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US sinks 3 ships, kills 10 after Houthi Red Sea attack

Jan 01, 2024

Washington [US], January 1: U.S. helicopters repelled an attack by Iran-backed Houthi militants on a Maersk (MAERSKb.CO) container vessel in the Red Sea, sinking three ships and killing 10 militants, according to accounts by American, Maersk, and Houthi officials.
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Shakhboot bin Nahyan officially opens UAE desalination plants in Rafah, Egypt, to pump water to residents of Gaza

Jan 01, 2024

Rafah [Gaza Strip], January 1: In implementation to the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Sheikh Shakhboot bin Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of State, today, officially opened the water desalination plants established by the UAE in the Egyptian city of Rafah to pump drinking water to the residents of the Gaza Strip.

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Abu Dhabi's New Year celebrations create unprecedented hospitality demand

Jan 01, 2024

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Saud bin Saqr receives Norwegian ambassador

Jan 01, 2024

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Shakhboot bin Nahyan tours warehouses of Emirati relief aid directed to Gaza Strip in Al Arish, Egypt

Jan 01, 2024

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Kenya gets into 2024 with government securities' interest rates at historic high

Dec 31, 2023

Nairobi [Kenya], December 31: Interest rates on Kenya's government securities have closed 2023 at a historic high, putting the country in a tough position as it seeks to ramp up...
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Iran, Azerbaijan inaugurate new vehicular border bridge

Dec 31, 2023

Tehran [Iran], December 31: Iran and Azerbaijan on Saturday inaugurated a vehicular bridge across the Astarachay River, serving as a new transit passage at the eastern border between the two...
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Israel launches missile attack near Aleppo int'l airport in N. Syria

Dec 31, 2023

Damascus [Syria], December 31: Israel launched a missile attack near the international airport of Aleppo city in northern Syria on Saturday, the Syrian army said in a statement.
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Sri Lanka receives highest monthly tourist arrivals in December in 4 years

Dec 31, 2023
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6.4-magnitude earthquake hits off eastern Indonesia

Dec 31, 2023
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Albania's ex-PM Berisha placed under house arrest in corruption probe

Dec 31, 2023
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US State Dept approves arms sale to Israel, bypassing Congress

Dec 31, 2023
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Death toll from Israeli strikes in Gaza Strip rises to 21,672

Dec 31, 2023
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UN says 81 aid trucks entered Gaza, number 'inadequate'

Dec 31, 2023
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Eurostar trains cancelled due to UK tunnel floods

Dec 31, 2023
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Russia says seeking UN Security Council meeting on Belgorod

Dec 31, 2023
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Xi urges Chinese envoys to create 'diplomatic iron army'

Dec 31, 2023
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Massive waves on California coast cause flooding

Dec 31, 2023
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Burundi's president says gay people should be stoned

Dec 31, 2023
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McDonald's Malaysia sues Israel boycott movement for $1 million in damages

Dec 31, 2023
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Russia says 20 dead after 'indiscriminate' Ukrainian strikes on Belgorod

Dec 31, 2023
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Palestinian economy hard hit by Israeli aggression in 2023

Dec 31, 2023
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Sharjah takes part in honouring Historical Lexicon

Dec 31, 2023
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RAK Ruler attends conclusion of Mohamed bin Zayed Festival for Arabian Purebred Camel Racing

Dec 31, 2023
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At least 2 inmates killed, 6 injured in Uruguayan prison fire

Dec 30, 2023
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AU welcomes signing of grant agreement to sustain peace in Ethiopia's Tigray Region

Dec 30, 2023