China releases 3 US citizens after years of diplomatic efforts

Washington [US], November 28: The White House said Beijing had released three US citizens in a bilateral prisoner swap that saw Washington lower its travel...

US newspaper estimates Ukrainian forces suffered more than 460,000 casualties

Kyiv [Ukraine], November 28: The Economist newspaper said that the number of Ukrainian soldiers killed has exceeded 60,000, and more than 400,000 people were seriously...

Billionaire Elon Musk wants to abolish the US consumer protection agency

Washington [US], November 28: Billionaire Elon Musk, an advisor on streamlining the apparatus for the elected US administration, has proposed dissolving the Consumer Financial Protection...

Trump's budget plans push US government lawyers to private sector

Washington [US], November 28: Rank-and-file attorneys in the federal government fear major budget cuts when President-elect Donald Trump assumes office and are hunting for private-sector...

Trump aid cut fatal: Russia

Moscow [Russia], November 28: Russia's deputy U.N. ambassador said on Wednesday any decision by President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration to cut support for Ukraine would...

Still counting its dead, Hezbollah faces long road to recover from war

Tel Aviv [Israel], November 2: With the bodies of its fighters still strewn on the battlefield, Hezbollah must bury its dead and provide succour to...

Biden administration advancing $680 million arms sale to Israel

Washington [US], November 28: The Biden administration is pushing ahead with a $680 million arms sales package to Israel, a U.S. official familiar with the...

Hezbollah faces long road to recover from war

Tel Aviv [Israel], November 28: With the bodies of its fighters still strewn on the battlefield, Hezbollah must bury its dead and provide succour to...

Bomb threats made against some of Trump's cabinet nominees, FBI says

Washington [US], November 28: Some of Donald Trump's cabinet nominees and appointees for his incoming administration have been targeted by bomb threats, the FBI says.

Saqr Ghobash welcomes ceasefire between Israel, Lebanon in phone call with Nabih...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], November 28: Saqr Ghobash, Speaker for the Federal National Council, made a phone call with Nabih Berri, Speaker for the Lebanese Parliament,...

Grace Preservation Second Global Conference opens in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi [UAE], November 28: H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler's Representative in Al Dhafra Region and Chairman of the Emirates Red Crescent...

Saud bin Saqr opens Etihad Water and Electricity Museum

Ras Al-Khaimah [UAE], November 28: H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah Wednesday inaugurated the Etihad...

Arabian Hills Estate unveils $22 bn second phase

Dubai [UAE], November 28: Building on the remarkable success of its first phase, Arabian Hills Real Estate Development has announced the official launch of Phase...

Emirates receives its first of 65 A350-900s

Dubai [UAE], November 28: Emirates has taken delivery of its first A350-900 aircraft, marking an important step in Emirates' fleet growth strategy. It marks the...

Muslim Council of Elders welcomes ceasefire agreement in Lebanon

Cairo [Egypt], November 28: The Muslim Council of Elders, chaired by His Eminence Prof. Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayeb, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, welcomed the ceasefire agreement...

Philippine vice president summoned over threat to President Marcos Jr

Manila [Philippines], November 27: Philippine investigators on Tuesday summoned Vice President Sara Duterte to answer questions about her public threat to have President Ferdinand Marcos...

22 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes across Gaza

Gaza Border [Israel], November 27: Gaza's civil defence agency said 22 people were killed in Israeli air strikes and shelling of the war-battered Palestinian territory.

Biden holds last turkey pardon as US prez

Washington [US], November 27: John Zimmerman, chairman of the National Turkey Federation, and his son Grant, 9, attend the National Thanksgiving Turkey Pardoning event hosted...

Canada hints at fast-tracking refugee refusals

Toronto [Canada], November 27: Canada's immigration minister says he plans to propose measures to reform the country's refugee system, potentially fast-tracking refusals of cases deemed...

Bolsonaro directly involved in 2022 coup plot

Sao Paulo [Brazil], November 27: Brazil's federal police presented evidence to the Supreme Court.

Israel, Hezbollah agree to ceasefire Wednesday

Tel Aviv [Israel], November 27: A ceasefire between Israel and Iran-backed group Hezbollah will take effect on Wednesday after both sides accepted an agreement brokered...

Labor pushes three controversial migration bills

Sydney [Australia], November 27: Paying countries to accept deported non-citizens, banning mobile phones in immigration detention and barring entry of people from certain nations to...

Australia Senate committee backs bill to ban social media for children

Sydney [Australia], November 27: An Australian Senate committee has backed a bill that would ban social media for children under 16 but said social media...

We will respond forcefully to ceasefire violations: Netanyahu

Tel Aviv [Israel], November 27: The Israeli prime minister says he is asking his ministers to approve a ceasefire agreement to end the current war...

Five survivors found day after Red Sea tourist boat sinking

Cairo [Egypt], November 27: Egyptian rescuers found four bodies and five survivors on Tuesday during a Red Sea search operation after a tourist boat carrying...

Key Russian air defence system hit in Ukraine Atacms strike

Moscow [Russia], November 27: Russia has made a rare admission, saying that a key air defence system and an air base in the Kursk region...

Trump camp says China 'Attacking' U.S. with Fentanyl, plans response

Washington [US], November 27: Donald Trump's return to power portends a shakeup in the U.S. approach to addressing America's fentanyl crisis and what counternarcotics officials...