Historic boxing showdown set for Dubai: 'Destiny in the Desert'
Dubai [UAE], October 30: Dubai prepares for a landmark evening of boxing as the emirate plays host to the highly anticipated event Destiny in the...
Sultan bin Hamdan inspects final preparations for launch of Sheikh Zayed Festival...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], October 30: Under the patronage of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and under the supervision of His Highness...
Arab Parliament explores stronger cooperation with Latin American Parliament, FAO
Cairo [Egypt], October 30: Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Yamahi, Speaker of the Arab Parliament, met separately in Cairo with Rolando Miguel Gonzalez Patricio, President of...
Russia confirms successful testing of nuclear-powered torpedo system
Moscow [Russia], October 30: Russian President Vladimir V. Putin announced on Wednesday the successful test of the nuclear-powered drone, Poseidon, one of the nation's latest...
Ukraine needs to import additional 4 bln cubic meters of gas for...
Kiev [Ukraine], October 29: Ukraine needs to import an additional 4 billion cubic meters of natural gas to smoothly run through the cold heating season,...
13 pct of German retirees staying in work: Destatis
Berlin [Germany], October 29: About 13 percent of German retirees aged 65 to 74 remained employed last year, according to preliminary figures released Tuesday by...
Russia, Belarus FMs vow to strengthen ties amid Eurasian security talks
Moscow [Russia], October 29: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has met his Belarusian counterpart Maxim Ryzhenkov in Minsk, agreeing to coordinate foreign policy efforts against...
25 U.S. states sue Trump administration for blocking food aid funding
Washington [US], October 29: Democratic governors and attorneys general from 25 U.S. states filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Tuesday, challenging its conclusion...
U.S. consumer confidence index slightly declines
New York [US], October 29: The U.S. Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index released on Tuesday stood at 94.6 in October, down one point from upwardly...
Pentagon hits 4 alleged drug-trafficking boats in eastern Pacific, killing 14
Olympia [Washington], October 29: The U.S. military destroyed four vessels allegedly transporting narcotics in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Monday, killing 14 people and leaving...
Canadian arrested with 18.2 kg of hashish at Sri Lanka's main airport
Colombo [Sri Lanka], October 29: Sri Lanka Customs' Narcotics Control Unit (NCU) on Tuesday arrested a Canadian national at Bandaranaike International Airport, seizing a total...
Amazon to cut 30,000 corporate jobs
San Francisco [California], October 29: Amazon plans to lay off roughly 30,000 corporate employees starting on Tuesday, local media reported Monday.
Mexico, U.S. agree to extend tariff deadline
Mexico City [Mexico], October 29: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday that her U.S. counterpart Donald Trump agreed to postpone tariffs on Mexican exports previously...
Arab League warns of wars' impact on development progress
Cairo [Egypt], October 29: The Arab League has warned against the escalation of wars in the region and the continued practices of the Israeli...
UAE, Italy discuss judicial cooperation, combating transnational crime
Dubai [UAE], October 29: Abdullah bin Sultan bin Awad Al Nuaimi, Minister of Justice, met with Carlo Nordio, Minister of Justice of the Republic of...
DIHAD, Kuwait Association for Needy Families hold panel discussion in Kuwait
Kuwait City [Kuwait], October 29: Under the patronage of Dr Khaled Amer Al Ajmi, Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Social Affairs in Kuwait, DIHAD Sustainable...
Japan's Takaichi hopes for 'golden age' for security alliance with the US
Tokyo [Japan], October 29: The United States and Japan aim to further strengthen their security alliance as Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday...
Israel orders new Gaza strikes
Gaza City [Gaza], October 29: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the military to carry out intense strikes on the war-devastated Gaza Strip, after...
UN chief urges immediate ceasefire talks in Sudan
New York [US], October 29: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for immediate talks to end the fighting in Sudan after the paramilitary Rapid Support...
Russian drones making southern Ukraine uninhabitable
Moscow [Russia], October 29: Constant Russian drone strikes on civilians are making Ukrainian-held areas along the lower Dnipro River in the south of the country...
Category 5 hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica, NHC says
Kingston [Jamaica], October 29: Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday (local time) as a category five hurricane, the US National Hurricane Centre (NHC)...
Israeli PM orders 'powerful attacks' in Gaza
Gaza City [Gaza], October 29: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday he had ordered the military to "carry out powerful attacks" in Gaza...
US kills 14 in strikes on four alleged drug boats in Pacific
Washington DC [US], October 29: US forces have killed 14 people in strikes on four alleged drug boats in the Pacific, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth...
Trump rules out 2028 VP gambit
New York [US], October 28: US President Donald Trump said on Monday he would technically be eligible to run for vice president after his current...
Sweden, hit by gang crime, plans prisons for 13 year old offenders
Stockholm [Sweden], October 28: Sweden, which has been plagued by severe gang-related crime, on Monday announced plans to place offenders as young as 13 in...
Zelensky warns of wider drone, missile attacks on Russia
Kyiv [Ukraine], October 28: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned on Monday that Kiev plans to expand its drone and missile strikes to additional Russian regions.
Strategic partnership between Russia and Venezuela goes into force
Moscow [Russia], October 28: Russia and Venezuela have entered into a strategic partnership intended to expand their cooperation in the areas of energy, mining, transport...