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Australia unveils its answer to China's terrifying 'robot wolves' pictured at recent military parade

The announcement follows from China shocking the world with its display of military might in Tiananmen Square.

2025-09-15T15:42:29Z

Sheikh Saud Al Qasimi Mosque, popularly known as the Bukhatir Mosque in Sharjah

Sheikh Saud Al Qasimi Mosque, popularly known as the Bukhatir Mosque in Sharjah

2025-03-25T12:07:56Z

Saudi Arabia and Canada to expand partnerships and attract quality investments

Saudi Gazette reportRIYADH — Saudi Minister of Investment Khalid Al-Falih and Canadian Minister of International Trade Maninder Sidhu discussed ways to further enhance the business environment, attract quality investments, and expand partnerships between the two countries. During their meeting in Riyadh on Sunday, the ministers also reviewed opportunities in priority sectors, within the framework of strengthening economic relations between Saudi...

2026-01-11T15:37:25Z

Opinion: Why Albo is just what Trump is looking for in a world leader

Albanese often projects that kid in a lolly shop delight in high office. It's part charm, part vulnerability.

2025-10-31T14:08:20Z

PA panel to probe child's death in sewer

The death of three-year-old Ibrahim in a manhole echoed in Sindh Assembly with the Local Government minister saying, "the cries of the grief-stricken mother have shaken everyone's conscience."Speaking on the floor of the House, LG Minister Nasir Hussain Shah said Ibrahim's death in manhole at Nipa saddened every person with a compassionate heart.He said an investigative committee comprising the representatives present in the Sindh Assembly is...

2025-12-03T10:10:21Z

UAE President, VPs congratulate King of Eswatini on National Day

ABU DHABI, 6th September 2025 (WAM) -- President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of congratulations to King Mswati III of Eswatini, on the occasion of his country's National Day.His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court,...

2025-09-06T08:03:44Z

Nigeria: Over 300 students, teachers abducted from Catholic school

ABUJA, 22nd November, 2025 (WAM) -- A group of armed men kidnapped more than 300 pupils and staff from a Catholic boarding school in central Nigeria, local officials said on Friday.The incident forced President Bola Tinubu to cancel foreign trips to deal with the fallout.Local police said the attack happened in the early hours of Friday morning, just days after a similar attack on a girls' school in another part of the country."The Niger State...

2025-11-22T11:33:43Z

Elon Musk says he's applying for custody of youngest known child

Musk, 54, replied to concerned users on X, who flagged St Clair's remarks online in support of the transgender community.

2026-01-13T12:08:19Z

Erdogan hails 2.6 bln euro jet deal with Spain

Asharq Al Awsat President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday welcomed an agreement under which Spain will procure Turkish-made HURJET training aircraft, describing it as evidence of Türkiye's "pioneering role" in defense and aviation industry.Under the deal, signed this week, the Spanish Air Force will acquire 30 HURJET aircraft from Türkiye in a contract valued at around 2.6 billion euros, according to Turkish officials.Speaking at an event in...

2026-01-03T15:15:37Z

Syria Invites Jordanian companies to join reconstruction efforts | Jordan Times

An aerial view shows a Syrian man waving the independence-era Syrian flag at Damascus' central Umayyad Square on Dec. 11, 2024. (AFP photo) AMMAN — Syria has officially invited Jordanian companies to participate in its post-war reconstruction, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.The invitation came during a meeting in Damascus on Monday evening between Syrian Minister of Public Works and Housing Mustafa Abdulrazzaq and members of a visiting...

2025-05-27T11:10:24Z

Execution scheduled for women who carved pentagram in victim's chest

Christa Pike received the death sentence when she was 18 for torturing and murdering Colleen Slemmer, also aged 18, in 1995.

2025-10-02T11:38:29Z

Iran says military helicopter confronted US warship near territorial waters

Iranian troops on Wednesday warned a US destroyer to stay out of territorial waters in the Gulf of Oman, state television reported, but the US has claimed the confrontation was “safe and professional”. The exchange in the Gulf of Oman between the two rivals comes a month after the US carried out strikes against three key Iranian nuclear sites durin...

2025-07-24T04:58:51Z

'Hidden' mega pothole leaves more than a dozen motorists stranded on motorway slip road in one night

At least 14 drivers had their wheels mangled in one evening by a lethal pothole hidden on a motorway slip road.

2026-01-09T16:42:29Z

UAE leaders congratulate Sultan of Oman on National Day

ABU DHABI, 20th November, 2025 (WAM) -- President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of congratulations to Sultan Haitham bin Tarik of Oman on the occasion of his country's National Day.His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential...

