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The United Nations announced Tuesday a major push to get hundreds of thousands of children across the war-scarred Gaza Strip back to school. Since the start of the war sparked by Hamas's October 2023 attack on Israel, nearly 90 percent of schools in Gaza have been damaged or destroyed and more than»»»

Dubai: The UAE has ranked among the world’s leading countries for investment in artificial intelligence talent and resilience, according to a new report by management consultancy Oliver Wyman. The report places the UAE sixth globally for government and corporate investment in developing AI skills, »»»

An 18-year-old high school student has taken his own life in the Batak village of Nova Mahala, plunging the small community into shock, grief, and deep division. The tragedy unfolded on Thursday, January 22, when Bilgin Alishev was found hanged. What followed was not silence, but a growing storm of»»»

French President Emmanuel Macron has invited his Chadian counterpart to Paris, as both countries seek to renew and improve future relations. The verbal invitation was delivered to President Mahamat Déby by France's Ambassador to Chad, Éric Gérard, during a meeting at the presidential palace in the »»»

Refusing to let a tumultuous football game strain diplomatic and economic ties, Morocco and Senegal pledged Monday to give fresh momentum to their relationship and boost trade and investment between the two African nations. The prime ministers of Morocco and Senegal signed 17 agreements in the Moro»»»

Madrid: The Spanish government intends to adopt a plan to regularise the status of undocumented migrants, which could benefit up to 500,000 people, the Spanish government spokesperson and Minister of Social Security Elma Saiz said on Tuesday. She explained that the measure aims to boost the Spanish»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump on Tuesday reiterated his hope in ending the "ninth" conflict, allegedly referring to Ukraine. "I ended up putting out eight wars, and we have a ninth one coming, I believe," Trump told the Sid & Friends radio show.The first meeting of a trilateral R»»»

Jan. 26 (UPI) -- A cat escaped from his owners' camper during a stop at a gas station in Spain and reappeared months later less than a mile from their home in France. Patrick and Evelyne Sire, who live in Olonzac, in the Hérault region of France, said their cat, Filou apparently jumped out of an op»»»

Gold climbed on Tuesday, hovering just shy of the $5,100-per-ounce mark breached for the first time in the previous session, as uncertainty around US President Donald Trump's policymaking prompted investors to seek safety in bullion. Spot gold rose 1.2% to $5,073.52 per ounce as of 1155 GMT. It hit»»»

A frowning horse plush has become a viral bestseller ahead of Lunar New Year celebrations for the year of the horse in China. The sad-looking soft toy was originally made in error after a worker sewed a smile on the horse upside down, the owner of Happy Sister - a shop in the eastern city of Yiwu -»»»

Bulgaria remains in the final days of dual currency use, with payments accepted in both levs and euros until January 31. From February 1, all transactions will officially use only the euro. The transition is progressing steadily, according to the Coordination Center for the Euro Mechanism, though i»»»

Dubai: The National Bank of Ras Al Khaimah (RAKBANK) reported a 26% rise in full-year profit for 2025, with earnings after tax reaching Dh2.6 billion, as the lender recorded growth across deposits, lending and non-interest income. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The ba»»»

New Delhi: India and the European Union announced Tuesday the "mother of all deals", a huge trade pact to create a market of two billion people, reached after two decades of negotiations. EU chiefs and Prime Minister Narendra Modi hope the pact will help shield against challenges from the world's t»»»

Istanbul: Kanyon is getting fat: since someone stole his basket, this white cat with grey markings who lives at an Istanbul shopping centre has been showered with snacks, love and affection. News of his plight brought out countless well-wishers, who have handed him endless supplies of food, toys, a»»»

Doha: QNB Group, a leading financial institution in the Middle East and Africa, today announced the successful issuance of the largest Qatari riyal-denominated bond issuance executed in the local debt capital markets by a financial institution to date, exclusively offered to international investors»»»

GARBE Industrial, a leading specialist in logistics and industrial real estate, has partnered with Fortress Real Estate Investments, one of the largest real estate companies in South Africa, with operations in Central and Eastern Europe and signed their first joint venture for the development of a »»»

