WASHINTON, Dec 19 (KUNA) -- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday that Venezuela "is the largest source of terrorism leading to instability in Central America." Rubio added at a press conference that his country faces significant threats from countries in Central America, notably Venezue»»»

The UK has announced sanctions against militia leaders and groups it says were involved in violence against civilians in Syria. Three groups and four commanders have had their assets frozen over their involvement in suspected atrocities during clashes in coastal regions which saw about 1,400 killed»»»

On Friday, Taiwanese investigators inspect the premises after several smoke grenades were set off inside the Taipei Main Station in Taipei, Taiwan. Such attacks are uncommon in Taiwan, where violent crime is rare. Taipei last saw a similar incident more than ten years ago in 2014. Photo Provided by»»»

Tunis, Dec. 19 (TAP) - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad, Mohamed Ali Nafti, will participate in the Second Ministerial Conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum, held in Cairo, Egypt, on December 19–20, following...»»»

Police in Piraeus arrested three foreigners, aged 37, 49, and 51, following a special operation targeting illegal street trading. Authorities confiscated 3,398 counterfeit items, including belts, bags, wallets, mobile phone accessories, and household goods. The suspects now face charges including f»»»

Speaking on bTV on Friday, outgoing Deputy Prime Minister and Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) leader Atanas Zafirov said that if they receive the third government-forming mandate, they will discuss it and decide whether to return it. Under the Constitution, the third exploratory mandate goes to a p»»»

Doha , Dec. 19 (SANA)The Syrian delegation from the Central Authority for Control and Inspection, headed by Amer al-Ali, held bilateral meetings with the Saudi and Omani delegations on the sidelines of the 11th session of the Conference of States Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption, con»»»

Tunis, Dec. 19 (TAP) - The weather will remain mostly cloudy on Friday night, with rain across most regions, occasionally thundery and locally heavy, especially in the eastern areas of the north and centre, according to forecasts from the National...»»»

Doha: The Joint Rain Emergency Committee, comprising relevant municipal authorities, the Public Works Authority (Ashghal), and security agencies from the Ministry of Interior, have undertaken intensive efforts to remove rainwater accumulations that recently affected the country. The total amount of»»»

The Governor of the Central Bank of Libya, Naji Issa, has sent several letters, widely leaked today to Arabic-language Libyan media, to the Tripoli based Libyan Prime Minister, the Internal Security Agency, the Ministry of Interior, and the Municipal Guards Authority, instructing them to close unli»»»

BELGRADE - Secretary General at the Serbian MFA Dusan Kozarev met with Iran's newly-appointed Ambassador to Belgrade Mohammad Sadegh Fazli on Friday to discuss advancement of bilateral cooperation. Welcoming the ambassador, Kozarev wished him success in his post and expressed the hope joint efforts»»»

‎The Tripoli based Libyan government announced today that Minister of Economy and Trade, Mohamed Al-Hwej, and the Acting Minister of Planning, Mohammed Al-Zeidani, held a meeting to discuss the draft import indicative budget for 2026, in the presence of the undersecretaries of the ‎‎ministries and »»»

During a visit to Suhindol on Friday, Vice President Iliana Iotova predicted that President Rumen Radev would respect the parties’ wishes and would likely call snap parliamentary elections for the end of March. In any case, the first mandate will be issued after the parliamentary recess, she added.»»»

KUWAIT, Dec 19 (KUNA) -- Al-Shabab on Friday beat Al-Jahraa 1-2 in the ninth round of Zain Football Premier League.At Mubarak Al-Ayyar Stadium, Al-Shabab emerged victoriously from their foes' pitch as they now rank fourth.Al-Shabab's Bruno Louis scored twice in the 46th and 80s minutes. Al-Jahraa s»»»

Earlier this month a group of Palestinian boys turned out to train at their local football pitch in the shadow of the wall separating Israel from the West Bank's Aida refugee camp -- and found a note at the gate. The children took the ominous message from Israeli authorities to Muhannad Abu Srour, »»»

More than a month after Iraq's parliamentary elections, the country's top leaders remain locked in talks to form a government while facing pressure from Washington to exclude Tehran-backed armed groups. Amid seismic changes in the Middle East, where new alliances are forming and old powers waning, »»»

