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Abdullah bin Zayed, Irish counterpart discuss latest regional...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], February 3: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, discussed during a phone...

Abdullah bin Zayed, Borell review regional developments
Abu Dhabi [UAE], February 3: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, discussed during a phone...

Algeria, Italy ink new security agreement
Algiers [Algeria], February 2: Algeria and Italy on Thursday inked a comprehensive security agreement in Algiers to reinforce coordination in...

Spanish PM defends tomatoes against French criticism
Madrid [Spain], February 2: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Thursday defended the quality of Spanish agricultural products, especially tomatoes,...

Biden taps Podesta as next top climate diplomat
Washington [US], February 2: U.S. President Joe Biden has appointed John Podesta, longtime Democratic strategist and climate expert, to be...

967 killed in traffic accidents in Vietnam in...
Hanoi [Vietnam], February 2: A total of 967 people were killed in traffic accidents from Dec. 15, 2023 to Jan....

Families say over 100 missing a year after...
Istanbul [Turkey], February 2: Almost a year after the devastating earthquakes in Turkey that killed tens of thousands, families and...

Iranian Revolutionary Guards leave posts in eastern Syria
Beirut [Lebanon], February 2: Key officers from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) stationed in Syria have evacuated their positions...

EU strikes €50bn Ukraine aid deal
Brussels [Belgium], February 2: European Union leaders on Thursday overcame months of opposition from Hungarian leader Viktor Orban to agree...

Drought emergency declared in Barcelona
Barcelona [Spain], February 2: Spain's second city Barcelona and much of the surrounding region of Catalonia entered a drought emergency...

Indian court allows Hindus to pray in Varanasi...
New Delhi [India], February 2: An Indian court ruled that Hindus can offer prayers in a 17th century mosque in...

Tunisian opposition leader Ghannouchi sentenced to three years...
Tunis [Tunisia], February 2: A Tunisian judge sentenced opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi, a fierce critic of President Kais Saied, to...

French farmers' union call for end of blockades
Paris [France], February 2: Two of France's main farming unions urged protesters who have staged hundreds of tractor blockades across...

Trump, Haley campaigns ramp up attacks in South...
South Carolina [US], February 2: The campaigns of Donald Trump and Nikki Haley went into full attack mode on Thursday...

Elon Musk bashed by heavy metal drummer who...
California [US], February 2: Elon Musk suffered one of the biggest legal losses in U.S. history this week when the...

Israel turns focus of Gaza attack to Rafah...
Tel Aviv [Israel], February 2: Israel prepared to advance its war on Gaza farther south, close to the Egyptian border,...

Greta Thunberg goes on trial in London
London [UK], February 2: Climate activist Greta Thunberg will stand for trial in a London court on Thursday on charges...

Facebook kills people, US Senator tells Mark Zuckerberg
Washington [US], February 2: In an unusual gesture during a US Senate hearing on Wednesday, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg apologised...

Abdullah bin Zayed congratulates French Minister for Europe...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], February 2: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has congratulated Stephane...

UAE reaps 52 medals in 4th West Asian...
Sharjah [UAE], February 2: The UAE raised its tally to 19 gold medals, 14 silver medals, and 19 bronze medals,...

Austria: Inflation on downward path in January
Vienna [Austria], February 2: Statistics Austria Thursday published its flash estimate of Austrian inflation. The Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices...

Abdullah bin Zayed, Argentine Minister of Foreign Affairs...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], February 2: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Diana Elena Mondino,...

Polish president refers gov't budget to top court...
Warsaw [Poland], February 1: Polish President Andrzej Duda sent Wednesday the budget for the year 2024 to the Constitutional Tribunal...

Greek farmers continue protests demanding gov't pledged aid
Athens [Greece], February 1: Greek farmers are planning protests across the country for Feb. 1, demanding sufficient financial aid pledged...

U.S. destroys ready-to-launch Houthi missile in Yemen
Washington [US], February 1: The U.S. military on Wednesday struck and destroyed a Houthi missile it assessed was "ready...

Mexico's president accuses U.S. of stirring mudslinging in...
Mexico City [Mexico], February 1: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Wednesday accused the U.S. government of allowing mudslinging...

Myanmar appoints new election chief, ministers
Yangon [Myanmar], February 1: Myanmar's State Administration Council on Wednesday appointed a new election chief and ministers following an extension...