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UAE condemns burning of a copy of Holy Quran in Sweden

ABU DHABI, 21st January, 2023 (WAM) -- The UAE has strongly condemned the burning of a copy of the h

Stockholm protests anger Turkey, cancel Sweden

Turkey on Saturday cancelled a planned visit by Sweden defence minister in response to anti-Turkish protests that increased tension between the…

Indian diaspora expresses happiness after PM Modi

People from the Indian diaspora in Germany expressed happiness after Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the community at an event in Munich.

Spanish cyclist Landa optimistic ahead of Vuelta after success in Burgos

MADRID, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Spanish cyclist Mikel Landa plans to win the Giro de Italia earlier in the year were ended in just the first stage o…

Croatia to monitor police actions towards migrants

ZAGREB, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Croatia has become the first European Union (EU) country to introduce independent screening of police actions toward…

Lebanon registers 302 new COVID-19 cases, 533,141 in total

BEIRUT, May 10 (Xinhua) -- Lebanon registered on Monday 302 new COVID-19 infections, raising the total number in the country to 533,141, the Hea…

Lockerbie bomber appeal gets underway in Scotland

A posthumous legal challenge to overturn the conviction of the Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Mohmet Al-Megrahi begins in Scotland this T

Iranian, Dutch Top Diplomats Discuss Closer Ties

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Dutch counterpart, Stef Blok, held talks on a host of topics, including…

Women-led tech startups on the rise in Africa

On the surface, sub-Saharan Africa boasts the world highest rate of women entrepreneurs, at 27%. The MasterCard Index of Women Entrepreneurs 201…