ISTANBUL, TURKEY - Turkish police on Tuesday shot dead two assailants from a leftist organization, branded "terrorists" by authorities, who attacked a security checkpoint outside Istanbul's main court, killing one person and injuring five, officials said. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said the assailants were members of the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front...

According to authorities in the central Ishikawa region hit by the 7.5-magnitude quake, the number of people unaccounted for fell to 103 from 195. The shock waves toppled buildings, sparked a major fire and triggered tsunami waves over a metre high. Thousands of rescuers have been drafted in from all...

Battling aftershocks and roads littered with gaping holes and blocked by frequent landslides, thousands of rescuers from all over Japan are trying to reach hundreds of people in stranded communities in the Ishikawa region. Two elderly women were pulled from the rubble, but hopes of finding other survivors are fading...

According to some activists at least 800 inmates joined the strike, the biggest in Bahrain's history. But Bahraini authorities said only 121 inmates took part. The mass hunger strike was suspended after 36 days in the wake of assurances from the authorities to improve conditions. Activists said some prisoner's health...

DUBAI, UAE - Bahraini authorities have agreed to offer prisoners extra rights, including more visiting hours, following a mass hunger strike that activists say is the largest in the country's history. The interior ministry late on Monday said it would "increase the duration of visitations" and was looking to raise the...

WASHINGTON, US - Elon Musk said that his much-hyped cage fight with Mark Zuckerberg would take place in Italy, as authorities there confirmed talks about hosting a "great charity event." While any showdown between the two tech titans has yet to be officially confirmed, Musk said on Friday on his X...

BEIRUT, LEBANON - Lebanon on Thursday handed over to Italian authorities an alleged member of Italy's notorious 'Ndrangheta mafia wanted for involvement in the international drug trade, a judicial official said. Lebanese authorities "handed over Bartolo Bruzzaniti, 48 ... to an Italian security delegation which put him on a private plane...

DUBAI, UAE – UAE Minister of Energy and Infrastructure Suhail bin Mohammed Al Mazrouei launched the National Program for Infrastructure Development (Salamah 365). This is a transformational project under the performance agreements signed by federal authorities in 2022 in the presence of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President,...

Amnesty International expressed concern over the crackdown launched by Iran against women deemed to have violated the Islamic republic's dress rules. Iran was roiled by months of unprecedented protests triggered by custody death of Mahsa Amini in September last year, who had been arrested by the morality police for breaking...

A statement from the prosecution said that the appeals court pronounced the verdict against a "criminal gang" whose members organized for migrants to travel on a "dilapidated boat, resulting in the death of 11 of them. Libya is a key departure point for migrants, with many risking the perilous sea...

BEIRUT, LEBANON - The vice-governors of Lebanon's central bank plan to resign unless politicians swiftly name an incoming governor, two senior officials at the crisis-hit country's top financial body told AFP on Thursday. The term of embattled three-decade chief Riad Salameh ends this month with no successor in sight, setting the...

Nanterre, France--Sporadic violence and looting hit several cities across France in a fourth night of protests after the fatal police shooting of a teenager, but it was much less intense than previously, authorities said early Saturday. France deployed 45,000 officers backed by light armored vehicles, while crack police units and other...

Switzerland's parliament will probe the government-orchestrated takeover of the stricken Credit Suisse bank by larger rival UBS. A parliamentary commission of inquiry will be established to shed light on how the Swiss authorities rapidly stitched together the merger of the wealthy Alpine country's two biggest banks over a weekend in...

Dubai, UAE-- The UAE has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Microsoft and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to set up the "UAE Centre for Government Digital Excellence." The centre will look to support the government’s digital transformation, enabling government authorities to benefit from the best global practices and modern technologies to...

Israel transferred a Jordanian member of parliament to Amman's authorities, weeks after arresting him for attempting to smuggle pistols, rifles and gold into the occupied West Bank, officials said. Imad Adwan was detained at the Israel-administered Allenby (King Hussein) crossing between Jordan and the West Bank on April 22.

TRIPOLI, LIBYA - Libyan authorities have imposed "severe restrictions" on local and international civil society groups, obstructing their work in the war-scarred country, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday. "Libya's Government of National Unity (GNU) and other authorities are cracking down on non-governmental domestic and foreign organizations," the New York-based rights...

