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Mon, 07 Nov 2022 09:00:53 +0000Hunger and malnutrition heavily affect South Sudan
Hunger and malnutrition are on the rise across the flood, drought and conflict-affected areas of South Sudan, with some communities likely to face starvation if humanitarian assistance is not sustained and climate adaptation measures are not scaled-u...
Mon, 07 Nov 2022 08:34:19 +0000Taiwan spots 44 Chinese warplanes, 4 ships
Taiwan's Defense Ministry said Sunday it tracked 44 Chinese warplanes, four warships and two military drones around the island...
Mon, 07 Nov 2022 07:28:34 +0000Americans ready for 2022 midterm elections
When the 46th president of the United States, Joe Biden, got on to the stage in Philadelphia on Saturday, he had a guest with him, his former boss and a star of the Democratic Party, the 44th president Barack Obama...
Mon, 07 Nov 2022 06:05:45 +0000French president congratulates Netanyahu for election win
French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday congratulated Benjamin Netanyahu after his victory in this week's elections that sealed the former Israeli prime minister's return to power...
Mon, 07 Nov 2022 05:50:10 +0000Worldwide COVID-19 cases decline by 18%
The coronavirus situation is still easing worldwide with a weekly 18% cases and 23% deaths drop, though Asia is experiencing a surge in infections, especially in Japan and South Korea, amid two new Omicron subvariants...
Sun, 06 Nov 2022 11:32:42 +0000Plane crashes into Lake Victoria in Tanzania
A plane carrying 43 people plunged into Lake Victoria in Tanzania early on Sunday due to bad weather shortly before it was due to land in the northwestern city of Bukoba, police said, as rescuers searched for survivors...
Sun, 06 Nov 2022 11:02:07 +0000Suspect arrested over fire at Russian bar
Russian police arrested a suspect in the Polygon Club fire where at least 13 people were killed.
According to the TASS News Agency citing the Ministry of Internal Affairs Media website, police have already identified and detained the suspect...
Sun, 06 Nov 2022 10:46:20 +0000Lebanon's 'top priority' is to elect new president
Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi on Sunday addressed Lebanese officials and friendly countries by saying that “there is no priority that comes before the priority of electing a president...
Sun, 06 Nov 2022 08:30:59 +0000Pakistan retracts former PM Imran Khan broadcast ban
Pakistan's government scrapped a ban on the broadcast of a speech and press conferences by former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday...
Sun, 06 Nov 2022 08:12:27 +0000Russian citizens with criminal records to fight in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed a law to conscript Russian citizens with criminal records into the military as the country mobilizes troops amid the war in Ukraine...
Sun, 06 Nov 2022 06:40:51 +0000COP27 kicks off in Egypt's Sharm El-Sheikh
The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, commonly known as COP27, has kicked off today in the Egyptian city of Sharm El Sheikh...
Sun, 06 Nov 2022 06:27:28 +0000Jordan FM Safadi meets Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Ayman Safadi and United Arab Emirates Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Saturday held talks focused on enhancing bilateral relations, Arab issues and reg...
Sun, 06 Nov 2022 06:03:51 +0000Iran confesses to sending drones to Russia
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian acknowledged Saturday that Tehran provided drones to Russia, but said they were sent before the outbreak of the Ukraine war...
Sat, 05 Nov 2022 05:37:38 +0000Boat carrying asylum seekers sinks, 23 killed
At least 23 bodies were pulled out after a boat carrying asylum seekers sank in the Aegean Sea, Greek officials said Friday...
Sat, 05 Nov 2022 05:29:24 +0000US National Security Advisor meets Ukrainian president
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan visited Ukraine on Friday for meetings with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his senior officials, according to the White House...
Fri, 04 Nov 2022 06:29:29 +0000 Pope Francis in Bahrain on a Faith Journey
Pope Francis arrived in the Bahraini capital Manama on Thursday on the first visit to the Gulf kingdom by the supreme pontiff...
Fri, 04 Nov 2022 05:53:07 +0000Israel strikes Gaza in intense bombing raids
ALBAWABA - Israeli military planes have launched strikes on a number of positions on Gaza early Friday morning...
Thu, 03 Nov 2022 14:12:00 +0000Imran Khan survives an assassination attempt
ALBAWABA - Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan survives an assassination attempt.
BREAKING: Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan shot in assassination attempt...
Thu, 03 Nov 2022 11:50:59 +0000Sex offenders in the British police. What's the story?
Criminals and sex offenders have been allowed to join and stay in the police due to failings in the vetting system, a report found...
Thu, 03 Nov 2022 09:23:59 +0000The Iran 'attack', Saudi jitters and the US circle
ALBAWABA - Just what is happening on the Iran-Saudi front is baffling many an observer can be heard as saying...