Ardino Municipality has declared a partial state of emergency after torrential rain caused the Arda River to swell and flood a bridge that serves as the only road connection to six villages, the municipal authorities said Tuesday. The bridge near the village of Kitnitsa provides access to the villa»»»

The International Holocaust Remembrance Day was marked with a ceremony on Tuesday organized by the Hebrew Studies Programme at the Faculty of History of the St Kliment Ohridski Sofia University and the Diplomatic Institute at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Guests at the ceremony included Diplomat»»»

Dubai: An African man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for attempting to smuggle nearly 2,000 psychotropic pills into the UAE, after Dubai’s criminal court found him guilty of bringing the prohibited substances through Dubai International Airport. The Dubai Criminal Court also imposed a »»»

Manila: The Philippine Department of Justice (DOJ) issued subpoenas to Senator Jinggoy Estrada, former Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Manny Bonoan, and detained former Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. amid an ongoing probe into alleged corruption in flood control projects. The su»»»

Highlight, an independent integrated communications group comprising Highlight Agency and Highlight PR, ended 2025 with a cumulative turnover of EUR 9.6 million, up 19% compared to 2024, when the group recorded EUR 8.1 million. The growth in 2025 comes against the backdrop of a consistent group-wid»»»

Seven people have been killed in a traffic accident in Romania involving a minivan carrying PAOK Thessaloniki supporters, Romanian media has reported. The vehicle, which was carrying 10 passengers, had departed from Greece and was travelling to France, where the fans were planning to attend Thursda»»»

Implementing the constitutional procedure for appointing a caretaker prime minister, President Iliana Iotova continues her meetings with potential candidates from the pool of senior public officials eligible to head a caretaker government, the presidential press service reported on Tuesday. On Wedn»»»

Consultations with parliamentary groups should be an open and frank discussion with the president, aimed at selecting a person willing to take on the task of forming a government, said Nataliya Kiselova of the BSP-United Left parliamentary group on Tuesday, speaking to journalists after a meeting o»»»

Geneva, Jan. 27 (SANA) The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said the number of people forced to flee their homes worldwide has reached a record 123 million, noting that Syria has become an important example of voluntary return. In an interview published Tuesday, IOM Director General A»»»

Dubai: Pakistani TikTok star Alina Amir has slammed online rumours claiming she appeared in a string of obscene videos, calling them 'deepfake' created with artificial intelligence. In a video posted on Instagram, a visibly-charged Amir said the clip circulating online was designed to damage her re»»»

Dubai: Pakistan’s food and agriculture sector took Centre stage at Gulf Food 2026, one of the world’s largest food and agribusiness exhibitions, demonstrating the country’s competitive edge and expanding export potential. With over 150 Pakistani companies participating, nearly double from last year»»»

Fighting this month between Syria's government and Kurdish-led forces left civilians on either side of the frontline fearing for their future or harboring resentment as the country's new leaders push forward with transition after years of civil war. The fighting ended with government forces capturi»»»

Palestinians are eagerly awaiting the reopening of the Rafah border crossing, which is Gaza's lifeline and only gateway to the outside world that wasn't controlled by Israel before the war. The opening is expected after Israel on Monday announced that the remains of the final hostage in Gaza, Ran G»»»

Doha, Qatar: QatarEnergy celebrated 152 employees with long service career milestones of 30, 35, and 40 years of service, including three employees who had the distinguished continuous service of 45 years. The “My Legacy” recognition ceremony was held under the patronage and in the presence of HE S»»»

U.S. Ambassador Michel Issa will be the United States envoy to the ceasefire monitoring committee, replacing American diplomat Morgan Ortagus, pro-Hezbollah al-Akhbar newspaper reported Tuesday. The daily said that Lebanon has been officially notified on Monday that Ortagus' role in the ceasefire c»»»

Using observations from the James Webb Space Telescope in a patch of the sky covering almost three times the area of the full moon, scientists have created the most detailed cosmic map to date of the mysterious substance called dark matter that accounts for most of the stuff that populates the univ»»»

