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Dec 09, 2023
Jakarta [Indonesia], December 9: Indonesia's Merapi volcano erupted on Friday, spewing thick ash as high as 3,500 meters into the sky, according to the Center for Research and Development of Geological Disaster Technology.
Japan PM Kishida to replace top spokesman Matsuno amid funds scandal: media
Baghdad vows response to rocket attack on US embassy
Putin says he will run for re-election in 2024
Israeli tank fire kills Reuters journalist in Lebanon
US blocks UN Security Council demand for humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza
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Gaza fighting intensifies
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 9: The United States kept up pressure on Israel to do more to protect Palestinian civilians during a fierce offensive against...
Sultan Al Qasimi inaugurates 7th Sharjah Desert Theatre Festival
Sharjah [UAE], December 9: His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, opened Friday evening the activities...
President of UAE receives President of Belarus
Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 9: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today received Aleksandr Lukashenko President of Belarus, who is visiting the...
Indonesia proposes free entry visas for travellers from 20 countries
Jakarta [Indonesia], December 9: The Indonesian Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy has proposed issuing free entry visas to travellers from 20 countries as an...
Dubai Global Framework a strong push to reduce carbon emissions in international aviation sector
Dubai [UAE], December 9: The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) confirmed that the "Dubai Global Framework" for sustainable aviation fuel, recently announced by the International...
Armenia, Azerbaijan agree to exchange prisoners of war
Baku [Azerbaijan], December 9: Armenia and Azerbaijan pledged to exchange prisoners of war and expressed their "intention to normalise ties and sign a peace agreement,"...
Russia sets March 17 election date with Putin set to run again
Dec 08, 2023
Moscow [Russia], December 8: Russia's upper house of parliament, the Federation Council, has officially scheduled the country's next presidential election for March 17, 2024.
Turkish, Greek leaders ink friendship declaration in rare Athens meet
Istanbul [Turkey], December 8: Greek and Turkish leaders on Thursday struck an upbeat tone at a rare meeting in Athens, stressing a commitment to resolve...
280 staff members killed in Gaza since war began: Red Crescent
Ramallah [Palestine], December 8: A total of 280 staff members have been killed in Gaza since the war there began on October 7, according to...
Jordan carries out airdrop of medical supplies to southern Gaza
Cairo [Egypt], December 8: Jordan's air force said on Thursday it had dropped urgent medical supplies to a Jordanian field hospital in southern Gaza, as the Israeli military focussed the latest stage of its offensive on the southern city of Khan Younis.
UN's Guterres invokes Article 99 over 'urgent' Gaza situation
NASA celebrates 25 years of International Space Station
Displacement, death and hunger as Israel's war on Gaza enters third month
The situation in Gaza worsened and Mr. Guterres' rare move
Russia - Saudi Arabia strengthen cooperation on oil prices
South Korea sold 129 infantry fighting vehicles to Australia
Mr. Hunter Biden faces additional criminal charges
Armenia and Azerbaijan aim to normalize relations
Mr. Trump returned to court, criticized the 'unfair' case and said he needed to lose weight
Former UK police officers sentenced for sending racist messages about Meghan
