IKEA Bahrain to open on Sept 5

IKEA Bahrain, set to be the Swedish furniture giant's largest store in the region, will open to the public on September 5, it has been revealed. ...

Abu Dhabi's $1.2bn mall development enters fast-track

Work is in full swing at Abu Dhabi's $1.2-billion Reem Mall, a leading retail, dining and leisure destination coming up in the UAE capital, with more ...

Saudi Arabia admits ‘mistakes’ in airstrike that killed 40 Yemeni children

The Saudi-led military coalition fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen has expressed regret over an airstrike that killed dozens of children in the northern...

McCain’s daughter takes shot at Trump during eulogy

“We gather here to mourn the passing of American greatness — the real thing, not cheap rhetoric from men who will never come near the sacrifice he gav...

BREAKING NEWS: Hawaii volcano eruption: STUNNING new time-lapse shows ENORMOUS expansion of Kilauea

Donald Trump will visit Ireland "to renew deep and historic ties"

He will come to our shores as part of a trip to Europe which includes his participation in the armistice commemorations in Paris on November 11.This w...

Emirati women become a powerful force on UAE’s cultural scene

Never one to mince words, Nayla Al Khaja, the United Arab Emirates’ first female director and producer seems to have no issue continually exercising h...

Saudi Arabia is planning to turn Qatar into an island

A Saudi official has hinted the Kingdom was moving forward with a plan to dig a canal that would turn the neighboring Qatari peninsula into an island,...

UN accuses China of holding over a million Muslims in secret detention centres video

They are the detainees whose very existence China denies, as many as a million Uighur and other Muslim people who human rights activists claim are bei...

Foreigners flee deadly attacks in South Africa's Soweto

Foreigners have fled South African township of Soweto following xenophobic attacks which killed three people on Wednesday.Violence broke out after loc...

Russian air crash: Utair jet catches fire after landing at Sochi

A passenger jet skidded off the runway and caught fire while landing in the Russian city of Sochi, injuring 18 people, officials have said.Flight UT57...

Turkish army footage shows airstrike on terror vehicle

Turkish Armed Forces shared on Saturday footage of Friday's airstrike on the Zap region of northern Iraq.The footage shared with the media captures th...

Turkish women's archery team wins gold

Turkey's women's classic archery team won the European championship in the Polish city of Legnica on Saturday.According to a statement by the Turkish ...

UN regrets US decision to stop funding to UN agency for Palestinian refugees

United Nations: UN chief Antonio Guterres has expressed regret over the US' decision to provide no further funding to the UN agency for Palestinian re...

President Donald Trump says he won't compromise with Canada in NAFTA deal

Washington: President Donald Trump has said privately that he won't make compromises with Canada in high-stakes talks to revamp the North American Fre...

Trump Administration ends all funding for UN's Palestine Refugee Agency

Washinton: The Trump Administration has announced an end to all funding to the United Nations Palestine Refugee Agency (UNRWA), alleging it to be "irr...

Trump to travel to France and Argentina in November

Washington: United States President Donald Trump will visit France and Argentina this November, while giving the ASEAN Summit in Singapore a miss, the...

BIMSTEC Summit: Kathmandu declaration calls upon countries to device comprehensive strategy to deal with terrorism

The fourth BIMSTEC summit concluded in Kathmandu with the leaders reaffirming their strong commitment to make BIMSTEC a dynamic, effective and result-...

South Korean President to send special envoy to Pyongyang next week

South Korean President Moon Jae-in will send a special envoy to Pyongyang next week to discuss plans to hold a summit with the North's Kim Jong Un and...

5.0 magnitude earthquake hits central Greece

An earthquake of 5.0 magnitude has shaken towns in central Greece. The Department of Geophysics at the University of Thessaloniki said the quake occur...

Three Ministers resign over deadly Bulgaria bus crash

Bulgaria's Ministers of public works, transport and interior affairs yesterday resigned after heavy criticism directed at the government over a deadly...

27 people killed in several days of fighting between rival militias in Tripoli, Libya

In Libya, at least 27 people have been killed and nearly 100 wounded in several days of fighting between rival militias near the capital Tripoli. ...

Iran 'cannot avoid' expanded talks on nuclear issue, says France

VIENNA: Iran “cannot avoid” talks on thorny issues like its ballistic missile program and role in Middle East conflicts, French Foreign Minister Jean-...

No change for H-1B visas: US officials

There is no change in the US’ H-1B visa policy which is currently undergoing a review to ensure that it does not disadvantage US workers or wages, a s...

Water spotted at Jupiter's Great Red Spot: NASA

Washington: Looking at the depths of the Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, a storm that has been raging on the planet for over 350 years, NASA scientists have...

Want to give Imran Khan space to explore improving relations with India: Pentagon

Washington: The Trump administration wants to give new Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan space to explore opportunities to improve relations with Ind...

BIMSTEC countries to adopt Kathmandu Declaration today

The fourth BIMSTEC Summit will conclude in Kathmandu today. The leaders of seven member states Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka an...

2 Plus 2 dialogue between India, US is an opportunity to advance Indo-US relationship: Senior Pentagon official

A senior Pentagon official has said that the 22 dialogue between India and United States in New Delhi next week is an opportunity to advance the Indo-...

Five-year-old girl falls to death from 19th floor of building in Sharjah

The body of a five-year-old girl who had fallen from the 19th floor of a building in Sharjah has been handed over to her family.The body was found lyi...

No plans for Sushma Swaraj and Shah Mehmood Qureshi talks at UN

There are no plans for any bilateral talks between External Affairs Minister (EAM) Sushma Swaraj and her Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi in...