Qatar PM says 'minor' challenges to captive deal
Doha [Qatar], November 20: A deal to free captives Hamas seized in its Oct 7 attack on the Zionist entity now hinges on "minor" practical...
Houthis seize Zionist vessel
Hodeida [Yemen], November 20:Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels said on Sunday they had seized a Zionist ship in the Red Sea, a claim immediately denied by...
Palestinians search for shelter as wider Israeli campaign mounts
Jerusalem [Israel], November 20: As Israel prepares to widen its military campaign in Gaza, Palestinians such as 80-year-old Mahrous Nasrallah wonder if there will be...
Three more journalists killed in Gaza in Israeli offensive, relatives say
Gaza [Palestine], November 20: The head of a prominent media institution in Gaza and two other journalists were killed during the weekend in Israel's offensive...
Argentina: Milei wins presidential vote, Massa admits defeat
Buenos Aires [Argentina], November 20: Outsider libertarian Javier Milei won in a nail-biter presidential runoff on Sunday, after his opponent Peronist Economy Minister Sergio Massa...
Ministry of Climate Change and Environment announces enhancement of digital services for...
Dubai [UAE], November 20:The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) has announced the upgrade of nine of its digital services. These enhancements form part...
Sultan bin Ahmed crowns Japanese team with first Asian Padel Cup
Sharjah [UAE], November 20:H.H. Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, crowned on Sunday evening, the Japanese team with the...
UAQ, RAK rulers attend wedding of Majid bin Hamad AlQasimi's sons
Sharjah [UAE], November 20: H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Umm Al Qaiwain and H.H. Sheikh Saud bin...
International forum to discuss 'Role of Media in Hatred and Violence' in...
Jeddah [Saudi Arabia], November 20: An international forum entitled "The Role of Media in Hatred and Violence" will be held in Jeddah on November 26....
Expert warns of potential volcanic eruption in Iceland
Reykjavik [Iceland], November 19: Kristin Jonsdottir, the head of the volcanic activity department at the Icelandic Meteorological Office, has expressed concerns about the current state...
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman dismissed after board says it lost confidence in...
San Francisco [US], November 19: OpenAI, the company that launched ChatGPT, announced on Friday that it had dismissed CEO Sam Altman after the company lost...
74,664 tourists arrive in Sri Lanka in Nov. 1-15
Colombo [Sri Lanka], November 19:Altogether 74,664 foreign tourists arrived in Sri Lanka in the first 15 days of November, according to the latest statistics released...
Japan's longtimeSoka Gakkai lay Buddhist leader Daisaku Ikeda dies at 95
Tokyo [Japan], November 19: Daisaku Ikeda, the longtime leader of Japan's major lay Buddhist organization Soka Gakkai, has died, local media reported on Saturday.
Armenia, Azerbaijan agree on key peace treaty principles
Yerevan [Armenia], November 19: Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed on the key principles of a peace treaty, Armenian Prime Minister NikolPashinyan said on Saturday.
'Forced evacuation of al-Shifa, Al Fakhoura School massacre crimes of genocide'
Ramallah [Palestine], November 19: The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs denounced the successive mass massacres and crimes of ethnic cleansing and genocide committed by the...
More than 2,000 in Berlin protest against war in Gaza
Berlin [Germany], November 19: More than 2,000 demonstrators held a rally in central Berlin on Saturday to protest against attacks by Israeli forces on the...
Kiev reports heavy clashes on bank of Dnipro River near Kherson
Kyiv [Ukraine], November 19: There was heavy fighting on the left bank of the Dnipro River near Kherson in southern Ukraine on Friday after advances...
Pro-Palestinian protestors rally in France, UK
London [UK], November 19: Thousands of protesters took part in rallies across France and Britain on Saturday calling for a ceasefire in the Gaza war....
SpaceXStarship launch failed minutes after reaching space
Washington [US], November 19: SpaceX'suncrewed spacecraft Starship, developed to carry astronauts to the moon and beyond, failed in space shortly after lifting off, cutting short...
Dozens of migrants wait at Finland-Russia border after Helsinki blocks crossings
Helsinki [Finland], November 19: Dozens of migrants stood behind barriers at two crossings on Finland's border with Russia on Saturday, the Finnish Border Guard said,...
Jailed Russian nationalist nominates himself for president
Moscow [Russia], November 19:Igor Girkin, a prominent ultranationalist in custody in Russia awaiting trial on charges of inciting extremism, nominated himself to run for president...
Zelenskiy slaps sanctions on 108 people, 37 Russian groups
Kyiv [Ukraine], November 19: President VolodymyrZelenskiy has sanctioned 37 Russian groups and 108 people including a former prime minister and a former education minister and...
Trump vows to kill Asia trade deal being pursued by Biden if...
Washington [US], November 19: Donald Trump, the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination, said on Saturday that he would kill off a Pacific trade pact...
UAE President directs treatment for 1,000 Palestinian cancer patients in UAE hospitals
Abu Dhabi [UAE], November 19:UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has directed the provision of medical care for 1,000 Palestinian cancer patients from...
Spain sees mass rally against Catalan separatist amnesty
Madrid [Spain], November 19:Around 170,000 people marched through the streets of Madrid on Saturday in what authorities said was the largest protest to date against...
Israel, Hamas reach tentative deal to pause figthing, free dozens of hostages...
Jerusalem [Israel], November 19: Israel, the United States and Hamas are close to a deal that could see dozens of women and children held hostage...
Gold prices rallied today, reaching their highest levels in two and a...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], November 19: Gold prices rose during today's trading, gaining more than US$4 in spot trading to approach its highest levels in two...