The United Arab Emirates has made rapid strides and lead the digitalisation race in the region, Emirates News Agency (WAM) said quoting editorial of a local English language daily.

The editor of a Singaporean website was charged with defamation Thursday for publishing a letter alleging corruption among the city-state's leaders, with rights groups criticising the "heavy-handed" response from authorities.

As part of the efforts to make Chinatown sustainable, U.S. San Francisco has funded programs to help preserve the country's oldest historical neighborhood

Gunmen kidnapped passengers from abus near Nigeria's southern oil hub of Port Harcourt, witnesses said on Wednesday, in the latest of a series of kidnappings in the restive region.

Traffic jam has become routine as long queues of vehicles were seen on various roads of Mingora city including Shahdara to people Chowk, Nishat Chowk to Taj Cowk and Kanju to Nawekaly Chowk.

The Sawab Centre, a joint UAE-US digital communications hub to combat extremist ideologies online and promote positive alternatives, announced the launch of a new campaign on its social media platforms.

Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, revealed that the UAE economy had achieved several developmental milestones in 2018, which have contributed to stimulating its growth, enhancing its competitiveness and ensuring the sustainable development of the economy.

Russian state exploration company Rosgeologia will travel to Port Sudan next week to present a technical offer on constructing an oil refinery with the capacity of 200,000 barrels per day, Sudanese Petroleum Minister Azhari Abdalla told Sputnik on Wednesday in an interview

Russia's Gazprombank may invest in the construction of an oil refinery in Sudan, Russian Natural Resources and Environment Minister Dmitry Kobylkin said on Wednesday