Shakhboot bin Nahyan officially opens UAE desalination plants in Rafah, Egypt, to pump water to residents of Gaza

Jan 01, 2024

Rafah [Gaza Strip], January 1: In implementation to the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Sheikh Shakhboot bin Nahyan bin...

Abu Dhabi's New Year celebrations create unprecedented hospitality demand

Jan 01, 2024

Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 1: The hospitality sector in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi is witnessing record levels of occupancy coinciding with the capital's celebrations...

Saud bin Saqr receives Norwegian ambassador

Jan 01, 2024

Ras al-Khaimah [UAE], January 1: H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, today received Olav Myklebust,...

Shakhboot bin Nahyan tours warehouses of Emirati relief aid directed to Gaza Strip in Al Arish, Egypt

Jan 01, 2024

Al-Arish [Egypt], January 1: Sheikh Shakhboot bin Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of State, and the accompanying UAE delegation toured the warehouses of Emirati...

Israel launches missile attack near Aleppo int'l airport in N. Syria

Dec 31, 2023

Damascus [Syria], December 31: Israel launched a missile attack near the international airport of Aleppo city in northern Syria on Saturday, the Syrian army said...

EU members agree to lift air, maritime internal border controls with Bulgaria, Romania

Dec 31, 2023

Brussels [Belgium], December 31: European Union (EU) member states reached a unanimous agreement on Saturday to eliminate air and maritime internal border controls with Bulgaria...

Sri Lanka receives highest monthly tourist arrivals in December in 4 years

Dec 31, 2023

Colombo [Sri Lanka], December 31: Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka passed 200,000 in December, the highest number for a month during the last four years,...

6.4-magnitude earthquake hits off eastern Indonesia

Dec 31, 2023

Jakarta [Indonesia], December 31: A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's eastern province of Papua earlier Sunday, with no potential to cause a tsunami, the country's...

Albania's ex-PM Berisha placed under house arrest in corruption probe

Dec 31, 2023

Berlin [Germany], December 31: Albania's right-wing opposition leader, Sali Berisha, has been placed under house arrest following allegations of corruption during his time serving as...