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Abu Dhabi prepares to host opening race of...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], February 1: Abu Dhabi Sports Council is once again hosting the season-opening event of the World Triathlon...
US stocks retreat as Fed holds key interest...
New York [US], February 1: US stocks veered after the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady while hinting that...
UN envoy embarks on effort to resume Cyprus...
Nicosia [Cyprus], January 31: An envoy for United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres embarked on efforts Tuesday in Nicosia...
Sultan Ibrahim sworn in as Malaysia's new king
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], January 31: Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar was sworn in as Malaysia's 17th king in a ceremony at...
New Zealand, Australian foreign, defense ministers meet first...
Wellington [New Zealand], January 31: New Zealand and Australia's foreign ministers and defense ministers met on Wednesday to discuss key...
Hamas chief says open to talks about Gaza...
Gaza [Palestine], January 31: Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh said on Tuesday that his movement is examining a draft agreement with...
Russia and Ukraine both report drone attacks during...
Moscow [Russia], January 31: Russian air defences repelled Ukrainian drone attacks on the Crimea peninsula and four other regions overnight,...
Situation in Mideast more dangerous now than in...
Washington [US], January 31: The situation in the Middle East is more dangerous than it has been for decades, US...
Chinese prez accepts credentials of Taliban's envoy
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 31: Chinese President Xi Jinping has officially accepted the credentials of the Taliban's ambassador to Beijing, the...
Scandal-hit New York mayor fights for political survival
New York [US], January 31: New York Mayor Eric Adams is gripped by a slew of scandals, including a sexual...
North Korea fires new round of missiles
Seoul [South Korea], January 31: North Korea fired another round of cruise missiles on Tuesday, Seoul's military said, extending a...
Spanish farmers plan February protests as anger spreads
Madrid [Spain], January 31: Spanish farmers' associations said they were planning to take to the streets in February.
Biden says he has decided how to respond...
Washington [US], January 31: U.S. President Joe Biden said he has made up his mind on how to respond to...
Pakistan court jails ex-PM Imran Khan for 10...
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 31: A Pakistan court jailed Imran Khan for 10 years for leaking state secrets.
West Africa's 'Brexit' moment spells trouble for the...
Bamako [Mali], January 31: A decision by Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger to quit West Africa's economic and political bloc...
The hospital raid by undercover Israeli commandos
Gaza [Palestine], January 31: A screen grab of CCTV footage from Ibn Sina hospital in the West Bank, opens new...
Sotheby's defeats Russian oligarch in art fraud case
Moscow [Russia], January 31: A federal jury ruled in favor of Sotheby's at a trial in which the Russian billionaire...
Mandela auction suspended amid row over heritage
New York [US], January 31: A controversial auction of 70 personal items belonging to former South African President Nelson Mandela...
Hamdan bin Zayed commends Ministry of Human Resources...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 31: H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler's Representative in Al Dhafra Region said that...
Abdullah bin Zayed, Nigerian Foreign Minister discuss bilateral...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 31: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has discussed bilateral relations...
Speaker of Turkish Grand National Assembly visits Sheikh...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 31: Numan Kurtulmuş, Speaker of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, today visited the Sheikh Zayed Grand...
Abdullah bin Zayed affirms support for UNRWA in...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 31: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, discussed the current developments...
Georgian prime minister resigns
Tbilisi [Georgia], January 30: Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said on Monday he has decided to resign.
U.S. not seeking war with Iran after soldiers...
Washington [US], January 30: The White House said Monday that the United States will not go to war with...
Mexican president criticizes U.S. threats to close border...
Mexico City [Mexico], January 30: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday dismissed as "demagogic" recent threats from some...
Australia's sexual assault reports up 40 pct since...
Canberra [Australia], January 30: The number of people reporting cases of sexual assault in Australia has grown by more...
Meloni vows 'cooperation among equals' with African leaders
Rome [Italy], January 30: Italy wants to use its current presidency of the group of the world's seven leading industrialized...