UAE raises tally to six medals on day four of Bahrain Asian...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], October 26: The United Arab Emirates increased its medal tally to six - three golds, one silver and two bronzes - ranking...
Sultan bin Ahmed witnesses Sir Bu Nair Festival closing ceremony
Abu Dhabi [UAE], October 26: H.H. Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, attended the closing ceremony of the 2025...
World Meteorological Congress endorses actions to promote AI for forecasts, warnings
Geneva [Switzerland], October 26: The power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve the accuracy, accessibility and reach of weather forecasts and early warnings has been...
WHO, countries, regulators, partners urge collaborative approach to advance safe, equitable AI...
Geneva [Switzerland], October 26: Regulators, academia, industry and World Health Organization (WHO) gahthered for the AI Regulatory and International Symposium (AIRIS) 2025 in Incheon, the...
Africa's cholera death toll tops 6,700 in 2025: Africa CDC
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], October 25: The death toll from ongoing cholera outbreaks across Africa has surpassed 6,700 so far this year, the Africa Centers for...
Severe flooding affects over 960,000 in South Sudan: UN
Geneva [Switzerland], October 25: Severe flooding affected more than 960,000 people in six states in South Sudan and displaced some 335,000 people, the UN Office...
Libya's eastern-based military force frees Nigerien nationals abducted by armed group
Tripoli [Libya], October 25: The Libyan National Army (LNA), which controls eastern Libya, announced on Friday that it has freed several Nigerien nationals who were...
Israeli strike kills Hezbollah commander in S. Lebanon
Lebanon [Beirut], October 25: The Israel Defense Forces said in a statement that it struck and killed a senior Hezbollah commander in southern Lebanon on...
Palestinian factions agree to independent technocratic body for Gaza governance
Cairo [Egypt], October 25: Palestinian factions, including Hamas and Fatah, announced an agreement on Friday to establish a temporary, independent body of technocrats to administer...
Egypt's int'l El Gouna Film Festival closes, highlights Gaza crisis
Cairo [Egypt], October 25: Egypt's international El Gouna Film Festival (GFF) concluded its 8th edition in the Red Sea coastal resort city of Hurghada on...
Seven more UN aid workers arrested by Houthis in Yemen's capital: source
Sanaa [Yemen], October 25: Yemen's Houthis have detained seven more UN aid workers in the capital Sanaa, taking them from their homes, a Houthi source...
U.S. military kills 6 on alleged drug boat in Caribbean
New York [US], October The U.S. military sunk a drug-smuggling vessel overnight in international waters of the Caribbean, killing all six people aboard, U.S. Secretary...
Pentagon sending aircraft carrier to Latin America
Washington [US], October 25: The U.S. military is sending the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group and embarked carrier air wing to the U.S. Southern...
U.S. sanctions Colombian president amid worsening bilateral relations
Washington [US], October 25: The Trump administration on Friday imposed sanctions on Colombian President Gustavo Petro amid deteriorating bilateral relations, accusing Petro of allowing drug...
U.S. transportation secretary says stress level of air traffic controllers "unacceptable"
Washington [US], October 25: U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Friday that there is frustration and anxiety among air traffic controllers as the federal government...
U.S. stocks close higher after cooling inflation data
New York [US], October 25: U.S. stocks ended higher on Friday after the release of slightly cooler-than-expected September inflation data.
Egypt hosts 15th round of UAE President's Cup Series for Purebred Arabian...
Cairo [Egypt], October 25: The Arab Republic of Egypt will host tomorrow, 15th round of the 32nd edition of the UAE President's Cup Series for...
Aviation Safety Transformation Summit 2025 concludes in Dubai with strategic recommendations for...
Dubai [UAE], October 25: The Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA) concluded the inaugural edition of the Aviation Safety Transformation Summit 2025, held over two days,...
World Surf League Longboard Tour returns to Surf Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi [UAE], October 25: The World Surf League (WSL) Longboard Tour returned to Surf Abu Dhabi on Friday for three days of world-class surfing...
UAE Ambassador meets Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ecuador
Dubai [UAE], October 25: Ibrahim Salem Al Alawi, Non-Resident Ambassador of the UAE to the Republic of Ecuador, met with Gabriela Sommerfeld, Minister of Foreign...
EU produced 6.0 million tonnes of pasta worth €9.1 billion in 2024,...
Brussels [Belgium], October 25: EU countries produced last year 6.0 million tonnes of pasta, worth €9.1 billion. Compared with 2023, the value of pasta production...
Four medals place UAE at top of Arab standings in Asian Youth...
Dubai [UAE], October 25: The UAE Athletics Team increased the nation's medal tally to four - two gold, one silver and one bronze - at...
'Let's finish the job' to end polio: WHO
Geneva [Switzerland], October 25: Thirty-five years ago, polio, a highly infectious viral disease, paralysed around 350,000 children per year. Following a UN-led international push, that...
Reform 'Imperative', Guterres tells Security Council, calling for expansion of membership
Geneva [Switzerland], October 25: In a presidential statement today, the UN Security Council reaffirmed its commitment to the Charter of the United Nations and an...
Russia hands over bodies of 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers
Moscow [Russia], October 24: Russia has handed over a further 1,000 soldiers' bodies to Ukraine.
Time to act on Russian assets is now: Zelensky
Brussels [Belgium], October 24: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged European Union leaders to take a swift decision on lending Kiev Russian state assets frozen in...
Brazil's president plans to run for fourth term
Buenos Aires [Argentina], October 24: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva wants to run for a fourth term next year, despite his advanced age,...