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CES 2023 to kick off in U.S. Las Vegas this week

CES 2023 to kick off in U.S. Las...

Las Vegas [US], January 4: The 2023 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the world's premier tech show, will kick off in...

Saudi Royal Court announces death of Princess Haya bint Saud bin Abdullah bin Saud bin Faisal Al Saud

Saudi Royal Court announces death of Princess Haya...

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], January 4: The Saudi Royal Court today announced that Princess Haya bint Saud bin Abdullah bin Saud...

Abu Dhabi bourse extends gains on Tuesday

Abu Dhabi bourse extends gains on Tuesday

Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 4: Abu Dhabi bourse extended gains on Teuesday with the main index (.FTFADGI) advancing 0.342...

Sultan bin Ahmed witnesses launch of 'Sharjah Sat 1'

Sultan bin Ahmed witnesses launch of 'Sharjah Sat...

Sharjah [UAE], January 4: H.H. Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, and President of...

Abdullah bin Zayed, Jordanian FM discuss latest developments in Al-Aqsa Mosque

Abdullah bin Zayed, Jordanian FM discuss latest developments...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 4: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and...

Cristiano Ronaldo presented by Al Nassr after transfer

Cristiano Ronaldo presented by Al Nassr after transfer

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], January 4: Cristiano Ronaldo was officially presented by Al Nassr as the Saudi Arabian club's superstar new...

Closure of schools, universities in Tehran amid massive air pollution

Closure of schools, universities in Tehran amid massive...

Tehran [Iran], January 3: Iran's Air Pollution Emergency Committee on Monday decided to close kindergartens, schools and universities in Tehran...

British Border Force 'patrolling French beaches along with local police officers'

British Border Force 'patrolling French beaches along with...

London [UK], January 3: British Border Force officers have begun patrolling French beaches in co-operation with local personnel for the...

51 dead, many missing after Philippines floods

51 dead, many missing after Philippines floods

Manila [Philippines], January 3: Thousands of people in the Philippines remained in emergency shelters in the wake of devastating Christmas...

Back-to-school health advice issued amid rising Strep A and flu cases

Back-to-school health advice issued amid rising Strep A...

London [UK], January 3: The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued back-to-school advice amid high levels of flu, Covid-19...

Lula vows to rebuild, reunify Brazil

Lula vows to rebuild, reunify Brazil

Brasilia [Brazil], January 3: Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva took office Sunday for a third term as Brazil's president, vowing...

Venezuela, Colombia finalize border reopening after settling dispute

Venezuela, Colombia finalize border reopening after settling dispute

Caracas [Venezuela], January 3: Venezuela and Colombia reopened the last stretch of their shared border Sunday after settling a diplomatic...

Egypt recovers sarcophagus lid from US

Egypt recovers sarcophagus lid from US

Cairo [Egypt], January 3: Egypt announced Monday the recovery of a sarcophagus lid dating back nearly 2,700 years that it...

War on 313: Russia admits to losing 63 soldiers because Ukraine shot HIMARS into the garrison

War on 313: Russia admits to losing 63...

Moscow [Russia], January 3: Russia's Defense Ministry said on Monday that 63 Russian soldiers were killed in an attack by...

Four dead after Australia helicopters collide

Four dead after Australia helicopters collide

Sydney [Australia], January 3: Four people have died after a mid-air collision between two helicopters near Sea World on Australia's...

Thousands pay respects at the Vatican

Thousands pay respects at the Vatican

Vatican City [Italy], January 3: Thousands of people have been paying their respects to former Pope Benedict XVI at his...

Ukraine claims hundreds of Russians killed by missile attack

Ukraine claims hundreds of Russians killed by missile...

Kyiv [Ukraine], January 3: Ukraine has confirmed it carried out a strike in the occupied region of Donetsk, which it...

More than 60,000 view Benedict XVI's body at Vatican

More than 60,000 view Benedict XVI's body at...

Vatican City [Italy], January 3: Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI 's body, his head resting on a pair of crimson pillows,...

Teenager charged over New York NYE machete attack

Teenager charged over New York NYE machete attack

New York [US], January 3: Police have charged a 19-year-old with two counts of attempted murder over an attack on...

Russia plans to 'exhaust' Ukraine with prolonged attacks - Zelensky

Russia plans to 'exhaust' Ukraine with prolonged attacks...

Kyiv [Ukraine], January 3: Ukraine's president says Russia is planning a protracted campaign of drone attacks in a bid to...

Third of world in recession this year, IMF head warns

Third of world in recession this year, IMF...

Washington [US],January 3: A third of the global economy will be in recession this year, the head of the International...

Pearl Initiative collaborates with Gulf businesses to raise awareness of corporate governance among university students

Pearl Initiative collaborates with Gulf businesses to raise...

Sharjah [UAE], January 3: The Pearl Initiative, a non-profit organisation focused on corporate accountability and transparency in the Gulf region,...

UAE President, VP congratulate Alain Berset on his election as Swiss Confederation President

UAE President, VP congratulate Alain Berset on his...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 3: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a cable of congratulations...

Abu Dhabi bourse opens 2023 with bullish sentiments

Abu Dhabi bourse opens 2023 with bullish sentiments

Abu Dhabi[UAE], January 3: Abu Dhabi's main stock index started off well in 2023, advancing 0.408% on Monday, underpinned by...

Kosovo needs stronger NATO security presence: PM

Kosovo needs stronger NATO security presence: PM

Berlin [Germany], January 2: Kosovan Prime Minister AlbinKurti called for NATO to boost its peacekeeping force in Kosovo after ethnic...

Brazil is 'back on international stage,' says German president

Brazil is 'back on international stage,' says German...

Berlin [Germany], January 2: During a trip to Brasília for the inauguration of Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva,...

France logs 21% decline in torched cars on New Year's Eve

France logs 21% decline in torched cars on...

Paris [France], January 2: Rioters set fire to 690 cars in France over New Year's Eve, 21% less than last...