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ISIS claims Kabul attack on Chinese restaurant that killed seven people

ISIS claims Kabul attack on Chinese restaurant that...

Kabul [Afghanistan], January 21: ISIS has claimed responsibility for an explosion at a Chinese restaurant in Afghanistan's capital that...

North Korea's Kim Jong-un fires vice premier, publicly rebukes officials

North Korea's Kim Jong-un fires vice premier, publicly...

Pyongyang [North Korea], January 21: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has fired a senior official tasked with economic policy and...

Spain reduces speed limit on Madrid-Barcelona train line

Spain reduces speed limit on Madrid-Barcelona train line

Madrid [Spain], January 21: Spain has reduced the maximum speed for trains on the main line between Madrid and Barcelona...

Trump says UK's 'stupid' Chagos deal among reasons he wants Greenland

Trump says UK's 'stupid' Chagos deal among reasons...

London [UK], January 21: US President Donald Trump has lashed out at British Prime Minister Keir Starmer over the "act...

Lavrov rejects claim Russia threatens Greenland

Lavrov rejects claim Russia threatens Greenland

Moscow [Russia], January 21: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday rejected claims by US President Donald Trump that Moscow...

Kiev hit by renewed Russian strikes; thousands of buildings without heat

Kiev hit by renewed Russian strikes; thousands of...

Kyiv [Ukraine], January 21: Power, heating and water supplies have been disrupted across parts of Kiev following renewed Russian attacks,...

UK govt approves China's largest embassy in Europe

UK govt approves China's largest embassy in Europe

Beijing [China], January 21: China has been given permission to build a vast new embassy in the heart of London...

Driver killed and several injured after train derails near Barcelona, local media report

Driver killed and several injured after train derails...

Barcelona [Spain], January 21: A train driver has been killed and at least 14 people injured after a commuter train...

Israel begins demolition of UNRWA headquarters in Jerusalem

Israel begins demolition of UNRWA headquarters in Jerusalem

New York [US], January 21: Israel began demolishing the UNRWA headquarters in East Jerusalem Tuesday, following passage of a law...

Ryder Cup stars set for Hero Dubai Desert Classic

Ryder Cup stars set for Hero Dubai Desert...

Dubai [UAE], January 21: Ryder Cup winners Tommy Fleetwood and Shane Lowry will headline the 37th Hero Dubai Desert Classic,...

UAE highlights soft power's critical role in economic resilience at Davos Summit 2026

UAE highlights soft power's critical role in economic...

Davos [Switzerland], January 21: The United Arab Emirates participated in a high-level dialogue session that discussed the role of soft...

King of Bahrain accepts US President's invitation to join 'Board of Peace'

King of Bahrain accepts US President's invitation to...

Manama [Bahrain], January 21: Bahrain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa has accepted...

Latifa bint Mohammed meets with Bahraini delegation participating in World Economic Forum in Davos

Latifa bint Mohammed meets with Bahraini delegation participating...

Davos [Switzerland], January 21: H.H. Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairperson of the Dubai Culture and Arts...

UAE condemns terrorist attack in Kabul

UAE condemns terrorist attack in Kabul

Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 21: The United Arab Emirates has condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attack that occurred...

Brazilian football legend Zico to participate in Open Masters Games Abu Dhabi 2026

Brazilian football legend Zico to participate in Open...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 21: Brazilian football legend and former coach Arthur Antunes Coimbra, widely known as Zico, has announced...

Mohammed bin Rashid Library strengthens UAE cultural presence at Cairo Book Fair

Mohammed bin Rashid Library strengthens UAE cultural presence...

Cairo [Egypt], January 21: The Mohammed bin Rashid Library is participating for the first time in the Cairo International Book...

Arab League, Arab Parliament condemn Israeli raid on UNRWA HQ in Jerusalem

Arab League, Arab Parliament condemn Israeli raid on...

Cairo [Egypt], January 21: The Arab League and the Arab Parliament have strongly condemned the storming of the United Nations...

Hazza bin Hamdan bin Zayed honours winners of Sard Al Thahab Award 2025

Hazza bin Hamdan bin Zayed honours winners of...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 21: Under the patronage of H.H.Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler's Representative in the Al...

Egypt announces new oil output from Gulf of Suez field

Egypt announces new oil output from Gulf of...

Cairo [Egypt], January 21: Egypt's Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources announced the start of production from a new...

Türkiye denies reports of assisting Syrian army in releasing IS suspects

Türkiye denies reports of assisting Syrian army in...

Ankara [Turkey], January 20: The office of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday refuted media reports that Türkiye had...

Israeli army says strikes Hezbollah target in S. Lebanon

Israeli army says strikes Hezbollah target in S....

Jerusalem [Israel], January 20: The Israeli military said that it struck a Hezbollah militant in a strike in the Zibqin...

Russian drone attacks kill two, injure dozens: Zelensky

Russian drone attacks kill two, injure dozens: Zelensky

Kyiv [Ukraine], January 20: Dozens of people were wounded and at least two killed in new Russian attacks on Ukraine,...

Trump's Board of Peace to settle conflicts around world

Trump's Board of Peace to settle conflicts around...

New York [US], January 20: Countries in US President Donald Trump's newly created Board of Peace can secure a seat...

Syrian government, SDF agree on immediate ceasefire

Syrian government, SDF agree on immediate ceasefire

Damascus [Syria], January 20: Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa has reached an agreement to enforce a ceasefire between government forces and...

Nobel snub ends obligation to focus on peace, Trump tells Norway PM

Nobel snub ends obligation to focus on peace,...

Washington [US], January 20: US President Donald Trump has suggested he no longer feels bound to pursue peace as his...

Another body found on steep cliff as Indonesia plane crash search goes on

Another body found on steep cliff as Indonesia...

Jakarta [Indonesia], January 20: Indonesian search and rescue teams on Monday found a second body from the site of a...

Portuguese presidential election heads to run-off next month

Portuguese presidential election heads to run-off next month

New York [US], January 20: No candidate won a majority in the first round of the Portuguese presidential election on...