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Swedish journalist jailed in Turkey on terrorism
Ankara [Turkey], March 29: Swedish journalist Kaj Joakim Medin, who was in Turkey to cover protests against Istanbul Mayor Ekrem...

Maduro urges UN to back release of migrants
Caracas [Venezuela], March 29: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro this week spoke to the United Nations' Secretary General Antonio Guterres and...

Remaining USAID staff fired
New York [US], March 29: President Donald Trump's administration told Congress on Friday it would cut nearly all remaining jobs...

Vance accuses Denmark of not keeping Greenland safe...
New York [US], March 29: U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Friday accused Denmark of not doing a good job...

US Treasury targets Hezbollah finance team sanctions evasion...
New York [US], March 29: The US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Friday designated five...

Gaza hasn't received humanitarian aid for over three...
Gaza [Palestine], March 29: No humanitarian aid has entered Gaza for more than 3 weeks now, Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of...

UN expresses concern over repeated exchange of fire...
New York [US], March 29: Janine Hennis-Plasschaert, the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, expressed the UN's deep concern over...

Over half of northern Gaza under forced evacuation...
Geneva [Switzerland], March 29: The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has expressed deep concern...

Several killed in Israeli attacks in Lebanon
Beirut [Lebanon], March 28: At least three people have been killed in Israeli attacks in Lebanon, Lebanese media reported....

British Royal Navy sailor jailed in Bahrain granted...
London [UK], March 28: A British Royal Navy sailor jailed in Bahrain has been granted a royal pardon by its...

11 arrested in Europe-wide drug crime raids across...
Cologne [Germany], March 28: In a coordinated operation targeting organized drug crime, police forces across Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Poland...

Five injured in central Amsterdam knife attack; suspect...
Amsterdam [Netherlands], March 28: Five people were injured in a knife attack in central Amsterdam on Thursday, police said.

Zelensky accuses Moscow of breaking deal
Moscow [Russia], March 28: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksy says Russia is continuing to attack Ukraine's energy infrastructure, despite a US-brokered...

No consensus at Paris summit on sending European...
Kyiv [Ukraine], March 28: No agreement was reached on Thursday on deploying European forces to secure a future ceasefire between...

Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh fear aid cuts will...
Dhaka [Bangladesh], March 28: Majuna Khatun sat cradling her six-month-old baby at a rehabilitation centre for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh,...

Australia PM Albanese calls national election for May...
Sydney [Australia], March 28: Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Friday called a national election for May 3, launching a...

Kennedy to slash 10,000 jobs in major overhaul...
New York [US], March 28: U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced plans to reshape...

Six Russians dead, 39 tourists rescued after submarine...
Cairo [Egypt], March 28: Six Russians died on Thursday and 39 foreign tourists were rescued when a viewing submarine sank...

Germany 'will not give in' to Trump car...
Berlin [Germany], March 28: Germany has said it "will not give in" and that Europe must "respond firmly" as US...

US decision to end support for Gavi puts...
Geneva [Switzerland], March 28: The head of leading vaccines group Gavi alliance said Thursday that a cut to Gavi's funding...

ADNOC employees welcome Sultan Al Jaber for Iftar...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 28: Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and ADNOC Managing Director...

Brand Dubai launches 2025 edition of #EidInDubai
Dubai [UAE], March 28: Under the directives and patronage of H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Second...

Muslim Council of Elders, Abrahamic Family House mourn...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 28: The Muslim Council of Elders, led by His Eminence Prof. Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayeb, Grand Imam...

Dubai releases all inmates involved in rental disputes...
Dubai [UAE], March 28: In a humanitarian initiative reflecting the values of tolerance and social solidarity in the UAE, the...

Russia discusses measures to combat bullying
Moscow [Russia], March 28: The State Duma of the Russian Federation hosted the Second All-Russian Anti-Bullying Forum "We Need to...

Israel blocking access to water in Gaza: MSF
Geneva [Switzerland], March 27: Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) has stated that Israel is effectively blocking access to water...

UN welcomes discussions, commitments reached in Saudi Arabia...
Geneva [Switzerland], March 27: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has welcomed the discussions and commitments reached in the Kingdom of...