2025-11-20T05:33:44Z

Sanitation crew 'targeted' in gun attack

An unidentified man opened fire on members of the Suthra Punjab sanitation team at Glass Factory Chowk, within the jurisdiction of Waris Khan Police Station, before fleeing the scene after issuing threats to return. However, no one was hurt in the incident.Following the incident, Rawalpindi City Police Officer (CPO) Khalid Hamdani took notice and directed the police to initiate immediate action.Sanitary Supervisor of RWMC Union Council 31,...

2025-10-29T15:10:14Z

Contempt petition filed against Maryam, Azma

A contempt of court petition has been filed in the Lahore High Court (LHC) against Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz and Provincial Information Minister Azma Bukhari over their public statements concerning the court's decision on the Punjab Property Ownership Act.The petition, filed by citizen Munir Ahmad through advocate Azhar Siddique, contends that the respondents made critical and controversial remarks about a judicial order relating to the Punjab...

2025-12-29T11:10:35Z

ERC inaugurates new school in Hadramaut, Yemen

HADRAMAUT, Yemen, 13th September, 2025 (WAM) -- The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) has inaugurated a new primary school in Hadramaut Governorate and launched the “School Bag Project” in the governorates of Al Hudaydah and Taiz in the Republic of Yemen.This comes within the framework of the developmental and humanitarian initiatives and projects implemented by the UAE to stand by the Yemeni people, with a focus on supporting the educational process...

2025-09-13T12:04:25Z

Ministry of Education announces first semester results schedule for 2025-2026 academic year

ABU DHABI, 5th January, 2026 (WAM) -- The Ministry of Education (MoE) has announced the schedule for the release of term 1, results for the 2025-2026 academic year, covering all educational cycles.Results will be announced in grade-related groups from 7-9 January 2026.The Ministry’s schedule will see results for grades 1-4 released on Wednesday, 7th January 2026 at 10:00; for grades 5-8 on Thursday, 8th January at 10:00, and for grades 9–11 on...

2026-01-05T14:03:43Z

Russia's warning to the West as it pulls out of missile treaty

Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev - now deputy head of the country's powerful Security Council - blamed NATO nations for forcing Moscow's hand.

2025-08-05T12:38:32Z

Lahore's first water pumping house to be turned into museum

Work is underway to convert Lahore's first water pumping house, which supplied clean drinking water to the Walled City for decades, into a museum, officials said.Located near Lahore's Lorry Adda, the building is described as a hidden national heritage site and houses the steam engine of the city's first organised water supply system.The pumping house was established in 1883 to meet Lahore's water needs. A tall chimney beside the building still...

2026-01-09T13:10:17Z

EU leaders visit Syria and pledge support for recovery after years of civil war

Beirut: Top officials from the European Union visited Syria for the first time Friday and met with Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa, in another sign of the country’s improving relations with the West.The visit by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and the President of the European Council Antonio Costa was part of a regional tour.Both European leaders made statements of support for Syria, as it struggles to recover after...

2026-01-09T13:15:37Z

GAM completes first quality of life index for Amman

AMMAN — The Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) has completed the preparation of its first Quality of Life Index for Amman, becoming the second Arab city after Madinah and the 10th globally among 100 cities that participated in developing quality of life indicators.The index will be officially listed on the global Quality of Life platform, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.The index was developed in cooperation with the Quality of Life...

2025-12-29T19:32:03Z

Yemeni presidency urges UAE to allow PLC member Faraj Al-Bahsani to travel to Riyadh

Saudi Gazette report ADEN — A Yemeni presidential source on Saturday called on the United Arab Emirates to allow Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) member Faraj Al-Bahsani to leave its territory and travel to Riyadh to take part in ongoing consultations sponsored by Saudi Arabia aimed at addressing developments in Yemen. In a statement carried by Yemen’s official news agency Saba, the source said the request seeks to enable Al-Bahsani to work...

2026-01-10T20:07:26Z

Egypt's President El Sisi orders study of possible pardon for activist Alaa Abdel Fattah

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Tuesday ordered officials to study the possibility of pardons for Egyptian-British activist and blogger Alaa Abdel Fattah and six other convicts. The order follows a petition launched on Monday by Egypt's National Council for Human Rights that called for the President to pardon seven prisoners "in view of t...

2025-09-09T09:43:46Z

Trump's 'doomsday plane' heads to Washington DC as global tensions spiral following Maduro capture

The mysterious flight comes as President Donald Trump has issued warnings to other nations, escalating global tensions.

2026-01-14T15:40:07Z

Sharjah’s cultural vision blossoms in Senegal

SHARJAH, 22nd July, 2025 (WAM) – Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, the fourth edition of the Arab Poetry Forum commenced yesterday in Senegal. The event, organised by the Cultural Affairs Department of the Sharjah Department of Culture, is part of the Arab Poetry Forums in Africa and is held in collaboration with the Senegalese Literary Club. Twenty poets...

