Member of Loyalty to Resistance Parliamentary Bloc, MP Hasan Fadlallah, stated: “It seems some competent state authorities have neither read nor heard the voices of those violating the constitution, the national pact, and coexistence and inciting sedition by encouraging the Israeli enemy to kill an»»»

Abu Dhabi: The trilateral talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine concluded today (Saturday) in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE. The discussions brought together the United States, Russia and Ukraine, as part of ongoing efforts to encourage dialogue and seek a political solution to the crisis. T»»»

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: The Asian Winter Games, due to be held in Saudi Arabia in 2029, have been postponed, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and the Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee said in a joint statement on Saturday. "The Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee and the (OCA) have agreed on an upd»»»

Etihad Airways and Emirates have cancelled multiple flights to and from the United States as Storm Fern, a powerful snow and ice system, continues to disrupt air travel across the country. The storm is expected to bring heavy snow, freezing rain, and dangerously low temperatures across much of the »»»

The delegations of Russia and Ukraine communicated directly during the two-day negotiations in Abu Dhabi, the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. Key points from the ministry's statement, obtained by Sputnik: The UAE highly values Trump's efforts to facilitate negotiations on Ukraine The negotiat»»»

DOHA: International Olympic Committee (IOC) Honorary President Dr Thomas Bach and President of the Qatar Olympic Committee and Chairman of the Doha Tour Organizing Committee HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani attended part of the competitions of the Third Tour of the HH The Father Amir Grand Prix 2»»»

By definition, an investment aims to generate economic benefits. Unfortunately, this is sometimes only theory, while in practice an asset in our investment portfolio may be nothing more than frozen capital with no prospect of profit. Capital which, with the right approach, could instead be put to w»»»

Tunis, Jan. 24 (TAP)- The Financial Market Council (CMF) issued a new regulation laying down implementing measures in connection to money laundering, terror funding and proliferation of arms. The regulation, published in the Official Gazette of...»»»

Ukraine is now living through its most difficult winter in recent memory. With January temperatures plummeting below -15C, Russia has been attacking energy infrastructure, leaving about a million Ukrainians without heating. The capital, Kyiv, is the main target of such attacks. Following the latest»»»

A man died Saturday morning on the Rio-Antirrio bridge connecting the Peloponnese to mainland Greece after a motorcycle collided with a truck, officials said. The crash occurred shortly after 9 a.m., and authorities said the circumstances of the accident are under investigation. Local reports said »»»

US President Donald Trump should apologize for downplaying the role of America’s allies in the war in Afghanistan, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said. In 2001, the US invoked NATO’s Article 5 after the 9/11 attacks, and requested that member states support the invasion of Afghanistan. Tru»»»

Manila: A fire tore through a residential area in the Philippines' Makati City early Saturday, killing two elderly residents and injuring six others, the local fire protection bureau said. The blaze broke out on the second floor of a house and spread rapidly through the densely populated community »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - NATO must recognize that Russia will not allow the alliance to approach its borders and agree on how Ukraine can once again become a buffer state, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Saturday. "I see no other solution than to recognize that NATO and the European Union c»»»

House Speaker Nabih Berri’s press office issued a statement which categorically denied the report posted by Al-Akhbar newspaper on Saturday, January 24. “What was reported in Al-Akhbar newspaper regarding an alleged proposal by Speaker Nabih Berri concerning the negotiations is mere fabrication, mi»»»

The Burgas Administrative Court suspended the preliminary enforcement of the coercive administrative measure ordering the suspension of production at the Kronospan plant in Veliko Tarnovo, North Central Bulgaria, according to a statement released by Kronospan on Saturday. On January 16, the Regiona»»»

Washington is closely “watching” the situation in Iran, US President Donald Trump has said, apparently renewing his threats of using military force against the Islamic Republic over its handling of the violent unrest. Iran has been hit by mass protests lately over economic hardships and the collaps»»»

Kitzbühel, Austria: Italy's Giovanni Franzoni set himself up perfectly for next month's Winter Olympics on home snow by winning Saturday's World Cup downhill in Kitzbuehel, considered the Holy Grail of alpine skiing. Franzoni clocked 1min 52.31sec for just his second victory on the circuit, pushing»»»

The US military conducted its first strike on a vessel suspected of drug-trafficking in the eastern Pacific since late last year, killing two people and prompting a US Coast Guard search for a third survivor, in an operation that follows the Trump administration’s campaign against alleged smuggling»»»

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Africa is no longer in the grip of a public health emergency over mpox though the viral infection "remains endemic in several settings", the head of region's disease monitoring centres said Saturday. The announcement by Jean Kaseya, director general of the Africa Centres for »»»

Brussels: India and Europe hope to strike the "mother of all deals" when EU chiefs meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi next week, as the two economic behemoths seek to forge closer ties. Facing challenges from China and the United States, India and the European Union have been negotiatin»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Olympic Council of Asia is set to elect a new president at the General Assembly slated for Tashkent, Uzbekistan on January 26, 2026. In view of this, HE Sheikh Joaan Bin Hamad Al Thani is expected to emerge as the new president of the Olympic Council of Asia being the sole candidat»»»

