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UAE bags 17 diverse awards at 16th edition...
Manama [Bahrain], June 1: The UAE media institutions participating in the 16th edition of the GCC Radio and Television Festival,...

Alef Education increases number of shares allocated to...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], June 1: Alef Education Holding plc ("Alef Education" or "Company" or "Group") today announced that following the...

UAE Ambassador visits Gulf Radio & Television Festival...
Manama [Bahrain], June 1: Fahd Mohamed Al Amri, the UAE Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain, visited the UAE Pavilion...

Biden proposes Gaza truce, Hamas agrees
New York [US], June 1: U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday laid out what he described as a three-phase Israeli...

After Trump's conviction, the jury is still out...
New York [US], June 1: Donald Trump made history on Thursday as the first former U.S. president convicted of a...

China promises aid for Gaza
Beijing [China], May 31: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday promised help for the Gaza Strip and spoke in favour...

'Dire conditions': 16,000 displaced people from Rafah crammed...
Tel Aviv [Israel], May 31: A UN-run school in Deir el-Balah is now housing 16,000 people, as overcrowding worsens due...

Jabalia refugee camp in ruins after Israeli withdrawal
Gaza border [Israel], May 31: Israeli forces appear to have now left Jabalia refugee camp after a military operation that...

20 arrested in latest West Bank raids
Tel Aviv [Israel], May 31: Israeli forces have rounded up 20 people across the occupied West Bank since last (Wednesday)...

Spanish parliament passes law on Catalan amnesty
Madrid [Spain], May 31: The Spanish parliament on Thursday passed a controversial amnesty for Catalan separatists after months of political...

Seoul accuses North Korea of launching missile test...
Seoul [South Korea], May 31: South Korea on Thursday accused North Korea of launching a missile test and jamming attacks...

Short registration period opens for Iran's presidential elections
Tehran [Iran], May 31: The registration period has begun for candidates hoping to run in Iran's presidential election in just...

Global cybercrime crackdown delivers 'significant blow' to criminals
Frankfurt [Germany], May 31: One of the largest crackdowns on cybercriminals has led to the seizure of more than 100...

Mayoral candidate in Mexican state shot dead
Mexico City [Mexico], May 31: A mayoral candidate in the Mexican state of Guerrero has been shot dead in the...

NATO's top diplomats meet as Ukraine seeks long-range...
Prague [Czech Republic], May 31: NATO foreign ministers were set to meet in Prague in the face of growing calls...

The US reconsiders the red line in Ukraine
Washington [US], May 31: Russia's recent advances in Ukraine are pushing the administration of US President Joe Biden to consider...

New developments on the Korean peninsula
Seoul [South Korea], May 31: South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) yesterday informed that the Democratic People's Republic of...

The risk of Gaza sinking deeper into chaos
Tel Aviv [Israel], May 31: Israel declared control of the Gaza border with Egypt and denied the possibility of the...

Sweden accuses Iran of recruiting criminals, targeting Israel
Stockholm [Sweden], May 31: Stockholm's intelligence agency says Iran is recruiting criminal gang members in Sweden, some of them children,...

Hamas is ready to sign 'complete agreement' if...
Tel Aviv [Israel], May 31: Hamas forces said on May 30 that they will not attend further negotiations given the...

The President of Nigeria suddenly changed the national...
Abuja [Nigeria], May 31: Nigeria's president suddenly changed the national anthem, angering people and questioning his priorities as the country...

President Biden silently allowed Ukraine to use US...
Washington [US], May 31: Politico newspaper on May 30, citing knowledgeable sources, said that US President Joe Biden's administration has...

Trump convicted, first US President found guilty
New York [US], May 31: Donald Trump became the first U.S. president to be convicted of a crime when a...

Israeli airstrike on Rafah kills 12 Palestinians, Gaza...
Tel Aviv [Israel], May 31: Israeli forces killed at least 12 Palestinians in a dawn airstrike on Rafah in southern...

Jury finds Donald Trump guilty on all 34...
New York [US], May 31: Donald Trump became the first U.S. president to be convicted of a crime on Thursday...

N Korea accused of sending faeces-filled balloons to...
Seoul [South Korea], May 30: North Korea was accused on Wednesday of sending hundreds of balloons containing rubbish and faeces...

Thai ex-prime minister Shinawatra to be indicted for...
Bangkok [Thailand], May 30: Thailand's ex-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will be indicted for allegedly defaming the monarchy, just three months...