2025-07-21T21:33:50Z

Sultan bin Ahmed inaugurates second day of IGCF 2025

SHARJAH, 11th September, 2025 (WAM) – H.H. Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah and Chairman of the Sharjah Media Council, inaugurated the second day of the 14th International Government Communication Forum (IGCF 2025), taking place on 10–11 September at Expo Centre Sharjah under the theme “Communication for Quality of Life.” The event brings together over 237 global speakers.Setting the tone, Tariq Saeed Allay,...

2025-09-11T14:04:33Z

Saudi security delegation arrives in Aden as part of coalition arrangements

Saudi Gazette reportADEN — Saudi security and military delegation, headed by Falah Al-Shahrani, advisor to the commander of the Joint Forces of the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen, arrived in Aden, interim capital of Yemen, on Monday. The Homeland Shield Forces, affiliated with the Yemeni government, confirmed, via their account on the X platform, that the delegation's visit comes as part of arrangements and coordination led by the...

2026-01-13T18:37:24Z

Keeping primary school tests will hit pupil wellbeing, teaching union warns as it urges SATs rethink

Three in four primary school teachers surveyed said the decision to broadly retain primary school statutory assessments such as Sats will worsen pupil wellbeing and engagement.

2025-11-24T00:27:24Z

Could you pass France's new 'civic examination' needed to live in the country?

France is launching a new 'civic examination' to test the knowledge of people who want to live in the nation.

2025-12-17T10:25:48Z

Sheikh Khaled at Pope's funeral

Sheikh Khaled at Pope's funeral

2025-04-26T14:07:25Z

Sheikh Mohamed declares 2026 as Year of the Family

It aims to highlight the importance of maintaining strong, cohesive family ties and promote the deeply rooted values of unity, empathy and cooperation for generations to come UAE President HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has declared 2026 as the Year of the Family. Announced on Thursday, November 6, during a session for the […]

2025-11-07T05:57:31Z

Labour's support 'on the slide' across UK - as Scots leader tells 'unpopular' PM to stay in London

Professor Sir John Curtice, a leading polling expert, said Labour 'now seem to be in third place' in nationwide polls behind both Reform UK and the Tories.

2026-01-08T11:42:26Z

Iran’s traders, frustrated by economic losses, turn against clerics

Iran's bazaar merchants, the trader class who were the financial backbone of the 1979 revolution, have turned against the clerics they helped bring to power, fueling unrest over an economy that has morphed into full-blown anti-government protests. Frustration among bazaar merchants, from small-scale shopkeepers to large wholesale traders, has grown as their political and economic clout in Iran has diminished over the decades while the elite...

2026-01-12T19:15:36Z

Iran's Tiananmen Square moment? Image of lone protester emerges, echoing China's famous 'Tank Man'

The photograph, shared widely by local media including broadcaster Iran International, shows a brave protester sitting on a Tehran street in an attempt to block armed police

2025-12-30T18:57:25Z

Lawyer's chamber attack suspect arrested

The Rawalpindi Anti-Terrorism Court has rejected the interim bail of Hassan Nawaz Khokhar, accused in the attack on former Pakistan Bar Council Chairman Hasan Raza Pasha's chamber behind the high court, and took him into custody.Police will seek his physical remand today (Friday). Hassan Nawaz, a prominent businessman, said his lawyer Wajeehul Hasan Pasha accepted a heavy fee but failed to represent him properly, keeping him uninformed about...

2025-11-14T10:10:37Z

Blasts destroy school, bridge in Waziristan

Unidentified armed terrorists blew up a government high school in Lower South Waziristan district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday.According to details, the attack took place in the Azam Warsak area, where explosives were used to destroy the school building. Local sources said that a day earlier, an organisation calling itself "Fidayan-e-Islam" had issued threats to students and circulated a pamphlet warning schools to expel them.On Saturday...

2025-08-11T10:10:31Z

Yemen appoints new prime minister after Ahmad bin Mubarak resigns

Yemen's Prime Minister Ahmad bin Mubarak has resigned amid pressure to reform the country's leadership and public demands for improved services. In a statement published on X, Mr bin Mubarak said he had faced challenges in his role, including a limited ability to make the “necessary reforms” of state institutions. “I ask God to grant success to who...

2025-05-03T12:58:11Z

US and Ukraine report progress on ending Russia war but offer few details

Top US and Ukrainian officials said they were making progress towards ending the Russia-Ukraine war but provided scant details as they discussed the American proposal to achieve peace despite concerns among many of Washington's European allies that the plan was far too conciliatory to Moscow. US secretary of state Marco Rubio said high-stakes talks in Geneva were "very worthwhile" and constituted the most productive day in "a very long time" on larger efforts to end the fighting.

