Biden to visit Hawaii as wildfire toll tops 100
Kahului [US], August 17: President Joe Biden will head to fire-ravaged Hawaii next week to meet with survivors and first responders still hunting for victims,...
Truce holding in Libya after clashes kill 55
Tripoli [Libya], August 17: Tripoli's worst armed clashes in a year have killed 55 people and wounded 146, Libyan media reported Wednesday, after a truce...
Gas drilling rig arrives off Lebanon
Beirut [Lebanon], August 17: French firm TotalEnergies said Wednesday that a drilling rig had reach Lebanese waters ahead of exploration for offshore gas reserves, months...
US beefs up Gulf deployment over Iranian oil tanker threat
Manama [Bahrain], August 17: As Iranian seizures threaten oil tankers plying the Gulf, the United States is raising its military presence - a move long...
First victims named as death toll reaches 106
Hawaii [US], August 17: Three others were identified but their names are being withheld until their families are notified.
MRO Middle East and AIME will return for record edition in 2024
Dubai [UAE], August 17: MRO Middle East and Aircraft Interiors Middle East (AIME) is set to return to Dubai in 2024 for its biggest edition...
Dubai Police and UAE Modern Pentathlon Federation sign MoU to enhance sport...
Dubai [UAE], August 17: The Dubai Police Athletes Council signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the UAE Modern Pentathlon Federation to foster cooperation in...
Africa can become a key link in global supply chains: UNCTAD
Geneva [Switzerland], August 17: African economies can become major participants in global supply chains by harnessing their vast resources of materials needed by high-technology sectors...
GSA discusses opportunities for partnership with IIHF and ISU
Dubai [UAE], August 17: Sheikh Suhail bin Butti Al Maktoum, Executive Director of the Sports Development Sector at the General Sports Authority (GSA), met with...
Tunisia foils 18 illegal immigration attempts: statement
Tunis [Tunisia], August 16: Tunisia has foiled 18 illegal immigration attempts to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Italy and rescued 630 individuals from sinking boats,...
Gaza ready to hold municipal elections: elections commission
Ramallah [Palestine], August 16: The Palestinian Central Elections Commission (CEC) on Tuesday said it is ready to hold municipal elections in the Gaza Strip.
UN Women chief urges action against Taliban's gender apartheid in Afghanistan
United Nations, August 16: The UN's lead agency for gender equality on Tuesday called on the global community to persistently advocate for change in Afghanistan,...
Tourist plane carrying 3 crashes in W. France
Paris [France], August 16: A tourist plane with three people on board crashed Tuesday in France's western department of Loire-Atlantique, local media reported.
U.S. still focused on diplomatic solution to attempted coup in Niger: Blinken
Washington [US], August 16: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that the United States is still "very focused on diplomacy" as the tool...
Paraguay's new President Peña vows to deliver economic growth
Buenos Aires [Argentina], August 16: Paraguay's new President Santiago Peña promised at his swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday to make investments in education, health care and...
Typhoon Lan brings heavy rains and travel chaos to Japan
Tokyo [Japan], August 16: Typhoon Lan lashed parts of central Japan with heavy rains and severely hampered the travel plans of people returning from summer...
Court rules for young people in landmark US climate trial
Washington [US], August 16: In a landmark climate trial, a Montana court on Monday ruled in favor of a group of youths who accused the...
Time 'running out': aid agencies urge immediate action on Sudan
Geneva [Switzerland], August 16: Four months into Sudan's conflict, the situation is spiraling out of control, with mass displacement and millions on the verge of...
Bangladesh Islamist leader buried after violent protests
Dhaka [Bangladesh], August 16: Around 50,000 people attended Tuesday's funeral for an influential Islamist leader in Bangladesh, police said, after news of his death while...
Clashes in Libya capital kill two; shut airport
Tripoli [Libya], August 16: Gunfighting between the two leading armed groups in Tripoli killed two people and forced the closure of the Libyan capital's only...
35 killed in Russia fuel station blast
Moscow [Russia], August 16: At least 35 people were killed in an explosion that created a huge fire ball at a fuel station in Russia's...
Afghan Taliban celebrate return to power
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 16: Afghanistan's Taliban marked the second anniversary of their return to power.
Wave of Russian air strikes hits western Ukraine
Kyiv [Ukraine], August 16: Russian air strikes hit two western regions of Ukraine bordering NATO member Poland and other areas.
Georgia charges Trump with racketeering
Washington [US], August 16: Donald Trump faced a new raft of felony charges on Tuesday after a Georgia grand jury used a law developed to...
France: Pyrenees wildfire contained
Paris [France], August 16: A fire that ravaged a 500-hectare (1,235 acres) area in the south of France has been brought under control, announced by...
Mohamed bin Zayed: Under UAE Presidency, COP28 will lead global efforts to...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 16: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received at Qasr Al Bahr Majlis the team overseeing the 28th...
UAE leaders condole with Korean President on passing of his father
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 16: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of condolences to President Yoon Suk Yeol...