Developing nations criticize $300B COP29 climate deal
Baku [Azerbaijan], November 24: Countries at the COP29 summit in Baku adopted a $300 billion global finance target to help poorer nations cope with the...
Takeaways from the COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan
Baku [Azerbaijan], November 24: This year's U.N. climate summit delivered a deal on climate finance two days past deadline, after two weeks of tense negotiations.
Rich Nations raise COP29 climate finance offer
Dubai [UAE], November 24: Developed nations should pay $300 billion a year by 2035 to help poorer countries deal with climate change, according to a...
Hamas says hostage killed in Israeli Gaza Strip attack
Gaza [Palestine], November 24: A woman who was kidnapped and taken to the Gaza Strip has died in an Israeli attack in the enclave's northern,...
Returns to Al Ain after 6 years, Ministry of Defence continues preparations...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], November 24: The Ministry of Defence is gearing up for the 10th edition of "Union Fortress 10" military parade set to take...
Indonesia develops tech to get bio-jet fuel from coconut oil
Jakarta [Indonesia], November 24: A researcher from the Chemical Research Center of the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Deliana Dahnum, has developed a metal-organic...
Japan-led team develops new ocean-degradable plastic
Tokyo [Japan], November 24: An international team led by a Japanese researcher says it has developed a new type of plastic that is durable but...
AI could increase global real trade growth by 14% by 2040: WTO
Geneva [Switzerland], November 24: A new report published by the WTO Secretariat discusses the potential impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on world trade. The report...
COP29 agrees to triple public finance to developing countries to USD 300...
Baku [Azerbaijan], November 24: The UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) closed Saturday with a new finance goal to help countries to protect their people and...
Sharjah Deputy Ruler congratulates UAE President, Sharjah Ruler on victory of Sharjah...
Sharjah [UAE], November 24: H.H. Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, warmly congratulated President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin...
BREAKING: UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs is closely monitoring the case of...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], November 24: Majed Al Mansoori, Director of the Foreign Nationals Affairs Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), affirmed that the...
Fujairah CP awarded Medal of Honour by Italy's University of Bari Aldo...
Fujairah [UAE], November 24: H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad Al Sharqi, Crown Prince of Fujairah, was awarded the Medal of Honour by the University of...
Britain's Gatwick Airport terminal evacuated over security incident
London [UK], November 23: A large part of Gatwick Airport, the second busiest in Britain, has been evacuated after a "suspected prohibited item" was discovered,...
UK to rise energy price cap by 1.2 pct
London [UK], November 23: The United Kingdom's (UK) energy price cap is set to increase by 1.2 percent from January to March 2025, the UK's...
Türkiye "neutralizes" 5 Kurdish militants in N. Syria
Ankara [Türkiye], November 23: Five members of the Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) were "neutralized" by Turkish forces in cross-border operations in northern Syria,...
Conflict in S. Lebanon kills 3 paramedics, injures 4 peacekeepers
Beirut [Lebanon], November 23: Violence continued to escalate in southern Lebanon and Beirut's suburbs on Friday, with the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hezbollah claiming...
Israeli settlers try attacking senior army commander in S. West Bank
Jerusalem [Israel], November 23: Israeli settlers on Friday evening tried to attack Commander of the Israeli army's Central Command Avi Bluth and accompanying officers...
U.S. automakers plan to acquire Trump's nod to sell EVs: NYT
New York [US], November 23: Three of the U.S. largest automakers, Ford, General Motors and Stellantis, are strategizing with other car manufacturers on how to...
Russia's Gazprombank targeted in new U.S. sanctions
Washington [US], November 23: The United States imposed sanctions Thursday on more than 100 Russian financial entities and finance officials, among them Gazprombank, Russia's largest...
Wall Street top regulator to leave SEC when Trump takes office
New York [US], November 23: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler will step down as Wall Street's top regulator at the very...
Trump's pick for attorney general withdraws from consideration
Washington [US], November 23: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's selection for the attorney general in his forthcoming administration, Matt Gaetz, withdrew himself from consideration for the...
Mexican president says ready to protect migrants in face of U.S. deportation
Mexico, November 23: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Thursday voiced readiness for the potential U.S. mass deportations of migrants, which U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has...
Hostilities in Lebanon have displaced 1.3 million people from their homes: UNHCR
Beirut [Lebanon], November 23: The past few weeks have been the deadliest and most devastating for Lebanon and its people in decades, with Israel dramatically...
US, Fiji start talks to boost military ties
New York [US], November 23: The United States and Fiji have started talks aimed at strengthening military ties between Washington and the Pacific island nation,...
Russia has 'limited' stock of new missile: US official
Moscow [Russia], November 23: President Vladimir Putin says Russia would keep testing its new Oreshnik hypersonic missile in combat and had a stock ready for...
Aussie farmers and businesses look for trade certainty
Sydney [Australia], November 23: Europe is pushing for stronger trade ties and clean energy co-operation with Australia as businesses look for certainty and world leaders...
Pakistan: Bushra Bibi faces non-bailable arrest warrant in GBP 190 million corruption...
Rawalpindi [Pakistan], November 23: A Rawalpindi accountability court has issued non-bailable arrest warrants for Bushra Bibi, the wife of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan,...