JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese Film Night kicked off on Friday in Saudi Arabia's Jeddah, during which six Chinese films will be screened for local audiences. Highlighting the ...

JERUSALEM, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to undergo prostate removal surgery on Sunday, his office confirmed in a statement on Saturday.

TUNIS, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Tunisian security forces have dismantled a drug trafficking network active in the southeastern province of Sfax, arresting two individuals, the Tunisian National Guard said ...

CAIRO, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- The Suez Canal has successfully tested a new lane that allows ships to travel in both directions along a 10-km stretch in its southern section, the Suez Canal Authority (SCA ...

DAMASCUS, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Military forces of Syria's interim administration have begun deploying attack helicopters against what it described as "remnants of the former regime" in the country's ...

ROME, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Italy's upper house of parliament approved the 2025 budget law on Friday, marking the final step in passing the 30 billion euros (31.2 billion U.S. dollars) package. The ...

TEHRAN, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Iran's non-oil exports increased by 18 percent year-on-year in value between March 20 and December 20, covering the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year, ...

KHARTOUM, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- The Sudan Certificate Examinations kicked off on Saturday against a backdrop of gunfire and smoke from ongoing battles. These critical exams, essential for university ...

ANKARA, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan confirmed on Saturday that additional policy rate cuts are expected in 2025, following the central bank's recent decision to reduce ...

ISTANBUL, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a phone call on Saturday that Türkiye would not allow the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' ...

TEHRAN, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Iran's intelligence forces have arrested an individual linked with the "terrorist group" Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) in northwestern Iran's Ardabil province, the ...

ADEN, Yemen, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's Houthi group announced Saturday that its air defenses have successfully downed a U.S. MQ-9 drone which was conducting "hostile missions" over central Yemen's ...