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...
UAE expresses concern over developments in Libya's Tripoli and calls for dialogue...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 16: The UAE has expressed its concern over the developments in Tripoli, the capital of Libya, and called on all...
Neymar Jr. officially signs with Saudi club Al-Hilal
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], August 16: Al-Hilal Club announced that it has agreed terms to sign prolific goalscorer Neymar Jr. The Brazilian superstar will join the...
45-year-old man charged after disruptions force int'l flight back to Sydney
Sydney [Australia], August 15: A 45-year-old man was charged on Tuesday after causing disruptions to an international flight from Australia to Malaysia.
Singapore, Chile sign MoU to collaborate on carbon markets, carbon pricing
Singapore, August 15: Singapore and Chile signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on carbon markets and carbon pricing on Monday, according to Singapore's...
Four Australians, three Indonesians missing after boat loses contact off Aceh
Jakarta [Indonesia], August 15: Four Australian tourists and three Indonesian crew were missing off the eastern coast of Indonesia's Aceh province on Monday after their...
Argentinian libertarian populist Milei wins presidential primary
Buenos Aires [Argentina], August 15: The libertarian populist Javier Milei has won Sunday's presidential primaries in Argentina, according to media reports.
Kiev reports progress near Bakhmut, other small gains in Donetsk
Kiev [Ukraine], August 15: Ukrainian troops are making progress in recapturing territory near the Russian-controlled city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, officials said.