Morocco arrests 111 migrants headed for Spain's Ceuta

Aug 16, 2026

Rabat [Morocco], August 16: Moroccan police arrested at ​least 111 people as they tried to enter Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta, amid tightened security...

Earthquake hits Spanish city of Granada

Aug 16, 2026

Madrid [Spain], August 16: A magnitude 5 earthquake struck the Spanish city of Granada in the early hours of Saturday, with the ​regional government saying...

Israeli strikes in south of the country kill at least 11​​​

Aug 16, 2026

Tel Aviv [Israel], August 16: At least 11 people were killed in Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon, the Lebanese health ministry said, some of the...

Funeral held for Australian Indigenous girl whose death sparked outback riots

Aug 16, 2026

Sydney [Australia], August 16: Mourners gathered in Australia's Northern Territory capital Alice Springs on Saturday to bid farewell to a five-year-old ​Indigenous girl whose death...

Australia gun buyback to start in November

Aug 16, 2026

Sydney [Australia], August 16: Australia's New South Wales state will start a gun buyback in November, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said, part ​of the national...

GCC Secretary General condemns repeated hostile Iranian attacks on ADNOC tankers

Aug 16, 2026

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], August 16: Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), has condemned the repeated hostile Iranian attacks targeting two...

MBZUAI develops landmark benchmark to bridge cultural, dialect gap in Arabic AI

Aug 16, 2026

Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 16: Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) is pioneering research to refine artificial intelligence so that systems can genuinely...

UAE Team Emirates targets podium finish at Cyclassics Hamburg

Aug 16, 2026

Hamburg [Germany], August 16: Mexican cyclist Isaac Del Toro will lead UAE Team Emirates XRG at the 29th edition of the Bemer Cyclassics in Hamburg...

UN warns Ebola claiming one life every 30 minutes in DRC

Aug 16, 2026

Geneva [Switzerland], August 16: The United Nations and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have issued a urgent warning over the accelerating Ebola outbreak in...