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Syria issues public tenders to import oil

Syria issues public tenders to import oil

Damascus [Syria], January 21: Syrian authorities have issued public tenders to import oil and its derivatives, aiming to improve the...

Huge oil reserves discovered in central Iraq

Huge oil reserves discovered in central Iraq

Baghdad [Iraq], January 21: The state-owned Iraqi Midland Oil Company said on Monday that it has discovered huge oil reserves...

Israeli settlers raid Palestinian villages in West Bank

Israeli settlers raid Palestinian villages in West Bank

Jerusalem [Israel], January 21: Dozens of Israeli settlers raided Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank Monday night, attacking residents,...

Trump signs executive order to withdraw from WHO

Trump signs executive order to withdraw from WHO

New York [US], January 21: The United States will exit the World Health Organization, President Donald Trump said on Monday,...

Trump signs TikTok order delaying ban of app

Trump signs TikTok order delaying ban of app

Washington [US], January 21: U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order seeking to delay by 75 days...

Hamas says next hostages will be released on Saturday as scheduled

Hamas says next hostages will be released on...

Gaza [Palestine], January 21: Hamas said on Monday it would next release hostages held in Gaza on Saturday, after an...

Wake up and spend more on defense, Macron tells Europe as Trump takes office

Wake up and spend more on defense, Macron...

Paris [France}, January 21: French President Emmanuel Macron called on Europe Monday to "wake up" and spend more on defense...

As Trump era begins, Ukrainians are exhausted by war

As Trump era begins, Ukrainians are exhausted by...

New York [US], January 21: As Donald Trump's second term as U.S. president dawns, Ukrainian soldiers and civilians see a...

Biden issues preemptive pardons for family and Trump targets Cheney, Milley, Fauci

Biden issues preemptive pardons for family and Trump...

New York [US], January 21: Outgoing President Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons on Monday for several of his immediate family...

TikTok awaits Trump reprieve as China signals it is open to a deal

TikTok awaits Trump reprieve as China signals it...

Washington [US], January 21: TikTok awaited an executive order granting it more time to strike a deal after President Donald...

Trump to withdraw from Paris climate agreement, White House says

Trump to withdraw from Paris climate agreement, White...

Washington [US], January 21: President Donald Trump will once again withdraw the United States from the Paris climate deal, the...

Trump pledges to restore America as he begins second term

Trump pledges to restore America as he begins...

Washington [US], January 21: Donald Trump officially returned to the presidency, taking the oath of office inside the U.S. Capitol...

No day-one tariffs coming from Trump, but trade overhaul planned, official says

No day-one tariffs coming from Trump, but trade...

Washington [US], January 21: President Donald Trump will issue a broad trade memo on Monday that stops short of imposing...

UAE showcases creativity at Maison & Objet Paris Fair

UAE showcases creativity at Maison & Objet Paris...

Paris [France], January 21: The Dubai Culture and Arts Authority concluded its participation today in the Maison & Objet Paris...

Dubai hosts closed meeting of World Bank Cloud Computing Working Group

Dubai hosts closed meeting of World Bank Cloud...

Dubai [UAE], January 21: Dubai today hosted a closed meeting of the World Bank Cloud Computing Working Group in preparation...

UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon visits Israel

UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon visits Israel

New York [US], January 21: United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert today began a visit to Israel, where...

Dubai hosts closed meeting of World Bank Cloud Computing Working Group

Dubai hosts closed meeting of World Bank Cloud...

Dubai [UAE], January 21: Dubai today hosted a closed meeting of the World Bank Cloud Computing Working Group in preparation...

UN delegation following up on post-ceasefire aid preparations for Gaza

UN delegation following up on post-ceasefire aid preparations...

New York [US], January 21: A high-level delegation from the United Nation has visited Al-Arish city and Rafah border crossing...

Singaporean delegation explores future academic cooperation with Mohamed Bin Zayed University for Humanities

Singaporean delegation explores future academic cooperation with Mohamed...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 21: Mohamed Bin Zayed University for Humanities received a Singaporean government delegation headed by Professor Dr....

UAE President, VPs congratulate Donald Trump on taking oath as US President for second term

UAE President, VPs congratulate Donald Trump on taking...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 21: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan sent a cable to Donald Trump...

Home coming for displaced Palestinians

Home coming for displaced Palestinians

Tel Aviv [Israel], January 20: Tens of thousands of forcibly displaced Palestinians are heading to their homes, walking through devastated...

Guns in Gaza have gone silent: Biden

Guns in Gaza have gone silent: Biden

Washington [US], January 20: On his last day as US president, Joe Biden welcomed the ceasefire deal, saying "Today, the...

Trump prepares for aggressive push of Day 1 executive actions

Trump prepares for aggressive push of Day 1...

Washington [US], January 20: At noon Monday, a new Donald Trump era begins.

80 killed in northeast Colombia as ELN peace talks fail

80 killed in northeast Colombia as ELN peace...

Bogota [Colombia], January 20: More than 80 people have been killed in just three days in northeast Colombia following failed...

Scholz concerned at Musk's election interventions

Scholz concerned at Musk's election interventions

Frankfurt [Germany], January 20: Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday expressed concern at tech billionaire Elon Musk's interventions in the German...

Zelensky calls for more air defence after over 1,000 attacks in a week

Zelensky calls for more air defence after over...

Kiev [Ukraine], January 20: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky issued a renewed appeal to the country's allies on Sunday to provide...

Infant dies, five people injured in house fire in Australia

Infant dies, five people injured in house fire...

Melbourne [Australia], January 20: An infant died and five people were injured in a house fire in Hobart, on Australia's...