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ABU DHABI: UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, Feb. 24, to discuss bilateral cooperation within the framework of the two countries’ strategic partnership. The leaders

CAIRO: The semi-submersible heavy-lift vessel HUA RUI LONG transited the Suez Canal on Feb. 23 as part of the southbound convoy, according to the Suez Canal Authority. The authority said the vessel was moving from Singapore to Denmark after navigating

DOVER: Reform UK on Monday set out an immigration enforcement plan that includes creating a new “Deportation Command” and imposing visa issuance suspensions on nationals of certain countries, including Pakistan, if those governments do not cooperate in accepting people the

CAIRO: Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said a joint Egyptian-French archaeological mission has uncovered parts of an 18th-century mudbrick residential settlement and a Byzantine-era Coptic necropolis at the Sheikh Al-Arab Hammam site in Al-Arki village in Qena Governorate, Upper

BEIJING: Strong winds and blowing sand pushed air pollution higher in China’s capital over the weekend, with city meteorological authorities reporting a sharp rise in PM10, the coarse particulate matter closely associated with dust events. The citywide average PM10 concentration

KOTA KINABALU: A powerful earthquake measuring 7.1 struck off Malaysia’s Sabah state on Borneo island early Monday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake hit shortly before 1 a.m. local time and was centered offshore north of Kota Belud,

NEW DELHI: India and France on Tuesday elevated their relationship to what both governments called a “Special Global Strategic Partnership,” rolling out a set of agreements and project launches that linked defence production, artificial intelligence cooperation and civil nuclear energy

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Supreme Court-ordered medical board has examined jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan after his lawyers and family accused authorities of delaying hospital care for a worsening eye condition. Officials said his vision has improved with treatment, while his

MOZAMBIQUE: Cyclone Gezani killed at least four people in Mozambique’s southern coastal province of Inhambane, with officials reporting deaths caused by falling trees and lightning as the system swept past the shoreline. The National Institute for Disaster Management and Risk

ADDIS ABABA: The African Union opened its 39th ordinary summit in Addis Ababa on Feb. 14, bringing together heads of state and government at the bloc’s headquarters with a focus on water security and sanitation. The meeting’s official theme centers