro-Russian official Yan Gagin in Donetsk as saying that Russian forces had surrounded Bakhmut city and...
The Japan-NATO handshake in the middle of the "power game" in the...
Tokyo [Japan], February 2: The increased cooperation between Japan and NATO is assessed to create a lot of influence in the Indo-Pacific region in the...
Pope Francis in DR Congo: A million celebrate Kinshasa Mass
Kinshasa [DR Congo], February 2: Pope Francis has celebrated one of his biggest Masses, with around a million attendees in the Democratic Republic of Congo's...
No classified documents found at president's beach house
Washinton [US], February 2: No classified documents were found during an FBI search of President Joe Biden's home in Rehoboth, Delaware, his lawyer says.