Final vote on Brexit deal with EU to be held on Dec 11 in Parliament
British Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday announced that the final vote on Brexit agreement with the European Union (EU) will be held on Dece...
Qatar Airways announces expanding operations in Iran, despite US sanctions
Qatar Airways announced today that it is expanding operations in Iran, despite US sanctions on the Islamic republic and a Gulf diplomatic rift over ac...
Maldives court acquits former president Mohamed Nasheed in terror case
Maldives Supreme Court acquitted former President Mohamed Nasheed on Monday as it quashed the controversial terror charge against him.The court ruled ...
UN envoy Martin Griffiths meets Yemeni officials in Riyadh
United Nations envoy Martin Griffiths met Yemeni officials in Riyadh yesterday as part of efforts to kick-start peace talks next month between Huthi r...
147 traffic accidents in Dubai in four hours due to rain
The police received 2,566 emergency calls as well.As many as 147 traffic accidents took place on Dubai's roads on Monday morning following the heavy d...
Queensland bushfires: Evacuations amid 'highly unusual' conditions
Hundreds of Australians have evacuated their homes due to bushfires amid "unprecedented" weather conditions in the state of Queensland, officials say....
Whale stranding in New Zealand leaves 145 dead
A group of up to 145 pilot whales have died after becoming stranded on a beach on Stewart Island in New Zealand.The animals were discovered by a walke...
Bernardo Bertolucci, Italian film director, dies at 77
Born in Parma in 1941, his other films included The Conformist, The Dreamers, 1900 and The Sheltering Sky.Winner of two Oscars, for directing and co-w...
Turkish military helicopter crashes in Istanbul, kills four soldiers
A Turkish military helicopter with five soldiers on board crashed in an Istanbul neighbourhood on Monday, killing four of them, officials said. The fi...
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince praises special relations with the UAE
JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman praised “special relations” with UAE on Sunday, following an official visit to the country.The...
147 traffic accidents in Dubai in four hours due to rain
As many as 147 traffic accidents took place on Dubai's roads on Monday morning following the heavy downpour across the country that led to waterlogged...
UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting over Ukraine-Russia clash
Washington: The Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Monday after Russia confirmed it had seized three Ukrainian naval ships by force in...
Turkish police investigate villa as part of Saudi journalist Khashoggi death probe
Turkey's state-run news agency says police are searching a villa in the country's northwest as part of an investigation into the killing of Saudi jour...
SAGIA Governor: We Have Excluded 4,000 Investors in Five Years
In an effort to develop the investment environment in Saudi Arabia, Governor of the General Authority for Investment (SAGIA) Ibrahim Al Omar revealed ...
Saudi Arabia, Bahrain Underscore their Strategic Ties
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, held talks at the Sakhir Air Base on Sunday with Bahraini King ...
At least 20 police killed in Taliban ambush in Afghanistan
At least 20 policemen have been killed when the Taliban ambushed a police convoy in western Farah province, according to an Afghan official.Dadullah Q...
5.6-magnitude quake hits off western Taiwan
Taipei: A 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck off the western coast of Taiwan Monday, the US Geological Survey said, and was felt hundreds of kilometres a...
13 Indians get six-month jail in Tanzania
Thirteen Indian labourers, including eight from West Bengal, have been sentenced to six months of imprisonment in eastern Africa's Tanzania for allege...
EU approves Theresa May's Brexit deal
The United Kingdom’s withdrawal agreement from the European Union has been approved by EU leaders. President of the European Council Donald Tusk ...
UN selects Noida, Greater Noida to participate in Global Sustainable Cities 2025 initiative
The United Nations has selected Uttar Pradesh's Noida and Greater Noida to participate in its Global Sustainable Cities 2025 initiative. A senior UN o...
Ukraine says Russia opened fire on its naval vessels
Ukraine's navy accused Russia of opening fire on and seizing three of its vessels yesterday in a strait near Moscow-annexed Crimea, escalation of tens...
21 people died due to heavy rains in Iraq
In Iraq, at least 21 people have died and tens of thousands displaced by heavy rains that have battered Iraq over two days.Iraq's health ministry spok...
US announces USD 5 million reward for information on 26/11 perpetrators
The United States has announced a 5 million dollar reward for information leading to the arrest or conviction in any country of any individual who com...
Death toll in California fire rises to 87
Los Angeles: The death toll in northern California's so-called "Camp Fire" rose to 87, officials said late Saturday, adding that the blaze was almost ...
6.0-magnitude earthquake strikes off Colombia coast
A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Colombia on Saturday, according to a preliminary report from the US Geological Survey.The quake str...
UAE population crosses 9.3 million
The UAE’s population was 9,304,277 as of December 31, 2017, announced the Federal Authority for Competitiveness and Statistics, an increase of 2 per c...
Expat families fly home under amnesty despite financial cases
Families of expatriate men with financial cases have been able to end their illegal stay in the UAE, thanks to the government’s leniency in accepting ...
Mohammad covers expenses of bereaved Russian tourist in Dubai
In a humanitarian gesture, His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has ex...
Olivia Hooker: Tulsa race riot survivor dies aged 103
When Olivia Hooker was six years old, she was forced to hide under a table as a white mob destroyed the neighborhood around her.Later, she would recou...
France fuel protests: Police in Paris fire tear gas
Violence erupted on the Champs-Elysées as protesters tried to get through a security cordon around sensitive sites.About 5,000 protesters had converge...
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