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Abdullah bin Zayed, Iran's Acting Foreign Minister discuss bilateral relations over phone

Abdullah bin Zayed, Iran's Acting Foreign Minister discuss...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], June 16: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, discussed with Iran's Acting...

UAE President exchanges Eid Al-Adha greetings with leaders of sisterly countries

UAE President exchanges Eid Al-Adha greetings with leaders...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], June 16: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan exchanged greetings on the occasion of...

Tunisia announces visa-free policy for Iranian, Iraqi tourists

Tunisia announces visa-free policy for Iranian, Iraqi tourists

Tunis [Tunisia], June 15: Tunisia on Friday allowed visa-free entry of Iranian and Iraqi tourists, effective from June 15.

Ramaphosa reelected as South African president

Ramaphosa reelected as South African president

Cape Town [South Africa], June 15: Cyril Ramaphosa, leader of South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC), was reelected by...

After Russian and American warships, Canadian patrol ships appeared in Cuba

After Russian and American warships, Canadian patrol ships...

Ottawa [Canada], June 15: A patrol ship of the Royal Canadian Navy on June 14 docked in Cuba, where nuclear-powered...

Boeing plane almost crashed into the sea, US officials investigate

Boeing plane almost crashed into the sea, US...

Washington [US], June 15: CBS News reported on June 14 that the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating the...

Sudan: Army says senior rebel commander killed amid siege

Sudan: Army says senior rebel commander killed amid...

El Fasher [Sudan], June 15: A leading rebel commander was among those killed in the besieged north Darfur city of...

Saudi Arabia: Pilgrims gather for Hajj amid sweltering heat

Saudi Arabia: Pilgrims gather for Hajj amid sweltering...

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], June 15: More than 1.5 million people from across the globe gathered amid intense heat in and...

G-7 agrees to launch action plan over AI impact on labor

G-7 agrees to launch action plan over AI...

Puglia [Italy], June 15: The heads of the Group of Seven major powers said in a joint statement Friday that...

IOC EB proposes creation of 'Olympic Esports Games' to IOC Session

IOC EB proposes creation of 'Olympic Esports Games'...

Paris [France], June 15: The Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is proposing the creation of...

Brazil, UAE great partners: Mayor of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil, UAE great partners: Mayor of Rio de...

Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], June 15: As the host of the upcoming G20 Leaders' Summit on November 18-19, 2024, Rio...

UNRWA rejects Israel's Google ads campaign

UNRWA rejects Israel's Google ads campaign

Gaza [Palestine], June 15: The UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) has dismissed as "unrealistic" the claims made against it...

Russia, Egypt to conduct joint naval exercises in the Mediterranean

Russia, Egypt to conduct joint naval exercises in...

Moscow [Russia], June 15: Two warships of the Russian Pacific Fleet will participate in joint naval exercises with the Egyptian...

2 vessels collide in Singapore, causing fuel leakage

2 vessels collide in Singapore, causing fuel leakage

Singapore, June 15: The Netherlands-flagged dredger Vox Maxima collided with Singapore-flagged bunker vessel Marine Honor at the Pasir Panjang Terminal...

Thailand targets 21.7 million foreign tourists in June-December

Thailand targets 21.7 million foreign tourists in June-December

Bangkok [Thailand], June 15: Thailand is aiming to attract 21.7 million foreign tourists during June to December after receiving over...

1 dead, 34 injured in road accident in central Philippines

1 dead, 34 injured in road accident in...

Manila [Philippines], June 15: A female bus passenger died and 34 others were injured, 11 critically, in a road accident...

Worker confirmed dead after collapsing at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant

Worker confirmed dead after collapsing at Japan's Fukushima...

Tokyo [Japan], June 15: Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) said that a worker from a subsidiary was found collapsed at...

Philippines says 21 of 22 Filipino crew on attacked ship in Red Sea rescued, safe

Philippines says 21 of 22 Filipino crew on...

Manila [Philippines], June 15: Twenty-one of the 22 Filipino seafarers on board a commercial ship attacked in the Red Sea...

Israeli jets strike targets in Lebanon after missile barrage hits northern areas

Israeli jets strike targets in Lebanon after missile...

Tel Aviv [Israel], June 15: Israeli jets and artillery hit targets in southern Lebanon on Friday after dozens of missiles...

US imposes sanctions on Israeli group that attacked Gaza aid

US imposes sanctions on Israeli group that attacked...

Washington [US], June 15: Washington imposed sanctions on an Israeli group for attacking humanitarian aid convoys bound for starving civilians...

US Supreme Court rejects federal ban on gun 'bump stocks'

US Supreme Court rejects federal ban on gun...

Washington [US], June 15: The U.S. Supreme Court declared unlawful a federal ban on "bump stock" devices that enable semiautomatic...

Moderna says next generation COVID vaccine meets trial goal

Moderna says next generation COVID vaccine meets trial...

Washington [US], June 15: Moderna (MRNA.O), opens new tab said on Thursday its next-generation COVID-19 vaccine candidate showed it was...

US journalist Gershkovich to face trial for spying in Russia

US journalist Gershkovich to face trial for spying...

Moscow [Russia], June 14: US journalist Evan Gershkovich is to face trial on a charge of spying, the Russian prosecutor-general...

UN climate talks deadlocked on funding ahead of COP 29 in Baku

UN climate talks deadlocked on funding ahead of...

Cologne [Germany], June 14: A 10-day UN climate conference in the German city of Bonn has failed to achieve a...

US, Ukraine sign long-term security agreement at G7

US, Ukraine sign long-term security agreement at G7

Bari [Italy], June 14: The presidents of the United States and Ukraine have signed an agreement laying out Washington's long-term...

Hezbollah launches rocket and drone attacks on several Israeli army sites

Hezbollah launches rocket and drone attacks on several...

Tel Aviv [Israel], June 14: The heavy rocket fire from Lebanon into Israel continued on Thursday, both sides said, with...

EU court strengthens possibility of asylum for stateless Palestinians

EU court strengthens possibility of asylum for stateless...

Luxembourg City [Luxembourg], June 14: An EU court has ruled that stateless Palestinians can obtain refugee protection in the European...