More than 1,000 patients have died while waiting for urgent medical evacuation from war-ravaged Gaza in the last year and a half, the World Health Organization said Friday. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on X that the UN agency and its partners had "evacuated over 10,600 patients from Ga»»»

Sexual assault survivor Bhavana has spoken out again, addressing the renewed scrutiny she is facing following the circulation of nude videos allegedly linked to her. Her latest statement comes shortly after she publicly expressed her disappointment over the verdict in the long-running case related »»»

Washington: Minister of State for Foreign Trade Affairs HE Dr. Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Sayed and US Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment HE Jacob Helberg co-chaired the economic session of the seventh Qatar-US Strategic Dialogue, held in Washington, DC. The sessio»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US State Secretary Marco Rubio said on Friday that the decision to shut down the Agency for International Development (USAID) was the right move, and all predictions of negative consequences have not occurred. On December 16, Vanity Fair published an interview with White Hous»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday that there are nontrivial factors that contribute to the continuation of the Ukraine conflict, and that only the United States is able to negotiate with both parties to the conflict. "There's a reason why this war hasn't ended,»»»

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Egypt’s non-oil exports increased by 18 per cent to reach $44.392bn during the first 11 months of 2025, compared with $37.544bn during the same period in 2024. The trade deficit contracted by 12 per cent to $30.346bn, down from $34.421bn in the previous year, according to a report from the General »»»

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during his annual live broadcast press conference with Russian federal, regional, and foreign media in Moscow. Photo by Sergei Ilnitsky/EPA Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said he was determined to continue the war in Ukraine until his condi»»»

The Google brand logo pictured Jan. 2023 above the entrance to the Google Building in New York City, N.Y. On Friday, Palo Alto Networks announced it will shift major internal operations to Google Cloud under a multibillion-dollar deal. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo Dec. 19 (UPI) »»»

Police in Australia are investigating a trip made by the suspects of the Bondi Beach anti-Semitic terrorist attack to the southern Philippines island of Mindanao, just weeks before they shot and killed 15 people and wounded dozens more. The region has long grappled with Islamist militancy, but Pres»»»

CAIRO (Sputnik) - Moscow is concerned over the security guarantees for Ukraine that are being discussed in the European Union, as collective guarantees approved by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) are more important, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Frid»»»

BELGRADE – A total 3,511 construction permits were issued in Serbia in October, which was a 2.9 pct decline relative to the same month of 2024. According to figures released by the national statistical office RZS, 86.8 pct of the total permits were issued for buildings, while other structures made »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Nearly all individuals associated with Volodymyr Zelensky's close associate, Timur Mindich, continue to occupy high-ranking positions in the Ukrainian government, Ukrainian lawmaker Yaroslav Zheleznyak said on Friday. "Today marks exactly one month since the Rada [Ukrainian parli»»»

Dubai Ambulance recorded a marked drop in critical and high-risk emergency calls during the recent spell of unstable weather, with the vast majority of reports classified as minor and handled swiftly, according to the corporation’s executive director, Mishal Abdulkarim Julfar. Julfar, according to »»»

Syria’s government and its allies on Friday welcomed the final lifting of the most draconian sanctions imposed on the country in recent decades. The US Congress imposed the so-called Caesar Act sanctions on Syria’s government and financial system in 2019 to punish then-President Bashar al-Assad for»»»

A major step away from naivety – that's how EU officials describe moves to crack down on cheap Chinese parcels flooding the European market. The EU is edging closer to abolishing the customs exemption on packages valued at under €150. For now, the EU has agreed to impose a temporary €3 customs fee »»»

TikTok said on Thursday it had agreed to a joint venture with investors to keep operating in the United States, averting a potential ban tied to its Chinese ownership, US media reported. CEO Shou Chew said ByteDance approved the deal, with Oracle, Silver Lake and Abu Dhabi-based MGX as major invest»»»

Cairo: The State of Qatar participated in the proceedings of the first Arab Regional Forum on Early Warning Systems and Disaster Preparedness, which was held at the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States in the Arab Republic of Egypt. The Ministry of Interior delegatio»»»

The Chairman of the General Authority for Communications and Information Technology, Abdulbasit Al-Baour, held an expanded meeting last Wednesday (17 December), at the Authority’s Tripoli headquarters with the heads and directors of private sector telecommunications companies. The meeting was also »»»