The UN rights chief called for Libyan authorities and the international community to step up accountability efforts in the conflict-ravaged country, as a probe into war crimes wrapped up. "Libyan authorities, armed groups, smugglers and human traffickers should not assume that the eyes of the international community have now left...

Cairo, Egypt - Egyptian authorities have detained 29 people, including 13 foreigners, accused of running an online cryptocurrency scam that defrauded thousands of investors, state media reported Sunday. The network pocketed about US$620,000 at the expense of its victims in the country now battered by an economic crisis and rapid inflation,...

The EU called it "deeply disappointing" and "surprising" that Israel stopped and deported a Spanish MEP who had arrived for an official trip to the Palestinian territories. European Parliament lawmaker Ana Miranda tweeted that the action by Israeli authorities against her was a "diplomatic affront" and showed "disrespect" to the...

Iranian authorities have arrested three female journalists in the past two days, local media said, amid protests triggered by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini. Iran has been gripped by protests since the September 16 death of Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian Kurd, arrested for allegedly breaching the country's strict...

TEHRAN, IRAN - Iranian authorities have arrested a journalist who published interviews with families of death row inmates sentenced in connection with nationwide protests, the reformist daily Etemad said Friday. Fourteen Iranians have been sentenced to death in connection with the unrest triggered by Mahsa Amini's death in custody on September...

TEHRAN, IRAN - Iranian authorities have arrested football players who attended a mixed party east of Tehran, local media reported Sunday, without identifying them or giving their exact number. "Several current and former players of one of Tehran's prominent football clubs were arrested last night (Saturday) at a mixed party in...

Facebook parent Meta has agreed to pay $725 million to settle a long-running lawsuit that accused the social network of allowing third parties, including Cambridge Analytica, to access users' private data. The amount was disclosed in a court filing late on Thursday. Facebook has not admitted any wrongdoing as part...

AMMAN, JORDAN - Jordan has arrested dozens of people accused of involvement in protests against rising fuel prices in which a senior police officer was gunned down, the country's security agency said Saturday. Colonel Abdul Razzaq Dalabeh, the deputy police chief of Maan province, died of a gunshot to the head...

Russia suspended its participation in a pact that allowed grain exports from Ukraine, blaming alleged drone attacks on Russian ships in Crimea. Russia made the announcement after its army accused Kyiv earlier Saturday of a "massive" drone attack on its Black Sea fleet, while Britain rejected Moscow's claims its specialists...

DUBAI, UAE - The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) to enable exchange of information between the two authorities. The MoU was signed by Chief Executive of the DFSA Ian Johnston and Chairman of the BSEC...

At least 41 people have been killed since the protests began on September 16, mostly protesters but including security forces, according to an official toll. The protests have spread to several cities, where demonstrators have shouted slogans against the authorities, according to local media.

The report recommended empowering youth politically by activating the role of the Political Institute of the Ministry of Youth.

The Dubai Building Permit Development Committee has completed the unified electronic platform for building permits, which includes building permit services of all licensing authorities in Dubai. The platform is set to provide distinguished services to consultancy offices and contracting companies, an official statement said. The statement said that the committee,...

The six sites are in an area called the New York Bight and total 488,000 acres (197,500 hectares), making it the biggest U.S. renewable power auction ever.

Authorities in Saudi Arabia were investigating on Sunday after a samba performance by dancers some considered too scantily clad for the kingdom, which has been diversifying its entertainment options. Over the past week videos on social media have shown three foreign samba dancers displaying their moves in a main street of Jazan,...

The power consumption of the farms equaled that of 2 million people.

UNSC unanimously approves an extension of humanitarian aid to a rebel-held part of Syria through the Bab Al-Hawa crossing from Turkey in the country’s northeast However, a request to reopen for one year a second crossing point at Al-Yarubiyah, which allows supplies to reach northeastern Syria from Iraq, is dropped...

UAE tax authorities have assured penalized tax-law violators that they can apply to have the penalty reduced or exempted To get this done, applicants must provide a proper “excuse,” bolstered by evidence   The United Arab Emirates’ Federal Tax Authority said in a statement on Wednesday, May 26, that individuals...