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GCC, Georgia have integrated relationship: Al Budaiwi 27 Oct 2023 - 09:29 am

Tbilisi:The GCC countries maintain a very important and integrated relationship with Georgia and this can be witnessed from the number of flights operated...

Blast kills two in predominantly Shiite Kabul neighbourhood 26 Oct 2023 - 10:10 pm

Kabul: Two people died and nine others were injured in an explosion at a commercial centre in theAfghancapital on Thursday, police said. Kabul...

Egypt pound pares black market losses as credit card rules ease 26 Oct 2023 - 07:45 pm

Egypt’s currency strengthened from a record low against the US dollar on the black market after the central bank eased rules on the...

Fresh off Putin handshake, Orban doubles down at EU summit to defend engagement with Russia 26 Oct 2023 - 06:29 pm

Brussels:If a warm handshake and cozy huddle with Russian President Vladimir Putin weren't provocative enough, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban went into an...

Maine's governor says 18 killed, 13 injured in shootings in Lewiston 26 Oct 2023 - 05:54 pm

Lewiston, Maine:Maine’s governor says 18 people were killed and 13 were injured in shootings in Maine. Gov. Janet Mills made the remarks at...

Beijing logs hottest late-October day on record 26 Oct 2023 - 03:30 pm

Beijing: China's capital logged its hottest-ever late-October day this week, Beijing officials said on Thursday, with the mercury rising above 27 degrees Celsius...

Vietnam fugitive businesswoman sentenced to 10 years in jail 26 Oct 2023 - 02:40 pm

Hanoi: A fugitive Vietnamese businesswoman was sentenced to 10 years in jail on Thursday, her second sentence in absentia as the country's communist...

Death toll in Gaza crosses 7,000 26 Oct 2023 - 02:23 pm

The number of Palestinians killed by Israeli air strikes in Gaza has now reached 7,028, a figure that includes 2,913 children, 1,709 women,...

Error-prone AI chatbot dog leads Japan's elderly astray 26 Oct 2023 - 12:44 pm

Tokyo: A cartoon canine AI chatbot designed to cheer up and inform lonely older residents of western Japan is in the doghouse after...

Mexico races to help battered Acapulco after major hurricane 26 Oct 2023 - 11:10 am

Acapulco, Mexico: Mexican authorities rushed to send emergency aid, restore communications and assess damage in the Pacific coast resort town of Acapulco on...

Seoul creates memorial at site of deadly 2022 crowd crush 26 Oct 2023 - 09:48 am

Seoul: The narrow alleyway in South Korea's capital where nearly 160 people were crushed to death during Halloween festivities a year ago was...

US police launch huge manhunt for shooter who killed at least 22 26 Oct 2023 - 09:29 am

Washington: A massive manhunt was under way Thursday for a gunman who a local official said killed at least 22 people and wounded...

Al Jazeera welcomes findings of UN investigation into killing of its journalist 26 Oct 2023 - 08:51 am

Doha, Qatar: Al Jazeera Media Network welcomed the findings of the Independent International Investigative Committee of the United Nations in connection to the...

Al Jazeera condemns killing of its journalist Wael Al Dahdouh’s family in Gaza 26 Oct 2023 - 08:22 am

Doha, Qatar:The Al Jazeera Media Network has extended its sincere condolences and sympathy to its colleague Wael Al Dahdouh on the loss of...

World Bank approved a $1 billion loan to help blackout-hit South Africa's energy sector 25 Oct 2023 - 11:36 pm

CAPE TOWN, South Africa: The World Bank approved a $1 billion loan for South Africa on Wednesday to help it address an energy...

Israeli attack kills family of Al Jazeera correspondent Wael Dahdouh 25 Oct 2023 - 09:27 pm

Doha, Qatar:Al Jazeera Arabic correspondent Wael Dahdouh’s wife, daughter and son are among family members who have been killed in an Israeli shelling...

4.5-magnitude earthquake strikes off Indonesia 25 Oct 2023 - 08:02 pm

Jakarta: An earthquake measuring 4.5 magnitude on the Richter scale struck off theIndonesian coasts on Wednesday. The US Geological Survey (USGS) reported that...