Dollar firms past 150 yen as US, Japan rates outlook diverge
Washington [US], February 20: The yen was pinned near a three-month low against the dollar on Tuesday as sticky U.S. inflation bolstered the case for...
Palestine accuses Israel of apartheid at ICJ, calls to end occupation of...
The Hague [Netherlands], February 20: Palestine has accused Israel of apartheid and demanded an end to its occupation of Palestinian territories in a hearing at...
Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi to host open day...
Al Ain [UAE], February 20: The Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) has announced an open day for members of...
Al Jalila Foundation, Positive Zero inaugurate rooftop and carport solar project
Dubai [UAE], February 20: Al Jalila Foundation, which leads the giving mission for Dubai Health, the first integrated academic health system in Dubai, and Positive...
King of Jordan receives Federal National Council speaker
Amman [Jordan], February 20: His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan on Monday received Federal National Council Speaker Saqr Ghobash.
UAE President receives President of Democratic Republic of Congo
Abu Dhabi [UAE], February 20: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today received His Excellency Felix Tshisekedi, President of the Democratic Republic...
Missile attack damages cargo ship in Red Sea: British maritime agency
Sanaa [Yemen], February 19: A missile attack targeted a cargo ship in the Red Sea late on Sunday and damaged it, the British Maritime Trade...
Prince William to build homes on duchy land to tackle homelessness
London [UK], February 19: Britain's Prince William has announced plans to build homes on duchy of Cornwall land to tackle homelessness in the south-west of...
Egypt won't let anyone enter from Gaza: Palestinian PM
Munich [Germany], February 19: Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh has called on the Israeli authorities to allow the population crammed into the south of...
Head of UN refugee agency urges reversal of UNRWA funding halt
Munich [Germany], February 19: The head of the UN body for protecting refugees, the UNHCR, has called for payments to be resumed to the criticized...
Biden blames Congress for Ukrainian defeat in Avdiivka
Washington [US], February 19: US President Joe Biden blamed Congress for the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from Avdiivka in eastern Ukraine on Saturday, saying congressional...
Six officers injured, property damaged as Eritreans clash in The Hague
Amsterdam [Netherlands], February 19: Violent clashes in The Hague between supporters and opponents of Eritrea's authoritarian government resulted in injury to six police officers and...
Hezbollah claims several cross-border attacks on Israel
Beirut [Lebanon], February 19: The Lebanese armed group Hezbollah has said it launched seven separate military operations in southern Israel.
US carried out five strikes in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen: CENTCOM
Washington [US], February 19: The United States has conducted five strikes in areas of Yemen controlled by Houthi rebels, US Central Command (CENTCOM) has said.
More than 400 detained in Russia at events in memory of Navalny,...
Moscow [Russia], February 19: More than 400 people have been detained at events across 32 Russian cities since the death of Alexei Navalny, President Vladimir...
French recycling plant on fire housing 900 tonnes of lithium batteries
Paris [France], February 19: Some 900 tonnes of lithium batteries were on fire at a battery recycling plant in southern France, authorities said on Sunday,...
Hard hit by the US opioid crisis, Oregon reconsiders decriminalization
Oregon [US], February 19: It's a common sight on the streets of downtown Portland, Oregon: people in front of stores, trendy restaurants and hotels, on...
UK's David Cameron to visit Falkland Islands
London [UK], February 19: British Foreign Secretary David Cameron is set to visit the Falkland Islands this week as part of a tour of South...
UAE, Jordan discuss strengthening parliamentary cooperation
Amman [Jordan], February 19: Speaker of the Jordanian Lower House of Parliament, Ahmed Safadi and Speaker of the UAE Federal National Council, Saqr Ghobash,...
SCC discusses cooperation with Police Research Centre
Sharjah [UAE], February 19: The Sharjah Consultative Council (SCC) has discussed with the Police Research Centre at the Sharjah Police General Command the strengthening of...
Saqr Ghobash meets with Acting President of Jordanian Senate
Amman [Jordan], February 19: Saqr Ghobash, Speaker of the Federal National Council (FNC), met with Dr. Abdullah Ensour, Acting President of the Jordanian Senate, during...
World Police Summit addresses contemporary challenges through knowledge exchange: Assistant Chief of...
Dubai [UAE], February 19: Rudy Perez, Assistant Chief of Police at the City of Golden Valley, MN, US, said that the World Police Summit, which...
Orban says president's resignation "correct"
Budapest [Hungary], February 18: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said President Katalin Novak's resignation was "correct" in his state of the nation speech here on...
Jailed former Thai PM Thaksin released on parole
Bangkok [Thailand], February 18: Thailand's convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released on parole on Sunday, six months after his return to the country...
We need to act now to stop Putin, Zelensky tells security conference
Munich [Germany], February 18: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on his country's allies to ramp up support in the fight against the Russian invasion,...
Germany's Scholz calls on Israel to obey international law
Munich [Germany], February 18: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz made an usually direct call for Israel to comply with international humanitarian law, in view of a...
Trump must pay more than $350mn in New York civil fraud trial,...
New York [US], February 18: Former US president Donald Trump has been ordered to pay a fine of more than $350mn in a New York...