Torched church, mosque mark trauma in Nigeria
Abuja [Nigeria], February 13: The charred yellow arches and rubble-strewn floor of Mangu's large central mosque mark the ferocity of violence unleashed last month in...
2 ex-Guantanamo prisoners return to Afghanistan
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 13: Two former prisoners held at the US detention center in Guantanamo Bay until 2017 were welcomed home to Afghanistan on Monday,...
Netherlands ordered to stop F-35 parts delivery to Zionists
The Hague [Netherlands], February 13: The Netherlands must stop delivering parts for F-35 fighter jets used by the Zionist entity in the Gaza Strip, after...
Israel frees two hostages, Gaza officials say 67 killed in assault
Jerusalem [Israel], February 13: Israel freed two Israeli-Argentine hostages held by Hamas in Rafah on Monday in a ferocious rescue operation which killed 67 Palestinians...
Atmospheric rivers boosts California's hydropower supplies
California [US], February 13: A pair of atmospheric rivers that drenched California in recent weeks will bolster the state's hydropower systems by filling reservoirs and...
Biden's reelection campaign joins TikTok in push for young voters
Washington [US], February 13: U.S. President Joe Biden's reelection campaign joined short-form video app TikTok on Sunday, using the NFL's Super Bowl to kick off...
US judge blocks Ohio law restricting children's use of social media
Washington [US], February 13: A federal judge on Monday prevented Ohio from implementing a new law that requires social media companies, including Meta Platform's (META.O),...
IMF's Kristalina Georgieva at WGS: We expect global interest rates to decline...
Dubai [UAE], February 13: On its first day, the World Governments Summit 2024 (WGS) hosted a plenary session featuring Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the...
UAE President receives President of Congo-Brazzaville
Abu Dhabi [UAE], February 13: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received His Excellency Denis Sassou Nguesso, President of Congo-Brazzaville, who is...
MBRSG launches 3rd 'Global Economic Diversification Index' at WGS 2024
Dubai [UAE], February 13: The Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government (MBRSG) has unveiled the third edition of the 'Global Economic Diversification Index (EDI)' at...
World Government Summit explores future challenges, pathways to shared visions
Dubai [UAE], February 13: The World Governments Summit (WGS), which opened today in Dubai and runs until February 14, seeks to answer several questions that...
Stubb narrowly wins Finnish presidential election
Helsinki [Finland], February 12: The presidential candidate for the National Coalition Alexander Stubb narrowly won the Finnish presidential election Sunday night.
U.S. defense chief hospitalized, transferring duties to deputy
Washington [US], February 12: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was hospitalized on Sunday "for symptoms suggesting an emergent bladder issue," said the Pentagon.
Cambodia logs 3 more cases of mpox
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], February 12: Cambodia recorded three more cases of mpox, also known as monkeypox, raising the total number of infections in the kingdom...
Zelensky, continuing reshuffling, names new land forces commander
Kiev [Ukraine], February 12: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has appointed the former deputy defence minister Oleksandr Pavliuk as the new commander of the Land Forces,...
Iran marks 45th anniversary of Islamic Revolution
Tehran [Iran], February 12: Tens of thousands of government supporters in Iran have celebrated the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Rebels, horses, cow carts: Indonesia gets ready for mega polls
Jakarta [Indonesia], February 12: Indonesia will hold one of the world's biggest one-day elections next week - a mind-boggling feat that involves shifting votes by...
Russia is using Starlink in occupied areas, Ukraine says
Kiev [Ukraine], February 12: Russian forces in occupied Ukraine are using Starlink terminals produced by Elon Musk's SpaceX for satellite internet in what is beginning...
UK journalist says Malaysia sentence is 'political revenge'
London [UK], February 12: UK journalist Clare Rewcastle Brown has accused Malaysia of seeking "political revenge" for her reporting after a court jailed her in...
Nato chief says Donald Trump comments 'undermine all of our security'
Washington [US], February 12: Donald Trump's suggestion the US would not protect Nato allies by failing to spend enough on defence "undermines all of our...
Netanyahu insists on Rafah offensive as warnings mount
Jerusalem [Israel], February 12: Israel is facing growing international warnings over its planned offensive in Rafah - the city in southern Gaza crammed with Palestinian...
UAE President receives condolences from Emir of Qatar over Emirati martyrs
Abu Dhabi [UAE], February 12: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received a call offering condolences from His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin...
Mohammed bin Rashid meets with IMF Managing Director
Dubai [UAE], February 12: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, today met with Kristalina Georgieva,...
Expo Centre Sharjah, World Trade Centre Istanbul discuss boosting cooperation
Sharjah [UAE], February 12: The Expo Centre Sharjah (ECS) and the World Trade Centre Istanbul (WTCI) have discussed ways of boosting cooperation and coordination to...
Lebanon to resume returning Syrian refugees to homeland: minister
Beirut [Lebanon], February 11: Lebanon will soon resume returning Syrian refugees to their homeland, Lebanese Minister of the Displaced Issam Charafeddine said on Saturday.
1 wounded in armed attack during Istanbul mayor election campaign
Istanbul [Turkey], February 11: A woman was injured in an armed attack on Saturday during the mayoral election campaign of Türkiye's ruling Justice and Development...
Israel's finance minister defends economy outlook after Moody's downgrade
Jerusalem [Israel], February 11: Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Saturday brushed off Moody's downgrade of Israel's credit ratings for the first time.