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Iran and Saudi Arabia agree to restore relations

By:Aljazeera open their embassies within two months, according to Iranian and Saudi state media. The agreement was reached on Friday during talks in Beijing. Iranian state media posted images and video of Ali...

flydubai launches daily flights to Mogadishu

Service to Hargeisa had been suspended because of operational reasons Image Credit: Supplied photo
flydubai, the Dubai-based airline, announced today the launch of a daily service to Mogadishu Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ) from 9th March 2023. The carrier will double the frequency of flights from 1st June, 2023, making it...

China, Saudi Arabia strengthen partnership on energy, defence

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia [Saudi Press Agency/Reuters]
By: ALJAZEERA Saudi Arabia and China reaffirmed their cooperation on global oil markets and the principle of non-interference in internal affairs during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit, which was aimed at deepening strategic relations, at a time when...

Earth’s population reaches 8-billion milestone, but this upward trend may not continue for long

The United Nations on Tuesday is marking Earth's population reaching eight billion people. (blvdone/Shutterstock)
By:· CBC News  On Tuesday, the United Nations officially marked the day the global population reached eight billion people. It's not an exact science. It may have happened weeks or months ago or may not even...

Pakistan’s Imran Khan and associates shot and injured during protest march

Pakistan's former PM Imran Khan (C) addresses an anti-government rally, Gujranwala, Pakistan, Nov. 1, 2022. (AFP Photo)
By: Washington Post ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s top opposition leader, Imran Khan, was shot in the foot Thursday during a protest march and was lightly injured, party officials said. A gunman opened fire on...

Iranian man who didn’t wash for half a century dies at 94

By: BBC A hermit dubbed by media as "the world's dirtiest man" has died at the age of 94, just months after having his first wash in decades. Amou Haji had refused to use soap and water for more than half a century, fearing it would...

Senior journalist Arshad Sharif shot dead in Kenya, confirms wife

Arshad Sharif. Photo: Facebook
By: The Express Tribune Senior journalist Arshad Sharif died in Kenya's Nairobi city after reportedly being shot, confirmed his wife Javeria Siddiqui early Monday. Taking to her official Twitter handle, Siddiqui said "I...

Taiwan’s participation can strengthen international cooperation to fight transnational telecommunication fraud in the postpandemic

Taiwan’s participation can strengthen international cooperation to fight transnational telecommunication fraud in the postpandemic
By: Li, Hsi-ho is Commissioner of Criminal Investigation Bureau of the Republic of China (Taiwan) Fraud is disrupting people’s livelihoods in the postpandemic era The internet is very much part of daily life in...

Joseph Wu: Working as one for the global good

Jaushieh Joseph Wu, Minister of Foreign Affairs Republic of China (Taiwan)
By: Jaushieh Joseph Wu, Minister of Foreign Affairs Republic of China (Taiwan) The global community is confronting a number of unprecedented crises: from the ongoing challenge of COVID-19 variants and stalled efforts on climate change, to supply...

Türkiye celebrates centenary of Victory Day

Erdogan, senior government and high-ranking military officials, and opposition leaders laid a wreath at Anitkabir on Tuesday. (AA)
On the 100th anniversary of the Great Victory, President Erdogan vows to continue to advance the Republic of Türkiye and to strengthen it in every field, especially in economy, defence and diplomacy. The Turkish president and senior...