Dubai: Dubai’s rental sector recorded solid growth through 2025. According to the data released by the Dubai Land Department, registered tenancy contracts rose 6% in volume and 17% in value compared with the previous year, reaching 1.38 million contracts worth Dh126.4 billion. The increase points t»»»

Dubai: The remains of an 18th-century mudbrick residential city, and a Coptic necropolis dating to the Byzantine period, have been uncovered by a joint Egyptian–French archaeological mission, Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said. The discovery was made at the Sheikh Al Arab Hammam site »»»

On the fourth anniversary of Russia's war on Ukraine, the Bulgarian government said that the Defence Ministry has provided 13 aid packages to Ukraine since the outbreak of the conflict. The information is available on the Council of Ministers’ Public Access to Information Platform. The Defence Mini»»»

Washington, United States: Fresh US tariffs on imported goods came into effect Tuesday, as President Donald Trump moved to rebuild his trade agenda after the Supreme Court ruled against a swath of his global duties. The new tariffs, initially set at 10 percent, are justified as a means "to deal wit»»»

The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi, in collaboration with the IUCN Mangrove Specialist Group, has launched a monitoring guide for mangrove ecosystems in the Arabian Gulf region—marking the first initiative of its kind in the region to advance scientific knowledge and conservation practices for mang»»»

A Paris criminal court will on Monday review former president Nicolas Sarkozy’s request to combine sentences handed down in separate convictions for corruption and illegal campaign financing. Sarkozy, who served from 2007 to 2012, has faced multiple legal cases since leaving office. His lawyer said»»»

In undisclosed locations, volunteers meet regularly in the Belgian capital to assemble drones destined for Ukraine. Teachers, European civil servants, members of the Ukrainian diaspora and former military personnel are participating in this initiative coordinated by the NGO Wings for Europe. Funded»»»

Hungary maintained its veto on Monday against a new EU package of sanctions against Russia and a €90 billion loan to Ukraine, while a Ukrainian strike against a Russian pumping station serving the Druzhba oil pipeline threatened to further worsen relations between Kyiv and Budapest. Hungary maintai»»»

London police arrested former UK ambassador to the US Peter Mandelson on Monday as part of a misconduct probe over his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Emails released by the US Department of Justice in January appeared to show Mandelson sharing information with the disgraced financi»»»

London police on Monday arrested former ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson in a probe into allegations over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, only days after ex-prince Andrew was detained. Mandelson was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office following allegations arising from »»»

Dubai: A Dubai real estate court has ordered a property developer to refund Dh185,000 to an investor after ruling that lengthy construction delays justified reducing the amount the company was allowed to retain following contract termination. Also Read: Dh4.9m ruling upheld in Fujairah licence tran»»»

Slandered by one AI robot and misquoted in a news article by another, US-based software engineer Scott Shambaugh has made it his mission to become the cautionary tale by which we start to take autonomous artificial intelligence seriously. If rogue AI agents pose as much of a threat to humanity»»»

Former techno DJ Jose Alejandro Zamora Yrala, who sold aircraft engine parts to airlines and suppliers around the world, was sentenced Monday to prison for fraud. Photo by UK Serious Fraud Office Feb. 23 (UPI) -- A former techno DJ who sold aircraft engine parts to airlines and suppliers around the»»»

Dubai: Dubai gold prices edged lower early Tuesday following a sharp run-up a day earlier, giving buyers a brief window after several sessions of steady gains driven by global uncertainty. At 8.30 am, the 24-carat rate stood at Dh623 per gram, down from Dh626.75 on Monday morning, while the 22-cara»»»

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto took to the stage at the headquarters of the US Chamber of Commerce in Washington last week. His message to American executives focused on how Indonesia is open for business, as it intends to remain stable, predictable, and strategically indispensable. As he wa»»»

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto took to the stage at the headquarters of the US Chamber of Commerce in Washington last week. His message to American executives focused on how Indonesia is open for business, as it intends to remain stable, predictable, and strategically indispensable. As he wa»»»