Dubai: Adipoli is a very versatile phrase in Malayalam. Meaning 'super,' 'excellent,' or 'amazing,' adipoli can also be used during a situation that demands an eye roll. For example, you took one wrong turn on Sheikh Zayed Road and ended up stuck in really bad traffic in Dubai. Sign up for our dail»»»

Continue the Change (CC) leader Assen Vassilev said in response to a journalist's question that the Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria (CC-DB) coalition is united and what has always mattered and continues to matter is the direction Bulgaria will take, and if former president Rumen Radev wan»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic said on Tuesday the first new quantities of euro diesel produced following a resumption of crude processing at the Pancevo oil refinery were now on sale at petrol stations across Serbia. "As we have promised, the first qu»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic received a farewell visit from Japanese Ambassador to Belgrade Akira Imamura and thanked him for his dedicated work and personal contribution to strengthening of Serbia-Japan relations. In an Instagram post, Brnabic wrote that she was confident the »»»

Tunis, Jan. 27 (TAP) – The Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT) has issued a new circular (No. 2026-2) setting out the obligations of exchange offices with regard to combating money laundering, terrorist financing and the proliferation of weapons of mass...»»»

Bellemonde announces the official start of construction works for Bellemonde Privée, a new premium residential project that marks an important milestone in the development of the Bellemonde community located in the Pipera, Vasile Alecsandri area. The project represents a total investment of EUR 25 »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Kirill Dmitriev, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund and special presidential envoy for economic cooperation with foreign countries, said on Tuesday that the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from Donbass could lead to peace in Ukraine. "Donbass withdrawal is the path to peac»»»

President Joseph Aoun's security and military Advisor Antoine Mansour met Tuesday with Mechanism's Assistant Chief U.S. Colonel David Leon Klingensmith at the U.S. Embassy in Awkar. The meeting was attended by the Defense Attaché at the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, Colonel Jason Belknap. The meeting dis»»»

Saudi Arabia has recently decided to change its stance over the Qatari role in Lebanon and this transformation is linked to an understanding with the U.S. over a Qatari role in supporting Lebanon financially and politically, a media report said. The development is also related to the latest rift be»»»

Retired soldiers gathered Tuesday at Beirut's Riad al-Solh Square in downtown Beirut to protest their salaries that have become too low to cover basic expenses, as parliament convened to discuss the 2026 budget. The retirees also demanded better healthcare services and education for their children.»»»

Bulgarian experts have expressed skepticism over the purpose and significance of Donald Trump’s newly established Board of Peace, suggesting that its creation may be more symbolic than substantive. Speaking on the program Nova TV, political scientist Lyubomir Stefanov, sociologist Andrey Raichev, a»»»

European Parliament lawmakers have declined to resume ratifying a key trade agreement with the US, which they suspended last week amid the dispute over Greenland. The decision on whether to unfreeze the Turnberry Agreement was postponed until next Wednesday, trade committee chair Bernd Lange said a»»»

The US immigration agency whose officers have been involved in two fatal shootings in Minneapolis has said it is sending agents to help support American security operations during the Winter Olympics, which start in Italy on 6 February. Confirmation of the agency's role came from the Immigration an»»»

A pack of five wolves that has been approaching the Panorama and Thermi suburbs near Thessaloniki in recent days does not pose a danger to the public, wildlife organization Kallisto said on Tuesday. The NGO said monitoring data shows the wolves move through sparsely populated areas and avoid humans»»»

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MetaWealth, a European Real Assets Investment Platform, is entering the battery energy storage system (BESS) market with multiple grid-scale storage projects in Romania, as growing renewable power generation increases demand for flexible power infrastructure. BESS has expanded rapidly across Europe»»»

Doha, Qatar: Minister of Justice and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs HE Ibrahim bin Ali Al Mohannadi met on Tuesday with Minister of Justice of the Kingdom of Morocco, HE Abdellatif Ouahbi, on the sidelines of Doha Legal Forum. During the meeting, the two sides discussed legal cooperation rel»»»