Abu Dhabi welcomes warships from across the world for NAVDEX 2025
Abu Dhabi [UAE], February 16: Abu Dhabi has welcomed warships from around the world at the ADNEC Marina in preparation for the eighth edition of...
International Defence Conference 2025 kicks off tomorrow
Abu Dhabi [UAE], February 16: Under the patronage of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the International Defence Conference 2025 will commence...
UAE condemns attack on UNIFIL convoy in Lebanon
Abu Dhabi [UAE], February 16: The United Arab Emirates has strongly condemned the attack that set fire to a convoy of the United Nations Interim...
ADNEC Group prepares for largest edition of IDEX & NAVDEX
Abu Dhabi [UAE], February 16: ADNEC Group has announced that preparations are well underway for what the forthcoming International Defence Exhibition (IDEX) and Naval Defence...
Hamas says it won't govern Gaza in next phase: Informed Source
Cairo [Egypt], February 16: An informed source on the ceasefire negotiations in Gaza stated that Hamas has confirmed it won't participate in governing the...
Sudan famine camp attacks alarm UN humanitarians
Washington DC [US], February 15: An escalation of fighting in and around a displaced people camp in western Sudan where famine conditions have been identified...
Elementary school in southern BiH suspends classes over bomb threat
Sarajevo [Bosnia and Herzegovina], February 15: An elementary school in Mostar, southern Bosnia and Herzegovina, suspended classes on Friday following a bomb threat reported in...
Slovak economy rises by 2 pct in 2024: statistics office
Bratislava [Slovakia], February 15: Slovakia's gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 2 percent in 2024, up from 1.4 percent the year before, according to a...
Zelensky says Ukraine ready to move toward peace after meeting with Vance
Kyiv [Ukraine], February 15: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukraine stands ready to move towards peace following his meeting with U.S. Vice President JD...
Italian prosecutors open tax fraud case against Amazon: media
Rome [Italy], February 15: Italian prosecutors have launched a tax fraud investigation into retail giant Amazon, alleging the company evaded taxes amounting to 1.2 billion...
Trump slams India's high tariffs, vows to charge reciprocal levies
Olympia [Washington] (US), February 15: U.S. President Donald Trump criticized on Thursday India's high tariffs, vowing that the United States would retaliate.
U.S. retails sales drop by 0.9 pct in January after strong holiday...
Olympia [Washington] (US), February 15: U.S. retail sales fell by 0.9 percent in January after a strong holiday spending, the U.S. Commerce Department reported on...
U.S. CDC to cut one-tenth of workforce
Los Angeles [California] (US), February 15: Nearly 1,300 employees at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) -- about one-tenth of the agency's...
6.0-magnitude quake hits 6 km NNE of Metahāra, Ethiopia: USGS
Albany [New York] (US), February 15: An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 jolted 6 km NNE of Metahāra, Ethiopia at 20:28:23 GMT on Friday,...
Investigators say Black Hawk crew might not have heard tower instructions before...
Olympia [Washington] (US), February 15: The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Friday that the Army Black Hawk helicopter's crew might not have heard...
U.S. stocks close mixed as retail sales decline
Albany [New York] (USA) , February 15: U.S. stocks ended mixed on Friday after hitting near-record highs the previous day, as investors assessed economic data...
Number of active U.S. drilling rigs up this week
Houston [Texas], February 15: The number of active drilling rigs in the United States stands at 588 this week, up by two from the previous...
US IRS prepares to lay off thousands of workers, sources say
Washington DC [US], February 15: The U.S. Internal Revenue Service is preparing to fire thousands of workers in the coming days, a move that could...
Elon Musk's tactics frustrate some White House senior officials
Washington DC [US], February 15: As tech billionaire Elon Musk expands his influence over more than a dozen U.S. federal agencies, frustration is growing among...
Protest action shuts down air traffic in Belgium
Brussels [Belgium], February 14: A nationwide protest involving tens of thousands of demonstrators against the new government brought air traffic in Belgium to a standstill...
NATO chief responds cautiously to Trump's Ukraine course
Brussels [Belgium], February 14: NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte reacted cautiously on Thursday to US President Donald Trump's announcement of planned negotiations with Russian President...
Hundreds of foreigners freed from Myanmar's scam centres
Bangkok [Thailand], February 14: More than 250 people from 20 nationalities who had been working in telecom fraud centres in Myanmar's Karen State have been...
EU Parliament rejects Georgia's ruling party legitimacy, demands new elections
Brussels [Belgium], February 14: The European Parliament on Thursday overwhelmingly adopted a resolution that rejected the legitimacy of "Georgia's self-proclaimed authorities" and called for new...
Driver ploughs into Munich crowd in 'suspected attack,' injuring 28
Munich [Germany], February 14: A driver crashed his car into a trade union march making its way through the streets of Munich in what authorities...
Hamas to release three captives amid ceasefire deal collapse fears
Gaza [Palestine], February 14: Hamas says it is committed to the release of captives held in Gaza according to a timeline set out in a...
US launches reciprocal tariff plan regardless of allies or opponents
Washington [US], February 14: "On trade, in the interest of fairness, I will impose reciprocal tariffs , meaning the United States will tax any country...
US aircraft carrier collides with merchant ship in Mediterranean
New York [US], February 14: The US Navy said on February 13 that the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman collided with the cargo ship...