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Tunisia dismantles drug trafficking network, arrests 3

Tunisia dismantles drug trafficking network, arrests 3

Tunis [Tunisia], January 18: Tunisian security forces have dismantled a drug trafficking network active in Sousse and Kairouan provinces, arresting...

Fire at energy storage facility forces evacuations in U.S. California

Fire at energy storage facility forces evacuations in...

San Francisco [US], January 18: A fire at an energy storage facility of the Moss Landing Power Plant near Monterey...

U.S. pharmacy chain Walgreens to close more stores this year

U.S. pharmacy chain Walgreens to close more stores...

New York [US], January 18: Walgreens, the second-largest pharmacy store chain in the United States, is continuing to close stores...

U.S. IRS commissioner to resign as Trump eyes replacement

U.S. IRS commissioner to resign as Trump eyes...

Los Angeles [US], January 18: Danny Werfel, the commissioner of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS), will resign on Monday,...

U.S. faces record debt levels as Republicans plan tax cuts

U.S. faces record debt levels as Republicans plan...

New York [US], January 18: The United States is poised to add trillions of dollars to the national debt over...

Firefighters continue to contain wildfires in Southern California as winds fade

Firefighters continue to contain wildfires in Southern California...

Los Angeles [US], January 18: Thousands of firefighters were still working hard battling the two major wildfires in Southern California...

SpaceX says Starship experienced "rapid unscheduled disassembly" in 7th test flight

SpaceX says Starship experienced "rapid unscheduled disassembly" in...

Los Angele [US], January 18: SpaceX launched the seventh test flight of its giant Starship rocket on Thursday, but its...

TikTok CEO promises to ensure platform thrives despite Supreme Court decision

TikTok CEO promises to ensure platform thrives despite...

New York [US], January 18: In direct reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to uphold the ban against TikTok,...

U.S. stocks close higher amid tech stocks revival

U.S. stocks close higher amid tech stocks revival

New York [US], January 18: U.S. stocks ended higher on Friday, driven by gains in big tech and chip companies.

South Korean parliament tense over Yoon investigation

South Korean parliament tense over Yoon investigation

Seoul [South Korea], January 18: Fierce debate has taken place in the South Korean National Assembly to reach an agreement...

Death toll from California wildfires rises

Death toll from California wildfires rises

Los Angeles [US], January 18: AFP yesterday cited new police figures saying the death toll from wildfires in the upscale...

Fear of 'weaponizing' the law in the US

Fear of 'weaponizing' the law in the US

Washington [US], January 18: The "weaponization" of the law , seen as a way to abuse the law to deal...

Trump's inauguration ceremony moved indoors

Trump's inauguration ceremony moved indoors

Washington [US], January 18: President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony will take place inside the Capitol Hill lobby instead of outdoors...

President Joe Biden commutes sentences of nearly 2,500 more people

President Joe Biden commutes sentences of nearly 2,500...

Washington [US], January 18: US President Joe Biden on January 17 commuted the sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted of...

Egyptian, Iranian FMs discuss regional conditions

Egyptian, Iranian FMs discuss regional conditions

Cairo [Egypt], January 18: Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Badr Abdelatty received on Friday a phone call from Iranian Foreign...

Egypt, Qatar emphasise need to unify efforts to re-establish stability in Syria

Egypt, Qatar emphasise need to unify efforts to...

Cairo [Egypt], January 18: Egypt and Qatar have emphasised the critical need to unify regional and international efforts to re-establish...

Cairo meeting on implementing Gaza Ceasefire concludes on positive note: Source

Cairo meeting on implementing Gaza Ceasefire concludes on...

Cairo [Egypt], January 18: A high-level Egyptian source has announced the successful conclusion of the Cairo meeting convened to deliberate...

UN human rights experts call on all parties to accept ceasefire deal

UN human rights experts call on all parties...

Geneva [Switzerland], January 18: More than 25 independent UN human rights experts have called on all parties to accept the...

WHO: Health sector needs billions for reconstruction of Gaza

WHO: Health sector needs billions for reconstruction of...

Geneva [Switzerland], January 18: The reconstruction of hospitals and medical practices in the Gaza Strip will reportedly cost several billion...

#Nokhwa_17_January: Global reach exceeds 100 million views

#Nokhwa_17_January: Global reach exceeds 100 million views

Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 18: The hashtag #Nokhwa_17_January, which embodies the Arabic concepts of nobility and chivalry, has ascended to...

Russia slams U.S. restrictions on AI chip exports as "protectionist"

Russia slams U.S. restrictions on AI chip exports...

Moscow [Russia], January 17: Washington's decision to impose restrictions on the export of AI chips is a harmful protectionist measure,...

Poland, Vietnam vow to strengthen cooperation

Poland, Vietnam vow to strengthen cooperation

Warsaw [Poland], January 17: Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and visiting Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held discussions on...

EBRD aims to maintain record investment levels in Lithuania

EBRD aims to maintain record investment levels in...

Vilnius [Lithuania], January 17: The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) invested a record 233 million euros (239.99 million...

Roundup: Germany reports new case of foot-and-mouth disease, exports restricted

Roundup: Germany reports new case of foot-and-mouth disease,...

Berlin [Germany], January 17: Germany's eastern state of Brandenburg Brandenburg near the border with Poland has reported another case of...

Malta airport handles 8.96 mln passengers in 2024, marking 14.8 pct annual growth

Malta airport handles 8.96 mln passengers in 2024,...

Valletta [Malta], January 17: Malta International Airport (MIA) handled 8.96 million inbound and outbound passengers in 2024, marking a 14.8...

French PM Francois Bayrou survives no-confidence vote

French PM Francois Bayrou survives no-confidence vote

Paris [France], January 17: The French lawmakers on Thursday voted against a no-confidence vote against French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou.

German fashion brand Tom Tailor to debute at 8th China import expo

German fashion brand Tom Tailor to debute at...

Hamburg [Germany], January 17: German fashion brand Tom Tailor is preparing to attend this year's China International Import Expo (CIIE)...