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IAEA scientists embark on Antarctic mission to research...
Vienna [Austria], January 9: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), in cooperation with Argentina, launched on January 6th its first...

UN envoy briefs Yemeni leader on peace efforts
Sanaa [Yemen], January 8: United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg met with Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) Chairman...

Two dead, nine injured in 35-vehicle pile up...
Los Angeles [US], January 8: Two people were killed and nine others were hospitalized after a 35-vehicle pile up in...

2 people injured in light plane crash on...
Sydney [Australia], January 8: Two passengers were injured on Monday after a light plane overshot the runway on a small...

Iranian authorities report 32 suspects held after terrorist...
Tehran [Iran], January 8: The Iranian authorities have arrested a total of 32 suspects linked to the twin suicide bombings...
Japan supports Ukraine with $37mn for air defence
Tokyo [Japan], January 8: During a visit to Kiev, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa has promised Ukraine support in its...
Jordan's King Abdullah II presses Blinken to push...
Amman [Jordan], January 8: Jordan's King Abdullah II has urged US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to push for a...
Hamza, son of Al Jazeera's Wael Dahdouh, killed...
Gaza [Palestine], January 8: Hamza Dahdouh, the eldest son of Al Jazeera's Gaza bureau chief, Wael Dahdouh, has been killed...
Pentagon didn't inform Biden, White House for days...
Washington [US], January 8: The Pentagon did not tell President Joe Biden and other top officials about Defense Secretary Lloyd...

Rohingya refugees homeless after Bangladesh fire
Dhaka [Bangladesh], January 8: Thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh have been left without shelter after a suspected arson attack...

Western diplomats seek to prevent Gaza spillover
Gaza [Palestine], January 8: Top U.S and European diplomats urged leaders in the Middle East to keep the Gaza war...

Israeli police kill Palestinian girl during response to...
Jerusalem [Israel], January 8: Israeli police killed a young Palestinian girl in a car at a West Bank crossing when...

EU's Michel downplays criticism of his plan to...
Brussels [Belgium], January 8: European Council President Charles Michel downplayed criticism of his plan to resign early to run for...

U.S. opposes displacement of Palestinians
Washington [US], January 8: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken assured Arab leaders that Washington opposes the forcible displacement of...

Russia launches 28 drones, three missiles at Ukraine
Kiev [Ukraine], January 8: Russia launched 28 attack drones and three cruise missile at Ukraine overnight, Ukraine's air force said...

126 dead, 210 missing in Japan's Noto quakes...
Tokyo [Japan], January 8: The death toll has surged to 126 in the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa after a...

Greece reopens huge Alexander the Great monument
Athens [Greece], January 8: The site of one of the most important monuments in classical antiquity - the palace where...

Coal miners in North Dakota unearth mammoth tusk...
Washington [US], January 8: The first person to spot it was a shovel operator working the overnight shift, eyeing a...

No UAE national airlines operating Boeing 737 Max...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 8: The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) today confirmed that none of the national airlines in...

Cutting-edge industrial solutions to be unveiled as SteelFab...
Sharjah [UAE], January 8: SteelFab 2024, the biggest event of its kind across the Middle East and North Africa region,...

Participants of annual 'Camel Trek' arrive in Global...
Dubai [UAE], January 8: The participants of the annual 'Camel Trek' arrived in the Heritage Village of the Global Village...

5 drug traffickers killed on Syria-Jordan border: monitor
Damascus [Syria], January 7: Five drug traffickers were killed in hours-long clashes with Jordanian forces on the Syrian-Jordan border region...

China decides to sanction five U.S. defense industry...
Beijing [China], January 7: China has decided to sanction five U.S. defense industry companies, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on...

Tokyo prosecutors arrest ruling party lawmaker over slush...
Tokyo [Japan], January 7: A Japanese lawmaker from the largest faction within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) was arrested...

Blast kills 2, injures 14 in Afghanistan's Kabul
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 7: Two persons have been confirmed dead and 14 others sustained injury as a blast ripped through...

US appeals court prevents California from banning guns...
Washington [US], January 7: A federal appeals court on Saturday reinstated a judge's ruling that barred California from enforcing a...

Death toll in Iran suicide attacks rises to...
Tehran [Iran], January 7: The death toll in the suicide blasts in Iran earlier this week has risen to 91,...