As UN COP16 nature talks are gridlocked

Oct 29, 2024

New York [US], October 29: Countries were at an impasse over how to fund nature conservation and other key decisions as the U.N. COP16 biodiversity...

Thousands protest in Georgia as opposition challenges election results

Oct 29, 2024

Tbilisi [Georgia], October 29: Thousands of people protested outside Georgia's parliament after the governing party won an election marred by reports of voting irregularities which...

Palestinians say 100,000 residents trapped in north Gaza

Oct 29, 2024

Gaza [Israel], October 29: Israeli tanks thrust deeper into two north Gaza towns and a historic refugee camp, trapping around 100,000 civilians, the Palestinian emergency...

Trump comedian sparks Puerto Rico outrage

Oct 29, 2024

Washington [US], October 29: Republican and Democratic leaders alike and Puerto Rican celebrities bashed comments made at a major Donald Trump event in New York...

FANA's 51st General Assembly Conference concludes

Oct 29, 2024

Kuwait City [Kuwait], October 29: The 51st General Assembly Conference of the Federation of Arab News Agencies (FANA), hosted by the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA),...

Turkey strikes targets in northern Syria

Oct 28, 2024

Ankara [Turkey], October 28: The Turkish military has once again targeted sites in northern Syria several days after an attack by the banned Kurdistan Workers'...

Egypt's president proposes two-day ceasefire

Oct 28, 2024

Cairo [Egypt], October 28: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has proposed a two-day ceasefire in Gaza in exchange for Israeli captives with some Palestinian prisoners.

Japan's ruling party LDP facing election setback

Oct 28, 2024

Tokyo [Japan], October 28: Significant losses were emerging on Sunday for the ruling party of new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in the Japanese House of...

New storm threatens Philippines in wake of Trami, which left 90 dead

Oct 28, 2024

Manila [Philippines], October 28: A new tropical storm entered the Philippines on Sunday as emergency teams rushed more relief supplies to over 5 million people...