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US debt default by June 1, Yellen warns

US debt default by June 1, Yellen warns

Washington [US], May 10: The United States could face a debt default as early as June 1, according to a...

UAE launches Special Cultural Heritage Exhibition at UN Offices in Switzerland

UAE launches Special Cultural Heritage Exhibition at UN...

Geneva [Switzerland], May 10: The United Arab Emirates this week launched a new exhibition focused on its traditional cultural heritage...

UAE, Thailand agree to launch CEPA negotiations

UAE, Thailand agree to launch CEPA negotiations

Abu Dhabi [UAE], May 10:Dr.Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade, and JurinLaksanawisit, Deputy Prime Minister...

UAE global leader in luring investors: Lebanese minister

UAE global leader in luring investors: Lebanese minister

Abu Dhabi [UAE], May 10: Amin Salam, the Lebanese Minister of Economy and Trade, stated that the UAE has established...

Uzbekistan to hold early presidential elections on July 9

Uzbekistan to hold early presidential elections on July...

Tashkent [Uzbekistan], May 9: Uzbekistan will hold early presidential elections on July 9 after adopting a renewed constitution, the presidential...

Russia launches biggest drone attack on Ukraine

Russia launches biggest drone attack on Ukraine

Moscow [Russia], May 9: Russia launched its biggest swarm of drones for months against Ukraine on Monday, the eve of...

14 migrants found dead off Tunisia's coast

14 migrants found dead off Tunisia's coast

Tunis [Tunisia], May 9: The bodies of 14 migrants have been recovered off the Tunisian coast over 24 hours, Tunisia's...

Sudanese pin hopes on Jeddah talks

Sudanese pin hopes on Jeddah talks

Khartoum [Sudan], May 9: Sudanese are pinning their hopes on talks in Saudi Arabia between envoys of warring factions to...

EU cancels plans for Europe Day in Israel

EU cancels plans for Europe Day in Israel

Tel Aviv [Israel], May 9: The EU delegation in Israel has cancelled the annual Europe Day event held by the...

Moscow trying to lure migrants to fight in Ukraine

Moscow trying to lure migrants to fight in...

London [UK], May 9: Moscow is recruiting migrant workers from Central Asia to fight in its war on Ukraine, say...

Rohingya say they won't return to Myanmar to be stuck in camps

Rohingya say they won't return to Myanmar to...

Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 9: Rohingya Muslims living in crowded Bangladeshi refugee camps say they will not return to Myanmar only...

Vietnamese youth students organize soccer tournament in Barcelona

Vietnamese youth students organize soccer tournament in Barcelona

Hanoi [Vietnam], May 9: At noon on May 7, the opening ceremony of the football tournament for youth students in...

Rents skyrocket, Singapore is at risk of brain drain

Rents skyrocket, Singapore is at risk of brain...

Singapore, May 9: Companies in Singapore are subsidizing their employees' rent and even relocating them to more "breathable" cities in...

Canada expels Chinese diplomat

Canada expels Chinese diplomat

Toronto [Canada], May 9: Canada has expelled a Chinese diplomat who was accused of conspiring to intimidate a Chinese-born congressman...

Serbians rally against violence after two mass shootings

Serbians rally against violence after two mass shootings

Belgrade [Serbia], May 9: Tens of thousands of Serbians protested on Monday, demanding better security, a ban on violent TV...

Alberta wildfires force oil production shutdowns, even as cooler weather sets in

Alberta wildfires force oil production shutdowns, even as...

Alberta [Canada], May 9: Firefighters were counting on rain and cooler weather forecast for Monday to help them quell a...

Singapore firms scramble to soften blow of soaring rent costs

Singapore firms scramble to soften blow of soaring...

Singapore, May 9: Companies in Singapore are partially paying housing costs of employees and even relocating staff to cheaper neighbouring...

Mexican president to discuss migration with Biden ahead of U.S. policy change

Mexican president to discuss migration with Biden ahead...

Mexico City [Mexico], May 9: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday he will discuss migration with U.S....

King Charles gives 'heartfelt' thanks as coronation celebrations end

King Charles gives 'heartfelt' thanks as coronation celebrations...

London [UK], May 9: King Charles on Monday gave "sincere and heartfelt" thanks to everyone involved in his coronation weekend...

U.S. seeks to shore up border as migrants gather ahead of end to Title 42

U.S. seeks to shore up border as migrants...

Washington [US], May 9: The Biden administration and Texas state government are sending reinforcements to the U.S.-Mexico border to prepare...

Abu Dhabi fastest-growing economy in MENA Region with GDP growth rate of 9.3% in 2022

Abu Dhabi fastest-growing economy in MENA Region with...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], May 9: The Statistics Centre - Abu Dhabi (SCAD) has released the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) estimates...

Ruler of Fujairah sends condolences to Saudi King on death of mother of Prince Mansour bin Nasser

Ruler of Fujairah sends condolences to Saudi King...

Fujairah [UAE], May 9: H.H. Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Fujairah has sent...

5.2% growth in Sharjah GDP in 2022

5.2% growth in Sharjah GDP in 2022

Sharjah [UAE], May 9: The Department of Statistics and Community Development (DSCD) in Sharjah has announced a significant upswing in...

1 killed, 30 injured in bus accident in central Indonesia

1 killed, 30 injured in bus accident in...

Jakarta [Indonesia], May 8: A bus carrying 50 people plunged into a river in Indonesia's Central Java province on Sunday...

Age of criminal responsibility in Australian capital to be raised to 14

Age of criminal responsibility in Australian capital to...

Canberra [Australia], May 8: The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) is set to become the first jurisdiction in the country to...

Philippines' unemployment rate drops to 4.7 pct in March

Philippines' unemployment rate drops to 4.7 pct in...

Manila [Philippines], May 8: The unemployment rate in March dropped to 4.7 percent from 4.8 percent in February, the Philippine...

Fighting rages in Sudan as mediators seek end to conflict

Fighting rages in Sudan as mediators seek end...

Khartoum [Sudan], May 8: Battles raged in Khartoum on Sunday as envoys from Sudan's warring parties were in Saudi Arabia...