World-renowned Prof Soyinka joins NYU Abu Dhabi as Arts Professor of Theatre
World-renowned Professor Wole Soyinka has joined New York University Abu Dhabi as Arts Professor of Theater. The appointment is...
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Israel’s former PM Netanyahu criticizes US, Biden administration over Iran deal
Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hit out at the Biden administration for being close to a “very, very...
Italian man contracts monkeypox, COVID-19, HIV following 5-day Spain trip
An Italian man has contracted monkeypox, COVID-19 and HIV following a five-day Spain trip – from June 16 to...
UAE investments in Egypt rise to $1.9B in H1 of 2022
Investments made by the United Arab Emirates in Egypt rose to $1.9 billion during the first half of...
Iranian nuclear issue to be discussed by leaders of US, UK, France, Germany
The leaders of the US, Britain, France and Germany discussed efforts to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal,...
Japan’s Fumio Kishida infected with coronavirus
Japan's Fumio Kishida has been infected with coronavirus and is recuperating at his official residence, his office said on...
Usyk defeats Joshua by split decision, retains heavyweight boxing titles
Oleksandr Usyk defeated Anthony Joshua by split decision to retain his heavyweight boxing titles at the Rage on the...
Ukraine’s nuclear company claims Russia plans to disconnect power blocks from grid
Ukraine’s Energoatom state nuclear company said on Friday Russian forces planned to switch off the functioning power blocks at...
Red Sea project: Saudi Arabia launches research project
Saudi Arabia’s Heritage Commission is launching a huge research project which will scour hundreds of kilometers of the Red...
US police believe father, son linked to murders of Muslims in New Mexico
US police believe the son of the prime suspect in the killings of four Muslim men may have played a...
Conservative newspaper in Iran commends Rushdie attack
Iranian ultra-conservative newspaper Kayhan has commended the man who stabbed British author Salman Rushdie - the target of a...
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia plans to turn city into global fintech capital
Saudi Arabia has expressed plans to turn Riyadh into the global fintech capital. “If you have somehow missed the...
Controversial author’s attack called appalling by White House adviser
The attack on Salman Rushdie, the novelist who was stabbed in the neck and torso onstage at a lecture...
Saudi Arabia’s fugitive detonates explosive belt killing self, injuring four others
A Saudi Arabia's fugitive detonated an explosive belt killing himself and injuring four other people in Jeddah on Wednesday...
Heavy metal toxins abound in homemade baby food, too, report finds
A report has revealed some surprising results for parents trying to protect their babies from toxic metals found in the...
US State Department’s special envoy to travel to Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman to strengthen Yemen truce
The US State Department announced Thursday that its special envoy to Yemen will travel to the Gulf region this...
Saudi-Egyptian electricity project: Saudi’s electricity provider confirms acquisition of million-dollar facility to finance interconnection project
Saudi Arabia’s electricity provider has confirmed acquisition of a $567.5 million Export Credit Agency (ECA) facility to finance the...
Armed man holds employees, customers hostage at Beirut bank, demands return of frozen funds
An armed man is holding employees and customers hostage at a bank on Beirut's bustling Hamra street Thursday demanding his...
Iran providing Russian officials with drone training: US official
Iran has started training Russian officials on using Iranian-made drones, a US official said Wednesday, after Washington previously accused...
Kim Jong Un declares victory in battle against novel coronavirus, lifts maximum anti-epidemic measures in North Korea
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has declared victory in the battle against the novel coronavirus, ordering a lifting...
India emerges with highest percentage of female pilots globally
Female pilots are no longer a rarity in India, making the country a success story when it comes to...
Islamic Jihad militants confirm Gaza truce with Israel
Islamic Jihad militants in Gaza said Sunday they had agreed to a Cairo-brokered ceasefire to end three days of...
Russian rocket launches Iranian satellite to space
A Russian rocket has launched an Iranian satellite to space on Tuesday as Moscow and Tehran seek to build...
Palestinian health ministry announces four counts of children killed in Gaza as death toll rises to 41
Palestinian health ministry has announced four counts of children killed in Gaza, as days of intense fighting between Palestinian...
Two more grain ships depart from Ukraine as third port opens
Two more grain ships, carrying corn and soybeans, departed from Ukrainian Black Sea ports on Monday, Turkey and Ukraine...
Death toll in Israel strikes on Gaza rises to 29
Death toll in Israel strikes on Gaza has risen to 29. The casualties include six children and two senior...
Syria’s internal commerce ministry announces petrol price hike of around 130 percent
Syria’s internal commerce ministry has announced a petrol price hike of around 130 percent in the war-torn country facing...
White House calls for calm as violence flares between Gaza, Israel
The White House Friday called for calm as violence between Gaza and Israel spirals out of control after a...
Russia launches assault on two eastern Ukraine cities
Russian forces have launched an assault Saturday on two key cities in the eastern Donetsk region and kept up...
China sanctions US House Speaker over Taiwan visit
China has announced unspecified sanctions on US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for her visit earlier this week to Taiwan....
Israeli strikes: Senior commander of Palestinian Islamic Jihad dies in Gaza
A senior commander of Palestinian Islamic Jihad has died in an Israeli air strike on Gaza Friday, the Palestinian...
