Five non-permanent members elected to UN Security Council
New York [US], June 4: The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, June 3, elected Austria, Kyrgyzstan, Portugal, Trinidad and Tobago, and Zimbabwe to the...
ILO calls to place people at centre of AI revolution
Geneva [Switzerland], June 4: ILO Director-General Gilbert F. Houngbo opened the 114th International Labour Conference (ILC) with a call to place people at the centre...
Dubai event calendar ranks among world's busiest, officials say
Dubai [UAE], June 4: Dubai's events line-up has established itself as one of the busiest globally, driving economic growth and long-term resilience, tourism officials stated...
Emir of Qatar, US President discuss regional de-escalation
Doha [Qatar], June 4: H.H. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar, received a phone call on Wednesday from US...
Lebanon, Israel agree to implement ceasefire following Washington talks
Washington [US], June 4: Lebanon and Israel have agreed to implement a ceasefire following extensive negotiations held in Washington, according to a joint statement issued...
Kuwaiti Cabinet strongly condemns repeated Iranian missile, drone attacks
Kuwait City [Kuwait], June 3: The Kuwaiti Cabinet has strongly condemned the repeated Iranian missile and drone attacks that targeted Kuwaiti territory last Thursday and...
WMO warns of rising global temperatures driven by El Niño
Geneva [Switzerland], June 3: The World Meteorological Organisation has warned that the development of an El Niño event in the tropical Pacific is highly likely...
Kuwait air defenses currently intercepting hostile drone, missile attacks
Kuwait City [Kuwait], June 3: The General Staff of the Kuwaiti Armed Forces announced late Tuesday that the air defences are currently repelling hostile drone...
Congo says number of confirmed Ebola cases rises to 344
Kinshasa [Democratic Republic of the Congo], June 3: The Democratic Republic of Congo has reported a rise in confirmed Ebola cases to 344, with 60...
Congo re-opens airport at centre of Ebola outbreak
Kinshasa [Democratic Republic of the Congo], June 3: Democratic Republic of Congo has reopened the airport in the capital city of the province hit hardest...
Egypt strongly condemns Iran's repeated attacks on Kuwait
Cairo [Egypt], June 2: Egypt has strongly condemned Iran's heinous and repeated attacks on Kuwait, saying they constitute a flagrant violation of the Gulf state's...
UAE expresses solidarity with Republic of Korea, conveys condolences over victims of...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], June 2: The United Arab Emirates has expressed its solidarity with the brotherly Republic of Korea following an explosion at a...
International efforts accelerate development of vaccine against Ebola's Bundibugyo strain
Geneva [Switzerland], June 2: International organisations on Monday announced intensified efforts to respond urgently to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
6.1-magnitude earthquake strikes off Italy's Calabria coast
Rome [Italy], June 2: A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Italy's Calabria region early on Tuesday and was felt as far away as...
Confirmed Ebola cases in DR Congo rise to 321
Kinshasa [DRC], June 2: The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has risen to 321, as the virus continues...
How the Supreme Court is reshaping the US midterm elections
Washington [US], June 1: The U.S. Supreme Court this year already has given a boost to President Donald Trump and his fellow Republicans in the...
Work set to start clearing controversial Olympic site
Sydney [Australia], June 1: Bulldozers are expected to begin clearing a park for construction of a $3.6 billion 2032 Olympics stadium, as protesters mull their...
Rescue package to shield workers from AI-driven cuts
Melbourne [Australia], June 1: Workers facing the threat of artificial intelligence-driven job losses are set to be protected under a multimillion-dollar state government rescue package.
Austria arrests six suspects linked to Daesh network
Vienna [Austria], June 1: Austrian security forces have arrested six individuals accused of membership in the Daesh terrorist organisation, distributing extremist propaganda, inciting terrorist acts,...
UAE strongly condemns, denounces settlers' storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque, raising of Israeli...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], June 1: The United Arab Emirates has strongly condemned and denounced the storming of the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque by settlers under...
Confirmed Ebola cases in DRC rise to 282
Kinshasa [Democratic Republic of the Congo], June 1: The Democratic Republic of the Congo has announced that the number of confirmed Ebola cases has risen...
Oil prices surge over two percent in early Monday trading
London [UK], June 1: Oil prices rallied by more than two percent in early trading on Monday as escalating geopolitical risks in the Middle East...
Magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes coast of central Chile
Santiago [Chile], June 1: An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale struck near the coast of central Chile at 21:34 GMT on Sunday.
Death toll from Israeli attacks on Lebanon rises to 3,412
Beirut [Lebanon], June 1: The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health announced that the death toll from Israeli attacks on the country since 2nd March has...
38 undocumented migrants rescued off Libyan coast
Tripoli [Libya], June 1: Libyan authorities announced the rescue of 38 undocumented migrants after intercepting a boat carrying them approximately 120 nautical miles north of...
Amazon successfully launches 29 internet satellites into orbit
Washington [US], May 31: Amazon has successfully launched 29 Internet satellites into low Earth orbit (LEO) using Atlas V rockets from its ULA launch joint...
Popular French philosopher, Edgar Morin, Edgar Morin died
Paris [France], May 31: Edgar Morin, one of the most influential French intellectuals of the modern era, has died in Paris at the age of...