CARACAS: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was sworn in for a third six-year term on Friday, following a controversial election in which his opponent, Edmundo...
CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi has emphasised the need to implement the two-state solution “as the only option for achieving sustainable peace and stability...
BEIRUT: Lebanon’s parliament elected Army Chief Joseph Aoun as the country’s new president, bringing an end to a prolonged political deadlock and presidential vacancy,...
NEW DELHI: The Taliban's foreign office said they saw India as a "significant regional and economic partner" after meeting with its most senior foreign...
ANKARA: Turkey has established a new Cybersecurity Directorate to strengthen defence against cyber threats, according to a presidential decree published in the Official Gazette.
The...
NEW DELHI: Though hMPV or human metapneumovirus cases have increased in China, especially in the Northern Provinces, the increase is within the expected range...
TEHRAN: Iran’s armed forces began a large-scale joint air defence exercise near the Natanz uranium enrichment facility in central Isfahan province on Tuesday, state...
DAMASCUS: Damascus International Airport resumed international operations with flights to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar as the interim administration in Syria continues...
NEW DELHI: The Draft Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Rules, 2025, prioritise India’s commitment to citizen-centric governance as they aim to safeguard personal data...
KATHMANDU: A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck near one of Tibet’s holiest cities on Tuesday, killing at least 126 people and injuring 188 others with tremors...
WASHINGTON: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said that he and Chinese leader Xi Jinping have been speaking through representatives and he believes the two leaders...
NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday held talks with US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, broadly reviewing the trajectory of India-US...
OTTAWA: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce his resignation as Liberal Party leader on Monday, amid growing dissent within his caucus,...
WASHINGTON: The administration of outgoing United States President Joe Biden has notified Congress of a planned $8bn arms sale to Israel, according to US...
WASHINGTON: Ann Telnaes, a cartoonist who has worked for The Washington Post since 2008, on Saturday announced that she would be quitting the newspaper...
DAMASCUS: Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani has announced he will visit Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan, having just made his first...
CAIRO: Israeli airstrikes killed at least Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, including 11 people in a tent encampment sheltering displaced families, medics...
WASHINGTON: US President-elect Donald Trump has criticised what he called “weak, ineffective, and virtually nonexistent leadership” in the United States. His comments followed a...
Gaza: Israeli airstrikes killed at least 18 people in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, including three children and two high-ranking officers in the Hamas-run...
DOHA: The network says the PA’s decision is ‘in line with the occupation’s actions against its staff’.
Al Jazeera has deplored the Palestinian Authority’s...
GAZA: Israeli strikes killed at least 12 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, mostly women and children, officials said Wednesday, as the nearly 15-month war...
SEOUL: South Korea’s aviation experts have highlighted the need to revise regulations governing airport safety, including those on runway safety zones, amid growing views...