RIYADH -- Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates pledge USD 1 billion to humanitarian missions administered by the Saudi-led Arab Coalition Supporting Legitimacy in Yemen, an official reveals.
ABU DHABI -- An Emirati soldier fighting with the Saudi-led Arab coalition in Yemen is killed while on duty, the UAE military says.
RAMALLAH -- The United States will move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem before the end of 2019, says Vice President Mike Pence.
LONDON -- US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says consultations are ongoing to form a new UN Security Council resolution aimed at addressing loopholes in Iran's nuclear deal.
WASHINGTON -- The US Senate votes for a short-term end of a government shutdown since Friday that will provide federal funds until February 8.
AMMAN -- The Turkish military is involved in its first-ever clashes with the Syrian Democratic Forces in Syria's northeastern city of Al-Hasaka since the start of its Operation Olive Branch offensive, say reports.
WASHINGTON -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) revises its 2018 global growth forecast raising it to 3.9 percent on the backdrop of tax cuts in the US.
BAGHDAD -- Iraqi lawmakers vote unanimously to hold legislative elections on their scheduled constitutional date of May 12.
BRUSSELS -- The Belgian government lowers its terrorist threat level from three to two on a scale of four.
BRUSSELS -- The European Union sanctions 17 more individuals in North Korea in a bid to pile the pressure on Pyongyang's nuclear and ballistic missiles programme.
TOKYO -- Heavy snow leads to the injury of 16 people and the cancellation of 300 flights in and around Tokyo. (end) sd