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UAE condemns attack on UN Force, South Sudan Troops

UAE condemns attack on UN Force, South Sudan...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 9: The United Arab Emirates has condemned in the strongest terms the attack on a helicopter...

Hamad Al Sharqi receives RAK Crown Prince, Ramadan well-wishers

Hamad Al Sharqi receives RAK Crown Prince, Ramadan...

Fujairah [UAE], March 9: H.H. Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Fujairah, received H.H....

UAQ Ruler receives Ramadan well-wishers

UAQ Ruler receives Ramadan well-wishers

Umm AL Qauwain [UAE], March 9: H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mu'alla, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Umm...

Noura Al Kaabi delivers keynote at 2025 Forbes 30/50 Summit in Abu Dhabi

Noura Al Kaabi delivers keynote at 2025 Forbes...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 9: Noura Al Kaabi, Minister of State, delivered a keynote address at the fourth annual Forbes...

Asia's situation amid Trump's policy turmoil

Asia's situation amid Trump's policy turmoil

New York [US], March 8: US President Donald Trump's policy changes in less than two months have not only affected...

Poland Moves Towards Nuclear Weapons, Building Half a Million-Man Army

Poland Moves Towards Nuclear Weapons, Building Half a...

Warsaw [Poland], March 8: Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said the country is looking to gain access to nuclear and...

Houthi leader issues ultimatum to Israel

Houthi leader issues ultimatum to Israel

Gaza [Palestine], March 8: Houthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi announced on March 7 that the force will continue naval operations...

CIA fires an unspecified number of new officers

CIA fires an unspecified number of new officers

New York [US], March 8: The Central Intelligence Agency fired a slew of recent hires this week.

Mexico won't have to pay tariffs on USMCA goods

Mexico won't have to pay tariffs on USMCA...

New York [US], March 8: U.S. President Donald Trump said Mexico won't be required to pay tariffs on any goods...

Over 1,000 protest NOAA scientist layoffs in Colorado

Over 1,000 protest NOAA scientist layoffs in Colorado

Colorado [US], March 8: Over 1,000 protesters gathered outside a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration building in Boulder, Colorado, on...

Trump pulls $400m from Columbia University

Trump pulls $400m from Columbia University

Washington DC [US], March 8: U.S. President Donald Trump's administration says it has canceled grants and contracts totaling $400 million...

French shipping giant to invest $20 billion in US; create 10,000 new jobs in America: Trump

French shipping giant to invest $20 billion in...

Washington DC [US], March 8: President Donald Trump said the French-based CMA CGM, one of the largest shipping companies in...

Trudeau using tariff problem to run again for Canada PM: Trump

Trudeau using tariff problem to run again for...

Washington DC [US], March 8: President Donald Trump has accused Justin Trudeau of "using the tariff problem" with the US...

SpaceX's Starship explodes in space

SpaceX's Starship explodes in space

Texas [US], March 8: SpaceX's Starship spacecraft tumbled and exploded in space on Thursday minutes after lifting off from Texas.

West Africa faces severe food security crisis, WFP warns

West Africa faces severe food security crisis, WFP...

Geneva [Switzerland], March 8: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that life-saving food and nutrition assistance in...

EU tech chiefs say they don't target US tech

EU tech chiefs say they don't target US...

Brussels [Belgium], March 8: The European Union's digital competition law "does not target US companies," the European Commission's technology and...

FAO Food Price Index rises in February

FAO Food Price Index rises in February

Rome [Italy], March 8: The benchmark for global food commodity prices rose in February, propelled by increases in sugar, dairy,...

UN emergency aid fund releases $110 million for neglected humanitarian crises

UN emergency aid fund releases $110 million for...

New York [US], March 8: Amid deep cuts to global humanitarian funding, the UN's Central Emergency Response Fund, CERF, allocated...

'When women, girls can rise, we all thrive', says UN chief

'When women, girls can rise, we all thrive',...

New York [US], March 8: The UN called for the international community to stand firm in making rights, equality and...

Global battery market advancing rapidly as demand rises sharply, prices continue to decline: IEA

Global battery market advancing rapidly as demand rises...

Paris [France], March 8: The global battery market is advancing rapidly as demand rises sharply and prices continue to decline,...

Rice production forecast to hit record high of 543 million tonnes in 2024/25: FAO

Rice production forecast to hit record high of...

Rome [Italy], March 8: Rice production is forecast to hit a record high of 543 million tonnes (in milled equivalent)...

Use of starvation as weapon war crime in Gaza: UN

Use of starvation as weapon war crime in...

Gaza [Palestine], March 8: UN Human Rights Office in Palestine said Friday that Israel has a legal obligation to ensure...

New Zealand sacks diplomat who questioned Trump's understanding of WWII

New Zealand sacks diplomat who questioned Trump's understanding...

Wellington [New Zealand], March 7: New Zealand has sacked its ambassador to the United Kingdom after the diplomat publicly questioned...

Three Palestinians killed in Israeli shelling of Gaza city

Three Palestinians killed in Israeli shelling of Gaza...

Gaza [Palestine], March 7: Three Palestinians were martyred Thursday as a result of Israeli shelling that targeted a group of...

At least 16 soldiers killed in massive attacks, ambushes in Syria: Monitor

At least 16 soldiers killed in massive attacks,...

Damascus [Syria], March 7: At least 16 members of the security forces were killed on Thursday in a string of...

UK signs 'road map' with France as Channel crossings continue

UK signs 'road map' with France as Channel...

London [UK], March 7: The UK has signed a "road map" agreement with France aimed at bolstering co-operation to tackle...

4 dead after Russian attack on hotel where UK volunteers were staying

4 dead after Russian attack on hotel where...

London [UK], March 7: British humanitarian volunteers survived a Russian missile strike on a hotel building in Ukraine which left...