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Jan 01, 2024
Singapore, January 1: Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sunday called on Singaporeans to give Lawrence Wong and his team full support in 2024 while giving a New Year address.
Ukraine's Kharkiv sees new attacks; death toll up in Russian city
Bombardment destroyed 70% of Gaza homes
Eurostar resumes rail services after flood disruptions
Russia says seeking UN Security Council meeting on Belgorod
Denmark's Queen Margrethe II announces surprise abdication
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Israel seeks full control of Gaza-Egypt border, Netanyahu says
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US sinks 3 ships, kills 10 after Houthi Red Sea attack
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...
Shakhboot bin Nahyan officially opens UAE desalination plants in Rafah, Egypt, to pump water to residents of Gaza
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...
Abu Dhabi's New Year celebrations create unprecedented hospitality demand
Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 1: The hospitality sector in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi is witnessing record levels of occupancy coinciding with the capital's celebrations...
Saud bin Saqr receives Norwegian ambassador
Ras al-Khaimah [UAE], January 1: H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, today received Olav Myklebust,...
Shakhboot bin Nahyan tours warehouses of Emirati relief aid directed to Gaza Strip in Al Arish, Egypt
Al-Arish [Egypt], January 1: Sheikh Shakhboot bin Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of State, and the accompanying UAE delegation toured the warehouses of Emirati...
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...
Iran, Azerbaijan inaugurate new vehicular border bridge
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...
Israel launches missile attack near Aleppo int'l airport in N. Syria
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.
EU members agree to lift air, maritime internal border controls with Bulgaria, Romania
Sri Lanka receives highest monthly tourist arrivals in December in 4 years
6.4-magnitude earthquake hits off eastern Indonesia
Albania's ex-PM Berisha placed under house arrest in corruption probe
US State Dept approves arms sale to Israel, bypassing Congress
Death toll from Israeli strikes in Gaza Strip rises to 21,672
UN says 81 aid trucks entered Gaza, number 'inadequate'
Eurostar trains cancelled due to UK tunnel floods
Xi urges Chinese envoys to create 'diplomatic iron army'
