Assad's surprise trip on Friday was his first official visit to an Arab country since civil war erupted in his country in 2011.

The Arab Parliament (AP) welcomed the decision by the Council of the European Union to include the Houthi terrorist militia in its consolidated black list of groups.

Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelensky made a fresh appeal for talks with Moscow on Saturday, even as the two sides have been already holding negotiations remotely. But so far, as in previous rounds, the talks have yielded little progress, with both sides blaming the other.

Thousands have left Russia for Turkey, many paying exorbitant airfares to reach one of the last accessible destinations as Western sanctions tighten.

Sources close to the negotiations in Vienna have said that one of Tehran's conditions was the removal of the largely symbolic designation, which equates the Revolutionary Guards with the Islamic State and Al-Qaeda.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad held talks in the United Arab Emirates on Friday, his first official visit to an Arab country since civil war erupted in 2011, UAE state media said. Assad met with the UAE's de facto ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, discussing "fraternal relations" between the two...

Dubai Harbour welcomed the Swiss experimental vessel powered solely by renewables, PORRIMA, to its marinas on Thursday as part of its worldwide journey across five continents called the Blue Odyssey. Choosing Dubai Harbour for its second world destination, the first-of-its-kind solar, wind and hydrogen-powered ship has travelled more than 11,000...

The World Happiness Report, now in its 10th year, is based on people's own assessment of their happiness, as well as economic and social data.

"We provide the best facilities and customs services to Indian businesses which can also benefit from the advanced infrastructure and logistics," Dubai customs official Musabih said.

The six-nation Gulf bloc said Thursday it seeks to host discussions between Yemen's warring sides in Saudi Arabia, despite the Houthi rebels' rejection of talks in "enemy countries". Saudi Arabia leads a military coalition fighting on the side of the Yemeni government against the Houthis. But the Iran-backed rebels said...

The grants were approved at the 179th session of OFID’s Governing Board in Vienna.

Twenty-four hours after Mariupol's once-gleaming whitewashed theatre was hollowed out by a Russian strike, the number of dead, injured or trapped is still unclear.

UAE lauded the UN Security Council's decision to list the Houthi militias as a terrorist organisation.

The ministers of UAE and Russia discussed cooperation between the two countries and ways to enhance the bilateral strategic partnership in various fields. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, met today with Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, in...

The online questionnaire was launched in January, more than half a year after President Kais Saied sacked the government, froze parliament and seized near-total power in a decisive blow against the country's political elite.

After several weeks of declines, reported cases of COVID-19 are once again increasing globally, especially in parts of Asia, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Gebreyesus told journalists in Geneva. In the past week, the agency has seen an 8 per cent increase in detection of COVID-19 cases, with more than 11...

The ticket office has been abandoned at the entrance to the 19-hectare (47-acre) site in Yemen's southern city of Aden.

The two sides stressed that this agreement based on the close historical ties that unite Saudi Arabia and the Arab Republic of Egypt.

US President Joe Biden branded Vladimir Putin a "war criminal" Wednesday as the Russian leader's onslaught in Ukraine claimed more civilian lives, and a theatre where "hundreds" were sheltering was destroyed by bombing. Biden's rebuke -- his sharpest yet -- came after Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelensky made a searing appeal...

While Aden is now relatively stable, economically the ancient port city has been left on its knees.

Iran's foreign minister said Wednesday that two issues remain with the United States in paused negotiations to restore the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers.

Israel is to launch direct flights to Sharm el-Sheikh on Egypt's Red Sea coast next month, in an expansion of air links between the two countries, officials said Wednesday. "The route from Ben Gurion International Airport to Sharm el-Sheikh will open soon. Flights are expected to begin during the intermediate...

It calls on member states to "integrate the bicycle into public transportation, in urban and rural settings in developing and developed countries."

Dozens of Western countries have banned Russian planes from their airspace while some carriers operating flights to Russia have had their insurance policies cancelled.

Israel has announced that all UAE citizens can now travel visa-free to Israel. The move is part of a wider strategy developed by the Israeli Ministry of Tourism to tap the UAE as a new market.

Ninety-six out of 134 lawmakers present voted in favour of the move on Tuesday, while 15 voted against. .

Secretary-General of the Ministry of Investment, Zaher Qatarneh held a virtual meeting with a group of Jordanian businessmen in China.

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki again called on the EU to "very quickly give Ukraine candidate status".

US president will travel to Brussels to attend an EU summit to discuss Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Hamas condemned Turkey's decision to welcome "the Zionist occupation president" as Erdogan revives relation with Israel.

World War II still looms large in Germans' living memory and public discourse, shaping the perception of the Ukraine invasion.

US President Joe Biden will announce $800 million in new security assistance to Ukraine Wednesday, a White House official said, with the announcement set to come soon after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses the US Congress. The announcement, expected to come at 11.45 am (1545 GMT), brings "the total (aid)...

Gulf Arab countries are seeking to host rare talks between Yemen's warring parties, including the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, in Riyadh at the end of the month, officials said on Tuesday. Yemen, the Arab world's poorest country, has been wracked by a devastating war since 2014, pitting the Houthis against the...

The UAE advanced to 15th place globally in the overall Global Soft Power Index ranking, up from last year's 17th in 2021. The index interviewed more than 100,000 people from 101 countries worldwide to assess the various axes of soft power and its positive influence.

Russia has drawn up lists of 40,000 fighters from Syrian army and allied militia ranks to be put on standby for deployment in Ukraine, a war monitor reported Tuesday.

A largest-ever cyber attack launched against Israel but yet not clear that who carried out the hack.

On the “Aid for Ukraine” website, users can currently offer donations in 10 cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, ether, tether and dogecoin.

Israel, which maintains close ties with both Russia and Ukraine, has been facing growing criticism from Washington and Kyiv over not imposing sanctions over Russian for invading Ukraine.

The two countries discussed cooperation in establishing an advanced digital infrastructure.

The agreement is said to have been formally signed in Qatar’s capital city Doha.

With Russia threatening to take ‘full control’ of several major cities in Ukraine, the fourth round of talks failed to deliver a breakthrough on the 19th day of the invasion, even as the US tried to talk down China from helping its neighbor.

State television said a "sabotage operation against one of the buildings (of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran) was foiled" without causing any casualties or damage.

HSBC sponsors the program that provides open-source sustainability skills, ideas and solutions to all university and college students in the MENA region.

Most NFTs are currently traded on Ethereum, which reportedly uses as much electricity as all of the Netherlands, with a carbon footprint comparable to Singapore's.

The summit will address the needs and challenges of modern happenings such as cybercrime, urbanization, digital evolution and post-pandemic recovery.

Iran warned that it won't tolerate "threats" coming from Iraq, a day after firing ballistic missiles at what it said was an Israeli site in the neighboring country. The attack came nearly a week after two officers of Iran's Revolutionary Guards were killed in Syria in a strike attributed to...

Ten months of talks in Vienna have brought major powers close to renewing a landmark 2015 agreement on regulating Iran's nuclear program. But the negotiations were halted again after Russia demanded guarantees that Western sanctions imposed following its invasion of Ukraine would not damage its trade with Iran.

Fights frequently break out between fans of the country's two top Casablanca clubs, Wydad and Raja.

The exercise aims to enhance joint cooperation, exchange expertise between the Saudi and Jordanian armed forces, the head of the Jordanian delegation Colonel Khaled Shamaileh said.

Iranian state media reported Sunday that no date has yet been set for further dialogue between Tehran and Riyadh, after other media reports said talks have been "temporarily suspended". Iran and the kingdom of Saudi Arabia support rival sides in several conflict zones across the region, including in Yemen, where...