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EU to provide Egypt €7.4 billion funding package
Brussels [Belgium], March 18: The European Union (EU) will provide Egypt with a funding package of €7.4 billion ($8.06 billion)...
Japan to join maritime corridor initiative for Gaza
Tokyo [Japan], March 18: Japan will join a maritime corridor initiative to deliver aid supplies to Gaza by sea from...
Hamdan bin Mohammed chairs Executive Council meeting; launches...
Dubai [UAE], March 18: Under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister...
Abdullah bin Zayed meets with Prime Minister, FM...
Doha [Qatar], March 18: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, met today with Sheikh Mohammed...
Trump predicts the end of U.S. democracy if...
Washington [US], March 17: Donald Trump said on Saturday if he does not win November's presidential election it will mean...
Iceland evacuations as volcano spews lava again
Reykjavik [Iceland], March 17: A state of emergency has been declared in southern Iceland because of another volcanic eruption on...
United Airlines flight 433 lands safely without panel...
Washington [US], March 17: A Boeing plane landed without one of its fuselage panels at an airport in the US...
UNICEF says essential aid container looted at Haiti...
Washington [US], March 17: The U.N. children's agency said on Saturday one of its aid containers at Haiti's main port,...
Russia's presidential vote starts final day with accusations...
Moscow [Russia], March 17: Russia started its final day of presidential voting on Sunday with Moscow accusing Ukraine of using...
Israel prepares return to ceasefire talks; UN says...
Tel Aviv [Israel], March 17: The main U.N. aid agency operating in Gaza said on Saturday that acute malnutrition was...
Russia: Schools and shops shut in Belgorod amid...
Moscow [Russia], March 17: Shops and schools have been closed in the Russian city of Belgorod after bombardments that authorities...
German military parachutes aid into Gaza
Berlin [Germany], March 17: Germany delivered its first aid supplies for Gaza by parachute on Saturday after joining other countries...
Text warnings sent to Russians planning to protest...
Moscow [Russia], March 17: Russian citizens who may be thinking of supporting a planned protest on Sunday during the presidential...
UN extends Afghan diplomatic mission for another year
New York [US], March 17: The United Nations diplomatic mission in Afghanistan has been extended for another year, the Security...
Palestinian factions, Yemen's Houthis hold coordination talks: Reports
Cairo [Egypt], March 17: Officials from Palestinian factions, including the Islamist Hamas movement, met a few days ago with Yemen's...
Iran warns of doctor shortage due to emigration
Tehran [Iran], March 17: The Iranian Medical Council has warned of an acute shortage in the country's health-care system and...
Gaza aid reaches shore in first sea delivery
Gaza border [Palestine], March 17: The first ship towing a barge of humanitarian aid to Gaza has unloaded supplies onto...
Egypt demands Israel to remove restrictions on entry...
Cairo [Egypt], March 17: Ahmed Abu Zeid, the spokesperson of the Egyptian foreign ministry, has said in a statement on...
Nuseirat camp residents search for relatives
Tel Aviv [Israel], March 17: Residents of the area carry out search and rescue operations in a building heavily damaged...
US probes Boeing 737 flight found with lost...
Washington [US], March 17: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating how a United Airlines Boeing 737-800 lost an external...
UAE President exchanges Ramadan greetings with Grand Imam...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 17: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today exchanged Ramadan greetings during a...
UAE President, World Central Kitchen CEO discuss boosting...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 17: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today met with Erin Gore, Chief...
Tensions rise in Haiti as leadership remains in...
Port-au-Prince [Haiti], March 16: Residents braced for another tense night in Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince on Friday, as attacks continued across...
Ukrainian authorities launch mass evacuation in northern region
Kyiv [Ukraine], March 16: Ukrainian authorities have begun mass evacuations of communities in the country's northern Sumy region close to...
16 killed, dozens injured in Russian missile attack...
Moscow [Russia], March 16: At least 16 people were killed and 55 injured in Russia's missile attack on Ukraine's southern...
EU allocates 500 mln euros for ammunition production
Brussels [Belgium], March 16: The European Commission on Friday announced the allocation of 500 million euros (about 544 million U.S....
5 injured in Ukrainian drone attack in Russia's...
Moscow [Russia], March 16: A Ukrainian drone targeted a vehicle in Russia's Belgorod Oblast, injuring five people inside the car,...