S. Korean president's approval rating rises to 36.8 pct: poll

May 15, 2023

Seoul [South Korea], May 15: South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol's approval rating rose 2.2 percentage points over the week to 36.8 percent last week, a...

Australian industry releases carbon roadmap for net zero future

May 15, 2023

Canberra [Australia], May 15: Australia's oil and gas industry has released a roadmap for a net zero emissions future, according to a report of the...

Gaza ceasefire largely holds, despite rocket fire 'in error'

May 15, 2023

Gaza [Palestine], May 15: A rocket has been fired at southern Israel from the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military said, a day after an Egyptian-mediated...

Thai exit polls: Pro-democracy opposition parties take lead

May 15, 2023

Bangkok [Thailand], May 15: Thailand's pro-democracy opposition parties are in the lead according to exit polls following the country's parliamentary elections. The reformist Pheu Thai...

Paris announces surprise Zelensky visit as his trip to Germany ends

May 15, 2023

Berlin [Germany]/ Paris [France], May 15: Ukrainian President VolodymyrZelensky will travel on from Germany to Paris on Sunday evening, the Élysee Palace has said, confirming...

Opposition accuses AKP of delaying the vote count

May 15, 2023

Istanbul [Turkey], May 15: Turkey's main opposition party has accused President RecepTayyip Erdogan's ruling AKP of tactical manoeuvres during the vote count of the country's...

'Zain Omantel International' to revolutionize telecom landscape

May 15, 2023

Kuwait City [Kuwait],May 15: Zain, a leading telecommunications operator providing digital and ICT services in seven markets across the Middle East and Africa, and Omantel,...

Turkey faces runoff election for president as Erdogan survives first test

May 15, 2023

Istanbul [Turkey], May 15:Turkey appeared headed for a runoff presidential election after neither Tayyip Erdogan nor rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu cleared the threshold to win outright...

Migrant crossings drop at U.S.-Mexico border after Title 42 expiry

May 15, 2023

Washington [US], May 15: Migrant crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border have fallen, not increased as expected, since Title 42 curbs expired last week, and reinstating...