Arrests in UK as asylum protests continue

London [UK], August 31: Five people have been arrested after a group of masked men attempted to enter a hotel in London as anti-asylum protests...

Hamdan bin Mohammed visits ADIHEX 2025

Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 31: H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, and...

GCC Secretary-General welcomes European FMs' condemnation of Israeli attack on Gaza Strip

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], August 31: Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), has welcomed the statement issued by the Foreign Ministers of...

Arab-Islamic Committee regrets US visa denial for Palestinian delegation

Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 31: The Arab-Islamic Ministerial Committee on Gaza expressed deep regret over the US State Department's decision not to grant entry visas...

Malaysia Summit: Bin Bayyah calls for worldwide synergy to overcome existential challenges...

Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], August 31: Shaykh Abdullah bin Bayyah, Chairman of the UAE Council for Fatwa, and Head of the Abu Dhabi Forum for Peace,...

EU urges US to reconsider UN summit visa denial for Palestinians

Copenhagen [Denmark], August 31: The EU has urged the United States to reconsider its decision to deny visas to Palestinian officials seeking to attend next...

China's support for multilateralism is vital

Beijing [China], August 31: China's role in upholding multilateralism is fundamental, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told Chinese president Xi Jinping on the sidelines of...

Israel identifies body of hostage Idan Shtivi retrieved from Gaza

Jerusalem [Israel] August 31: Israel identified the body of hostage Idan Shtivi, recovered from the Gaza Strip in a military operation this week that retrieved...

Ukrainian former parliamentary speaker Parubiy shot dead in Lviv

Kyiv [Ukraine], August 31: Ukrainian former parliamentary speaker Andriy Parubiy was shot dead in the western city of Lviv on Saturday and a search was...

Hamas confirms death of its military leader Mohammed Sinwar

Gaza [Palestine], August 31: The Palestinian militant group Hamas confirmed on Saturday the death of its Gaza military chief Mohammad Sinwar, a few months after...

Prime minister of Yemen's Houthi government killed in Israeli strike

Sanaa [Yemen], August 31: The prime minister of Yemen's Houthi government and several other ministers were killed in an Israeli strike on the capital Sanaa,...

Thai prime minister removed by court

Bangkok [Thailand], August 30: Thailand's Constitutional Court dismissed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra for an ethics violation, in another crushing blow to the Shinawatra political dynasty...

Rulers of Emirates condole with Emir of Kuwait on passing of Sheikh...

Kuwait City [Kuwait], August 30: Their Highnesses the Supreme Council Members and Rulers of the Emirates have sent separate messages of condolences to His Highness...

Japanese government lowers its assessment of corporate profits amid tariffs

Tokyo [Japan], August 30: The Japanese government has downgraded its assessment of corporate earnings, citing stagnation caused by the impact of higher US tariffs on...

Albania honours UAE team, other firefighting crews for their efforts in battling...

Tirane [Albania], August 30: The Albanian government recognised the efforts of the rescue teams that took part in extinguishing the recent forest wildfires, including the...

Austria reaffirms commitment to neutrality; won't pursue NATO membership

Vienna [Austria], August 30: The Austrian Foreign Ministry has confirmed there are no plans to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) or abandon its...

US sends more warships, Venezuelan President makes tough statement

Caracas [Venezuela], August 30: AP reported on August 29 that the US is increasing its naval forces in waters off Venezuela to counter the threat...

Japan's Rise in the Southern World

Tokyo [Japan], August 30: Japan has been quietly cultivating ties with developing countries, collectively known as the Southern World, for years through aid programs...

Trump cancels nearly $5 billion in foreign aid approved by Congress

New York [US], August 30: US President Donald Trump is using tactics to cancel $4.9 billion in foreign aid approved by Congress.

US denies visas to Palestinian officials attending UN conference

Gaza [Palestine], August 30: The US has announced it will deny visas to members of the Palestinian Authority to travel to New York to attend...

Kim Jong-un promises 'good life' for relatives of soldiers killed in Russia

Pyongyang [North Korea], August 30: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has promised to ensure "a good life" for the families of soldiers who died fighting...

Jailed Bolivian civic leader Pumari ordered to house arrest

Sucre [Bolivia], August 30: Marco Pumari, the former leader of Bolivia's Civic Committee of Potosi, has been released from prison and ordered to house arrest...

Most Trump tariffs are not legal, US appeals court rules

New York [US], August 30: A divided U.S. appeals court ruled on Friday that most of Donald Trump's tariffs are illegal, undercutting the Republican president's...

Suspended Thailand PM Paetongtarn removed from office over leaked phone call with...

Bangkok [Thailand], August 30: Thailand's Constitutional Court on Friday dismissed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office for an ethics violation, local media reported.

Afghanistan faces severe health crisis, 22 million need aid: WHO

Kabul [Afghanistan], August 30: The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that Afghanistan faces a severe health crisis as 22 million people need aid, funding...

Brawl in Mexican Senate after debate on US military intervention

Mexico City [Mexico], August 30: A session of the Mexican Senate turned chaotic when a dispute over speaking time escalated into a physical altercation between...

JD Vance hints he would take over as US President if "tragedy"...

Washington DC [US], August 30: United States Vice President JD Vance on Thursday appeared to have indicated that he would take over as the President...