His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE President and Ruler of Abu Dhabi, passed away on Friday, May 13, the Ministry of Presidential Affairs announced. “The Ministry of Presidential Affairs
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Shireen Abu Akleh, 51, was a veteran journalist who began working for Al Jazeera in 1997. Israeli forces have shot dead Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in the occupied West Bank, according to
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Security forces are deployed across Sri Lanka with orders to shoot looters on sight amid continuing protests at the government’s handling of a devastating economic crisis. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has vowed to
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Ahead of Victory Day, Moscow was full of rumour and speculation. Was Vladimir Putin preparing a major announcement on Russia’s offensive in Ukraine? Would he declare some kind of victory? Or signal
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Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has resigned amid mass protests at the government’s handling of a deepening economic crisis. The move came as the island was placed under curfew after violent
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The French leader suggests building a broader political community of democratic states around the European Union. France’s President Emmanuel Macron has said it will take “decades” for a candidate like Ukraine to join the
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The Syrian president holds talks with Supreme Leader Khamenei and President Raisi on further developing bilateral relations. Tehran, Iran – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has held meetings with Iran’s supreme leader and the
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John Lee has been named Hong Kong’s new leader, after a closed voting process in which he was the sole candidate. His appointment is being widely seen as a move by the
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The latest launch is the 15th missile firing this year, including Pyongyang’s first test of an intercontinental ballistic missile since 2017. North Korea fired a ballistic missile three days before the inauguration
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The move is one of the harshest restrictions imposed on Afghanistan’s women since the Taliban seized power last year. Afghanistan’s supreme leader has ordered the country’s women to cover their faces in
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