COP28 Presidency urges visitors to use Dubai Metro for faster, greener trips

Abu Dhabi [UAE],November 21:The COP28 Presidency strongly encourages all attendees to use the Dubai Metro throughout the two-week conference, running from 30 November - 12...

RTA announces comprehensive plan for facilitating movement of delegations, visitors during COP28

Dubai [UAE], November 21: Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), Principal Pathway Partner of the 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention...

UAE ambassador presents credentials to Director-General of United Nations Office at Geneva

Geneva [Switzerland], November 21: Ambassador Jamal Jama Al Musharakh presented his credentials to Her Excellency Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva,...

Ukraine to boost air defences as Russia targets energy infrastructure

Moscow [Russia], November 20: In his daily video message on Saturday evening, Ukrainian President VolodymyrZelensky has announced new steps to bolster Ukraine's air defences in...

WHO chief Tedros demands ceasefire after staff visit Gaza hospital

Geneva [Switzerland], November 20: The World Health Organisation (WHO) is working on a plan to rescue the remaining patients from the al-Shifa hospital in the...

Iran unveils upgraded hypersonic missile as Khamenei touts Israel 'failure'

Tehran [Iran], November 20:Iran has unveiled an upgraded version of its hypersonic missile in a military exhibition for the country's supreme leader.

Biden facing growing internal dissent over Israel's Gaza war

Washington [US], November 20: US President Joe Biden is under growing pressure to rein in Israel's military campaign against Hamas in Gaza.

UK households set to learn of fresh energy price rise

London [UK], November 20: In Britain, households are set to learn that their energy bills will rise again from January as hopes for relief from...

Siberian storm leaves death and destruction in its wake

Moscow [Russia], November 20: A severe storm sweeping through the Kemerovo region in south-western Siberia has claimed at least three lives and injured a further...

Demonstration in Germany calls for end to violence in Gaza

Berlin [Germany], November 20:A demonstration calling for an end to violence in the Gaza Strip and organized by both Jews and Palestinians drew more than...

Memphis man accused in deadly shooting spree found dead inside getaway car

Washington [US], November 20: A Tennessee man accused of killing several women and girls across the city of Memphis in three separate shootings on Saturday...

Trump returns to US-Mexico border as he lays out hard-line immigration proposals

Washington [US], November 20: Donald Trump returned to the US-Mexico border for a visit on Sunday as he promotes a hard-line immigration agenda that would...

Gazans forced to evacuate hospital speak of horrors

Gaza [Palestine], November 20: Columns of Palestinians, some sick, some wounded made their way out of Gaza's largest hospital Saturday, walking for hours through the...

Qatar PM says 'minor' challenges to captive deal

Doha [Qatar], November 20: A deal to free captives Hamas seized in its Oct 7 attack on the Zionist entity now hinges on "minor" practical...

Houthis seize Zionist vessel

Hodeida [Yemen], November 20:Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels said on Sunday they had seized a Zionist ship in the Red Sea, a claim immediately denied by...

Palestinians search for shelter as wider Israeli campaign mounts

Jerusalem [Israel], November 20: As Israel prepares to widen its military campaign in Gaza, Palestinians such as 80-year-old Mahrous Nasrallah wonder if there will be...

Three more journalists killed in Gaza in Israeli offensive, relatives say

Gaza [Palestine], November 20: The head of a prominent media institution in Gaza and two other journalists were killed during the weekend in Israel's offensive...

Argentina: Milei wins presidential vote, Massa admits defeat

Buenos Aires [Argentina], November 20: Outsider libertarian Javier Milei won in a nail-biter presidential runoff on Sunday, after his opponent Peronist Economy Minister Sergio Massa...

Ministry of Climate Change and Environment announces enhancement of digital services for...

Dubai [UAE], November 20:The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) has announced the upgrade of nine of its digital services. These enhancements form part...

Sultan bin Ahmed crowns Japanese team with first Asian Padel Cup

Sharjah [UAE], November 20:H.H. Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, crowned on Sunday evening, the Japanese team with the...

UAQ, RAK rulers attend wedding of Majid bin Hamad AlQasimi's sons

Sharjah [UAE], November 20: H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Umm Al Qaiwain and H.H. Sheikh Saud bin...

International forum to discuss 'Role of Media in Hatred and Violence' in...

Jeddah [Saudi Arabia], November 20: An international forum entitled "The Role of Media in Hatred and Violence" will be held in Jeddah on November 26....

Expert warns of potential volcanic eruption in Iceland

Reykjavik [Iceland], November 19: Kristin Jonsdottir, the head of the volcanic activity department at the Icelandic Meteorological Office, has expressed concerns about the current state...

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman dismissed after board says it lost confidence in...

San Francisco [US], November 19: OpenAI, the company that launched ChatGPT, announced on Friday that it had dismissed CEO Sam Altman after the company lost...

74,664 tourists arrive in Sri Lanka in Nov. 1-15

Colombo [Sri Lanka], November 19:Altogether 74,664 foreign tourists arrived in Sri Lanka in the first 15 days of November, according to the latest statistics released...

Japan's longtimeSoka Gakkai lay Buddhist leader Daisaku Ikeda dies at 95

Tokyo [Japan], November 19: Daisaku Ikeda, the longtime leader of Japan's major lay Buddhist organization Soka Gakkai, has died, local media reported on Saturday.

Armenia, Azerbaijan agree on key peace treaty principles

Yerevan [Armenia], November 19: Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed on the key principles of a peace treaty, Armenian Prime Minister NikolPashinyan said on Saturday.