Qatar to withdraw from OPEC as of January 2019: minister
DOHA: Qatar is withdrawing from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) as of January 2019, Saad al-Kaabi, the country’s energy m...
Today is International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Today is International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The annual observance of the Day was proclaimed in 1992, by a United Nations General Assembly...
World Bank promises USD 200 billion in 2021-25 to fight climate change
Katowice: The World Bank on Monday unveiled USD 200 billion in climate action investment for 2021-25, adding that this amounts to a doubling of its cu...
Bangladesh polls: EC rejects nomination of jailed ex-premier Khaleda Zia
Dhaka: The candidature of jailed former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia, who has filed her nomination papers for the upcoming general election i...
UAE National Day: 4 places to watch fireworks in Dubai
The 47th UAE National Day is fast approaching. With several buildings and public places already adorned in the colours of UAE national flag, residents...
Former President George H.W.Bush dies at age 94
Dallas: Former President George H.W. Bush has died at the age of 94. Family spokesman Jim McGrath says Bush died shortly after 10 p.m. Friday, about e...
7.0-magnitude earthquake hits Alaska
Anchorage: A magnitude 7.0 earthquake that struck near Anchorage, Alaska, damaged roads, buildings and also triggered a temporary tsunami warning, aut...
US President Trump open to 2nd meeting with North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un
US President Donald Trump has said that he wants a second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Trump spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said in Buenos ...
DJ Khaled and Floyd Mayweather Jr. charged with cryptocurrency fraud
Washington: The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged music producer DJ Khaled and boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. with promoting investment...
Five dead in Hong Kong coach crash
Hong Kong: Five people were killed and 32 injured when a coach carrying Cathay Pacific staff to Hong Kong’s airport collided with a taxi on Friday, po...
UK amends weapons bill to ensure right to possession of kirpans by Sikhs
The UK government has confirmed an amendment to a new weapons bill going through the Parliament to ensure that it would not impact the right of the Br...
NASA selects 9 US companies to make lunar robotic payloads
Washington:US-based space agency NASA on Thursday announced nine commercial American companies in a partnership to develop lunar robotic landers in th...
Trump cancels meeting with Putin, rebuffing Russian olive branch
Washington: Despite Moscow’s olive branch for a summit, US President Donald Trump has said that considering the unsolved Russia-Ukraine confrontation,...
Saudi Justice Ministry sets time limit on labor disputes
JEDDAH: The Saudi Ministry of Justice has confirmed a time limit of 21 days on the acceptance of rights’ claims made under domestic labor laws.The tim...
Syria must account for detainees who died in custody: UN
GENEVA: UN war crimes investigators called on Syria on Wednesday to tell families what happened to their relatives who disappeared and provide the med...
Mike Pompeo: Saudi Arabia a powerful force for stability in the Middle East
JEDDAH: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday said Saudi Arabia is a powerful force for stability in the Middle East and warned against any atte...
Six-year-old Indian girl dies of hepatitis in UAE
A six year old Indian girl from Gulf Asian School in Sharjah died early morning on Tuesday due to complications related to hepatitis and sepsis, accor...
Look at facts, not tweets: French Ambassador to India Alexandre Ziegler on Rafale deal
Bengaluru: Commenting on the controversial Rafale fighter jet deal, Alexandre Ziegler, Ambassador of France to India, on Thursday asserted that people...
Air India plane with 179 onboard hits building at Stockholm airport
Stockholm: An Air India plane carrying 179 passengers struck a building at Stockholm's Arlanda airport with its wingtip as it taxied to gate on Wednes...
Ukraine president Petro Poroshenko asks NATO to send ships to Sea of Azov
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko asked NATO members including Germany to send naval vessels to the Sea of Azov to back his country in the standoff...
G-20 leaders need bolder action at critical time: Antonio Guterres
Ahead of the G20 meet, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has asked leaders to take bolder action to tackle critical problems from climate change t...
10 killed in attack at UK security firm's Kabul compound
In Afghanistan, at least 10 people were killed after a massive blast outside a British security company's compound in Kabul on Wednesday. T...
EU sets goal to be 'climate neutral' by 2050
The European Union has urged government, businesses, citizens and regions to join it in an ambitious plan to cut emissions and make the bloc carbon ne...
Commemoration Day being observed across UAE today
29th November is being observed as Commemoration Day across UAE in recognition of the sacrifice and dedication of Emirati martyrs who have given...
Trump administration may release its long-awaited Israeli-Palestinian peace plan in beginning of 2019: Danny Danon
Israel's UN ambassador Danny Danon has said the Trump administration may release its long-awaited Israeli-Palestinian peace plan in the beginning of 2...
World’s largest sports mall to open in Dubai
Sports fans, listen up. The largest sports mall in the world is coming to Dubai, and it’s expected to take “the concept of sport centres to unpreceden...
Emirati man dies after car overturns in UAE
A young Emirati man died after succumbing to the severe injuries he suffered in an accident in Fujairah when his vehicle overturned. The young ma...
Bad news for expats looking for work in this GCC country
A ban has been extended on the issuance of employment visas to expat workers across some professions as part of Omanisation it has been reported. ...
Drunk tourist hits one Dubai cop with bottle, head-butts another
A tourist was charged at a Dubai court on Tuesday for assaulting two on-duty police officers while resisting arrest.According to public prosecution re...
Sammy Woodhouse: Rotherham 'rapist offered role in child's life'
A victim of child sexual exploitation has called for a change in the law amid claims a man who raped her was offered a role in her son's life.It is un...
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