National

Sheikh Zayed Book Award names Casa Árabe Cultural...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], April 26: Organised by the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre (ALC) under the Department of Culture and...

281.6 million people are facing acute hunger: UN
New York [USA], April 25: Dangerous levels of acute hunger affected a staggering 281.6 million people last year - the...

EU Parliament votes in favour of stricter air...
Amsterdam [Netherland], April 25: The European Parliament gave the green light on Wednesday for stricter limits on air pollution.

Voters choosing new president in N Macedonia
Skopje [Macedonia], April 25: Presidential voting in North Macedonia opened on Wednesday for the nearly 1.8 million citizens eligible to...

EU joins calls for probe into mass graves...
Gaza [Palestine], April 25: The European Union has said it wants an independent investigation into mass graves uncovered at Gaza's...

Slovakia's populist government to replace public broadcaster
Bratislava [Slovakia], April 25: The Slovak government has approved a proposal to abolish the public broadcaster and replace it with...

Zelensky says Ukraine is receiving the 'support we...
Kyiv [Ukraine], April 25: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has expressed his relief at the desperately needed military aid package announced...

Dramatic orange Sahara dust haze descends over Athens
Athens [Greece], April 25: A dramatic orange haze has descended over Athens as clouds of dust have blown in from...

The US quietly sent the 300 km version...
Washington [US], April 25: Reuters on April 25 quoted US officials as saying that the country sent ATACMS long-range missiles...

The Spanish Prime Minister wants to resign to...
Italy [Spain], April 25: On account Reevaluate your role in government.

Ukraine's big problem cannot be solved with US...
Washington [USA], April 25: The Institute for the Study of War (USA) analyzed that the Russian military is trying to...

Three times I quit my job 'because of...
Hanoi [Vietnam], April 25: Mr. Le Kinh Thi (53 years old, lives in Phu Nhuan District, Ho Chi Minh City),...

TikTok CEO expects to defeat US ban
Beijing [China], April 25: TikTok's chief executive said on Wednesday the social media company expects to win a legal challenge...

Biden signs Ukraine aid, TikTok ban
Washington [USA], April 25: President Joe Biden signed a hard-fought bill into law on Wednesday that provides billions of dollars...

Cybersecurity capabilities, global state of scams explored on...
Dubai [UAE], April 25: Cybersecurity capabilities, the global state of scams, and smart cities were the key focuses of discussions...

UAE welcomes report of independent review panel on...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], April 25: The UAE has welcomed the report of the independent review panel on the performance of...

Cabinet allocates AED2 billion to stand by UAE...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], April 25: The UAE Cabinet has approved an AED2 billion package to address the damage suffered by...

13th Dubai Award for Sustainable Transport attracts 168...
Dubai [UAE], April 25: Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) reported a 20% participation increase in the 13th Dubai Award...

UN human rights chief condemns killings of women,...
Geneva [Switzerland], April 24: April 23 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations' (UN) Human Rights chief Volker Turk has strongly...

2 killed, 6 injured in Israeli strike in...
Beirut [Lebanon], April 24: Two Lebanese civilians were killed, and six others wounded on Tuesday in an Israeli air strike...

Qatar reassesses role as mediator in Gaza ceasefire...
Doha [Qatar], April 24: Qatar is undergoing reassessment of its role as a mediator between Israel and Hamas in the...

2 IS militants killed in airstrike in E....
Baghdad [Iraq], April 24: Two Islamic State (IS) militants were killed on Tuesday in an airstrike in Iraq's eastern province...

Iranian FM slams EU's new sanctions on Tehran
Tehran [Iran], April 24: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Tuesday criticized the European Union's recent decision to expand sanctions...

Heavy snowfall causes traffic chaos in Helsinki region
Helsinki [Finland], April 24: Ultimately tram services were not resumed until yesterday afternoon.

Military helicopters collide over Malaysian naval base; ten...
Bangkok [Thailand], April 24: Two military helicopters crashed during a training session over a naval base on Malaysia's west coast...

President Duda says Poland ready to host nuclear...
Warsaw [Poland], April 24: Poland is open to hosting nuclear weapons from NATO allies, President Andrzej Duda said on Monday.

Russia to intensify bombardment of Ukraine ahead of...
Moscow [Russia], April 24: Russia will expand its aerial bombardment of Ukraine, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday, days...