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Qatar participates in proceedings of 15th Meeting of GCC Customs Union Authority 11 Dec 2025 - 12:42 pm

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: The State of Qatar participated in the proceedings of the 15th meeting of the Customs Union Authority of the Gulf...

Fog temporarily halts flights at Baghdad airport 11 Dec 2025 - 11:54 am

Baghdad, Iraq: Iraqi authorities temporarily closed Baghdad International Airport early Thursday due to a thick fog that has reduced visibility, the transport ministry...

Vietnam's capital chokes through week of toxic smog 11 Dec 2025 - 11:51 am

Hanoi, Vietnam: Toxic smog has blanketed Vietnam's capital for more than a week, blotting out the skyline and leaving residents wheezing as Hanoi's...

Skydiver survives plane-tail dangling incident in Australia 11 Dec 2025 - 10:54 am

Sydney, Australia: Heart-stopping footage released Thursday by Australian authorities showed the moment a skydiver was left dangling thousands of metres in the air...

Divided US Fed makes third straight rate cut on jobs risk 10 Dec 2025 - 10:21 pm

Washington, United States: A divided US Federal Reserve lowered interest rates Wednesday for a third consecutive time this year, flagging labor market concerns...

Pathway to Gaza's just, enduring peace passes through enforcing two-state solution: Turkish President 10 Dec 2025 - 08:30 pm

Ankara: The Pathway to a just and enduring peace in the Gaza Strip passes through the enhancement of the ceasefire deal and the...

Egyptian dish koshary added to UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage list 10 Dec 2025 - 08:03 pm

Cairo: Egypt's beloved national dish Koshary has been officially inscribed on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Representative List of...

6.0-magnitude quake hits near east coast of Honshu, Japan: GFZ 10 Dec 2025 - 07:35 pm

Hong Kong: An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 jolted near east coast of Honshu, Japan at 14:52:25 GMT on Wednesday, the GFZ...

Greenlandic forced contraception victims can claim $47,000: Denmark 10 Dec 2025 - 07:11 pm

Copenhagen: Denmark on Wednesday announced that women affected by a forced contraception programme in Greenland will be able to claim 300,000 Danish kroner...

Israeli occupation 'weaponising winter cold against Palestinian prisoners,' Palestinian commission warns 10 Dec 2025 - 06:16 pm

Ramallah: The Israeli occupation uses winter and the plummeting temperatures as a repression weapon against the Palestinian prisoners through depriving them of the...

US plans to order foreign tourists to disclose social media histories 10 Dec 2025 - 04:45 pm

Washington, United States: The administration of US President Donald Trump plans to order visa-exempt foreign tourists to disclose their social media histories from...

Collapse of two buildings in Morocco's Fes kills 19 10 Dec 2025 - 04:30 pm

Rabat: Two four-storey buildings collapsed in the Moroccan city of Fes, killing at least 19 people, according to a provisional toll reported by...

Louvre thieves escaped with 30 seconds to spare, probe reveals 10 Dec 2025 - 04:12 pm

Paris, France: The thieves who stole crown jewels from the Louvre in October evaded police with just 30 seconds to spare due to...

51 hurt in Japan quake as warning persists 10 Dec 2025 - 02:23 pm

Tokyo, Japan: The number of people injured in a 7.5-magnitude earthquake in Japan rose to 51 on Wednesday, authorities said, after warning an...

Not just pizza: Italian cuisine makes UNESCO list 10 Dec 2025 - 02:18 pm

Rome: UNESCO recognized Wednesday that Italian food is more than pizza, pasta and gelato, adding the range and ritual of the famous cuisine...

Fire kills 12 in south China residential building: state media 10 Dec 2025 - 08:20 am

Beijing: A fire that broke out in a residential building in southern China killed 12 people, state media reported Wednesday. The blaze at...

US agency wipes climate change facts from website: reports 10 Dec 2025 - 08:10 am

Washington, United States: The US federal agency tasked with protecting the environment has deleted facts from its website about how human activity drives...

Russian military plane crashes northeast of Moscow 09 Dec 2025 - 10:55 pm

Moscow: The Russian Ministry of Defense announced the crash of a military transport aircraft in the Ivanovo region, located northeast of the capital,...