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Emirate also wants to attract 100,000 companies in 3 years, says Rashid Al Maktoum

Missile system to enter inventory in 2023, says top defence official

People holding candles and carrying banners marched through dozens of towns and cities

President Xi is expected to be handed a third term in office, making him most powerful leader since Mao Zedong

The coalition has often retaliated against cross-border attacks on Saudi Arabia with air strikes in Yemen

Experts say Kashmir region is home to 120 -150 glaciers but due to tensions they are receding at a pace

Over 41,000 more infected as authorities blame low level of vaccination for spike in cases, deaths

Xu Yanjun was found guilty on two counts which carry a maximum of 15 years in prison each and a fine of up to $5m

The room, in an excellent state of preservation, contains three wooden beds and a series of other objects

Ardern will host online summit next week of leaders from Asia-Pacific, including the United States, China and Japan

NDS chief granted ‘conditional pardon’ to the militants carrying out destructive activities, reads official statement

Police official says a suspect has been arrested following the incident

Official say two suspects were arrested after the bodies were found at a house in the city

The group says release of its prisoners would lay the ground for full ceasefire negotiations

Rudi Moder set out through the snow covered range, part of the Rocky Mountains, in Colorado, on February 13, 1983

Vaughan allegedly told Asian players that there were ‘too many of you lot, we need to do something about it’

Officials say there were about two dozen patients at ICU when blaze hit pandemic ward in Ahmadnagar district

Ratcliffe has said he believed his wife "is caught in a dispute between two states" over an old debt

Most of the Rohingya have been in the camps since 2017 when they fled a brutal military offensive in Myanmar

If the efficacy of these drugs is confirmed, it will be a major step forward in the fight against Covid-19

'Victims included people who had flocked to collect fuel leaking from the ruptured vehicle'

It was not yet clear what caused the disaster

Australia has rejected the global methane pledge

France has been main actor in backing interim authorities after former President Omar al-Bashir was ousted in 2019

With its secular legacy, the Congress portrays itself as an inclusive national party

Fearing their two-month old baby Sohail would get crushed in the melee, they handed him to the soldier

Authorities planned to install 20 anti-smog guns to spray water into the air to help dilute the smog

New rulers of Afghanistan also reduce taxes by 60%

67-year-old would work late shifts and go into morgue when other staff had left often visiting same bodies repeatedly

Around 60% of people with South Asian ancestry carry the high-risk gene, say researchers

According to the study published by the British Medical Journal, obesity consumes 2.4% of the oil-rich kingdom's GDP

UN marks World Tsunami Awareness Day calling on countries, international bodies, civil society to raise awareness

Some agencies in the 18-member intelligence community had as much as 40% of their workforce unvaccinated

Planned analysis of 1,219 patients looked at hospitalisations or deaths among people diagnosed with coronavirus

Rehan Allahwala suggests making visa, citizenship processes easier since ‘Turkey has occupied us mentally’

Day commemorates to reaffirm resolve to continue martyrs’ mission till realisation of right to self-determination

Pope, Palestinian president discuss status of Jerusalem in meeting

The county said last week it would take no disciplinary action against any staff

Hasan Riza says he thrashed by bored or angry people who want to relieve their stress

Appointment of Sister Raffaella Petrini is the latest in which the pope has placed a woman in a leadership role

Beijing slams Pentagon report saying 'overhyping the threat'

World Health Organisation describes the new wave as 'grave concern'

Haibatullah Akhundzada issues rare written public statement to urge Taliban commanders to purge their ranks

Pakistan ranked as 8th most vulnerable country to climate change

Merck expecting to produce 10 million courses of treatment by end of this year

Despite this, the gender pay gap in Saudi Arabia stands at 49%, according to research by NGO Al Nahda

This is the fast-advancing "arc of deforestation" that cuts across South America

Taliban has to carry out self-accountability, otherwise, it will be deceiving the cause: Mullah Yaqub

British hospitals, Covid strategy are under microscope as country enters dangerous winter period

As the UAE has mushroomed from a desert outpost to a thriving business hub, waste has multiplied