2025-11-24T11:33:04Z

Geopolitical cauldron

If anyone was thinking that global matters were improving in terms of peace or prosperity, it's time to take the shocker - humanity is creeping down moral decrepitude and extreme political instability, by the minute! The geopolitical cauldron is bubbling with wars, and international laws are broken every day!The kidnapping of democratically elected, popular Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by the US and detaining him in New York take us back...

2026-01-09T10:10:14Z

Hazza bin Zayed receives delegation from IHC, 2PointZero Group

AL AIN, 8th January, 2026 (WAM) -- H.H. Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Ain Region, today received a delegation from IHC and 2PointZero Group, led by H.H. Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan.During the meeting, the IHC and 2PointZero delegation, including Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, Vice Chair of 2PointZero Group, and Syed Basar Shueb, CEO and Managing Director of IHC, and Board Member of 2PointZero...

2026-01-08T16:03:43Z

Israel strikes north of Litani, eastern Lebanon after evacuation warnings

Asharq Al Awsat The Israeli military launched strikes on southern and eastern Lebanon on Monday, Lebanese state media reported, after warning it would hit what it called Hezbollah and Hamas targets in four villages.It was the first such warning issued by the Israeli military this year, as Israel continues to strike targets in Lebanon despite a ceasefire with Hezbollah.An AFP photographer in Kfar Hatta, one of the targeted villages in south...

2026-01-05T19:15:37Z

Jordan, UNOPS discuss boosting development and humanitarian cooperation

Amman, Jan. 14 (Petra) - Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Zeina Toukan discussed with United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) Jorge Moreira da Silva, in the presence of UNOPS Regional Director for the Middle East and Jordan Bana Kaloti, Director of UNOPS Multi-Country Office in Amman Muhammad Usman Akram, and UN Resident Coordinator in Jordan Sheri...

2026-01-14T18:37:35Z

QRDI Council named a startup ecosystem star for 2025 by ICC and Mind the Bridge

Tribune News NetworkDohaQatar Research, Innovation, and Development (QRDI) Council has been named a Startup Ecosystem Star in 2025, a prestigious global award bestowed annually by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and Mind the Bridge. The recognition reflects QRDI Council’s leadership in building a dynamic innovation ecosystem in Qatar, nurturing collaboration across government, industry, academia, and startups, and advancing the...

2026-01-11T23:08:42Z

International scientific symposium advocates for anticipatory approach, rigorous security planning at sporting events

Rabat - Participants at the International Scientific Symposium on the Security of Major Sporting Events advocated on Friday in Rabat for an integrated governance model based on an anticipatory approach, operational coordination, and rigorous security planning covering all phases of these events. In their recommendations concluding the three-day symposium, participants also called for the activation of coordination mechanisms between various...

2026-01-11T17:11:07Z

Pakistan back Bangladesh over India World Cup boycott

In a time of crisis, Pakistan extended its support to Bangladesh, assuring full backing for its decision not to travel to India for the upcoming World Cup and even offered to take up the matter with the ICC if necessary.According to details, the Indian cricket board recently dropped Bangladeshi pacer Mustafizur Rahman from the IPL under pressure from extremists. His franchise, Kolkata Knight Riders, owned by Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan,...

2026-01-08T13:10:13Z

Drone attacks reported in Jammu city

Drone attacks reported in Jammu city

2025-05-09T15:58:29Z

Nursery worker jailed after abusing 21 babies in 'sadistic' campaign

A nursery worker who abused 21 babies has been jailed for eight years as parents of her victims condemned her "sickening" crimes and branded her the "worst kind of human". Roksana Lecka, from Hounslow, west London, admitted seven counts of cruelty to a person under the age of 16 and was convicted after a trial of another 14 counts over her "gratuitous" and "sadistic" actions at two nurseries. The 22-year-old's crimes were discovered in June last year after she was sent home for pinching a number of children at Riverside Nursery in Twickenham, south-west London.

2025-09-26T20:18:01Z

UN envoy warns Libya to speed up political road map or risk further instability

Libya risks further instability unless rival leaders move quickly to implement a long-awaited political road map, the UN envoy Hanna Tetteh told the Security Council on Tuesday. Ms Tetteh, the UN’s Special Representative and head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (Unsmil), said the North African country “cannot afford continued delays” in carrying...

2025-10-14T18:43:56Z

Sadiq Khan swipes at 'bully' Donald Trump as he renews bitter feud

Asked if he could offer any advice to New York mayor Zohran Mamdani, who assumed office at the beginning of this year, Sir Sadiq said: 'Don't let bullies win.'

2026-01-12T11:08:22Z

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