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China birth rate hits lowest level since 1949
China’s birth rate dropped last year to its lowest level since the Communist country was founded in 1949, adding to…
Seven House Democrats to argue impeachment case against Trump in Senate
WASHINGTON: US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced on Wednesday the seven members of the House of…
Trump trial likely to begin next Tuesday: Senate chief
WASHINGTON: The Senate impeachment trial of US President Donald Trump is likely to begin in seven days with key…
New trial opens for disgraced South Korea ex-leader Park
SEOUL: The retrial of ousted former South Korean president Park Geun-hye began Wednesday over the sprawling…
No internet, no jobs: People in Occupied Kashmir board ‘Internet Express’
SRINAGAR: Braving the snow and cold, Abrar Ahmad, 18, is one of the thousands of Kashmiris who regularly spend…
UNGA President addresses importance of multilateralism at EDA
The Emirates Diplomatic Academy, EDA, has hosted Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, President of the 74th Session of the…
Sultan Qaboos ushered in Oman renaissance, quiet diplomacy
DUBAI: Sultan Qaboos bin Said, who died late on Friday, transformed Oman during his 49-year reign from a…
Dakar’s women drivers helping their Saudi sisters
They may be few in number but the women who have come to Saudi Arabia to race their vehicles across the sands in…
Investigation says Ukrainian airliner was on fire before crash
DUBAI: A Ukrainian airliner was on fire immediately before it crashed southwest of Tehran killing all 176 on…
These are the most powerful passports for 2020
LONDON: Japan has once again grabbed the top position in international passport ranking in accordance with the…
Iran concludes proportionate measures, FM Javad Zarif says after attack
TEHRAN: Iran has “concluded proportionate measures”, the country’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said in a…
Mansour bin Zayed receives Algerian Ambassador
H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, has received…
Riyadh hosts Red Sea, Gulf of Aden states council charter signing
Saudi Arabia hosted on Monday a meeting for the signing of the Charter of the Council of Arab and African Coastal…
The future looks promising, says first female president of UAEAF
Last year saw Emirati women breaking new ground, when Sahar Al Obad was named first female President of the UAE…
‘Iranian hackers’ claim breach of US govt website
A group claiming to be hackers from Iran have breached the website of a little-known US government agency and…
Trump vows to hit 52 Iranian targets if Iran retaliates after drone strike
BAGHDAD/WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to hit 52 Iranian sites “very hard” if…
Internet trek: People in occupied Kashmir travel for hours to get online
Every day the train to Kashmir‘s remote cyber oasis Banihal is packed as people travel for hours to get online in…
Mohamed bin Zayed receives French President’s phone call
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE…
Indian protesters use WhatsApp groups to gather for anti-CAA protests
NEW DELHI/BENGALURU: Before midnight on New Year’s Eve, a call to action was sent on a private WhatsApp group –…
Tax authority chief arrested on charges of receiving bribes
CAIRO: The head of Egypt’s tax authority, Abdul Azim Hussein, has been arrested on charges of receiving bribes,…