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto took to the stage at the headquarters of the US Chamber of Commerce in Washington last week. His message to American executives focused on how Indonesia is open for business, as it intends to remain stable, predictable, and strategically indispensable. As he wa»»»

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto took to the stage at the headquarters of the US Chamber of Commerce in Washington last week. His message to American executives focused on how Indonesia is open for business, as it intends to remain stable, predictable, and strategically indispensable. As he wa»»»

Brazil and India signed a series of agreements during President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's three-day state visit to New Delhi covering critical minerals and pharmaceutical technology, but the trip fell short of one of its most commercially significant objectives after negotiations to open the Indi»»»

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto took to the stage at the headquarters of the US Chamber of Commerce in Washington last week. His message to American executives focused on how Indonesia is open for business, as it intends to remain stable, predictable, and strategically indispensable. As he wa»»»

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto took to the stage at the headquarters of the US Chamber of Commerce in Washington last week. His message to American executives focused on how Indonesia is open for business, as it intends to remain stable, predictable, and strategically indispensable. As he wa»»»

A tanker widely believed to be carrying Russian fuel is heading towards Cuba, potentially setting the stage for a fresh confrontation between Moscow and Washington as the island struggles under a de facto US fuel embargo that has crippled power generation, transport and basic services. »»»

For over a decade, Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, "El Mencho", was the most wanted man in Mexico, a former police officer who built the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) into one of the country's most formidable criminal organisations. On February 22, a military operation in the quiet highland»»»

A tanker widely believed to be carrying Russian fuel is heading towards Cuba, potentially setting the stage for a fresh confrontation between Moscow and Washington as the island struggles under a de facto US fuel embargo that has crippled power generation, transport and basic services. »»»

Brazil is poised to be the biggest beneficiary of the new global tariff regime announced by US President Donald Trump in response to a landmark Supreme Court ruling which voided his blanket levies unveiled last year on "Liberation Day." But relief among Brazilian businesses remains guarded as »»»

Kuwait has summoned Iraq's chargé d'affaires and delivered a formal protest after Baghdad deposited a maritime coordinates map with the United Nations that Kuwait says infringes on its sovereignty over disputed shoals, triggering a wave of condemnation from Gulf states and beyond, according to stat»»»

Brazil and India signed a series of agreements during President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's three-day state visit to New Delhi covering critical minerals and pharmaceutical technology, but the trip fell short of one of its most commercially significant objectives after negotiations to open the Indi»»»

Kuwait has summoned Iraq's chargé d'affaires and delivered a formal protest after Baghdad deposited a maritime coordinates map with the United Nations that Kuwait says infringes on its sovereignty over disputed shoals, triggering a wave of condemnation from Gulf states and beyond, according to stat»»»

Kuwait has summoned Iraq's chargé d'affaires and delivered a formal protest after Baghdad deposited a maritime coordinates map with the United Nations that Kuwait says infringes on its sovereignty over disputed shoals, triggering a wave of condemnation from Gulf states and beyond, according to stat»»»

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto took to the stage at the headquarters of the US Chamber of Commerce in Washington last week. His message to American executives focused on how Indonesia is open for business, as it intends to remain stable, predictable, and strategically indispensable. As he wa»»»

Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has pledged to channel sizeable financial backing through the World Bank’s Gaza Reconstruction and Development Fund in a show of support for US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace (BoP). »»»

Kuwait has summoned Iraq's chargé d'affaires and delivered a formal protest after Baghdad deposited a maritime coordinates map with the United Nations that Kuwait says infringes on its sovereignty over disputed shoals, triggering a wave of condemnation from Gulf states and beyond, according to stat»»»

Kuwait has summoned Iraq's chargé d'affaires and delivered a formal protest after Baghdad deposited a maritime coordinates map with the United Nations that Kuwait says infringes on its sovereignty over disputed shoals, triggering a wave of condemnation from Gulf states and beyond, according to stat»»»

