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Negotiating with Cuba, says Trump

Negotiating with Cuba, says Trump

Washington [US], March 8: US President Donald Trump claims he is personally involved in negotiations with Cuba.

ADNOC Group update on continued operations

ADNOC Group update on continued operations

Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 8: ADNOC confirms that its operations continue despite current regional developments. The company has activated its...

Trump admin doubles down on military action in Latin America

Trump admin doubles down on military action in...

Washington [US], March 8: The United States-Israeli war with Iran continues to rage, as Washington pledges to send more troops...

US downplays reports Russia gave Iran intel to help Tehran strike US assets

US downplays reports Russia gave Iran intel to...

Washington [US], March 8: Washington has downplayed reports that Russia is sharing intelligence with Iran about United States targets across...

Iranian Kurd leader in Iraq says ground operation into Iran 'highly likely'

Iranian Kurd leader in Iraq says ground operation...

Baghdad [Iraq], March 8: The leader of an Iranian Kurdish nationalist group based in northern Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region has...

Thousands protest at US Embassy in London

Thousands protest at US Embassy in London

London [UK], March 8: Thousands of protesters calling for the end of US and Israeli strikes on Iran have marched...

Senior Iranian clerics call for rapid clarity on appointing new leadership

Senior Iranian clerics call for rapid clarity on...

Tehran [Iran], March 8: A senior Iranian cleric hinted that a vote may soon be held to select a successor...

Emir of Qatar holds telephone call with US President

Emir of Qatar holds telephone call with US...

Doha [Qatar], March 8: Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar, held a conversation...

Abdullah bin Zayed holds phone calls with several foreign ministers to discuss regional developments

Abdullah bin Zayed holds phone calls with several...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 8: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs,...

Drone attack targets fuel depots at Kuwait International Airport, causing major fire

Drone attack targets fuel depots at Kuwait International...

Kuwait City [Kuwait], March 8: Two fuel depots at Kuwait International Airport came under a drone attack on Saturday night,...

Six drones intercepted, destroyed east of Riyadh

Six drones intercepted, destroyed east of Riyadh

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], March 8: Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Defence announced that six drones were intercepted and destroyed east of...

Qatar intercepts 9 Iranian drones; no casualties reported

Qatar intercepts 9 Iranian drones; no casualties reported

Doha [Qatar], March 7: The Ministry of Defence of the State of Qatar announced that the country was subjected to...

Kuwait thwarts missile barrage, Iranian drone strikes

Kuwait thwarts missile barrage, Iranian drone strikes

Kuwait City [Kuwait], March 7: The State of Kuwait announced that the Kuwait Armed Forces intercepted and destroyed on Friday...

Bahrain Defence Force: 84 missiles, 147 drones destroyed since start of Iranian attacks

Bahrain Defence Force: 84 missiles, 147 drones destroyed...

Manama [Bahrain], March 7: The Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) General Command announced that air defence systems continue to intercept successive...

UAE President receives phone call from President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq on regional developments and Iranian attacks targeting the UAE

UAE President receives phone call from President of...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 7: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today received a phone call...

Partial resumption of air navigation in Qatar

Partial resumption of air navigation in Qatar

Doha [Qatar], March 7: Qatar Civil Aviation Authority announced the partial resumption of air navigation in the State of Qatar,...

Four drones shot down over Erbil in Iraq's Kurdistan region

Four drones shot down over Erbil in Iraq's...

Baghdad [Iraq], March 7: The Counter-Terrorism Service in Iraq's Kurdistan Region announced Friday that four drones were shot down over...

Arab Media Union urges vigilance against misinformation

Arab Media Union urges vigilance against misinformation

New York [US], March 7: The Arab Media Union has called for heightened vigilance and rigorous verification of information sources...

UAE expresses solidarity with Bahrain, Qatar; condemns unprovoked Iranian attack

UAE expresses solidarity with Bahrain, Qatar; condemns unprovoked...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 7: The United Arab Emirates has strongly condemned the unprovoked Iranian attack targeting buildings in the...

Latest UAE-US mediation efforts succeed for second consecutive day with exchange of 600 captives between Russia, Ukraine

Latest UAE-US mediation efforts succeed for second consecutive...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 7: The United Arab Emirates has announced the success of new mediation efforts conducted jointly with...

Abdullah bin Zayed holds phone calls with several officials, foreign ministers to discuss regional developments

Abdullah bin Zayed holds phone calls with several...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 7: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign...

More than 200 killed in landslide in eastern DRC coltan mine

More than 200 killed in landslide in eastern...

Kinshasa [Democratic Republic of the Congo], March 6: A landslide triggered by heavy rains has killed more than 200 people...

Unable to rule out military role in Iran war: Canada PM

Unable to rule out military role in Iran...

Canberra [Australia], March 6: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said that he could not rule out his country's military participation...

Israel strikes Beirut suburbs, kills 10 across Lebanon

Israel strikes Beirut suburbs, kills 10 across Lebanon

Beirut [Lebanon], March 6: Israeli strikes have hit the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, state-run media say, while...

Iranians are ready to disgrace US troops if they invade: Official

Iranians are ready to disgrace US troops if...

Tehran [Iran], March 6: Top Iranian official Ali Larijani has stressed that his country is prepared to confront a possible...

GCC, EU affirm GCC states' right to self-defence

GCC, EU affirm GCC states' right to self-defence

Doha [Qatar], March 6: The foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the European Union (EU) on Thursday...

Russia says Ukraine hit one of its gas tankers

Russia says Ukraine hit one of its gas...

Moscow [Russia], March 5: Moscow accused Ukraine on Wednesday of having attacked a Russian tanker carrying liquefied natural gas in...