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Number of foreign-invested firms in China up 11.8% in first 10 months

Number of foreign-invested firms in China up 11.8%...

Beijing [China], November 16: A total of 46,893 new foreign-invested firms were established across China in the first 10 months...

Fifth UAE aid ship bound for Gaza arrives at Al Arish Port as part of Operation 'Chivalrous Knight 3'

Fifth UAE aid ship bound for Gaza arrives...

Al Arish [Egypt], November 16: The Fifth UAE aid ship bound for Gaza arrived Today, Saturday, at the port of...

China's energy production maintains steady growth in October

China's energy production maintains steady growth in October

Beijing [China], November 16: China's energy production maintained stable growth in October, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed,...

Egypt signs 2 MoUs for producing 5,200 MW of electricity from new, renewable resources

Egypt signs 2 MoUs for producing 5,200 MW...

Cairo [Egypt], November 15: Egypt signed on Thursday two memoranda of understanding (MoUs) for producing 5,200 megawatts of electricity from...

Iranian military commander vows "crushing" response to Israeli attack

Iranian military commander vows "crushing" response to Israeli...

Tehran [Iran], November 15: A top Iranian military commander vowed on Thursday that Iran would definitely deliver a "crushing" response...

QatarEnergy signs 10-yr sulfur deal with Morocco's soil nutrition solutions company

QatarEnergy signs 10-yr sulfur deal with Morocco's soil...

Doha [Qatar], November 15: QatarEnergy signed on Thursday with OCP Nutricrops, a Moroccan company specializing in soil nutrition solutions, a...

Istanbul, Ankara under probe over alleged illicit event spending

Istanbul, Ankara under probe over alleged illicit event...

Istanbul [Turkey], November 15: Two Turkish public prosecutor offices have initiated investigations into Istanbul and Ankara municipalities over their expenditures...

At least 12 paramedics killed in Israeli airstrike on Lebanese village

At least 12 paramedics killed in Israeli airstrike...

Beirut [Lebanon], November 15: At least 12 paramedics from civil defense teams were killed on Thursday night in an Israeli...

Netherlands outpaces other major EU economies in Q3

Netherlands outpaces other major EU economies in Q3

The Hague [Netherlands], November 15: The Dutch economy showed a notable recovery in the third quarter (Q3) of 2024, recording...

4,000 illegal miners trapped underground in South Africa with rescue efforts delayed by rains

4,000 illegal miners trapped underground in South Africa...

Johannesburg [South Africa], November, 15: An estimated 4,000 illegal miners are still trapped underground at an unused mine in Stilfontein,...

UN Security Council condemns attacks on UNIFIL sites in southern Lebanon

UN Security Council condemns attacks on UNIFIL sites...

Geneva [Switzerland], November 15: Members of the UN Security Council today condemned the recent attacks and multiple incidents of violence...

Musk met Iran ambassador to defuse tensions: report

Musk met Iran ambassador to defuse tensions: report

New York [US], November 15: Elon Musk has met with Iran's ambassador to the UN in what was billed as...

Donald Trump selects RFK Jr. to lead top US health agency

Donald Trump selects RFK Jr. to lead top...

New York [US], November 15: President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday nominated longtime conspiracy theorist and vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy...

Kim Jong-un orders "mass production of suicide attack drones", say reports

Kim Jong-un orders "mass production of suicide attack...

Seoul [South Korea], November 15: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un oversaw the performance test of suicide attack drones, stressing the...

Thousands of pallets of aid from UAE transferred to Gaza

Thousands of pallets of aid from UAE transferred...

Tel Aviv [Israel], November 15: The Israeli agency COGAT (Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories: Judea and Samaria and...

Republicans claim US House, achieving 'trifecta' of election victories

Republicans claim US House, achieving 'trifecta' of election...

Washington [US], November 15: The Republican Party has won enough seats to maintain control over the House of Representatives, cementing...

UN nuclear chief Rafael Grossi in Tehran meeting Iranian leaders

UN nuclear chief Rafael Grossi in Tehran meeting...

Tehran [Iran], November 15: Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), was in Tehran on Thursday...

'Winter as a weapon': NATO chief Mark Rutte urges more help for Ukraine

'Winter as a weapon': NATO chief Mark Rutte...

Riga [Latvia], November 15: NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has called on alliance members and other Western partners to provide...

Protests at 1st session of Lithuanian parliament

Protests at 1st session of Lithuanian parliament

Riga [Latvia], November 15: The newly elected parliament in Lithuania has convened for its first session amid protests over the...

At least 15 people killed in Israeli strikes on Syria's Damascus

At least 15 people killed in Israeli strikes...

Damascus [Syria]/Beirut [Lebanon], November 15: At least 15 people have been killed in Israeli strikes on residential buildings in Damascus,...

Israeli strikes kill dozens in N Gaza over past 24 hours

Israeli strikes kill dozens in N Gaza over...

Palestine [Gaza], November 15: Several people were killed in Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian media reported on Thursday.

HRW accuses Israel of war crime of forced displacement in Gaza

HRW accuses Israel of war crime of forced...

New York [US], November 15: Israel has committed war crimes and crimes against humanity by deliberately causing the mass displacement...

Suspected bomber dead after Brazil Supreme Court blasts

Suspected bomber dead after Brazil Supreme Court blasts

Brasília [Brazil], November 15: A man has killed himself with a bomb outside Brazil's Supreme Court after trying to enter...

Indonesia volcanic eruptions disrupt international flights

Indonesia volcanic eruptions disrupt international flights

Jakarta [Indonesia], November 14: The ongoing eruptions of the Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano on Indonesia's Flores island are disrupting international air...

44% of warm-water coral species face extinction: Study

44% of warm-water coral species face extinction: Study

Baku [Azerbaijan], November 14: Almost half of warm-water reef-building coral species are at risk of extinction, conservationists have warned after...

Over 115,000 users leave X after US presidential election

Over 115,000 users leave X after US presidential...

New York [US], November 14: After the 2024 United States Presidential election that confirmed Donald Trump's victory, social media platform...

King Charles celebrates 76th birthday

King Charles celebrates 76th birthday

London [UK], November 14: Britain's King Charles will celebrate his 76th birthday on Thursday by opening two food distribution hubs...