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At graveyard of unknown quake victims, Syrians seek news of the missing

At graveyard of unknown quake victims, Syrians seek...

Damascus [Syria], March 21: The simple gravestone of a girl killed in last month's earthquake in Syria bears no name,...

Israeli minister says 'no such thing' as Palestinian people

Israeli minister says 'no such thing' as Palestinian...

Jerusalem [Israel], March 21: An Israeli minister with responsibility for administrating the occupied West Bank drew condemnation on Monday after...

'Climate time bomb ticking', emissions must urgently be cut, UN chief says

'Climate time bomb ticking', emissions must urgently be...

New York [US], March 21: U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned that the "climate time bomb is ticking" as he...

North Korea's Kim oversees simulated nuclear counterattack against US, South Korea

North Korea's Kim oversees simulated nuclear counterattack against...

Pyongyang [North Korea], March 21:North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen drills simulating a nuclear counterattack against the U.S....

WB offers USD$220 million in new agricultural investment grants for 15 national governments

WB offers USD$220 million in new agricultural investment...

Washington [US], March 21: USD$220 million in new agricultural investment grants for 15 national governments was announced by the Global...

Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah visits SRTIP, Sharjah's premier hub for innovation and research

Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah visits SRTIP, Sharjah's...

Sharjah [UAE], March 21: H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah,...

Sultan Al Qasimi attends conclusion of 32nd 'Sharjah Theatre Days'

Sultan Al Qasimi attends conclusion of 32nd 'Sharjah...

Sharjah [UAE], March 21: H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, today...

Refugee Zakat Fund helps around 6 million forcibly displaced people since its establishment: UNHCR

Refugee Zakat Fund helps around 6 million forcibly...

Dubai [UAE], March 21: UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, launched its Islamic Philanthropy annual report today at a joint event...

All set for commissioning of new generator to boost Zimbabwe's power supplies

All set for commissioning of new generator to...

Harare [Zimbabwe], March 20: Zimbabwe's power utility, ZESA Holdings, will start synchronizing into the national grid the first of two...

Demonstrators call for France's withdrawal from NATO in Paris

Demonstrators call for France's withdrawal from NATO in...

Paris [France], March 20: Thousands of demonstrators called over the weekend for France's withdrawal from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization...

Brunei plans to build waste-to-electricity incinerator plant

Brunei plans to build waste-to-electricity incinerator plant

Bandar Seri Begawan [Brunei], March 20: Brunei plans to build a waste incineration plant that can process 800 to 1,000...

Israeli, Palestinian officials meet in Egypt

Israeli, Palestinian officials meet in Egypt

Cairo [Egypt],March 20: Israeli and Palestinian Authority (PA) officials are meeting in Egypt for talks amid criticism and calls for...

Road crash kills 19 in Bangladesh

Road crash kills 19 in Bangladesh

Dhaka [Bangladesh], March 20: At least 19 people have been killed and up to 25 were injured in Bangladesh after...

Cyclone Freddy death toll surpasses 500

Cyclone Freddy death toll surpasses 500

Lilongwe [Malawi], March 20: The death toll in southeast Africa due to the exceptionally long-lasting Tropical Cyclone Freddy has risen...

Nigeria counts votes after tense local elections marred by violence

Nigeria counts votes after tense local elections marred...

Abuja [Nigeria], March 20: Vote counting was underway in Nigeria on Sunday following local elections marred by reports of violence,...

N Korea fires ballistic missile

N Korea fires ballistic missile

Seoul [South Korea], March 20: North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile on Sunday, Seoul's military said, the fourth show...

Iran, Iraq ink border deal

Iran, Iraq ink border deal

Baghdad [Iraq], March 20: Iran's top security official on Sunday signed a deal with Iraqi authorities for "protection" of their...

Assad in UAE amid growing Arab outreach

Assad in UAE amid growing Arab outreach

Dubai [UAE], March 20: Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad met Sunday with Emirati leaders in Abu Dhabi, his second Gulf visit...

UBS - Switzerland's largest bank officially acquired Credit Suisse

UBS - Switzerland's largest bank officially acquired Credit...

Switzerland,March 20: Swiss bank UBS has agreed to buy crisis-hit rival Credit Suisse for 3 billion francs ($3.23 billion), while...

Canadian investigators seek seven missing after fire at Montreal building

Canadian investigators seek seven missing after fire at...

Ottawa [Canada], March 20: Police and fire officials in Canada said they were preparing on Sunday to search the rubble...

Talk of Trump arrest builds sympathy for the former president, Sununu says

Talk of Trump arrest builds sympathy for the...

Washington [US], March 20: The possibility that Donald Trump may be charged for allegedly covering up hush money payments to...

Magnitude 6.8 earthquake shakes Ecuador, at least 14 deaths reported

Magnitude 6.8 earthquake shakes Ecuador, at least 14...

Quito [Ecuador], March 20: At least 14 people were killed in a strong earthquake that shook a coastal region of...

South Africa aware of legal obligations regarding Putin visit

South Africa aware of legal obligations regarding Putin...

Johannesburg [South Africa], March 20: South Africa is aware of its legal obligation, a spokesperson for President Cyril Ramaphosa said...

Macron would like the reform of the pension system to be introduced democratically

Macron would like the reform of the pension...

Paris [France], March 20:French President Emmanuel Macron (Emmanuel Macron) expressed today his wish that his hated reform of the pension...

The Egyptian president received Putin's special envoy for the Middle East

The Egyptian president received Putin's special envoy for...

Cairo [Egypt], March 20: The President of Egypt, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, received today the Russian delegation led by the special...

Malawi Cyclone Freddy death toll hits 447, over 362,000 displaced

Malawi Cyclone Freddy death toll hits 447, over...

Lilongwe [Malawi], March 19: The cumulative death toll from Cyclone Freddy in southern Malawi hit 447 as of 07:00 p.m....

UNECA says impacts of COVID-19, Ukraine crisis hamper Africa's progress

UNECA says impacts of COVID-19, Ukraine crisis hamper...

Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], March 19: The devastating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukraine crisis have mired Africa's progress...