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UN considers appointing envoy to engage with Taliban

UN considers appointing envoy to engage with Taliban

Islamabad [Pakistan], February 20: The United Nations Secretary-General will begin consultations on the appointment of a UN envoy to coordinate...

Yemen's Houthis say ship targeted with missiles

Yemen's Houthis say ship targeted with missiles

Sanaa [Yemen], February 20: Yemen's Houthi movement, also known as Ansar Allah, has attacked a UK Rubymar cargo ship in...

Palestinian prime minister says Gaza needs 'a Marshall Plan'

Palestinian prime minister says Gaza needs 'a Marshall...

Munich [Germany], February 20: Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh has called on the international community to launch a programme...

Thousands protest in Mexico against president and for fair elections

Thousands protest in Mexico against president and for...

Mexico City [Mexico], February 20: Thousands of people took to the streets in Mexico's capital and other places in the...

EU launches Red Sea mission as US ship attacked twice

EU launches Red Sea mission as US ship...

Dubai [UAE], February 20: The European Union formally launched a naval mission on Monday to protect Red Sea shipping from...

Navalny widow vows to take up fight for Russia's 'freedom'

Navalny widow vows to take up fight for...

Warsaw [Poland], February 20: Alexei Navalny's widow on Monday accused President Vladimir Putin of killing her husband and vowed to...

Von der Leyen seeks second EC chief term

Von der Leyen seeks second EC chief term

Berlin [Germany], February 20: Ursula von der Leyen announced Monday her bid for a second term as chief of the...

Trump breaks silence on Navalny, casts no blame on Putin

Trump breaks silence on Navalny, casts no blame...

Washington [US], February 20: Donald Trump, who drew criticism as U.S. president for his praise of Russian leader Vladimir Putin,...

UK's Prince William to recognise Middle East suffering

UK's Prince William to recognise Middle East suffering

London [UK], February 20: Britain's Prince William will carry out a number of engagements to "recognise the human suffering" caused...

14 patients evacuated from Gaza hospital as Israeli raid continues

14 patients evacuated from Gaza hospital as Israeli...

Gaza [Palestine], February 20: Fourteen patients were evacuated from a Gaza hospital that has been raided by Israeli troops, the...

Dollar firms past 150 yen as US, Japan rates outlook diverge

Dollar firms past 150 yen as US, Japan...

Washington [US], February 20: The yen was pinned near a three-month low against the dollar on Tuesday as sticky U.S....

Palestine accuses Israel of apartheid at ICJ, calls to end occupation of its land

Palestine accuses Israel of apartheid at ICJ, calls...

The Hague [Netherlands], February 20: Palestine has accused Israel of apartheid and demanded an end to its occupation of Palestinian...

Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi to host open day at Al Ain's Hili Archaeological Park

Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi...

Al Ain [UAE], February 20: The Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) has announced an...

Al Jalila Foundation, Positive Zero inaugurate rooftop and carport solar project

Al Jalila Foundation, Positive Zero inaugurate rooftop and...

Dubai [UAE], February 20: Al Jalila Foundation, which leads the giving mission for Dubai Health, the first integrated academic health...

King of Jordan receives Federal National Council speaker

King of Jordan receives Federal National Council speaker

Amman [Jordan], February 20: His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan on Monday received Federal National Council Speaker Saqr Ghobash.

UAE President receives President of Democratic Republic of Congo

UAE President receives President of Democratic Republic of...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], February 20: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today received His Excellency Felix Tshisekedi,...

Missile attack damages cargo ship in Red Sea: British maritime agency

Missile attack damages cargo ship in Red Sea:...

Sanaa [Yemen], February 19: A missile attack targeted a cargo ship in the Red Sea late on Sunday and damaged...

At least 64 killed in tribal fighting in Papua New Guinea's highlands: media

At least 64 killed in tribal fighting in...

Sydney [Australia], February 19: At least 64 people have died in a major escalation of tribal fighting in Papua New...

Prince William to build homes on duchy land to tackle homelessness

Prince William to build homes on duchy land...

London [UK], February 19: Britain's Prince William has announced plans to build homes on duchy of Cornwall land to tackle...

Egypt won't let anyone enter from Gaza: Palestinian PM

Egypt won't let anyone enter from Gaza: Palestinian...

Munich [Germany], February 19: Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh has called on the Israeli authorities to allow the population...

Head of UN refugee agency urges reversal of UNRWA funding halt

Head of UN refugee agency urges reversal of...

Munich [Germany], February 19: The head of the UN body for protecting refugees, the UNHCR, has called for payments to...

Biden blames Congress for Ukrainian defeat in Avdiivka

Biden blames Congress for Ukrainian defeat in Avdiivka

Washington [US], February 19: US President Joe Biden blamed Congress for the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from Avdiivka in eastern...

Six officers injured, property damaged as Eritreans clash in The Hague

Six officers injured, property damaged as Eritreans clash...

Amsterdam [Netherlands], February 19: Violent clashes in The Hague between supporters and opponents of Eritrea's authoritarian government resulted in injury...

Hezbollah claims several cross-border attacks on Israel

Hezbollah claims several cross-border attacks on Israel

Beirut [Lebanon], February 19: The Lebanese armed group Hezbollah has said it launched seven separate military operations in southern Israel.

US carried out five strikes in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen: CENTCOM

US carried out five strikes in Houthi-controlled areas...

Washington [US], February 19: The United States has conducted five strikes in areas of Yemen controlled by Houthi rebels, US...

Long winter for Morocco quake survivors

Long winter for Morocco quake survivors

Douzrou [Morocco], February 19: Long, cold months have passed since an earthquake levelled Abdallah Oubelaid's impoverished village in Morocco's High...

Lula accuses Zionist entity of genocide

Lula accuses Zionist entity of genocide

Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], February 19: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva accused the Zionist entity Sunday of committing "genocide"...