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Sheikh Joaan meets Prime Minister of Mongolia 29 Sep 2026 - 09:51 am

Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) President H E Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani met with H E Prime Minister of Mongolia Nyam-Osoryn...

Qatar participates in 15th UN Congress on crime prevention 29 Sep 2026 - 09:23 am

Abu Dhabi: The State of Qatar has participated in the 15th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, held in the...

OpenAI cancels release of newest model due to safety concerns 29 Sep 2026 - 08:01 am

San Francisco, United States: OpenAI will not release its newest artificial intelligence model, known as Astra 6.1, after internal testing by the ChatGPT-maker...

2,100-year-old tableware recovered from shipwreck off S. Türkiye's Antalya 29 Sep 2026 - 04:00 am

Ankara: Thousands of ceramic artifacts dating back about 2,100 years have been recovered from a shipwreck off Adrasan in southern Türkiye's Antalya province,...

Burkina Faso inaugurates first gold refinery 29 Sep 2026 - 02:00 am

Ouagadougou: Burkina Faso, one of the five largest gold producers in sub-Saharan Africa, inaugurated its first gold refinery in Ouagadougou on Monday, Xinhua...

14 dead in blaze at Russian fireworks factory: state media 29 Sep 2026 - 01:00 am

Moscow: At least 14 people died in a blaze at a fireworks factory in central Russia earlier Monday, Russian state media reported, citing...

UN announces 214 companies involved in activities in Israeli settlements in Occupied Palestinian Territory 28 Sep 2026 - 11:32 pm

Geneva: The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has identified 214 companies from 11 countries as involved in...

Syria embarks on construction of new border crossing with Turkiye 28 Sep 2026 - 08:29 pm

Damascus: The Syrian General Authority for Border Crossings and Customs announced Monday the commencement of construction work on a new border crossing with...

ICRC transfers 161 people from Tigray to Afar region in Ethiopia 28 Sep 2026 - 07:42 pm

Addis Ababa: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said it safely evacuated 161 people from Ethiopia's conflict-torn Tigray region on Monday....

China says to help rebuild 14 bridges in Sri Lanka destroyed by Cyclone Ditwah 28 Sep 2026 - 06:53 pm

Colombo: The governments of China and Sri Lanka on Monday signed an agreement on rebuilding 14 bridges in the island nation destroyed by...

Japanese convenience store enlists Lady Gaga to bolster recruitment 28 Sep 2026 - 02:44 pm

Tokyo: Japanese convenience store chain FamilyMart has enlisted Lady Gaga for a recruitment campaign, convincing the pop icon to trade vocal registers for...

Nothing to seal here: NZ police help stranded pup home 28 Sep 2026 - 01:32 pm

Wellington: New Zealand police came to the rescue of a seal crossing a busy road, helping the perplexed pinniped pup back safely into...

Schools in Saudi capital return to in-person learning after temporary closure 28 Sep 2026 - 01:26 pm

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Schools across the Saudi capital Riyadh returned to in-person classes on Monday, as officials remained silent about a decision a...

Special delivery: Indian state hands out gold for newborns 28 Sep 2026 - 01:18 pm

Madurai, India: Authorities in India's Tamil Nadu state gave babies born in government-run hospitals a free gold ring on Monday, an initiative aimed...

Seoul seeks apology after Ukraine reveals transfer of North Korean POWs 28 Sep 2026 - 12:34 pm

Seoul: The Republic of Korea's presidential office has demanded an apology from Ukraine for denying an agreement to keep the transfer of two...

Tolls mount in Thailand, Myanmar floods 28 Sep 2026 - 12:14 pm

Bangkok: Heavy rains have killed eight people in Thailand since mid-September, the government said Monday as Bangkok battled flooding for a fourth consecutive...

White House releases list of products US, China could tax less 28 Sep 2026 - 10:44 am

San Francisco, United States: The White House released Sunday lists of products that could benefit from lower tariffs under an arrangement with China...

Uganda turns to digital innovation, AI to drive tourism growth 28 Sep 2026 - 06:00 am

Kampala: Uganda is positioning digital innovation and artificial intelligence (AI) as drivers of tourism growth, President Yoweri Museveni said Sunday as the country...