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Australia backs UN resolution for Gaza ceasefire in...
Canberra [Australia], December 13: Australia Foreign Minister Penny Wong said the country had supported a UN resolution calling for a...
Ukraine's top mobile operator hit by biggest cyberattack...
Kiev [Ukraine], December 13: Ukraine's biggest mobile network operator said it hoped to restore operations by Wednesday after coming under...
IMF board clears first review of Bangladesh's $4.7...
Washington [US], December 13: The International Monetary Fund said its executive board cleared the first review of Bangladesh's $4.7 billion...
Germany's teacher shortage puts schools in crisis mode
Hamburg [Germany], December 13: For more than 30 years, Rebecca* has been teaching at a high school near Hamburg. Her...
Pakistan: Suicide bomber kills multiple officers
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 13: At least 23 security officials were killed and several others were injured in a suicide bomb...
ADAFSA signs agreements with Khalifa University of Science...
Dubai [UAE], December 13: The Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA) signed two agreements with Khalifa University...
UAE committed to its continued support of Palestinian...
New York [US], December 13: Ambassador Lana Nusseibeh, Assistant Minister for Political Affairs and Permanent Representative to the UN, has...
UAE launches three water desalination plants to supply...
Gaza [Palestine], December 13: Ambassador Lana Nusseibeh, Assistant Minister for Political Affairs and Permanent Representative to the UN, has inaugurated...
EU must send Putin clear signal on Ukraine...
Brussels [Belgium], December 12: Ukraine's Western supporters must send a clear signal that military aid for the country's battle against...
Donald Tusk elected as Polish PM
Warsaw [Poland], December 12: The Polish parliament has backed Donald Tusk to become prime minister after current leader Mateusz Morawiecki...
UN praises Qatar's humanitarian role & peace initiatives
Doha [Qatar], December 12: UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths has praised the humanitarian role...
International translation conference starts in Doha
Doha [Qatar], December 12: The 10th International Conference on Translation and Problems of Interculturalisation kicked off in Doha on Monday...
Strengthening humanitarian diplomacy key to overcoming crises: Somali...
Doha [Qatar], December 12: Strengthening humanitarian diplomacy is imperative to addressing the challenges arising from crises, wars and natural disasters...
Philippines summons Chinese envoy over maritime conflict
Manila [Philippines], December 12: The Philippines said it had summoned China's envoy on Monday and flagged the possibility of expelling...
Palestinians starve as Gaza war rages amid fears...
Ramallah [Palestine], December 12: Israel denied it intended to push Palestinians seeking refuge from its bombardment of Gaza over the...
US seeks speedy Supreme Court review of Trump...
Washington, [US], December 12: The U.S. special counsel prosecuting Donald Trump on federal charges of trying to overturn his 2020...
Russian opposition leader 'removed from penal colony'
Moscow [Russia],December 12: Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been removed from the penal colony where he was serving...
Russians banned from travel to hand over passports...
Moscow [Russia], December 12: Russians who have been banned from travelling abroad will have to hand over their passports to...
Texas top court rules against woman who sought...
Texas [US], December 12: The Texas Supreme Court on Monday overturned a lower court's ruling that would have allowed a...
UN aid body cuts back on projects amid...
Geneva [Switzerland], December 12: The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Monday said lives were...
UK's Rishi Sunak to give evidence before COVID-19...
London [UK], December 12: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is due be grilled at a public inquiry on Monday into...
COP28 President congratulates Azerbaijan for hosting COP29
Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 12: The COP28 Presidency congratulated Azerbaijan for being chosen to host COP29 next year.
Sheraa brings five UAE startups and their climate-positive...
Dubai [UAE], December 12: The UAE's ambitious goal of achieving Net Zero emissions by 2050 is testament to its commitment...
SEWA seeks to enhance cooperation with Siemens Energy
Sharjah [UAE], December 12: Abdullah Abdul Rahman Al Shamsi, Director General of Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority (SEWA), received...
17 injured in Italy train crash
Rome [Italy], December 11: At least 17 people were injured after two trains crashed in northeast Italy late Sunday, Milan-based...
U.S. F-16 fighter jet crashes in S. Korea
Seoul [South Korea], December 11: A U.S. F-16 fighter jet crashed in western South Korea, with no casualty being reported,...
Dengue cases surpass 80,000 in Sri Lanka so...
Colombo [Sri Lanka], December 11: Total dengue cases reported in Sri Lanka so far this year surpassed 80,000, according to...