US Senate ratifies Sweden, Finland NATO membership
The Senate voted 95-1 on Wednesday has planned to ratify NATO membership for Finland and Sweden, with overwhelming bipartisan support...
UN appeals for access to Russia-held Ukrainian nuclear plant
The UN nuclear chief has warned that Europe’s largest nuclear power plant in Ukraine “is completely out of control” and...
UN committee decries school headscarf ban, condemns France
UN committee has decried school headscarf ban in France According to the committee, France violated an international rights treaty when...
Nancy Pelosi meets President Tsai Ing-wen, departs Taiwan
Nancy Pelosi departed Taiwan on Wednesday after meeting President Tsai Ing-wen. “Our delegation had the distinct privilege of meeting...
Ukraine accuses Germany, other EU nations of blocking access to funds
Ukraine has accused Germany and other EU nations of blocking funds the bloc previously approved for Kyiv as it faces...
U.S. drone strike kills Qaeda leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri, in Kabul
Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has been killed by a US airstrike in Afghanistan, according to US media reports. US...
China’s commitment to restructure $6 billion owed by Zambia good sign for Sri Lanka, others
China has reinstated commitment to restructure the $6 billion it is owed by Zambia. The restructuring raises hope for emerging...
2023 Women’s Asian Cup: Saudi Arabia, 3 other countries submit Expressions of Interest to host event
Saudi Arabia, Australia, Jordan, and Uzbekistan have submitted Expressions of Interest to host the 2026 Women’s Asian Cup, the...
Saudi Arabia’s year-on-year economic growth hit nearly 12 percent for second quarter
Saudi Arabia’s year-on-year economic growth hit nearly 12 percent for the second quarter, led by a surging oil sector,...
Saudi’s Crown Prince visits Paris, agrees to boost cooperation on renewable energy with France
Saudi Arabia and France have agreed to boost cooperation on renewable energy including solar, wind and clean hydrogen following...
First case of monkeypox detected in Philippines in person with history of overseas travel
The Philippines has detected its first case of monkeypox in a person with a history of overseas travel, officials...
New studies reveal Coronavirus came from market, not lab
New studies have revealed that the Coronavirus actually emerged from the market, and not lab as previously speculated. This...
Tourist from UK dies in Greece
A tourist from the United Kingdom has reportedly died in Athens, Greece after posing for a selfie too close...
Sri Lanka’s ex-president’s visa extended in Singapore
Sri Lanka's ex-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa's visa has been extended in Singapore. Rajapaksa fled his country on July 13, after...
Google fined about $34M by Russian watchdog
Alphabet's Google has been fined 2 billion rubles ($34.2 million) on Tuesday by a Russian watchdog for abusing its...
India’s new president receives congratulatory message from Saudi’s leaders
India's new President Droupadi Murmu has received congratulatory message from Saudi's leaders. Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Crown...
Nigerian Athlete sets World Record twice in Athletics Championship
Nigerian Athlete Tobi Amusan has won Nigeria’s first ever World Championship gold, setting the World Record twice in a...
Weather emergency declared in Karachi, Pakistan
A weather emergency was declared in Karachi Monday as heavier-than-usual monsoon rains continue to lash Pakistan’s biggest city, flooding...
Doctors in UAE hail EU’s approval of monkeypox vaccine
United Arab Emirates' doctors have hailed the European Commission’s approval of a vaccine to combat monkeypox as cases of...
ITJP calls for arrest of ex-president Rajapaksa for role in Sri Lanka civil war
The International Truth and Justice Project (ITJP) has called for the arrest of former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa for his...
WHO declares monkeypox a global emergency amid surge in cases
The World Health Organization on Saturday has declared a global health emergency over the uncontrolled spread of monkeypox worldwide. There...
United States energy advisor tasked with Lebanon-Israel maritime talks expected in Beirut
The United States energy advisor tasked with Lebanon-Israel maritime talks is expected in Beirut later this month. Amos Hochstein,...
Grain exports to be restarted in Ukraine despite Russian missile strike
Grain exports are set to be restarted in Ukraine despite the Russian missile strike. Russian missiles hit the southern...
OIC condemns terrorist bombing in Somali City of Jowhar
The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has strongly condemned the terrorist bombing against a hotel in...
Economy slows down on global scale due to fall in oil price
Economy has slowed down on a global scale due to the recent fall in oil price. “Things are still...
Kemi Badenoch knocked out of Tory leadership race
Kemi Badenoch has been knocked out of Tory leadership race. The politician with Nigerian ancestry failed to advance to...
64-year-old female politician, Droupadi Murmu, wins Indian presidential election
A woman from India’s tribal minority, Droupadi Murmu, has been elected as the country’s president. This was announced on...
UAE provides $60 million in emergency aid to support food insecurity in Ethiopia
The United Arab Emirates provided $60 million in emergency aid to support food insecurity in Ethiopia. The funding will...
POTUS signs executive order aimed at punishing wrongful detention of US citizens abroad
President Joe Biden has on Tuesday signed an executive order aimed at deterring and punishing wrongful detention of US...