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UNECA says impacts of COVID-19, Ukraine crisis hamper...
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], March 19: The devastating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukraine crisis have mired Africa's progress...

Rocket fired from Gaza hits southern Israel amid...
Jerusalem [Israel], March 19: A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip hit an open area landed in southern Israel on...

UK home secretary visits Rwanda to discuss migration...
Kigali [Rwanda], March 19: SuellaBraverman, home secretary of the United Kingdom (UK), arrived in Rwanda on Saturday for a two-day...

Vaccine-derived poliovirus in Congo, Burundi
Johannesburg [South Africa], March 19: Health officials in Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo have detected cases of vaccine-derived...

New Zealand to ban TikTok from lawmaker's phones
Wellington [New Zealand], March 19: New Zealand on Friday will follow other Western countries and ban the video-sharing app TikTok...

Pressure mounts on Netanyahu as protests enter 11th...
Tel Aviv [Israel], March 19: Thousands of people came out in force again on Saturday in Israel to protest the...

Tony Blair: Putin can't use Iraq as justification...
London [UK], March 19: Former UK prime minister Tony Blair is by turns pensive and defiant as he reflects on...

Kyiv thanks UN, Turkey for 'sticking to' grain...
Kyiv [Ukraine], March 19: Ukraine's infrastructure minister on Saturday thanked the United Nations and Turkey for adhering to the agreements...

Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan fears arrest as he...
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 19: Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan said on Saturday he expected to be arrested as he...

Biden celebrates St Patrick's Day with Irish PM...
Washington [US], March 19: US President Joe Biden and Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar painted the town green Friday, celebrating...

Finland on course to join NATO
Ankara [Turkey], March 19: Turkish President RecepTayyip Erdogan ended months of diplomatically charged delays on Friday and asked parliament to...

Trump expects 'arrest', calls for protests
Washington [US], March 19: Former US President Donald Trump said he expects to be "arrested" on Tuesday over hush money...

Int'l war crimes court issues arrest warrant for...
The Hague [Netherlands], March 19: The International Criminal Court on Friday announced an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin...

WHO: COVID poses similar threat to flu
Geneva [Switzerland], March 19: The COVID-19 pandemic could settle down this year to a point where it poses a threat...

US leadership role in Middle East facing deep...
Washington [US], March 19: China's shock success at bringing Saudi Arabia and Iran together has challenged the United States' longstanding...

North Korea claims almost 800,000 have signed up...
Pyongyang [North Korea], March 19: North Korea claims that about 800,000 of its citizens volunteered to join or reenlist in...

Temporary increase in egg, poultry prices aims to...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 19: The Ministry of Economy said that increasing prices of eggs and poultry products in the...

UAE Jiu-Jitsu Federation supports 'Bridges of Goodness' for...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 19: The UAE Jiu-Jitsu Federation said the proceeds of registration in the Abu Dhabi World Professional...

Six-hit City power past Burnley into FA Cup...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 19: ErlingHaaland hit a sixth hat-trick of the season with Julian Alvarez claiming a brace and...

President Biden says banking crisis has subsided
Washington [US], March 18: US President Joe Biden said the banking crisis had subsided after the bankruptcy of two mid-sized...

Building collapse kills 5, injures 2 in south...
Cairo [Egypt], March 18: At least five people were killed and another two wounded on Friday after a building collapsed...

Somali bank acquires 62.5 pct stake in Kenyan...
Nairobi [Kenya], March 18: Somali lender, Premier Bank, has acquired a 62.5 percent stake in Kenya's First Community Bank Limited...

Huawei launches Wi-Fi 7 for east African market...
Nairobi [Kenya], March 18: Chinese technology firm Huawei on Friday launched its latest Wi-Fi technology, Wi-Fi 7 for the east...

4 IS militants killed in W. Iraq
Baghdad [Iraq], March 18: Four Islamic State (IS) militants were killed on Friday in an operation in Iraq's western province...

Lebanese central bank chief denies financial misconduct in...
Beirut [Lebanon], March 18: Lebanese central bank governor RiadSalameh on Friday maintained his innocence by rejecting accusations of transferring public...

Gold rises as U.S. dollar weakens
Chicago [US], March 18: Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange rose on Friday as...

Oil prices drop as banking woes stoke recession...
New York [US], March 18: Oil prices fell on Friday, booking significant losses for the week, as banking turmoil rattled...