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Baby dead, children injured after house fire
Dubai [UAE], January 19: A baby has been found dead after fire engulfed a suburban home, leaving five other people...

Trump says he may give TikTok a 90-day...
Washington [US], January 19: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday he would "most likely" give TikTok a 90-day reprieve...

Two Iranian supreme court judges shot dead
Tehran [Iran], January 19: Two senior Iranian judges have been shot dead in an apparent assassination in the country's supreme...

Thousands gather in Washington to protest Trump inauguration
Washington [US], January 19: Thousands of people gathered in Washington on Saturday to protest President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, as activists...

Storm declared 'natural disaster' as cyclone builds in...
Sydney [Australia], January 19: Thousands of households will endure a fourth night without power and communities are on the brink...

Carthage Music Days opens in Tunis
Tunis [Tunisia], January 19: The 10th edition of the Carthage Music Days was inaugurated on Saturday at the Opera Theatre...

1,985 human rights violations by Houthis in 2024:...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 19: Yemen witnessed a continuous escalation of grave human rights violations perpetrated by the Houthi militia...

China reports 65 new plant taxa discoveries in...
Kunming [China], January 19: China's National Wild Plant Germplasm Resource Centre reported 65 new plant taxa discoveries in 2024, of...

UAE provides winter aid to 12,500 displaced people...
Gaza [Palestine], January 19: The United Arab Emirates concluded on Saturday a major campaign to distribute winter clothing to residents...

MIT researchers develop advanced robotic insects for pollination
Washington [US], January 19: Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States have developed bug-sized robots that...

Egypt says 600 aid trucks to enter Gaza...
Cairo [Egypt], January 19: Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Badr Abdelatty today highlighted Egypt's strenuous efforts to reach the recently...

Tunisia dismantles drug trafficking network, arrests 3
Tunis [Tunisia], January 18: Tunisian security forces have dismantled a drug trafficking network active in Sousse and Kairouan provinces, arresting...

Fire at energy storage facility forces evacuations in...
San Francisco [US], January 18: A fire at an energy storage facility of the Moss Landing Power Plant near Monterey...

U.S. pharmacy chain Walgreens to close more stores...
New York [US], January 18: Walgreens, the second-largest pharmacy store chain in the United States, is continuing to close stores...

U.S. IRS commissioner to resign as Trump eyes...
Los Angeles [US], January 18: Danny Werfel, the commissioner of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS), will resign on Monday,...

U.S. faces record debt levels as Republicans plan...
New York [US], January 18: The United States is poised to add trillions of dollars to the national debt over...

Firefighters continue to contain wildfires in Southern California...
Los Angeles [US], January 18: Thousands of firefighters were still working hard battling the two major wildfires in Southern California...

SpaceX says Starship experienced "rapid unscheduled disassembly" in...
Los Angele [US], January 18: SpaceX launched the seventh test flight of its giant Starship rocket on Thursday, but its...

TikTok CEO promises to ensure platform thrives despite...
New York [US], January 18: In direct reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to uphold the ban against TikTok,...

U.S. stocks close higher amid tech stocks revival
New York [US], January 18: U.S. stocks ended higher on Friday, driven by gains in big tech and chip companies.

South Korean parliament tense over Yoon investigation
Seoul [South Korea], January 18: Fierce debate has taken place in the South Korean National Assembly to reach an agreement...

Death toll from California wildfires rises
Los Angeles [US], January 18: AFP yesterday cited new police figures saying the death toll from wildfires in the upscale...

Fear of 'weaponizing' the law in the US
Washington [US], January 18: The "weaponization" of the law , seen as a way to abuse the law to deal...

Trump's inauguration ceremony moved indoors
Washington [US], January 18: President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony will take place inside the Capitol Hill lobby instead of outdoors...

President Joe Biden commutes sentences of nearly 2,500...
Washington [US], January 18: US President Joe Biden on January 17 commuted the sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted of...

Egyptian, Iranian FMs discuss regional conditions
Cairo [Egypt], January 18: Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Badr Abdelatty received on Friday a phone call from Iranian Foreign...

Egypt, Qatar emphasise need to unify efforts to...
Cairo [Egypt], January 18: Egypt and Qatar have emphasised the critical need to unify regional and international efforts to re-establish...