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UAE President confers First-Class Medal of Independence on Ambassador of Paraguay

UAE President confers First-Class Medal of Independence on...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], May 23: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan awarded the First-Class Medal of...

Abdullah bin Zayed attends official mourning ceremony of late Iranian President; conveys UAE

Abdullah bin Zayed attends official mourning ceremony of...

Tehran [Iran], May 23: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, led the UAE delegation that...

Zelensky discusses Ukraine's air defense boost with German FM

Zelensky discusses Ukraine's air defense boost with German...

Kyiv [Ukraine], May 22: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed strengthening Ukraine's air defense with visiting German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock...

Finnish gov't proposes controversial border pushback bill to parliament

Finnish gov't proposes controversial border pushback bill to...

Helsinki [Finland], May 22: The Finnish government on Tuesday submitted to parliament a controversial bill that would authorize pushing back...

Türkiye grants visa exemption to Romanian citizens

Türkiye grants visa exemption to Romanian citizens

Ankara [Turkey], May 22: Türkiye has launched a passport-free policy for Romanian citizens, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday.

12 murdered in latest spate of violence in Mexican coast resort

12 murdered in latest spate of violence in...

Mexico City [Mexico], May 22: At least 12 people were murdered in the span of a few hours in the...

Mr. Biden attacked Mr. Trump for using 'Hitler's language'

Mr. Biden attacked Mr. Trump for using 'Hitler's...

Washington [US], May 22: US President Joe Biden harshly criticized his election opponent Donald Trump when he shared a video...

We urge Israel to lift the Gaza blockade: WHO chief

We urge Israel to lift the Gaza blockade:...

Geneva [Switzerland], May 22: In a briefing, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, head of the World Health Organisation, has said that even...

Lack of supplies, security: UNRWA suspends food distribution in Rafah

Lack of supplies, security: UNRWA suspends food distribution...

Gaza [Palestine], May 22: The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has said that food distribution in Gaza's southern city...

States must cut CO2, says UN maritime court in major climate decision

States must cut CO2, says UN maritime court...

Hamburg [Germany], May 22: Man-made greenhouse gases constitute pollution of the oceans according to the UN Convention on the...

Taiwan's legislative chaos sparks fears for island's democracy

Taiwan's legislative chaos sparks fears for island's democracy

Taipei [Taiwan], May 22: Thousands of people on Tuesday gathered outside the main building of Taiwan's parliament to voice their...

US military says 569 tonnes of aid delivered

US military says 569 tonnes of aid delivered

Washington [US], May 22: The US military on Tuesday said that over 569 tonnes of humanitarian aid have been delivered...

9 child workers die in Egypt after bus plunges into Nile

9 child workers die in Egypt after bus...

Cairo [Egypt], May 22: At least 10 female farm workers, nine of them children, died in Egypt on Tuesday when...

Singapore Airlines flight hits severe turbulence, one passenger dead

Singapore Airlines flight hits severe turbulence, one passenger...

Singapore, May 22: One passenger died of a suspected heart attack and 30 were injured after a Singapore Airlines (SIAL.SI),...

Iranian President Raisi's memorial muted amid public discontent

Iranian President Raisi's memorial muted amid public discontent

Tehran [Iran], May 22: Thousands of Iranians turned out to mourn President Ebrahim Raisi in the city of Tabriz, after...

Russia starts exercise to simulate launch of tactical nuclear weapons

Russia starts exercise to simulate launch of tactical...

Moscow [Russia], May 22: Russian forces have started the first stage of exercises ordered by President Vladimir Putin to simulate...

Blinken says he'll work with US Congress to respond to ICC move on Gaza

Blinken says he'll work with US Congress to...

Washington [US], May 22: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the Biden administration would be happy to work with...

Israeli army raids West Bank's Jenin, Palestinians say seven killed

Israeli army raids West Bank's Jenin, Palestinians say...

Tel Aviv [Israel], May 22: Israeli forces raided the West Bank city of Jenin, killing seven Palestinians, including a doctor...

UAE President welcomes participants of ISNR Abu Dhabi 2024

UAE President welcomes participants of ISNR Abu Dhabi...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], May 22: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today met with participants of the...

Abu Dhabi hosts second meeting of UAE-Armenia Joint Committee

Abu Dhabi hosts second meeting of UAE-Armenia Joint...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], May 22: The UAE-Armenia Joint Committee held its second meeting at the headquarters of the Ministry of...

UAE President discusses bilateral relations with French Minister of Economy and Finance

UAE President discusses bilateral relations with French Minister...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], May 22: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today received His Excellency Bruno Le...

UAE President, European Council President discuss regional developments

UAE President, European Council President discuss regional developments

Abu Dhabi [UAE], May 22: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan held a phone call today with...

Italy's economy performs well but slowdown expected: IMF

Italy's economy performs well but slowdown expected: IMF

Rome [Italy], May 21: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday said that while Italy had good recoveries from economic...

UK PM apologizes for infected blood scandal

UK PM apologizes for infected blood scandal

London [UK], May 21: The United Kingdom's (UK) Prime Minister Rishi Sunak apologized for the infected blood scandal on behalf...

Czech Republic records nearly 15,000 cases of Pertussis, 6 die

Czech Republic records nearly 15,000 cases of Pertussis,...

Prague [Czech Republic], May 21: The Czech Republic has recorded nearly 15,000 cases of whooping cough, or pertussis, and six...

President Biden said Israel did not commit genocide in Gaza, condemning the ICC prosecutor

President Biden said Israel did not commit genocide...

Washington [US], May 21: US President Joe Biden said that Israel's military campaign in Gaza was not genocide, criticizing the...

The Myanmar army continues to fall before the rebels

The Myanmar army continues to fall before the...

Yangon [Myanmar], May 21: The military government in Myanmar continues to lose another border town in the ongoing conflict...