Tunisia to grant monthly scholarships for 503 Palestinian students
Tunis [Tunisia], January 5: Tunisia intends to grant monthly scholarships for 503 Palestinian students currently studying in Tunisia, local media reported on Thursday.
France detects bird flu on vaccinated ducks: official
Paris [France], January 5: France detected on Jan. 2 an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) among vaccinated ducks in a duck farm in...
Spain registers 82 pct surge in illegal immigration
Madrid [Spain], January 5: Spain recorded 56,852 illegal immigrants in 2023, an 82.1 percent surge from a year earlier, according to figures published by the...
3 killed, more than 10 injured in Indonesia's train accident
Jakarta [Indonesia], January 5: Three people were killed and more than 10 others injured as two trains were involved in a face-to-face collision in Indonesia's...
NATO-Ukraine Council to discuss air defences after Russian assaults
Brussels [Belgium], January 5: The NATO-Ukraine Council will meet next Wednesday in response to Russia's recent wave of heavy air attacks on the neighbouring country,...
13 nations warn Houthis against attacks in Red Sea
Washington [US], January 5: A group of 13 nations have given a strong warning to the Houthis against their ongoing attacks on commercial vessels transiting...
Las Vegas judge attacked by felon during sentencing
Las Vegas [US], January 5: A Nevada man convicted of attempted assault vaulted over a judge's bench in a Las Vegas courtroom and attacked her...
Voters aiming to ban Trump from Colorado ballot urge US Supreme Court...
Washington [US], January 5: Colorado voters seeking to bar Donald Trump from their state's ballot urged the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether his role...
Japan earthquake casts cloud over push to restart nuclear plants
Tokyo [Japan], January 5: The powerful earthquake that hit Japan's western coast on New Year's Day has underscored the country's exposure to natural disasters, casting...
Myanmar junta to free 9,652 prisoners on humanitarian grounds - state media
Yangon [Myanmar], January 5: Myanmar's military government will release 9,652 prisoners, including 114 foreigners, under an amnesty to mark the country's independence day, state media...
IS claims responsibility for deadly Iran bombings that killed 84
Tehran [Iran], January 5: The Islamic State group (IS) has said it carried out a bomb attack in Iran on crowds marking the anniversary of...
Bangladesh holds general elections on Sunday
Dhaka [Bangladesh], January 5: Bangladesh will hold general elections on Sunday, with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina set to win a fourth straight term and the...
UAE condemns in strongest terms statements by two Israeli Ministers
Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 5: The United Arab Emirates condemned in the strongest terms the extremist statements of the Israeli Minister of Finance, Bezalel Smotrich,...
New ambassadors take oath before UAE President
Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 5: A number of new UAE ambassadors today took their legal oath before President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al...
UAE President receives Chairman of People's Council of Turkmenistan
Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 5: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today received His Excellency Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, Chairman of the People's...
Bahrain welcomes success of UAE's mediation to exchange captives between Russia, Ukraine
Manama [Bahrain], January 5: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain has welcomed of the success of the UAE's mediation regarding the...
Israel's top court delays law thwarting removal of Netanyahu from office
Jerusalem [Israel], January 4: Israel's Supreme Court delayed on Wednesday the activation of a controversial law that aims at preventing declaring Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
Ukraine says mine-clearing in Black Sea to take up to 5 years
Kiev [Ukraine], January 4: The actions to clear the Black Sea and its neighboring Sea of Azov from mines would take up to five years,...
4 injured in stabbing at Tokyo's Akihabara railway station, suspect detained
Tokyo [Japan], January 4: A stabbing incident at the Japan Railways (JR) Akihabara Station in Tokyo on Wednesday evening has left four people injured, with...
First major trial in connection with Turkish earthquake deaths begins
Ankara [Turkey], January 4: The first major trial in connection with the devastating earthquakes that rocked Turkey last February began on Wednesday in the south-eastern...
WHO condemns Israeli attacks on Khan Younis hospital
Geneva [Switzerland], January 4: The World Health Organization (WHO) has accused Israel of "unconscionable" attacks on a hospital in the embattled town of Khan Younis...
UN urges end to attacks on civilians in Ukraine war
Geneva [Switzerland], January 4: The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has called on Russia and Ukraine to exercise restraint in view of...
Prices hiked as Houthis claim Red Sea attack
Sanaa [Yemen], January 4: Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for the latest attack Wednesday on a merchant ship in the Red Sea, as the vessel's...
Gaza tensions spike after blasts, killing
Gaza [Palestine], January 4: Fears that the Zionist entity's war in Gaza could spiral across the Middle East grew Wednesday after a drone strike killed...
Multiple US statehouses evacuated after apparent hoax threats
Washington [US], January 4: Multiple U.S. statehouses were evacuated on Wednesday morning following bomb threats, at least some of which were determined to be hoaxes,...
Trump asks Supreme Court to overturn Colorado ban
Washington [US], January 4: Donald Trump has asked the US Supreme Court to reverse a Colorado ruling that barred him from running for president in...
At least 73 killed, 150 wounded in blasts in Iran
Tehran [Iran], January 4: At least 73 people have died after explosions were heard near the grave of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani on Wednesday, the...