Canadian lawmakers call for Israel-Hamas ceasefire

Ottawa [Canada], October 21: More than 30 members of the Canadian Parliament on Friday urged Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to facilitate a ceasefire between...

Biden to seek billions in military aid for Israel

Washington [US], October 21: U.S. President Joe Biden asked Americans to spend billions more dollars to help Israel fight Hamas while Israel's defence chief told...

Orthodox church says it was hit by Israeli air strike in Gaza

Gaza [Palestine], October 21: A Greek Orthodox church in the Gaza Strip which was sheltering hundreds of displaced Palestinians was hit overnight by an Israeli...

Muslims protest around world to demand end to Israel's Gaza campaign

Jakarta [Indonesia], October 21: Protesters from Jakarta to Tunis on Friday demanded an end to Israel's bombardment of Gaza after nearly two weeks of intense...

COP28 President-Designate and Secretary-General of Muslim Council of Elders discuss upcoming Religious...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], October 21:Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, COP28 President-Designate and UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, affirmed, in alignment with the vision...

Abdullah bin Zayed, Romanian FM review latest regional developments

Abu Dhabi [UAE], October 21: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs, discussed during a phone call with Romanian Foreign...

International research conference considers accelerating pace of climate change

Geneva [Switzerland], October 12: A once-in-a-decade international research conference will discuss changes in the Earth's climate system which will reverberate for centuries and even thousands...

UAE President holds phone call with US Defense Secretary

Abu Dhabi [UAE], October 21: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received a phone call from Lloyd Austin, US Secretary of Defense....

Storm Babet causes massive evacuation, blackout in Scotland

Edinburgh [Scotland], October 20: Around 400 homes in Angus, Scotland, were being evacuated on Thursday due to the risk of floods caused by heavy rainfall,...

5.7-magnitude quake hits Mindanao, Philippines: GFZ

Manila [Philippines], October 20: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 jolted Mindanao, Philippines at 18:58:54 GMT on Thursday, the GFZ German Research Centre for...

Australia to fast-track national anti-racism strategy: minister

Canberra [Australia], October 20:The Australian government will fast-track its plans for a national anti-racism strategy following the failed Indigenous Voice referendum.

EU human rights award goes to late Iranian protest icon MahsaAmini

Brussels [Belgium], October 20: The European Parliament's Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought will be awarded to Iranian-Kurdish woman MahsaAmini, who died in police custody,...

Israel receives armoured vehicles from US

Jerusalem [Israel], October 20: The Israeli Defence Ministry has received a shipment of armoured vehicles from the US. They arrived in a transport plane and...

Venezuelan migrants deported on first charter plane from US

Caracas [Venezuela], October 20: Some 130 Venezuelan migrants arrived in Venezuela Wednesday on a chartered plane from the United States on the first such deportation...

Washington in limbo as House marks 15th day without speaker

Washington [US], October 20: US lawmakers rejected hardline conservative Jim Jordan's bid for speaker of the House of Representatives for a second time on Wednesday,...

Death toll mounts in West bank

Ramallah [Palestine], October 20: Zionist forces killed nine Palestinians Thursday in multiple incidents across the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said. At least...

Palestinians await aid trucks; Sunak meets Bibi, MBS

Gaza [Palestine], October 20: Palestinians in war-torn Gaza on Thursday eagerly awaited the arrival of aid trucks promised in a deal struck by US President...

Israeli minister says troops will soon see Gaza 'from inside'

Jerusalem [Israel], October 20: Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant told troops gathered at the Gaza border that they will soon see the Palestinian enclave "from...

US to send two Iron Dome systems back to Israel

Washington [US], October 20: The Pentagon plans to send the two Iron Dome missile defense systems it had previously purchased from Israel back to that...

Ukrainian troops face new Russian assault on eastern town of Avdiivka

Kiev [Ukraine], October 20: Ukrainian troops are facing a new Russian onslaught in the largely destroyed eastern city of Avdiivka.

West Bank a possible 'third front' for Israel

Jerusalem [Israel], October 20:Violence in the occupied West Bank has surged since Israel began bombarding the Gaza Strip and clashing with Hezbollah at the Lebanon...

Thani Al Zeyoudi attends World Investment Forum to accelerate investment in high-potential...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], October 20:Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, UAE Minister of State for Foreign Trade, has held a series of high-level meetings with...

Al Marar leads UAE delegation to extraordinary meeting of OIC Executive Committee...

Jeddah [Saudi Arabia], October 20: KhalifaShaheen Al Marar, Minister of State, led the United Arab Emirates delegation to the extraordinary open-ended meeting of the Organization...

Zimbabwe looks forward to working with UAE on women's empowerment: Minister

Abu Dhabi [UAE], October 20: Monica Mutsvangwa, Minister of Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Development, Zimbabwe, expressed her desire to enhance collaboration between...

Foreigners sell S. Korean stocks for 2nd month in September

Seoul [South Korea], October 19: Foreign investors sold South Korean stocks for the second successive month on lingering worry about economic slowdown, financial watchdog data...

Brazilian congressional probe recommends indicting ex-president Bolsonaro for Jan. 8 attacks

Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], October 19: A Brazilian congressional probe released on Tuesday recommends former President Jair Bolsonaro be indicted on charges he instigated the...

Italy to impose border controls with Slovenia amid fears over extremist violence

Rome [Italy], October 19: Italy on Wednesday temporarily suspended the European Union's Schengen rules for open travel, reactivating dormant border controls with Slovenia amid heightened...