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UAE President congratulates Mauritanian President on election win in phone call

UAE President congratulates Mauritanian President on election win...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], July 2: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today held a phone call with...

S.African president announces lineup of coalition gov't

S.African president announces lineup of coalition gov't

Johannesburg [South Africa], July 1: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the lineup of his new national executive cabinet Sunday,...

5 killed, 60 injured in natural gas explosion in Türkiye's Izmir

5 killed, 60 injured in natural gas explosion...

Istanbul [Turkey], July 1: A natural gas explosion in Türkiye's western province of Izmir on Sunday killed five people and...

New Zealand law protects homeowners' rights in natural disasters

New Zealand law protects homeowners' rights in natural...

Wellington [New Zealand], July 1: New Zealand's Natural Hazards Insurance Act, which came into force on Monday, will further protect...

Chinese government unveils stricter rules around rare earths

Chinese government unveils stricter rules around rare earths

Berlin [Germany], July 1: China's government has issued stricter regulations on rare earths, adding punishments for illegal mining, processing, imports...

Reformist Iranian presidential candidate opposes online censorship

Reformist Iranian presidential candidate opposes online censorship

Tehran [Iran], July 1: Reformist Iranian presidential candidate Masoud Pezeshkian has positioned himself against internet censorship in the country days...

Hungary's Orban announces new far-right European party alliance

Hungary's Orban announces new far-right European party alliance

Vienna [Austria], July 1: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced in Vienna on Sunday an alliance with populist parties from...

7 die in Russian missile attack on Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya region

7 die in Russian missile attack on Ukraine's...

Kiev [Ukraine], July 1: At least seven people were killed in a Russian missile attack on the city of Vilniansk...

Taliban govt reps meet UN officials, envoys in Doha

Taliban govt reps meet UN officials, envoys in...

Doha [Qatar], July 1: Representatives of Afghanistan's Taleban government began meetings on Sunday with UN officials as they attended talks...

Canada faces scourge of rising car thefts

Canada faces scourge of rising car thefts

Montreal [Canada], July 1: Montreal-area resident Zachary Siciliani discovered recently that his car had simply disappeared - likely in one...

Israeli tanks enter North and South Gaza

Israeli tanks enter North and South Gaza

Tel Aviv [Israel], July 1: Israeli forces advanced further on Sunday into the Shejaia neighbourhood of northern Gaza and also...

Suspected suicide bombers kill 18 in Nigeria

Suspected suicide bombers kill 18 in Nigeria

Lagos [Nigeria], July 1: At least 18 people were killed and 30 others injured after a series of attacks by...

Greek firefighters battle wildfires amid strong winds

Greek firefighters battle wildfires amid strong winds

Athens [Greece], July 1: Greek firefighters were battling two wildfires near Athens on Sunday amid strong winds, just hours after...

Trump targets anti-immigration drive on murdered Women, Girls

Trump targets anti-immigration drive on murdered Women, Girls

Washington [US], July 1: Minutes before going on stage for the first presidential debate on Thursday, Donald Trump received a...

Australia home prices keep climbing on tight supply

Australia home prices keep climbing on tight supply

Canberra [Australia], July 1: Australian home prices rose in June for a seventeenth straight month, as tight supply outweighed demand-side...

Euro rises after France far-right win first round vote

Euro rises after France far-right win first round...

Paris [France], July 1: The euro touched a 10-day high on Sunday, after the first round of France's shock snap...

French election: Voting begins in watershed snap poll

French election: Voting begins in watershed snap poll

Paris [France], July 1: French President Emmanuel Macron, whose decision to call Sunday's snap election has caused much political consternation...

UAE private sector: 'An engine of change' critical to SDGs

UAE private sector: 'An engine of change' critical...

Dubai [UAE], July 1: The private sector "is an engine of change and sustainable development" and has a critical...

Amna Al Dahak emphasises UAE's commitment to collaborating with BRICS on food security, trade, and environmental conservation

Amna Al Dahak emphasises UAE's commitment to collaborating...

Moscow [Russia], July 1: Dr. Amna bint Abdullah Al Dahak, Minister of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE), emphasised the UAE's...

UAE joins UNESCO's ISSN network

UAE joins UNESCO's ISSN network

Abu Dhabi [UAE], July 1: The UAE, represented by the National Library and Archives (NLA), has become the latest member...

Caribbean braces for Hurricane Beryl

Caribbean braces for Hurricane Beryl

Washington [US], July 1: Hurricane Beryl has been upgraded to an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 as it approaches the southeast...

Iraq rejects U.S. congressman's comments against Iraqi judiciary chief

Iraq rejects U.S. congressman's comments against Iraqi judiciary...

Baghdad [Iraq], June 30: The Iraqi Foreign Ministry rebuked on Saturday the threat by a U.S. congressman to designate Faiq...

Saudi Aramco acquires 10 pct equity interest in Geely-Renault joint venture company

Saudi Aramco acquires 10 pct equity interest in...

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], June 30: Saudi Arabian Oil Company, commonly known as Saudi Aramco, has signed definitive agreements to acquire...

Reformist and hardliner head to run-off in Iran presidential election

Reformist and hardliner head to run-off in Iran...

Tehran [Iran], June 30: Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian and conservative hardliner Saeed Jalili will go to a run-off in Iran's...

EU signs $1.1 bn financing deal for Egypt at investment forum in Cairo

EU signs $1.1 bn financing deal for Egypt...

Cairo [Egypt], June 30: The European Union and Egypt on Saturday signed an agreement that will see the EU invest...

Russian bombardments claim lives in eastern Ukraine

Russian bombardments claim lives in eastern Ukraine

Kyiv [Ukraine], June 30: Four civilians were killed and a further three were injured by Russian bombardment in the Niu-York,...

Half of Swiss people opposed to country hosting Eurovision: Survey

Half of Swiss people opposed to country hosting...

Geneva [Switzerland], June 30: Nearly half of all people in Switzerland hold a negative view of hosting the Eurovision Song...