- WASHINGTON, 16th July, 2025 (WAM) — NASA has discovered a mysterious 'super-Earth' planet that appears to flash a repeated signal from 154 light-years away.The planet, named TOI-1846 b, is almost twice the size of Earth and four times as massive. It orbits a small, cool red dwarf star every four days and causes a strange, […]
- BRUSSELS, 15th July, 2025 (WAM) – The European Union has sent a team of trade experts to Washington for technical-level talks as pressure mounts to secure a deal with the Trump administration before punishing tariffs take effect on August 1, DPA reported.A phone call between EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič and US Trade Representative Jamieson […]
- VIENNA, 15th July, 2025 (WAM) – Official figures in Austria have shown an increase in the annual damage value caused by storms and extreme weather conditions, due to climate change, reaching around €1.7 billion in 2024, compared to approximately €1 billion in previous years. The damages are expected to rise to about €5.2 billion annually […]
- BEIRUT, 15th July, 2025 (WAM) – Water levels at Lebanon's largest reservoir on the Litani River have fallen to historic lows amid what experts describe as the country's worst drought on record, threatening agriculture, electricity production, and domestic water supplies.The Litani River National Authority said inflows to Lake Qaraoun during this year's wet season did […]
- GAZA, 15th July 2025 (WAM) — The UAE’s ‘’Operation Chivalrous Knight 3'' has announced the launch of the largest desalinated water supply project from Egypt to southern Gaza, as part of its emergency response to the deepening water crisis in the besieged Strip.At a press conference held at the Coastal Municipalities Water Utility (CMWU) headquarters […]
- GENEVA, 15th July, 2025 (WAM) — The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) warned on Tuesday of rising malnutrition rates among children in the Gaza Strip, confirming that one in every ten children is currently malnourished, according to data from its clinics and medical points across the […]
- GENEVA, 15th July, 2025 (WAM) — There has been an increase in killings of and attacks against Palestinians by settlers and security forces in the occupied West Bank in recent weeks, the United Nations human rights office said on Tuesday."Israeli settlers and security forces have intensified their killings, attacks and harassment of Palestinians in the […]
- ABU DHABI, 15th July, 2025 (WAM) — The UAE Jiu-Jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts Federation is ramping up final preparations to host the sixth edition of the IMMAF Youth World Championships, which will take place in Al Ain from 21st to 27th July. More than 1,000 male and female athletes from 60 countries are set […]
- NEW YORK, 15th July, 2025 (WAM) — The United Nations Security Council on Monday renewed the mandate of the UN mission in Yemen’s key port city of Hudaydah. Adopted unanimously, the resolution extending the UN Mission to support the Hudaydah Agreement (UNMHA) until 28th January 2026.The council underscored the mission’s critical role in maintaining fragile […]
- NEW YORK, 15th July, 2025 (WAM) – The UN Secretary-General called Monday for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza as a first step to achieve the two-State solution.António Guterres said Gaza is horrific. What we are witnessing in Gaza is a level of death and destruction that has no parallel in recent times. And it is […]
- MADRID, 14th July, 2025 (WAM) – High temperatures caused 1,180 deaths in Spain in the past two months, a sharp increase from the same period last year, the Environment Ministry said on Monday.The vast majority of people who died were over 65 and more than half were women, the data it cited showed.The most affected […]
- VIENNA, 14th July, 2025 (WAM) – Austria has urged the European Union to respond to new US tariffs with strength and self-confidence, emphasising the need for a united and robust European trade policy. Wolfgang Hattmannsdorfer, Austrian Federal Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism, has called for the implementation of countermeasures and preparations for additional steps […]
- TEHRAN, 14th July, 2025 (WAM) – In response to a question about whether Iran has specific preconditions for resuming negotiations with the United States, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson said any talks should not be held in “deception.”“We will not enter into such a process until we are sure of the effectiveness of diplomacy and […]
- BAGHDAD, 14th July, 2025 (WAM) – Iraq prepares advanced studies for constructing ten dams for water harvesting in desert areas as part of an urgent strategy to ensure water security and reduce dependence on traditional sources.Water Resources Minister Awn Dhiab Abdullah said that these dams aim to store floodwater and rainwater for investment in strengthening […]
- BRUSSELS, 13th July, 2025 (WAM) — The European Union has postponed the imposition of tariffs on goods imported from the United States until early August, despite Washington’s decision to impose 30 percent tariffs on products from the EU bloc.European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen revealed that the United States had sent a letter outlining […]
