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Russia 'closely monitoring' tense situation in Kosovo
Moscow [Russia], September 26: The Kremlin said it was closely monitoring what it called a "potentially dangerous" situation in Kosovo.

Taliban weighs using US mass surveillance plan
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 26: The Taliban are creating a large-scale camera surveillance network for Afghan cities.

Canadian Sikhs stage protests against Indian government over...
Ottawa [Canada], September 26: Canadian Sikhs staged small protests outside India's diplomatic missions on Monday.

Philippines removes Chinese barrier
Manila [Philippines], September 26: The Philippines said on Monday it executed a "special operation" to remove a floating barrier installed...

Dubai Press Club launches 'DXB Media Tech Fest'
Dubai [UAE], September 26: The Dubai Press Club (DPC), in collaboration with the American University in Dubai (AUD), today announced...

3rd edition of Sharjah-HamriyahAquathlon sees huge success
Sharjah [UAE], September 26: Sharjah Sports Council (SSC) celebrated, Sunday, the conclusion of the third edition of the Sharjah-Al HamriyaAquathlon,...

UAE expresses solidarity with Bahrain and offers condolences...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], September 26: The UAE has expressed its sincere condolences and solidarity with the Kingdom of Bahrain over...

Arab media and film sector leaders discuss the...
Dubai [UAE], September 26: In a series of dialogues held at the inaugural Youth Media Forum, organised by the Dubai...

London celebrates Mid-Autumn Festival with performances
London [UK], September 25: A show for the celebration of the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival was staged in London Chinatown on...

Australians warned to prepare for looming natural disasters
Canberra [Australia], September 25: Australia is facing possible compounding and cascading natural disasters through summer, the nation's top emergency management...

Egyptian opposition presidential candidate targeted by spyware
Cairo [Egypt], September 25: An opposition Egyptian presidential candidate was targeted with spyware a number of times in recent months,...

Sharp rise in cholera cases worldwide in past...
Geneva [Switzerland], September 25: The number of cholera cases around the world have more than doubled in the past year,...

Iran says plot for 30 simultaneous explosions in...
Tehran [US], September 25: Iran says it has thwarted 30 explosions that were planned to go off simultaneously in the...

'Are we safe?': Venezuelan migrants risk lives to...
Eagle Pass [US], September 25: After weeks of travel on dangerous roads and rugged trails, hundreds of Venezuelan migrants experienced...

Libyans unite to cope with flood
Tripoli [Libya], September 25: About a dozen women hunch over sewing machines in Libya's capital, urgently making clothes for the...

40,000 march in Spain against amnesty for Catalan...
Madrid [Spain], September 25:Tens of thousands of Spaniards protested in Madrid on Sunday against possible plans by acting Prime Minister...

Serb gunmen battle police in Kosovo monastery siege;...
Belgrade [Serbia], September 25: Ethnic Serb gunmen in armoured vehicles stormed a village in north Kosovo on Sunday.

France to pull troops out of Niger following...
Paris [France], September 25: France will pull its soldiers out of Niger following a July coup in the West African...

Russian-installed head of Donetsk imposes five-hour curfew
Moscow [Russia], September 25: The Russian-installed head of the Russian-annexed Ukrainian region of Donetsk has imposed a curfew, according to...

Ex-Goldman Sachs trader to lead Greece's leftist Syriza...
Athens [Greece], September 25: Former Goldman Sachs associate and political novice StefanosKasselakis on Sunday was elected leader of Greece's leftist...

NASA's first asteroid samples land on Earth
Houston [US], September 25: NASA's first asteroid samples fetched from deep space parachuted into the Utah desert on Sunday to...

Hamdan bin Mohammed launches Dubai Economic Leadership Program...
Dubai [UAE], September 25: H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of...

Mohammed Bin Rashid Housing Establishment unveils 136 new...
Dubai [UAE], September 25: Under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime...

Young Arab Media Leaders Programme addresses environmental journalism,...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], September 25: Under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Chairman of...

US Senator Menendez indicted over gifts of gold...
Washington [US], September 24: Gold bars, a luxury car and envelopes stuffed with tens of thousands in cash were among...

Somali PM at UN calls for lifting 1992...
New York [US], September 24: Somalian Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre, speaking at the UN General Assembly on Saturday, called...

Azerbaijan ready for dialogue with Armenia: FM
Moscow [Russia], September 24: Baku reaffirms its readiness to a "genuine" dialogue and negotiations with Yerevan based on both countries'...