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Saudi lifts three-year ban on expats with expired exit and re-entry visa 27 Jan 2024 - 10:27 pm

Doha, Qatar: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has lifted the three-year ban on expats who were not able to return to the country...

Greta Thunberg joins hundreds in England to protest airport's private planes expansion 27 Jan 2024 - 08:48 pm

London:Climate activist Greta Thunberg joined a march in southern England on Saturday to protest the use of private jets and the expansion of...

New German leftist party urges Russia talks to end Ukraine war 27 Jan 2024 - 07:06 pm

Berlin: The co-leader of a new German left-wing populist party on Saturday called on the government to negotiate with Russia to halt the...

King Charles spends second day in London hospital after surgery 27 Jan 2024 - 06:30 pm

London: Britain's King Charles III spent a second day in hospital on Saturday where he was visited by his wife Queen Camilla following...

Hundreds march against gender violence in Kenya 27 Jan 2024 - 05:41 pm

Nairobi: Several hundred people marched in Nairobi on Saturday to protest against femicide in Kenya where over a dozen women have been killed...

French farmers vow to continue protesting despite the government's offer of concessions 27 Jan 2024 - 04:21 pm

Paris: Frenchfarmers vowed Saturday to continue protesting, maintaining traffic barricades on some of the country's major roads a day after the government announced...

China sees 189 mln passenger trips on first day of Spring Festival travel rush 27 Jan 2024 - 01:18 pm

BEIJING: China saw a remarkable increase in passenger trips on Friday as this year's Spring Festival travel rush began, according to official data...

Security Council to hold emergency session Wednesday after ICJ ruling on Gaza 27 Jan 2024 - 01:03 pm

New York: The United Nations Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Wednesday following the International Court of Justice's ruling regarding the...

US CDC warns of rising measles cases 27 Jan 2024 - 11:16 am

LOS ANGELES: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned measles cases are rising in the country, urging health providers to...

Israeli bombardment on Gaza Strip results in martyrs, casualties 27 Jan 2024 - 11:09 am

Gaza: Dozens of Palestinians, mostly children and women, were killed, and others were injured, as a result of the ongoing Israeli bombardment on...

Foreign visitors to Japan rise 6-fold in 2023 27 Jan 2024 - 10:48 am

TOKYO: The number of foreigners who entered Japan in 2023 jumped about six-fold from the previous year, reaching 80 percent of the record...

Over 17,000 hectares destroyed in Colombia forest fires 27 Jan 2024 - 10:43 am

Bogotá: Forest fires have destroyed more than 17,000 hectares in Colombia since November, authorities said Friday, as the country faces its hottest January...

Exhausted by war, Ukraine's frontline troops seek 'bit of rest' 27 Jan 2024 - 10:22 am

Near Kupiansk, Ukraine: After spending another night on watch duty, a Ukrainian soldier near the country's northeastern front crashed out on a bunk...

Magnitude 6.1 quake hits Guatemala, no casualties reported 27 Jan 2024 - 10:02 am

Guatemala City: A 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit southern Guatemala on Friday night, with officials reporting no casualties or material damage. The quake struck at...

LIVE UPDATES: Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis loses power as attacks on healthcare facilities continue 27 Jan 2024 - 09:44 am

Doha, Qatar: Israeli strikes continue in Gaza's Khan Younis despite the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling which orders the Israeli entity to...

New French immigration law promulgated by Macron 27 Jan 2024 - 09:05 am

Paris: The administration of French President Emmanuel Macron published the formal text of a new immigration law in its Official Journal on Saturday,...