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Emirati Women and Future-Making conference launched under Fatima...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 29: Under the patronage of H.H. Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak (The Mother of the Nation), Chairwoman...

Security Council extends mandate of United Nations Interim...
New York [US], August 29: The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon...

United Nations vehicle in Gaza hit by Israeli...
New York [US], August 29: The United Nations has reported that one of its humanitarian vehicles in Gaza, marked with...

King of Jordan warns of grave consequences of...
Amman [Jordan], August 29: His Majesty King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, on Wednesday warned...

Ukraine to present 'victory plan' to US, says...
Kyiv [Ukraine], August 28: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said his troops' incursion into Russia's Kursk region is part of...

Greek-flagged oil tanker appears to be leaking oil
Washington [US], August 28: The Greek-flagged crude oil tanker Sounion that was recently attacked by Yemen's Houthis is still on...

New mpox strain is changing fast
Washington [US], August 28: Scientists studying the new mpox strain that has spread out of Democratic Republic of Congo say...

Russian attacks on Ukraine kill six in second...
Moscow [Russia], August 28: Russia launched missile and drone attacks targeting scores of Ukrainian regions and killing at least six...

Palau hopes to host 2026 Pacific Islands Forum...
Ngerulmud [Palau], August 28: Palau President Surangel S Whipps Jr has nominated his country as Pacific Islands Forum chair in...

Israel frees hostage in Gaza, battles Hamas
Tel Aviv [Israel], August 28: Palestinians displaced by fighting in the Gaza Strip crowded onto the seashore as Israeli forces...

Trump's edge over Harris on economy
Washington [US], August 28: Donald Trump's advantage over Kamala Harris on the economy and crime is eroding among U.S. voters,...

Zelenskiy to present plan to Biden to end...
Kyiv [Ukraine], August 28: Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday that the war with Russia would eventually end in dialogue,...

UN determined to stay in Gaza: Official
New York [US], August 28: Evacuation orders issued by the Israeli military have impacted the safety of humanitarians delivering aid...

Egypt, Iraq stress need to end humanitarian plight...
Cairo [Egypt], August 28: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has received Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al-Sudani, who is on...

Significant oil discovery announced in Egypt
Cairo [Egypt], August 28: Khalda Petroleum Company, operating in the Kalabsha Development Area of the Egyptian Western Desert, announced a...

Russia bombs Ukraine heavily for second consecutive day
Kyiv [Ukraine], August 28: Yesterday, August 27, the Ukrainian military announced that air defense systems had intercepted five missiles and...

Ms. Harris has more 'huge' support
Washington [US], August 28: Hundreds of former Republican officials have endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, amid expectations she will help...

Harris to give first TV interview since running...
Washington [US], August 28: Kamala Harris and Tim Walz will participate in an interview with CNN, scheduled to air on...

French politics continues to be deadlocked
Paris [France], August 28: French President Emmanuel Macron's refusal to nominate members of the New Popular Front (NFP) coalition...

UAE offers consular protection to Telegram CEO arrested...
Dubai [UAE], August 26: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on August 27 offered consular protection to the founder and CEO...

Kim Jong-un oversees test of new multiple rocket...
Seoul [South Korea], August 28: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has overseen the test of an upgraded 240 mm domestically...

Trump is prosecuted again
Washington [US], August 28: Former US President Donald Trump has been indicted again for attempting to overturn the results of...

Injured Palestinians flee Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital
Ramallah [Palestine], August 27: An Israeli drone strike has killed at least seven people in Gaza City, as another evacuation...

Search for missing tourists ends after deadly Iceland...
Reykjavík [Iceland], August 27: The search for missing tourists following the collapse of an ice cave on a glacier in...

Russia - Ukraine practice firefight
Moscow [Russia], August 27: Meanwhile, the commander of Russia's Akhmat Special Forces, Apty Alaudinov, said: "The enemy is really trying...

Kim Jong-un directs development of suicide UAVs
Pyongyang [North Korea], August 27: During the test at an undisclosed location, organized by the Unmanned Aircraft Institute of the...

Peace talks deadlocked, Middle East conflict more unpredictable
Gaza [Palestine], August27: No agreement was reached on August 25 during Gaza ceasefire talks in Cairo, Egypt, as both Hamas...