Iraq, Oman sign two MoUs to strengthen cooperation
Baghdad [Iraq], December 23: Iraqi Foreign Minister Dr. Fuad Hussein and Omani Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad bin Hamoud Al-Busaidi signed two memorandums of understanding...
Unstable weather conditions expected across UAE until Thursday
Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 23: The UAE is expected to experience unstable weather conditions in the coming days due to an extension of a surface...
Rival protests over S Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol held in...
Seoul [South Korea], December 22: Demonstrators supporting and opposing South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol held rival protests several hundred metres apart in Seoul on...
Nine-year-old among five killed in Germany Christmas market attack
Magdeburg [Germany], December 22: A nine-year-old child is among the five people killed in the car-ramming attack at a Christmas market in the central German...
US Senate votes through last-gasp bill to keep govt open
Washington [US], December 22: The US Congress has averted a government shutdown following days of chaos on Capitol Hill, after the Senate passed a stop-gap...
Five killed in strike on Russia's Kursk after deadly missile attack on...
Kursk [Ukraine], December 22: Russia said five people had been killed in a Ukrainian strike in the western Kursk region. Ukrainian officials reported earlier that...
Five killed in strike on Russia's Kursk after deadly missile attack on...
Moscow [Russia], December 22: Russia said five people had been killed in a Ukrainian strike in the western Kursk region. Ukrainian officials reported earlier that...
32 die in bus accident in southeastern Brazil
At least thirty two people were killed in a bus crash in southeastern Brazil on Saturday, officials said, adding that the death toll could still...
8 sentenced in France over beheading of teacher
Paris [France], December 22: Eight people have been convicted in France in connection with the Islamist-motivated murder of teacher Samuel Paty four years ago. French...
Frigid temperatures as winter solstice marks astronomical start of season
Washington [US], December 22: Early Saturday morning, the occurrence of the 2024 winter solstice marked the astronomical start of winter, and it's been greeted with...
Extreme weather scaring off tourists
Sydney [Australia], December 22: Summer might be synonymous with beach days and barbecues, but more and more Australians are re-imagining their hot season, concerned about...
King Charles' cancer treatment progressing well
London [UK], December 22: King Charles' cancer treatment is progressing well and will continue into next year, a Buckingham Palace source said, as the British...
German far right brings political edge to Magdeburg attack site
Berlin [Germany], December 22: A spontaneous memorial created by grieving families and local residents at a church overlooking Magdeburg's Christmas market evolved during Saturday into...
Senate passes government funding bill, averts shutdown
Washington [US], December 22: The U.S. Congress passed spending legislation early on Saturday in a down-to-the wire burst of activity that will avert a destabilizing...
Firefighters in race to contain massive bushfire
Sydney [Australia], December 22: Firefighters battling a massive uncontrolled bushfire in the nation's east are racing to get the upper hand before temperatures soar...
Japanese anime industry sales top 3 trillion yen for 1st time
Tokyo [Japan], December 22: The market size of Japan's anime industry hit a record high of over three trillion yen in 2023, buoyed by brisk...
23 dead in two crowd crushes in Nigeria
Lagos [Nigeria], December 22: At least 23 people died in two incidents in Nigeria on Saturday as crowds, mostly women and children, scrambled for charity,...
Earthquake of magnitude 6.2 strikes Vanuatu Islands, GFZ says
Wellington [New Zealand], December 22: A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Vanuatu Islands on Sunday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said, revising up...
Mohammed Al Sharqi attends closing ceremony of Fujairah International Arabian Horse Championship...
Fujairah [UAE], December 22: The ninth edition of the Fujairah International Arabian Horse Championship, held under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad Al...
Rulers of Emirates congratulate Emir of Kuwait on first anniversary of accession...
Emirates [UAE], December 22: Their Highnesses the Supreme Council Members and Rulers of the Emirates have sent messages of congratulations to His Highness Sheikh Mishal...
Emir of Kuwait inaugurates Arabian Gulf Football Cup
Kuwait City [Kuwait], December 22: The Arabian Gulf Football Cup, "Khaleeji Zain 26," officially kicked off on Saturday evening with a grand opening ceremony at...
Dozens of martyrs, wounded on 442nd day of war on Gaza
Gaza [Palestine], December 22: Israel continued bombardment of areas in the Gaza Strip on the 442nd day of the war, resulting in numerous martyrs and...
U.S. House passes stopgap funding bill to avert gov't shutdown
Olympia (Washington), December 21: The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed a new stopgap spending bill after scrambling for new plans following U.S. President-elect...
Brazil's central bank need to intervene to stabilize exchange rate: finance minister
BrasÃlia (Brazil), December 21: Brazil's Central Bank must intervene to stabilize the exchange rate against the U.S. dollar amid recent disruptions in its financial market,...
Hungarian parliament approves 2025 budget
Budapest (Hungary), December 21: Hungary's parliament approved the 2025 budget on Friday, projecting 3.4 percent economic growth, 3.2 percent inflation, and a 3.7 percent budget...
Austria's GDP to contract 0.6 pct in 2024: WIFO
Vienna (Austria), December 21: The Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO) on Friday projected Austria's gross domestic product (GDP) to contract by 0.6 percent in...
Ex-IMF chief Rato gets 4-year jail term for corruption
Madrid (Spain), December 21: Rodrigo Rato, former managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Spain's deputy prime minister, was sentenced on Friday to...