Roundup: Arab leaders adopt Egypt's Gaza reconstruction plan

Mar 05, 2025

Cairo [Egypt]/Gaza [Gaza City], March 5: Arab leaders approved on Tuesday an Egyptian reconstruction plan for Gaza, which is estimated to cost 53 billion U.S....

US health agency says employees can apply for early retirement

Mar 05, 2025

Washington DC [US], March 5: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services told employees on Monday they could apply for early retirement over the...

EU allocates €76 million in aid for Rohingya refugees, other crises

Mar 04, 2025

Brussels [Belgium], March 4: The European Commission on Monday allocated €76 million ($79.4 million) in humanitarian aid for Rohingya refugees and other people affected by...

Russia launched over 2,300 aerial attacks in week: Zelensky

Mar 04, 2025

Kiev [Ukraine], March 4: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for greater military support after a week in which Russia launched more than 2,300 air attacks.

UN human rights chief concerned about growing power of tech oligarchs

Mar 04, 2025

Geneva [Switzerland], March 4: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk expressed concern about the growing power of IT entrepreneurs on Monday and pointed...

Thousands evacuated as Japan's biggest fire in decades continues

Mar 04, 2025

Tokyo [Japan], March 4: Japan has deployed more than 2,000 firefighters to battle the country's biggest forest fire in three decades.

Israeli-Palestinian film No Other Land wins Oscar for Best Documentary Feature

Mar 04, 2025

New York [US], March 4: No Other Land, a film about Palestinians fighting to protect their homes from demolition by Israel's military, has won the...

UK downplays French 'one-month truce' proposal for Ukraine

Mar 04, 2025

London [UK], March 4: The United Kingdom has downplayed French proposals for a one-month truce in Ukraine as a minister warned a temporary pause in...

Arab nations, rights groups condemn Israel's decision to block Gaza aid

Mar 04, 2025

Gaza [Palestine], March 4: Several Arab nations and rights organisations have condemned Israel's decision to halt aid deliveries to the Gaza Strip, calling it a...