UAE shares model for women empowerment, gender equality with international community
New York [USA], July 19: The UAE has reaffirmed the critical role of women empowerment and gender equality in achieving the United Nations' (UN) 2030...
European Commission welcomes adoption of EU mandate to launch negotiations with GCC...
Brussels [Belgium], July 19: The European Commission and the High Representative welcomed the European Council's decision authorising them to enter into negotiations with each of...
16-year-olds to be allowed to vote as UK ministers set out reforms
London [UK], July 18: The next British general election will see 16-year-olds able to vote for the first time, ministers have confirmed in wide-ranging plans...
Russia, Ukraine each report one dead in strikes
Moscow [Russia]/ Kyiv [Ukraine], July 18: At least one person was killed and five others were injured in a Russian drone attack on the Ukrainian...
Southeast Asia steps up crackdown on online fraud
Washington [US], July 18: Many Southeast Asian countries are stepping up crackdowns, establishing specialized units to prevent and enhance coordination to deal with online fraud...
What does President Trump think about the Fed Chairman?
Washington [US], July 18: Bloomberg reported on July 16 that US President Donald Trump may soon remove Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, causing the stock...
President Trump suffers from chronic venous insufficiency
Washington [US], July 18: US President Donald Trump has been diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency after a medical examination for swelling in his legs.
US plans to impose 93.5% tax on a material from China
Washington [US], July 18: The US Department of Commerce announced on July 17 that it plans to impose a preliminary anti-dumping tax of 93.5% on...
New US intelligence assessment of Iran damage emerges
Washington [US], July 18: New US intelligence assessments suggest that Iran's Fordow nuclear enrichment facility was severely damaged, and possibly destroyed, in an attack in...
US aircraft carrier strike group arrives in the East Sea
Washington [US], July 18: The US Navy's Carl Vinson aircraft carrier strike group entered the South China Sea on July 16, according to USNI News.
Ms. Svyrydenko officially became the new Prime Minister of Ukraine
Kyiv [Ukraine], July 18: The Ukrainian Parliament on July 17 voted to approve a new government, which will be led by new Prime Minister Yulia...
Israeli strike hits Gaza church, killing 3 and wounding priest who was...
Tel Aviv [Israel], July 18: An Israeli shell slammed into the compound of the only Catholic church in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing three...
South Korea lashed by heavy rain, four dead and more than 1,000...
Seoul [South Korea], July 18: Four people died and more than 1,000 have been evacuated in South Korea after the country was lashed by torrential...
Georgia stops sale of $3 million of uranium that could have been...
Atlanta (Georgia) [US], July 18: Georgia has detained two people for handling and attempting to sell $3 million worth of uranium which could have been...
Ukraine offers its front line as test bed for foreign weapons
Kyiv [Ukraine], July 18: Ukraine will let foreign arms companies test out their latest weapons on the front line of its war against Russia's invasion,...
Meta investors, Zuckerberg reach settlement to end $8 billion trial over Facebook...
Washington [US], July 18: Mark Zuckerberg and current and former directors and officers of Meta Platforms (META.O), opens new tab agreed on Thursday to settle...
Sharjah Ruler approves new residential area in Al Dahiyat
Abu Dhabi [UAE], July 18: His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has approved the development...
Joint Statement on recent developments in Syria
Abu Dhabi [UAE], July 18: Over the past two days, the Foreign Ministers of the United Arab Emirates, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Kingdom...
UAE expresses solidarity with Republic of Korea, offers condolences over flood victims
Abu Dhabi [UAE], July 18: The United Arab Emirates expressed its sincere condolences and solidarity with the Republic of Korea over the victims of the...
UAE President, Hungarian Prime Minister hold talks in Budapest to discuss bilateral...
Budapest [Hungary], July 18: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met today with His Excellency Viktor Orban, Prime Minister of Hungary,...
UAE President, Hungarian Prime Minister witness exchange of agreements, MoUs to strengthen...
Budapest [Hungary], July 18: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and His Excellency Viktor Orban, Prime Minister of Hungary, today witnessed...
UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon: Lebanon needs major, sustained international support
New York [US], July 18: During today's briefing on the implementation of resolution 1701 (2006), the UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, told the...
Fighting resumes in Syria, Israel issues ultimatum
Damascus [Syria], July 17: Fierce fighting continues in the southern Syrian city of Sweida despite a ceasefire agreement declared by the army.
Iran's Supreme Leader Sends Tough Message to US, Israel
Tehran [Iran], July 17: Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei accused Israel of seeking to "overthrow the system" in its attack on Tehran in June and...
War escalates in southern Syria
Damascus [Syria], July 17: Fighting continued after the Syrian army entered the city of Sweida in the province of the same name, while Israeli aircraft...
The West seeks to put pressure on Russia
Moscow [Russia], July 17: The Kyiv Independent on July 16 quoted US President Donald Trump as saying that Patriot air defense systems were on their...
Cambodia arrests more than 1,000 people, cracks down on online scams
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], July 17: Cambodia has launched a nationwide crackdown on online scams, after Prime Minister Hun Manet threatened to transfer or sack local...