Mount Etna eruption closes Sicily's Catania airport
Rome [Italy], August 15: Flights serving the eastern Sicilian city of Catania were halted after an eruption from nearby Mount Etna.
Fire at Russian gas station kills 12, injures over 60
Moscow [Russia], August 15: A fire at a gas station in the southern Russian region of Dagestan killed 12 people including two children, Russian officials...
Britain warns of possible terrorist attacks in Sweden
London [UK], August 15: Britain on Sunday warned citizens going to Sweden of possible terrorist attacks following Koran burnings by anti-Islam activists that have outraged...
Latvia's prime minister announces resignation
Riga [Latvia], August 15: Latvian Prime Minister KrisjanisKarins announced his resignation on Monday.
Abdullah bin Zayed, German FM discuss strategic partnership over phone
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 15:H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, discussed with AnnalenaBaerbock, Germany's Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs, the...
Two UAE astronauts conduct spacewalk training at NASA's neutral buoyancy lab
Houston [US], August 15: As part of NASA's 2021 astronaut candidate class training programme, Emirati astronauts Nora Al Matrooshi and Mohammad Al Mulla are on...
UAE condemns terrorist attack on religious shrine in Shiraz, Iran
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 15: The UAE has strongly condemned the terrorist attack that targeted a religious shrine in the city of Shiraz, Iran, which...
Palestinian authorities record cases of new coronavirus variant EG.5
Ramallah [Palestine], August 14: The Palestinian Ministry of Health said Sunday that 50-100 cases of the new COVID-19 variant EG.5 have been reported in the...
Somalia, UN agencies roll out cholera vaccination drive
Mogadishu [Somalia], August 14: Somalia and the UN agencies said Sunday they are rolling out a five-day cholera vaccination campaign in five districts targeting 590,803...
Germany marks 62nd anniversary of construction of Berlin Wall
Berlin [Germany], August 14: Berlin and its surrounding area were marking the 62nd anniversary of the construction of the Berlin Wall on Sunday by paying...
Heatwave hits people in emergency shelters in Turkish quake zone
Istanbul [Turkey], August 14: People in south-eastern Turkey were struggling with intense heat at the weekend some six months after devastating earthquakes hit the region...
Iraq unblocks Telegram after one-week ban
Cairo [Egypt], August 14: Iraq has said it will lift a ban on Telegram starting from Sunday, aweek after the government had blocked the instant...
Flights cancelled as Japan braces for another typhoon
Tokyo [Japan], August 14: A strong typhoon, moving toward the Kii Peninsula in western Japan on the Pacific coast, is expected to make landfall on...
Migrants on France's Channel coast undeterred by latest deaths
Loon-Plage [France], August 14: "Crossing the Channel, it's playing with our lives," Hajji Mahmud acknowledged. But despite the dangers, the Afghan migrant remained determined to...
Anger grows as Hawaii fire death toll nears 100
Hawaii [US], August 14: The death toll in Hawaii from the deadliest US wildfire in more than a century was expected to cross the 100-mark...
Naval forces in Gulf warn ships against nearing Iranian waters
Manama [Bahrain], August 14: Western naval forces operating in the Gulf warned ships sailing in the strategic Strait of Hormuz against approaching Iranian waters to...
Russian warship fires warning shots at cargo ship in Black Sea
Moscow [Russia], August 14: A Russian warship on Sunday fired warning shots at a cargo ship in the southwestern Black Sea as it made its...
Russia's moon craft starts processing first data
Moscow [Russia], August 14: Russia switched on the scientific instruments aboard its lunar lander and scientists began processing its first data as the space craft...
Argentines vote in primaries
Buenos Aires [Argentina], August 14: Argentines headed to the polls in primary elections.
Ukraine border guards remind Russia
Kyiv [Ukraine], August 14: Ukrainian border guards placed a new sign on Snake Island this weekend.
Palestinians, Israel differ
Jerusalem [Israel], August 14: Israel ruled out any eventual physical mission in Jerusalem for the first Saudi envoy to the Palestinians.
Saudi customs thwart attempt to smuggle over 2 million Captagon pills
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], August 14: The Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) has thwarted an attempt to smuggle 2,242,560 Captagon pills hidden in a consignment...
UAE refutes allegation regarding supplying arms and ammunition to warring parties in...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 14: Concerning reporting by a media outlet on the UAE allegedly supplying arms and ammunition to warring parties in Sudan, Afra...
UAE welcomes successful completion of oil unloading operation from tanker FSO Safer
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 14: The UAE has welcomed the United Nations' announcement of the successful operation of unloading oil from the decaying tanker FSO...
Liverpool draws 1-1 with Chelsea in EPL first round
London [UK], August 14: Liverpool FC drew 1-1 with host Chelsea FC in the first round of the English Premier League, which also witnessed a...
Australian PM Anthony Albanese to visit India to participate in G20 Leaders'...
Canberra [Australia], August 13: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed his participation in the upcoming G20 summit to be held in New Delhi next...
Syria condemns U.S. forces for bus attack in Deir al-Zour
Damascus [Syria], August 13: Syria on Saturday blamed the United States for the deadly attack that was carried out by the Islamic State (IS) against...