New Orleans, United States - The celebratory atmosphere of Bourbon Street in New Orleans, long an American byword for indulgence and revelry, was dimmed Wednesday as residents and visitors alike reeled from a deadly truck attack on New Year's crowds. Several square blocks of the main entertainment district were blocked off...
Japan earthquake death toll jumps to 92, missing 242
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...Palestinian fighters target Tel Aviv in barrage of rockets fired from Gaza
Dubai, UAE--Several rockets fired from the Gaza Strip targeted Tel Aviv and southern Israel as the country rang in the New Year on Monday, according to AFP journalists on the ground. Air-raid sirens sounded as journalists in Tel Aviv saw Israeli missile defence systems intercept the rockets. People who had...New Year celebrations in GCC tempered by Gaza war
In Dubai and Abu Dhabi, lights and fireworks illuminated the skies as international tourists soaked up the celebratory scenes. The festivities in the region though took place against the backdrop of the Gaza war, where the Israeli army continued with its offensive and the civilian toll inched up.
World welcomes New Year with fervor and festivities
The Middle East region welcomed 2023 with fireworks at Burj Khalifa as revelers rang in the New Year without being subjected to Covid-related curbs for first time since pandemic.
Ras Al Khaimah New Year’s celebrations create 2 Guinness World Records
The records were for the Highest Altitude Multirotor/Drone Fireworks Display and the Most Remote Operated Multirotors/Drones Launching Fireworks Simultaneously.
Covid-19 clouds hover over world’s New Year party
As the year drew to a close, the emergence of the Omicron variant pushed the number of daily new Covid-19 cases past one million for the first time. France on Friday became the latest country to announce Omicron was now its dominant coronavirus strain.
UAE sets several records as world ushers in 2022
Hope remains for a better new year amidst scaled-back celebrations due to new restrictions aimed at slowing soaring Covid cases.
UN will support Iraq’s efforts for development, prosperity: Official
The head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, has said the UN will continue supporting Iraq for development and prosperity. Iraqi media reports said that Hennis-Plasschaert "extended our best wishes to the Iraqi people on the occasion of the New Year". She said, "The year...
