Biden promises peaceful handover of power to Trump on Jan 20

Nov 08, 2024

Washington [US], November 8: Following Donald Trump's election victory, US President Joe Biden has promised a peaceful handover of power on January 20.

Qatar condemns in strongest terms targeting of UN Interim Force in Lebanon

Nov 08, 2024

Doha [Qatar], November 8: The State of Qatar condemned, in the strongest terms, the attack on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), which...

California wildfire forces thousands to evacuate

Nov 08, 2024

California [US], November 8: Thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate a part of California that has been savaged by wildfire for a second...

Cuba slowly restores power after Hurricane Rafael

Nov 08, 2024

Artemisa [Cuba], November 8: Cuban authorities said they had begun restoring power to the eastern half of the island on Thursday, a day after Hurricane...

2 dead, 12 missing after fishing boat sinks off Korea's Jeju Island

Nov 08, 2024

Jeju [South Kore], November 8: Two people died and 12 others remained missing after a fishing boat sank off Korea's southern island of Jeju on...

UAE sends two humanitarian aid convoys to Gaza for displaced Palestinian families

Nov 08, 2024

Gaza [Palestine], November 8: Two convoys carrying various Emirati humanitarian aid entered the Gaza Strip this week via the Egyptian Rafah Crossing, bringing the total...

Nigeria's national flag to fly at half-mast following army chief's death

Nov 07, 2024

Abuja [Nigeria], November 7: Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday directed that the national flag be flown at half-mast for seven days while confirming the...

Aid group resumes activities at famine-hit camp in W. Sudan

Nov 07, 2024

Port Sudan [Sudan], November 7: The non-governmental medical aid group Doctors Without Borders (MSF) announced on Wednesday that it has resumed activities in a famine-hit...

Iranian, Finnish FMs discuss developments in West Asia

Nov 07, 2024

Tehran [Iran], November 7: Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi and his Finnish counterpart Elina Valtonen on Wednesday exchanged views on the latest developments in...