BELGRADE - Serbia's October 2025 industrial turnover was up by 8.3 pct y-o-y, according to figures released by the national statistical office. Relative to the 2024 average, it was up by 18.5 pct. By sectors, the mining sector registered a 25.8 pct turnover growth y-o-y, while the manufacturing ind»»»

WASHINGTON, Dec 19 (KUNA) -- US President Donald Trump signed a law on Friday repealing a final batch of crippling economic sanctions on Syria, under the Caser Act.The legislation includes requiring the lifting of sanctions on Syria, was passed by the Senate on Wednesday by a vote of 77 to 20.Durin»»»

CAIRO, Dec 19 (KUNA) -- The visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday said the mounting hostile activities in the West Bank and Gaza are alarming.Lavrov, speaking at a news conference with the Egyptian Foreign and Immigration Minister Dr. Badr Abdel Aatty, after they held talks, sai»»»

Argentina's nuclear plan will roll out in stages. The first phase involves building small modular reactors, or SMRs, at the Atucha Nuclear Power Plant site, already underway, to ensure nationwide energy supply and reduce power outages. Photo by CNEA/EPA BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Argentina has »»»

Tunis, Dec. 19 (TAP) - Minister of National Defence, Khaled Shili, met, on Friday, at the ministry headquarters with newly appointed Canadian Ambassador to Tunisia, Alexandre Bilodeau.The meeting provided an opportunity to review the relations...»»»

Police arrested three minors aged 15 and 16 on Thursday in Keratsini, Piraeus, on charges of attempted theft after an off-duty officer caught them trying to steal two motorcycles. The officer, who serves with the Immediate Action Unit, spotted the suspects while moving through the area and interven»»»

A recently resigned MP who lost his driving license for a month after being caught drink-driving has acknowledged his punishment in a social media post. Actor Diamantis Karanastasis, who represented Course of Freedom until last month, was also fined €350 under Greece’s stricter drink-driving rules.»»»

NIAMEY - Serbian Deputy PM and Interior Minister Ivica Dacic met with Niger's PM Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine in Niamey on Friday to discuss strengthening of bilateral cooperation. Dacic is on an official visit to Niger. "At the meeting, which was also attended by Nigerien Minister of the Interior, Pub»»»

PRESS REVIEW – Friday, December 19: A new batch of Epstein files includes photos of famous men, chat screenshots and "Lolita" quotes written on a woman's body. Next, Kristin Cabot, the HR boss caught on the Coldplay kiss cam, speaks out in an exclusive interview. Finally, we bring you some Christma»»»

BAGHDAD, Dec 19 (KUNA) -- Iraqi F-16 jet fighters raided in two sorties strongholds for the notorious group "Daesh" north of the town of Rawha, located in Al-Anbar Governorate, the Iraqi Joint Operations Command (JOC) said in a statement on Friday.Initial information indicated that a number of the »»»

In tonight's edition, Rwandan-backed AFC/M23 rebels say they have begun pulling out from the strategic town of Uvira in eastern DR Congo. Also, 11 detained Nigerian Air Force personnel have been released in Burkina Faso. Plus Sudanese football finds an unexpected new home in Rwanda.»»»

The Louvre reopened as normal on Friday after the museum’s staff voted against continuing their strike over working conditions. The former royal palace was shut to visitors all day on Monday and then reopened only partially on Wednesday and Thursday. Staff at the Louvre voted against continuing the»»»

A French court on Thursday sentenced a woman repatriated from Syrian camps holding Islamic State group members to 10 years in prison for terrorist conspiracy. Carole Sun, 30, left France for Syria in 2014 and was arrested by Kurdish forces in 2017 as the Islamic State group collapsed. The seco»»»

The justice department plans to release the long-awaited files related to Jeffrey Epstein as required by a new law, but not all documents would be published on Friday, an official says. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche has said they expect to publish "several hundred thousand pages", and then o»»»

Beijing again lashed out at a planned US arms sales package to Taiwan on Friday, with the Chinese defence ministry threatening to take "forceful measures" over the $11 billion weapons package approved by US State Department and awaiting congressional approval. China's military will s»»»