BEIRUT, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- The 14-month-long Hezbollah-Israel conflict has caused extensive destruction to numerous landmarks and archaeological sites in eastern and southern Lebanon, local officials ...

JERUSALEM, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Israel's military reported on Thursday that Houthi forces in Yemen have launched about 40 surface-to-surface missiles and 320 drones toward Israel since October 2023.

The Houthi group has been launching rocket and drone attacks against Israel and disrupting "Israeli-linked" shipping in the Red Sea since November 2023 in solidarity with Palestinians amid their ...

BAGHDAD, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- The Iraqi Ministry of Transport said Thursday that it received 13 modern aircraft to enhance air transport capabilities, according to the official Iraqi News Agency (INA).

JERUSALEM, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Israeli security sources said on Thursday that the commander of Hamas' battalion in Gaza City, his deputy and two elite Nukhba company commanders were killed in a series ...

CAIRO, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Egypt welcomed on Thursday Indonesia's entry into the BRICS group as a full member, according to the Egyptian Foreign Ministry statement.

SAO PAULO, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- A small aircraft crashed Thursday and exploded next to a beach in the tourist city of Ubatuba, in the Brazilian southeastern state of Sao Paulo, with preliminary one ...

NEW YORK, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week set maximum levels for lead in baby foods such as jarred fruits and vegetables, yogurts and dry cereal, part of an ...

MUSCAT, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Qais Mohammed Al Yousef, Oman's minister of commerce, industry, and investment promotion, said here on Thursday that Oman looks forward to enhancing economic and trade ...

Trump had voiced an intention to solve the Ukraine-Russia conflict within six months after assuming the presidency. Differing from the present U.S. government, he expressed his sympathy with Russia's ...

"Joining BRICS will free Indonesia from over-reliance on traditional markets. With Middle Eastern countries joining BRICS, this aligns with the government's goal to tap into the Middle Eastern market.

UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Global economic growth is projected to remain at 2.8 percent in 2025, unchanged from last year, according to a UN report released on Thursday.