Paris: France’s National Assembly on Thursday rejected a government proposal to overhaul the tax allowance granted to retirees, blocking a reform that would have increased taxes for pensioners receiving more than £20,000 (approximately $23,181) annual…
Brunssum: NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte announced on Thursday that the alliance responded swiftly and decisively to Russian airspace violations, highlighting the alliance’s commitment to collective defense.
According to Anadolu Agency, Rutte ad…
Jinka: A suspected outbreak of viral hemorrhagic fever in southern Ethiopia has led to the death of six individuals, urging the World Health Organization (WHO) to dispatch a team of experts and emergency supplies to investigate and contain the situati…
Cairo: The Jordanian Judicial Institute has been recognized as the best judicial training institution in the Arab world, receiving the Shield of Excellence at the 41st session of the Council of Arab Ministers of Justice, held Wednesday at the League o…
Amman: Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Saleh Kharabsheh, on Thursday checked on the progress of phosphate exploration and prospecting activities in the Risha region, implemented under the memorandum of understanding (MoU), signed between the…
Bamako: Mali is “far from the scenario,” the country’s foreign minister said amid armed groups’ recent attacks and blockade of the capital, Bamako. ‘The scenario that you were told. in the back rooms of foreign intelligence agencies and in television …
Istanbul: Applications for the Istanbul Photo Awards 2026, an international contest where the photos that set the world’s stage compete at the top level, opened on Nov. 13. Organized by Anadolu for the 12th consecutive year, the contest aims to promot…
Jerusalem: Israel is negotiating a 20-year security agreement with the United States, aiming to double the duration of previous arrangements and include provisions beneficial to Washington, Axios reported Thursday, citing Israeli and US officials.
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Gaza: The Palestinian group Hamas returned the remains of another Israeli hostage on Thursday evening under a Gaza ceasefire agreement, Israeli authorities confirmed. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office stated that its forces inside Gaz…
Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, during an online meeting with US senators, emphasized the need for heightened pressure on Russia through expanded sanctions and additional air defense systems. He asserted that Kyiv perceives no intent fr…
Amman: The Energy and Minerals Regulatory Commission (EMRC) received 1,048 licensing applications across its regulated sectors in June, according to data published on the commission’s website. The commission rejected six applications in the oil and pe…
