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MahsaAmini's family blocked from leaving Iran for EU prize

MahsaAmini's family blocked from leaving Iran for EU...

Paris [France], December 10: The family of MahsaAmini, the Iranian Kurdish woman who died in custody, have been banned from...

French court convicts six teens for role in beheading of teacher

French court convicts six teens for role in...

Paris [France], December 10: A French court on Friday convicted six teenagers for their role in the 2020 beheading of...

Texas court halts ruling allowing abortion under strict law

Texas court halts ruling allowing abortion under strict...

Washington [US], December 10:The Supreme Court of Texas late Friday temporarily blocked an emergency abortion for a woman whose fetus...

COP28 clashes over fossil fuel phase-out after OPEC pushback

COP28 clashes over fossil fuel phase-out after OPEC...

Dubai [UAE], December 10:Countries clashed on Saturday over a possible agreement to phase out fossil fuels at the COP28 summit...

Israel orders more evacuations in Khan Younis after US blocks Gaza ceasefire call

Israel orders more evacuations in Khan Younis after...

Jerusalem [Israel], December 10:Israel ordered residents out of the centre of Gaza's main southern city Khan Younis on Saturday and...

Could Egypt's presidential elections be a chance for change?

Could Egypt's presidential elections be a chance for...

Cairo [Egypt], December 10:Egypt's presidential elections, which will take place on December 10 -12, will most likely see the 69-year-old...

Nigeria to plant 10 million mangrove seedlings in next 3 years: Minister of State for Environment

Nigeria to plant 10 million mangrove seedlings in...

Dubai [UAE], December 10: Dr.IshaqSalako, Minister of State for Environment in the Federal Republic of Nigeria, said that Nigeria, the...

Tennessee tornadoes leave at least 6 dead, tens of thousands without power

Tennessee tornadoes leave at least 6 dead, tens...

Washington [US], December 10:Severe storms and tornadoes in Tennessee left at least six people dead on Saturday and caused what...

IS attack kills 7 in Syria

IS attack kills 7 in Syria

Damascus [Syria], December 9: Seven soldiers and pro-government fighters were killed on Friday during an Islamic State (IS) attack...

South African airports ready for festive visitors

South African airports ready for festive visitors

Johannesburg [South Africa], December 9: South Africa has revamped its airports and introduced technology to provide seamless services, and is...

Deal on landmark AI law reached within EU

Deal on landmark AI law reached within EU

Brussels [Belgium], December 9: EU lawmakers and member states on Friday struck a deal on rules regulating artificial intelligence (AI).

3.5 mln Canadian adults experience long COVID

3.5 mln Canadian adults experience long COVID

Ottawa [Canada], December 9: A total of 3.5 million Canadians, or 11.7 percent of the total adult population, reported experiencing...

11 killed in armed conflict in central Mexico

11 killed in armed conflict in central Mexico

Mexico City [Mexico], December 9: At least 11 people died Friday in the municipality of Texcaltitlan in the State of...

Indonesia's Merapi volcano erupts

Indonesia's Merapi volcano erupts

Jakarta [Indonesia], December 9: Indonesia's Merapi volcano erupted on Friday, spewing thick ash as high as 3,500 meters into the...

Japan PM Kishida to replace top spokesman Matsuno amid funds scandal: media

Japan PM Kishida to replace top spokesman Matsuno...

Tokyo [Japan], December 9: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, in response to allegations of slush funds within the ruling...

Bangladesh gets female firefighters for first time

Bangladesh gets female firefighters for first time

Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 9: For the first time in the history of Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD), 15...

Baghdad vows response to rocket attack on US embassy

Baghdad vows response to rocket attack on US...

Kuwait City [Kuwait], December 9: Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad S. Al-Sudani on Friday instructed security agencies to capture and prosecute...

Putin says he will run for re-election in 2024

Putin says he will run for re-election in...

Moscow [Russia], December 9: Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Friday that he would run for re-election in 2024, allowing the...

Israeli tank fire kills Reuters journalist in Lebanon

Israeli tank fire kills Reuters journalist in Lebanon

Beirut [Lebanon], December 9: Human rights groups call for war crimes investigation after Israeli tank fired at journalists in Lebanon.

US blocks UN Security Council demand for humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza

US blocks UN Security Council demand for humanitarian...

Washington [US], December 9: The United States on Friday vetoed a proposed United Nations Security Council demand for an immediate...

Gaza fighting intensifies

Gaza fighting intensifies

Tel Aviv [Israel], December 9: The United States kept up pressure on Israel to do more to protect Palestinian civilians...

Sultan Al Qasimi inaugurates 7th Sharjah Desert Theatre Festival

Sultan Al Qasimi inaugurates 7th Sharjah Desert Theatre...

Sharjah [UAE], December 9: His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah,...

President of UAE receives President of Belarus

President of UAE receives President of Belarus

Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 9: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today received Aleksandr Lukashenko President of...

Indonesia proposes free entry visas for travellers from 20 countries

Indonesia proposes free entry visas for travellers from...

Jakarta [Indonesia], December 9: The Indonesian Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy has proposed issuing free entry visas to travellers...

Dubai Global Framework a strong push to reduce carbon emissions in international aviation sector

Dubai Global Framework a strong push to reduce...

Dubai [UAE], December 9: The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) confirmed that the "Dubai Global Framework" for sustainable aviation fuel,...

Armenia, Azerbaijan agree to exchange prisoners of war

Armenia, Azerbaijan agree to exchange prisoners of war

Baku [Azerbaijan], December 9: Armenia and Azerbaijan pledged to exchange prisoners of war and expressed their "intention to normalise ties...

Russia sets March 17 election date with Putin set to run again

Russia sets March 17 election date with Putin...

Moscow [Russia], December 8: Russia's upper house of parliament, the Federation Council, has officially scheduled the country's next presidential election...