MOSCOW: The Russian Defense Ministry announced that 13 Ukrainian drones were intercepted and destroyed overnight by air defense systems across several Russian regions, highlighting ongoing tensions between the two countries.
According to Qatar News …
YINCHUAN: Chinese authorities have activated a level-4 disaster relief emergency response following a 4.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Yongning County in Yinchuan, the capital of northwest China’s Ningxia Autonomous Region, on Thursday. The immedi…
JERUSALEM: Dozens of colonists, led by extremist Israeli rabbi Yehuda Glick, made an incursion into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, accompanied by the occupation police, in a move that has heightened tensions in the region. The group entered through the …
ANKARA: Turkiye’s Ministry of National Defense has announced that it successfully neutralized 3,070 armed elements throughout 2024, underscoring its ongoing security operations in the region.
According to Qatar News Agency, the ministry’s statement …
NUKU’ALOFA: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 struck the eastern region of the Tonga islands in the South Pacific, as reported on Thursday. The tremor, recorded by the US Geological Survey, did not result in any casualties or significant property …
NEW YORK: The United Nations has called on the Palestinian Authority to rescind its decision to halt operations of the Al Jazeera news network within the occupied West Bank. This move has sparked significant concern over potential infringements on pre…
Doha: Qatar’s tourism sector witnessed significant growth in 2024, as highlighted by Al-Raya newspaper, with a 25% increase in visitors compared to the previous year. The country welcomed 5,076,640 tourists, reflecting its rising prominence on the glo…
KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced Thursday his country’s readiness to resume diplomatic relations with Syria, less than a month after the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime. The announcement signals a strategic shift in Ukraine’s fo…
DOHA: Qatari newspapers have highlighted key topics from Wednesday’s Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani. The meeting focused on the progress of implementing loc…
TUNIS: Tunisian authorities have successfully rescued 83 migrants and recovered 27 bodies after two boats carrying illegal migrants sank near Kerkennah Island in the Sfax governorate. The incident underscores the perilous journey many undertake in hop…