Kuwait has summoned Iraq's chargé d'affaires and delivered a formal protest after Baghdad deposited a maritime coordinates map with the United Nations that Kuwait says infringes on its sovereignty over disputed shoals, triggering a wave of condemnation from Gulf states and beyond, according to stat»»»

Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has pledged to channel sizeable financial backing through the World Bank’s Gaza Reconstruction and Development Fund in a show of support for US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace (BoP). »»»

Kuwait has summoned Iraq's chargé d'affaires and delivered a formal protest after Baghdad deposited a maritime coordinates map with the United Nations that Kuwait says infringes on its sovereignty over disputed shoals, triggering a wave of condemnation from Gulf states and beyond, according to stat»»»

Kuwait has summoned Iraq's chargé d'affaires and delivered a formal protest after Baghdad deposited a maritime coordinates map with the United Nations that Kuwait says infringes on its sovereignty over disputed shoals, triggering a wave of condemnation from Gulf states and beyond, according to stat»»»

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto took to the stage at the headquarters of the US Chamber of Commerce in Washington last week. His message to American executives focused on how Indonesia is open for business, as it intends to remain stable, predictable, and strategically indispensable. As he wa»»»

Kuwait has summoned Iraq's chargé d'affaires and delivered a formal protest after Baghdad deposited a maritime coordinates map with the United Nations that Kuwait says infringes on its sovereignty over disputed shoals, triggering a wave of condemnation from Gulf states and beyond, according to stat»»»

Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has pledged to channel sizeable financial backing through the World Bank’s Gaza Reconstruction and Development Fund in a show of support for US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace (BoP). »»»

Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has pledged to channel sizeable financial backing through the World Bank’s Gaza Reconstruction and Development Fund in a show of support for US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace (BoP). »»»

Slovakia's populist Prime Minister Robert Fico has threatened to ask the Slovak Electricity Transmission System company (SEPS) to cut emergency electricity supplies to Ukraine unless the oil flow via Russian Druzhba pipeline is renewed. »»»

Slovakia's populist Prime Minister Robert Fico has threatened to ask the Slovak Electricity Transmission System company (SEPS) to cut emergency electricity supplies to Ukraine unless the oil flow via Russian Druzhba pipeline is renewed. »»»

Croatia’s government on February 20 presented a €1.68bn Social Plan for Climate Policy for 2026-2032 aimed primarily at vulnerable households, energy-poor citizens and small businesses facing higher costs from the green transition. »»»

Moldova’s industrial output (chart) increased by 5.5% year-on-year in 2025, but remained 4.5% below the average level recorded in 2021 — before the war in Ukraine and the surge in energy prices, according to data published by the National Bureau of Statistics (BNS). »»»

The launch of Romania’s Single Digital Gateway (SDG), a €23mn centralised platform designed to provide a single point of access to digital public services at national and European level, has been postponed to March, the Authority for the Digitalisation of Romania (ADR) told HotNews. »»»

Slovakia's populist Prime Minister Robert Fico has threatened to ask the Slovak Electricity Transmission System company (SEPS) to cut emergency electricity supplies to Ukraine unless the oil flow via Russian Druzhba pipeline is renewed. »»»

The EU’s twentieth Russian sanctions package has become bogged down in infighting as top diplomats meet in Brussels on February 23 to try and break the deadlock on measures designed to halt Russian exports of oil and gas to the EU completely. »»»

The EU’s twentieth Russian sanctions package has become bogged down in infighting as top diplomats meet in Brussels on February 23 to try and break the deadlock on measures designed to halt Russian exports of oil and gas to the EU completely. »»»

Slovakia's populist Prime Minister Robert Fico has threatened to ask the Slovak Electricity Transmission System company (SEPS) to cut emergency electricity supplies to Ukraine unless the oil flow via Russian Druzhba pipeline is renewed. »»»