Ukraine says Putin's buffer zone comment is a sign of escalation

Mar 19, 2024

Kyiv [Ukraine], March 19: A senior Ukrainian official said on Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin's idea of creating a buffer zone inside Ukrainian territory...

Gaza far exceeds famine-level food shortages, mass death imminent, monitor says

Mar 19, 2024

Gaza [Palestine], March 19: Extreme food shortages in parts of the Gaza Strip have already exceeded famine levels, and mass death is now imminent without...

Australian, Asian businesses accounted for 50% of MNCs attracted by Dubai International Chamber in 2023

Mar 19, 2024

Dubai [UAE], March 19: Dubai International Chamber, one of the three chambers operating under the umbrella of Dubai Chambers, has revealed that 50 percent of...

UAE President directs monthly allowance of 50% of basic salary for imams, muezzins

Mar 19, 2024

Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 19: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has directed the provision of a monthly financial allowance equivalent to...

Landmine explosion kills 1 in NW Cambodia

Mar 18, 2024

Phnom Penh [Cambodia], March 18: A boy was killed and his two younger sisters seriously wounded in a landmine explosion in northwest Cambodia's Oddar Meanchey...

Japan finishes first-year ocean discharge of nuclear-tainted wastewater amid backlash

Mar 18, 2024

Tokyo [Japan], March 18: Despite opposition and concern from at home and abroad, Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant has finished its initial year...

Australian gov't reverses cancellation of Palestinian visas

Mar 18, 2024

Canberra [Australia], March 18: The Australian government has reinstated canceled visas for some Palestinians fleeing Gaza.

Jordanian king warns of 'tragic' Gaza scene at Scholz meeting

Mar 18, 2024

Amman [Jordan], March 18: King Abdullah II of Jordan on Sunday warned of the "tragic" humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip at a meeting with...

Niger's junta ends military co-operation with US

Mar 18, 2024

Niamey [Niger], March 18: Niger's junta, the National Council for the Safeguarding of the Homeland (CNSP), has cancelled its military cooperation agreement with the United...