Japan supports Ukraine with $37mn for air defence
Tokyo [Japan], January 8: During a visit to Kiev, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa has promised Ukraine support in its continued defence against Russian aggression.
Jordan's King Abdullah II presses Blinken to push for a ceasefire in...
Amman [Jordan], January 8: Jordan's King Abdullah II has urged US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to push for a ceasefire in Gaza and bring...
Hamza, son of Al Jazeera's Wael Dahdouh, killed in Israeli attack in...
Gaza [Palestine], January 8: Hamza Dahdouh, the eldest son of Al Jazeera's Gaza bureau chief, Wael Dahdouh, has been killed by an Israeli missile strike...
Pentagon didn't inform Biden, White House for days about Austin's hospitalisation
Washington [US], January 8: The Pentagon did not tell President Joe Biden and other top officials about Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's hospitalization for three days,...
Rohingya refugees homeless after Bangladesh fire
Dhaka [Bangladesh], January 8: Thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh have been left without shelter after a suspected arson attack ripped through their camp burning...
Western diplomats seek to prevent Gaza spillover
Gaza [Palestine], January 8: Top U.S and European diplomats urged leaders in the Middle East to keep the Gaza war from spreading across the region.
Israeli police kill Palestinian girl during response to ramming attack
Jerusalem [Israel], January 8: Israeli police killed a young Palestinian girl in a car at a West Bank crossing when they opened fire on another...
EU's Michel downplays criticism of his plan to resign early
Brussels [Belgium], January 8: European Council President Charles Michel downplayed criticism of his plan to resign early to run for a seat in the European...
126 dead, 210 missing in Japan's Noto quakes amidst challenging aftermath
Tokyo [Japan], January 8: The death toll has surged to 126 in the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa after a series of earthquakes of up...
Greece reopens huge Alexander the Great monument
Athens [Greece], January 8: The site of one of the most important monuments in classical antiquity - the palace where Alexander the Great was crowned...
Coal miners in North Dakota unearth mammoth tusk buried for thousands of...
Washington [US], January 8: The first person to spot it was a shovel operator working the overnight shift, eyeing a glint of white as he...
No UAE national airlines operating Boeing 737 Max 9: General Civil Aviation...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 8: The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) today confirmed that none of the national airlines in the United Arab Emirates is...
Cutting-edge industrial solutions to be unveiled as SteelFab 2024 opens tomorrow at...
Sharjah [UAE], January 8: SteelFab 2024, the biggest event of its kind across the Middle East and North Africa region, launches tomorrow, Monday, at Expo...
Participants of annual 'Camel Trek' arrive in Global Village following 12-day journey...
Dubai [UAE], January 8: The participants of the annual 'Camel Trek' arrived in the Heritage Village of the Global Village after embarking on a continuous...
5 drug traffickers killed on Syria-Jordan border: monitor
Damascus [Syria], January 7: Five drug traffickers were killed in hours-long clashes with Jordanian forces on the Syrian-Jordan border region in southern Syria on Saturday,...
China decides to sanction five U.S. defense industry companies
Beijing [China], January 7: China has decided to sanction five U.S. defense industry companies, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Sunday.
Tokyo prosecutors arrest ruling party lawmaker over slush funds scandal
Tokyo [Japan], January 7: A Japanese lawmaker from the largest faction within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) was arrested on Sunday over a political...
Blast kills 2, injures 14 in Afghanistan's Kabul
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 7: Two persons have been confirmed dead and 14 others sustained injury as a blast ripped through a mini-bus in Dasht-i-Barchi locality...
US appeals court prevents California from banning guns in most public places
Washington [US], January 7: A federal appeals court on Saturday reinstated a judge's ruling that barred California from enforcing a new law that bans the...
Death toll in Iran suicide attacks rises to 91 as secret service...
Tehran [Iran], January 7: The death toll in the suicide blasts in Iran earlier this week has risen to 91, state media reported on Saturday.
Taiwan accuses China of endangering aviation safety with balloons
Taipei [Taiwan], January 7: Taiwan's Defence Ministry on Saturday strongly condemned China's releasing aerial balloons to fly over Taiwan, saying the practice had endangered aviation...
Al-Amal Hospital surroundings in Gaza comes under heavy fire
Gaza [Palestine], January 7: The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) reported heavy shelling and drone fire near the Al-Amal Hospital in the city of Khan...
Lebanon files complaint with UN chief, UNSC after Israel attacks
Beirut [Lebanon], January 7: Lebanon has sent a letter of complaint to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the president of the UN Security Council after...
2024 a key year for democracy as elections loom: EU's von der...
Berlin [Germany], January 7: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says the year 2024 is "a key year for democracy" as Europeans are set...
Russian strikes kill 11, including children: Ukrainian official
Kiev [Ukraine], January 7: A Russian missile strike has killed 11 people, including five children, in eastern Ukraine, a local official says.
Supreme Court to rule if Trump can run for president
Washington [US], January 7: The US Supreme Court says it will hear a historic case to determine whether Donald Trump can run for president.
Kuwait urged to join genocide case against Zionist entity at ICJ
Gaza [Palestine], January 7: A statement issued by 30 civil society entities in Kuwait on Saturday called on the ministry of foreign affairs to join...