UNECA says impacts of COVID-19, Ukraine crisis hamper Africa's progress
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], March 19: The devastating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukraine crisis have mired Africa's progress across a wide range of...
Rocket fired from Gaza hits southern Israel amid heightened tension
Jerusalem [Israel], March 19: A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip hit an open area landed in southern Israel on Saturday, according to the Israeli...
UK home secretary visits Rwanda to discuss migration deal
Kigali [Rwanda], March 19: SuellaBraverman, home secretary of the United Kingdom (UK), arrived in Rwanda on Saturday for a two-day visit, the Rwandan Ministry of...
Vaccine-derived poliovirus in Congo, Burundi
Johannesburg [South Africa], March 19: Health officials in Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo have detected cases of vaccine-derived poliovirus, the World Health Organization...
New Zealand to ban TikTok from lawmaker's phones
Wellington [New Zealand], March 19: New Zealand on Friday will follow other Western countries and ban the video-sharing app TikTok from lawmakers' devices due to...
Pressure mounts on Netanyahu as protests enter 11th week
Tel Aviv [Israel], March 19: Thousands of people came out in force again on Saturday in Israel to protest the right-wing religious government's controversial judicial...
Tony Blair: Putin can't use Iraq as justification for Ukraine
London [UK], March 19: Former UK prime minister Tony Blair is by turns pensive and defiant as he reflects on the upcoming anniversaries of two...
Kyiv thanks UN, Turkey for 'sticking to' grain deal agreements
Kyiv [Ukraine], March 19: Ukraine's infrastructure minister on Saturday thanked the United Nations and Turkey for adhering to the agreements of a deal that allowed...
Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan fears arrest as he heads to court
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 19: Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan said on Saturday he expected to be arrested as he headed to court on graft...
Biden celebrates St Patrick's Day with Irish PM Varadkar
Washington [US], March 19: US President Joe Biden and Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar painted the town green Friday, celebrating Saint Patrick's Day-and touting Biden's...
Finland on course to join NATO
Ankara [Turkey], March 19: Turkish President RecepTayyip Erdogan ended months of diplomatically charged delays on Friday and asked parliament to quickly back Finland's bid to...
Trump expects 'arrest', calls for protests
Washington [US], March 19: Former US President Donald Trump said he expects to be "arrested" on Tuesday over hush money allegedly paid to a porn...
Int'l war crimes court issues arrest warrant for Putin
The Hague [Netherlands], March 19: The International Criminal Court on Friday announced an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin on the war crime accusation...
WHO: COVID poses similar threat to flu
Geneva [Switzerland], March 19: The COVID-19 pandemic could settle down this year to a point where it poses a threat similar to flu, the World...
US leadership role in Middle East facing deep challenges
Washington [US], March 19: China's shock success at bringing Saudi Arabia and Iran together has challenged the United States' longstanding role as the key outside...
North Korea claims almost 800,000 have signed up to fight against US
Pyongyang [North Korea], March 19: North Korea claims that about 800,000 of its citizens volunteered to join or reenlist in the nation's military to fight...
Temporary increase in egg, poultry prices aims to ensure balanced merchant-consumer relationship:...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 19: The Ministry of Economy said that increasing prices of eggs and poultry products in the UAE comes in accordance with...
UAE Jiu-Jitsu Federation supports 'Bridges of Goodness' for quake-hit victims
Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 19: The UAE Jiu-Jitsu Federation said the proceeds of registration in the Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2023 will be...
Six-hit City power past Burnley into FA Cup Semi-finals
Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 19: ErlingHaaland hit a sixth hat-trick of the season with Julian Alvarez claiming a brace and Cole Palmer also on target...
President Biden says banking crisis has subsided
Washington [US], March 18: US President Joe Biden said the banking crisis had subsided after the bankruptcy of two mid-sized banks.
Building collapse kills 5, injures 2 in south Egypt
Cairo [Egypt], March 18: At least five people were killed and another two wounded on Friday after a building collapsed in the southern Egyptian province...
Somali bank acquires 62.5 pct stake in Kenyan bank
Nairobi [Kenya], March 18: Somali lender, Premier Bank, has acquired a 62.5 percent stake in Kenya's First Community Bank Limited (FCB), the Central Bank of...
Huawei launches Wi-Fi 7 for east African market to spur internet connectivity
Nairobi [Kenya], March 18: Chinese technology firm Huawei on Friday launched its latest Wi-Fi technology, Wi-Fi 7 for the east African market in a bid...
4 IS militants killed in W. Iraq
Baghdad [Iraq], March 18: Four Islamic State (IS) militants were killed on Friday in an operation in Iraq's western province of Anbar, the Iraqi military...
Lebanese central bank chief denies financial misconduct in court hearing
Beirut [Lebanon], March 18: Lebanese central bank governor RiadSalameh on Friday maintained his innocence by rejecting accusations of transferring public funds exceeding 300 million U.S....
Gold rises as U.S. dollar weakens
Chicago [US], March 18: Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange rose on Friday as the U.S. dollar weakened.
Oil prices drop as banking woes stoke recession fears
New York [US], March 18: Oil prices fell on Friday, booking significant losses for the week, as banking turmoil rattled markets.