'Heinous' Russian attack on Ukraine kills 7
Chernihiv [Ukraine], August 20: A Russian missile strike on Ukraine's northern city of Chernihiv killed seven people and wounded more than 100 on Saturday, in...
Thousands flee raging wildfires in western Canada
Kelowna [Canada], August 20: Residents of western Canada scrambled to evacuate Saturday as raging wildfires encroached on two metropolitan areas - separate blazes that have...
Saudi Crown Prince accepts invitation to pay visit to Iran
Jeddah [Saudi Arabia], August 20: Iran's foreign minister met Saudi Arabia's crown prince on Friday during his first visit since the Middle East rivals announced...
UK reports first case of new COVID virus variant
London [UK], August 20: The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said the first case of COVID-19 variant BA.2.86 had been detected in the country in...
UAE participates in the G20 Joint Health-Finance Ministers Meeting
New Delhi [India], August 20: Mohamed bin Hadi Al Hussaini, Minister of State for Financial Affairs, and Dr.MahaBarakat, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Health,...
World Humanitarian Day: UN and partners aim to reach 250 million people...
New York [US], August 20: The United Nations on Friday paid tribute to 22 staff members killed in the bombing of its headquarters in Iraq...
ECI inks three MoUs with leading banks, insurance companies in Ethiopia
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], August 20:Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI), the UAE's federal export credit company, has entered into strategic agreements with leading Ethiopian financial institutions, fortifying...
Hurricane Hilary sparks rare storm watch for U.S. Southwest
Los Angeles [US], August 19:Hurricane Hilary, now a Category 4 hurricane barreling north, is expected to impose "significant impacts," including heavy rain and flooding, on...
Russia sanctions 54 British citizens in retaliatory move
Moscow [Russia], August 19: Russia has imposed personal sanctions against 54 British citizens, including officials, journalists and law enforcement representatives, the Foreign Ministry said on...
UN marks 20th anniversary of bombing of its headquarters in Baghdad
United Nations, August 19: The United Nations on Friday commemorated the 20th anniversary of the suicide bombing of its headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq, which...
Children in DRC facing worst cholera outbreak in 6 years: UNICEF
United Nations, August 19: A spike in conflict and displacement in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is pushing children into the...
West not willing to negotiate with Russia: Russian FM
Moscow [Russia], August 19: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Saturday that the West is not interested in negotiating with Moscow on the issue of...
Road accident kills 1, injures 4 in N. Afghanistan
Faizabad[Afghanistan], August 19: A traveler has been confirmed dead and four others were injured as a car overturned in north Afghanistan's Badakhshan province on...
Bangladesh condemns terror attack on holy shrine in Iran
Dhaka [Bangladesh], August 19: Bangladesh has strongly condemned the recent terrorist attack on a Muslim shrine in Shiraz city in southern Iran.
Saudi Arabia, India sign deal on digital cooperation
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], August 19: Saudi Arabia and India signed on Friday an agreement on cooperation in developing digital economy and electronic manufacturing, the official...
Austrian ex-chancellor Kurz charged with making false statements
Vienna [Austria], August 19: Former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has been charged with making false statements to the Austrian parliament, prosecutors said here on Friday.
Over 2,500 Ukrainians freed in prisoner exchanges with Russia
Kyiv [Ukraine], August 19: A total of 2,598 Ukrainians taken captive in the Russia-Ukraine conflict have been released as a result of prisoner exchanges, the...
Concerns over "climate gentrification" rise in U.S. Hawaii after devastating Maui fires:...
New York [US], August 19: With a housing crisis that has priced out many Native Hawaiians living there for decades, concerns are rising that the...
Huawei launches "Seeds for the Future" program in Namibia
Windhoek [Namibia], August 19: Twenty-five Namibian undergraduate students will virtually participate in Huawei's "Seeds for the Future" program from Aug. 21 to 28, aimed at...
Canada fires: Residents flee far-north city by road, air
Ottawa [Canada], August 19: Residents of Yellowknife in Canada's far north raced to evacuate by midday Friday as wildfires neared the remote city.
Georgia election meddling case: Trump expected to surrender next week
Washington [US], August 19: United States former President Donald Trump is expected to surrender himself to the Fulton County jail next week in connection with...
Tenerife: Wildfire slows down, no new evacuations
Tenerife [Spain], August 19: A wildfire that has blanketed much of the Spanish island of Tenerife with smoke and ash slowed its advance overnight, authorities...
Biden hails 'new era' of Japan, South Korea ties
Washington [US], August 19: South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol, left, President Joe Biden and Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, right, meet at Camp David,...
UAE Team Emirates' Adam Yates takes podium at Vuelta Burgos in Spain
Burgos[Spain], August 19: Adam Yates sprinted for victory from a reduced group on stage 3 of the Vuelta Burgos, hitting out for the line...
UAE President attends inauguration of Water and Energy Exhibition during Ethiopia visit
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], August 19: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today attended the inauguration of a Water and Energy Exhibition during...
UAE, Ethiopia: Collaborations and efforts in sustainability and facing climate challenges
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 19: The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia is intensifying its climate action drive, as it has several strategies and initiatives in...
UAE Ambassador to Indonesia meets President of East Timor
Jakarta [Indonesia], August 19: Abdulla Salem Obaid Al Dhaheri, UAE Ambassador to the Republic of Indonesia and ASEAN, met with Jose Ramos-Horta, President of East...