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UAE astronaut exits ISS for first Arab space walk 28 Apr 2023 - 06:35 pm

Dubai: Emirati astronaut Sultan Alneyadi stepped out of the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday for the first space walk by an Arab...

Sri Lankan Parliament votes to support IMF recovery program 28 Apr 2023 - 06:17 pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s Parliament voted on Friday to support the implementation of a four-year International Monetary Fund program aimed at solving the country’s...

UN 'deeply alarmed' at Sudan prison breaks, impunity 28 Apr 2023 - 05:30 pm

Geneva: The United Nations voiced alarm on Friday at the prison breaks amid the violence raging in Sudan that have seen Sudanese war...

UN urges Afghanistan's Taliban to reverse bans on women 28 Apr 2023 - 05:09 pm

UNITED NATIONS: The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a resolution on Thursday calling on Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to swiftly reverse their increasingly harsh...

Smash? Pow? No, South Africa's comic hero is non-violent 28 Apr 2023 - 04:52 pm

Cape Town: A South African superhero who prefers fighting inequality rather than villains is going down a storm as Cape Town hosts the...

Japan to lift COVID-19 border controls before holiday week 28 Apr 2023 - 04:25 pm

TOKYO: Japan will lift most of its coronavirus border controls, including a requirement that entrants show proof of three vaccinations or a pre-departure...

Russian strikes kill 16, Kyiv says offensive almost ready 28 Apr 2023 - 02:12 pm

Uman, Ukraine: Russian strikes battered cities across Ukraine early Friday, killing at least 16 people as Kyiv said preparations for a highly-anticipated offensive...

IMF welcomes EU proposals to revamp spending rules 28 Apr 2023 - 01:51 pm

Stockholm: The International Monetary Fund on Friday welcomed the EU's proposals to overhaul its fiscal rules to boost growth but called for more...

BBC chief quits amid furor over role in Boris Johnson loan 28 Apr 2023 - 12:53 pm

LONDON: The chairman of the BBC quit Friday after a report found he failed to disclose a potential conflict of interest over his...

Tokyo plan likened to putting 'skyscrapers' in Central Park 28 Apr 2023 - 12:09 pm

TOKYO: The Jingu Gaien area in central Tokyo is a cultural and historic treasure, a mostly green space set aside almost 100 years...

2 US Army helicopters crash in Alaska, killing 3 soldiers 28 Apr 2023 - 11:28 am

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska: Two U.S. army helicopters collided and crashed Thursday in Alaska while returning from a training flight, killing three soldiers...

Exhausted Iraqis evacuated from Sudan back in Baghdad 28 Apr 2023 - 12:04 am

Baghdad: More than 200 exhausted Iraqis evacuated from Sudan flew back to Baghdad on Thursday, with one saying he hadn't seen the sun...

Sudanese Army agrees to new 72-hour armistice 27 Apr 2023 - 10:41 pm

Khartoum: Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) on Thursday announced readiness to extend the three-day armistace, due to end at midnight, for another 72 hours...

Libyans protest accusing militias of recruiting migrants 27 Apr 2023 - 10:16 pm

Zawiyah: Libyans in the western city of Zawiya protested on Thursday against militia groups they accuse of recruiting migrants into their ranks involved...

UN, NGOs, warn of rising hunger deaths in Africa 27 Apr 2023 - 10:02 pm

Paris: Deaths from hunger are on the rise in Africa because of droughts worsened by climate change and conflict, UN officials and non-governmental...

US calls on Pakistan to move forward on IMF reforms 27 Apr 2023 - 09:41 pm

Washington: The United States called on Thursday on Pakistan to move ahead on stalled reforms sought by the IMF, promising technical help as...

US sanctions Russia, Iran for 'hostage-taking' 27 Apr 2023 - 09:29 pm

Washington: The United States added new sanctions on Russia's FSB intelligence agency and Iran's Revolutionary Guard on Thursday for taking "hostage" Americans like...