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Dec 20, 2023
Dubai [UAE], December 20: Dubai Municipality has announced the launch of its Future Foresight Plan which provides a roadmap for imagining, designing and building the emirate's future through municipal work. The plan is part of the municipality's scope to create a sustainable, leading city of the future where quality of life is unparalleled.
UAQ Ruler congratulates emirate's police delegation on achieving prestigious 5-star rating
King Hamad bin Isa confers First Class Medal of Independence on Sheikh Sultan bin Hamdan Al Nahyan
Iranian FM urges Pakistan to designate Jaish-ul-Adl as terrorist group
Dec 19, 2023
New Zealand gov't sets basic standards for school teaching
EU takes legal steps against Musk's X over disinformation
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Sunak presses for 'sustainable ceasefire' in Gaza
London [UK], December 19: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said too many innocent lives had been lost in the Israel-Hamas war, as the country's former...
Huge blast at oil terminal in Guinea's capital kills at least 8
Conakry [Guinea], December 19: A huge explosion at the main oil terminal in Guinea's capital Conakry has killed at least eight people and wounded dozens,...
Mexican gunmen kill 12 people at Christmas celebration
Mexico City [Mexico], December 19: Police in Mexico say 12 people were killed and another 11 injured when gunmen stormed a venue at which a...
Houthis attack two more vessels
Sanaa [Yemen], December 19: Yemen's Houthi fighters say they have launched a drone attack targeting two cargo vessels in the Red Sea, the latest in...
Hundreds evacuated as flood disaster unfolds in Australia
Cairns [Australia], December 19: Stranded residents sheltered on a hospital roof as flash floods swamped northeastern Australia on Monday, with raging waters severing roads and...
Cyberattack cuts Iran fuel supplies
Tehran [Iran], December 19: Iran said it suffered a cyberattack by the Zionist entity and the United States that disrupted fuel distribution across 60 percent...
Pope says Roman Catholic priests can bless same-sex couples
Vatican City [Italy], December 19: Pope Francis has allowed priests to bless same-sex couples, a significant advance for LGBT people in the Roman Catholic Church.
Death toll rises to 111 after earthquake in China's remote northwest
Beijing [China], December 19: A magnitude-6.2 earthquake jolted a remote and mountainous county on the northern edge of the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau around midnight on Tuesday,...
Israel signals gradual shift in Gaza war, after US defense chief visit
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 19: Israel will gradually transition to the next phase of operations in Gaza.
US-led force to patrol Red Sea in response to attacks by Houthis backing Palestinians
Washington [US], December 19: Several countries have agreed to jointly carry out patrols in the southern Red Sea and Gulf of Aden to try to safeguard commercial shipping against attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels.
Seven European countries pledge CO2-free power systems by 2035
Iceland volcano erupts near town after weeks of quake activity
Egypt's el-Sissi wins third term in presidential election
Abdullah bin Zayed commends sustainable partnership between UAE and G20
Hamdan bin Zayed briefed over phone on progress of relief operations in Gaza
SAF announces winners of 6th Sharjah Film Platform Awards
UAE Leaders congratulate President of Egypt on re-election
Libya, Italy sign agreements on air transport cooperation
Dec 18, 2023
Greece's parliament passes 2024 state budget
Bangladesh to deploy army ahead of national polls
