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Saudi Stock Index closes higher 31 Dec 2025 - 08:11 pm

Riyadh:The main Saudi stock index closed Wednesday up 109.18 points, reaching 10,490.69 points, with trading valued at SAR 3.2 billion. The volume of...

Pakistan reports sharp decline in polio cases in 2025 31 Dec 2025 - 07:45 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan reported a sharp decline in polio cases in 2025 due to sustained vaccination campaigns and improved disease surveillance, health authorities said...

Turkiye ramping up efforts to stop Israel's attacks on Gaza: Erdogan 31 Dec 2025 - 07:24 pm

Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan affirmed Wednesday that Turkiye is ramping up efforts to halt Israel's offensives on the Gaza Strip, surge...

Bangladesh mourns ex-PM Khaleda Zia with state funeral 31 Dec 2025 - 03:53 pm

Dhaka: Bangladesh bid farewell on Wednesday to former prime minister Khaleda Zia in a state funeral that drew vast crowds mourning a towering...

Finnish police say vessel seized after new cable damage in Gulf of Finland 31 Dec 2025 - 03:41 pm

Helsinki: Finnish police said Wednesday they had seized a vessel suspected of damaging a telecommunications cable that runs between Helsinki and Tallinn in...

Germany bank heist nets about 30mn euros in cash, valuables: Police 31 Dec 2025 - 11:50 am

Berlin, Germany: Robbers used a large drill to break into a German savings bank's vault room and steal cash, gold and jewelry worth...

Drones dive into aviation's deepest enigma as MH370 hunt restarts 30 Dec 2025 - 11:07 pm

Washington: Nearly 12 years after Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 vanished with 239 people on board, the search for answers to one of aviation's...

480 settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque under maximum Israeli security 30 Dec 2025 - 09:48 pm

Occupied Jerusalem:The Jerusalem Governorate reported that 480 settlers, escorted by the Israeli occupying forces, infiltrated Al-Aqsa Mosque on Tuesday. The Governorate added that...

Palestinian girl martyred by Israeli fire east of Gaza 30 Dec 2025 - 08:36 pm

Gaza:A Palestinian girl was martyred tuesday after being shot by Israeli occupation forces east of Gaza City. Local sources reported that the 11-year-old...

Zambia sees 14.7 billion USD in actualized investments since 2021 30 Dec 2025 - 06:20 pm

LUSAKA: Zambia has recorded about 14.71 billion U.S. dollars in actualized investments from 2021 to date, the country's investment agency said on Tuesday....

Arab League voices alarm over escalating tensions in Yemen 30 Dec 2025 - 06:14 pm

Cairo:The Arab League has expressed deep concern over what it described as dangerous and rapidly unfolding developments in Yemen, following the Southern Transitional...

Four hurt, 100 stranded after Italy cable car accident 30 Dec 2025 - 05:42 pm

Rome, Italy: Four people were injured and around 100 were stranded atop a mountain in northwest Italy on Tuesday after a cable car...

Kremlin says alleged drone attack aimed at derailing negotiations 30 Dec 2025 - 05:02 pm

Moscow, Russia: The Kremlin has said an alleged Ukrainian drone attack targeting a residence used by President Vladimir Putin in the Novgorod region...

Dense fog disrupts train, flight operations in north India 30 Dec 2025 - 04:49 pm

New Delhi, India: Dense fog on Tuesday shrouded the Indian capital territory and its outskirts, impacting flight and train services. The fog led...

Vanuatu records first armed robbery 30 Dec 2025 - 04:46 pm

Suva: Vanuatu has recorded its first known armed robbery, after masked men stole foreign currency worth more than 66,000 U.S dollars during a...

Eurostar urges passengers to postpone journeys due to 'major disruption' 30 Dec 2025 - 03:17 pm

London, United Kingdom: Eurostar advised passengers to postpone their journeys on Tuesday to a later date, citing "major disruption" including severe delays and...

Petro makes historic raise to Colombia's 2026 minimum wage 30 Dec 2025 - 03:00 pm

Bogotá, Colombia: Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced on Monday the country's minimum wage would increase by 23.7 percent starting in the new year,...