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![Maktaba launches 11th Little Writer in the Big Book competition](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/5UAE_October1.jpg)
Maktaba launches 11th Little Writer in the Big...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], October 1:Maktaba at the Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi (DCT-Abu Dhabi) has launched the...
![UAE Rulers congratulate Emir of Kuwait on third anniversary of his accession to power](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/4UAE_October1.jpg)
UAE Rulers congratulate Emir of Kuwait on third...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], October 1: Their Highnesses Supreme Council Members and Rulers of the Emirates have sent congratulatory messages to...
![Hamdan bin Mohammed witnesses graduation of third cohort of Dubai Future Experts Programme](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/3UAE_October1.jpg)
Hamdan bin Mohammed witnesses graduation of third cohort...
Dubai [UAE], October 1: H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Chairman of the...
![Abu Dhabi announces temporary truck, worker-bus ban on Monday](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/2Truck_October2.jpg)
Abu Dhabi announces temporary truck, worker-bus ban on...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], October 1: In conjunction with the start of the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC...
![Syrian army thwart rebel drone attacks in N. Syria](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/20Drone_Attack_September30.jpg)
Syrian army thwart rebel drone attacks in N....
Damascus [Syria], September 30: The Syrian Armed Forces on Friday successfully intercepted and downed three weaponized drones in northern Syria,...
![5.2-magnitude quake hits 296 km ENE of Alotau, Papua New Guinea: USGS](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/17Earthquake_September30.jpg)
5.2-magnitude quake hits 296 km ENE of Alotau,...
New York [US], September 30: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted 296 km ENE of Alotau, Papua New...
![Half of food products in Spain become more expensive despite price caps: consumer group](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/16food_products_September30.jpg)
Half of food products in Spain become more...
Madrid [Spain], September 30: Almost half (48.9 percent) of the food products in Spain that are subject to the government's...
![Mediterranean EU countries urge concrete action against illegal migration](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/15European_Union_September30.jpg)
Mediterranean EU countries urge concrete action against illegal...
Valletta [Malta], September 30: Leaders of nine southern European countries have called for the European Union (EU) to finalize a...
![Singaporean PM encourages flagship media to keep objective in coverage](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/14Lee_Hsien_Loong_September30.jpg)
Singaporean PM encourages flagship media to keep objective...
Singapore, September 30: Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong called on LianheZaobao, the flagship Chinese-language daily in Singapore, to provide...
![Maldivians return to polls to vote in presidential runoff](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/13Election_September30.jpg)
Maldivians return to polls to vote in presidential...
Colombo [Sri Lanka], September 30: The second round of presidential election in the Maldives kicked off on Saturday, after no...
![Brazil's Lula undergoes hip surgery 'without complications': doctor](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/12Lula_da_Silva_September30.jpg)
Brazil's Lula undergoes hip surgery 'without complications': doctor
Brasilia [Brazil], September 30: Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is awake and recovering from hip surgery on Friday,...
![Putin discusses Ukraine war with top Wagner commander Troshev](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/11Vladimir_Putin_September30.jpg)
Putin discusses Ukraine war with top Wagner commander...
Moscow [Russia], September 30: Russian President Vladimir Putin was on Friday shown meeting one of the most senior former commanders...
![Migrants are being raped at Mexico border as they await entry to US](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/9Mexico_September30.jpg)
Migrants are being raped at Mexico border as...
Mexico City [Mexico], September 30: When Carolina's captors arrived at dawn to pull her out of the stash house in...
![Republicans reject own funding bill, US government shutdown imminent](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/8US_September30.jpg)
Republicans reject own funding bill, US government shutdown...
Washington [US], September 30: Hardline Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday rejected a bill proposed by their...
![Sweden to call in military to help crack down on gangs](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/7Ulf_Kristersson_September30.jpg)
Sweden to call in military to help crack...
Stockholm [Sweden], September 30: Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson was meeting the head of Sweden's armed forces and the police chief...
![Riyadh hosts World Tourism Day with participation of over 500 officials, experts from 120 countries](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/6Saudi_Arabia_September30.jpg)
Riyadh hosts World Tourism Day with participation of...
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], September 30: Saudi Arabia on Wednesday hosted the events of World Tourism Day 2023 under the theme...
![Heavy rainfall, floods New York City bring to a halt](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/5New_York_City_September30.jpg)
Heavy rainfall, floods New York City bring to...
New York [US], September 30: Severe rainfall battered New York City on Friday causing widespread disruptions as subways and airports...
![Abu Dhabi Police Commander-in-Chief meets Commissioner of Israeli National Police](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/3UAE_September30.jpg)
Abu Dhabi Police Commander-in-Chief meets Commissioner of Israeli...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], September 30: Staff Major General Pilot FarisKhalaf Al Mazrouei, Abu Dhabi Police Commander-in-Chief, met Commissioner of the...
![ADAFSA to develop integrated strategy to reduce food loss & waste](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/2UAE_September30.jpg)
ADAFSA to develop integrated strategy to reduce food...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], September 30: The Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA) is intensifying its efforts to develop...
![Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed meets Prime Minister of Albania](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/1Edi_Rama_September30.jpg)
Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed meets Prime Minister...
Tirana [Albania], September 30: H.H. Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, has met...
U.S. California's surging gas prices spark call to...
California [US], September 29: The U.S. state of California is again witnessing gasoline prices soar to near record highs, sparking...
Australian Defence Force helicopters retired following fatal crash
Canberra [Australia], September 29: The Australian Defence Force's fleet of MRH-90 Taipan helicopters have been retired early following a fatal...
Expansion of North Korea nuclear force enshrined in...
Pyongyang [North Korea],September 29: North Korean law now allows for its nuclear force to be expanded after the policy was...
Taiwan launches its first domestically built submarine
Taipei [Taiwan], September 29: Taiwan launched its first domestically built submarine on Thursday. President Tsai Ing-wen said building submarines domestically...
Stoltenberg, in Kiev, sees progress in Ukrainian counteroffensive
Kiev [Ukraine], September 29: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met President VolodymyrZelensky in Kiev on Thursday during his second visit...
Biden warns democracies 'can die when people are...
Washington [US], September 29: President Joe Biden urged Americans to stand up for democracy in a speech Thursday that accused...
Vietnam jails environmental activist for 3 years for...
Hanoi [Vietnam],September 29: A Vietnamese court has sentenced an environmental activist to three years in prison on charges of tax...