Muscat: The Muscat Stock Exchange (MSX) recorded a decline last week after two consecutive weeks of gains, with the benchmark index closing the week at 6,214 points, down nine points. The services sector index fell by 23 points, while the industrial sector index continued its upward trend, rising b»»»

The Iranian regime’s recent crackdown on protests in Tehran and the country’s central region featured the use of military weapons, such as automatic or semi-automatic machine guns, that were previously only deployed in the remote northwestern Kurdish areas, according to Amnesty International. For I»»»

The United Nations announced it will assume control of the Al-Hol camp in north-eastern Syria, which houses thousands of people suspected of having links to the Islamic State group, after Kurdish-led forces that had been managing the facility withdrew amid an advance by Syrian government troops. Yi»»»

Dubai has launched its first Green Artificial Intelligence Conference and accompanying exhibition under the patronage of Major General Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri, Commander-in-Chief of Dubai Police. The event is organised by the Zayed International Environment Foundation in collaboration with the Du»»»

In tonight's edition, Human Rights Watch is warning that civilians living in Uvira, in the DRC, are at risk of abuse from militia groups that have taken over the city. Also in Mozambique, authorities say at least 13 people have been killed over the last two weeks due to devastating floods subm»»»

Coast guard officials have seized large quantities of cocaine and cannabis in the western port city of Patra and arrested two men in connection with the case. Authorities said the operation began when officers from the Patra port authority inspected a truck that had been unloaded at the port from a»»»

Russia-US-Ukraine negotiations in Abu Dhabi have concluded, a Sputnik correspondent reports. The Russian delegation, led by military intel chief Igor Kostyukov, has returned to the hotel in Abu Dhabi after the negotiations on the Ukraine settlement, the correspondent added.WorldWhite House Hails ‘P»»»

The U.S. is pressing Lebanon to join a tripartite committee comprising Israel, Lebanon and the United States with the aim of holding meetings leading to agreements sponsored by Washington, al-Akhbar newspaper reported. "It has become known that Washington and Tel Aviv are demanding an increase in t»»»

A cow in a herd in the Republic of Ireland has the bluetongue virus (BTV). The case in County Wexford is the latest confirmed case of the virus, after cases were found in Northern Ireland in December. The Irish Minister for Agriculture said the news is unwelcome but unsurprising, "given the spread »»»

Paris: Air France resumed its Dubai service on Saturday after temporarily suspending it the day before due to the geopolitical situation in the Middle East, the airline said. US President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened strikes on Iran over the crackdown on the protest movement that recently»»»

Dubai: Etihad Airways has cancelled flights to and from New York’s JFK and Washington Dulles (IAD) airports on Sunday, January 25, due to severe winter storm and airport closures affecting parts of North America. Also Read: Emirates cancels Dubai–US flights amid heavy snow and severe weatherThe can»»»

TEL AVIV (Sputnik) - The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) commander, Adm. Brad Cooper, on Saturday arrived in Israel amid threats of escalation with Iran and the buildup of US forces in the region, Israeli Army Radio Galei Tzahal reported, citing a US military source. It will be a brief visi»»»

The entire three-person crew of a medical vehicle, which was attacked by a Ukrainian drone in the Kherson region, died in the attack, regional governor Vladimir Saldo said on Saturday. "It is with great pain that I am forced to share this sad news. All members of the crew of the medical vehicle att»»»

Talks between Ukraine and Russia, mediated by the United States, resumed Saturday in Abu Dhabi, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters. According to the source, this round follows up on trilateral discussions that began in the UAE on Friday, aimed at exploring ways to end the nearly four-ye»»»

Copenhagen: Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Saturday slammed US President Donald Trump for saying NATO allies had shied away from the front line in Afghanistan. "I fully understand that Danish veterans have said no words can describe how much this hurts," she said on Facebook. "It is una»»»

Melbourne, Australia: Researchers in Australia have developed a carbon-conversion technology that could help turn industrial emissions into ingredients for low-emissions jet fuel. The new system simplifies carbon recycling by combining carbon removal and conversion into a single process, reducing e»»»

Air France resumed its service to Dubai on Saturday after temporarily suspending it the previous day amid heightened US-Iran tensions. Dutch airline KLM has halted several flights passing over the Middle East as a US "armada" heads toward the Gulf over Iran's bloody crackdown on protests.»»»

Tunis, Jan. 24 (TAP)- The Export Promotion Centre (CEPEX) is organising the participation of Tunisian enterprises in the World of Private Label International Trade Show which will be held at the RAI Amsterdam Convention Centre, the Netherlands, on...»»»

Rome, Italy: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Saturday voiced outrage after the co-owner of the Swiss bar destroyed in a New Year fire that killed 40 people was released on bail. In a statement, Meloni and her Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said they asked Rome's ambassador to Switzerland »»»

The White House has jumped onto a viral internet trend by sharing an AI-generated image of US President Donald Trump walking alongside the so-called “nihilist penguin” in Greenland, a move that quickly drew ridicule online. Also Read: Why Trump is after Greenland — and what it means for the worldTh»»»

The Syrian government and Kurdish forces have agreed to extend a ceasefire set to expire Saturday, as part of a broader deal on the future of Kurd-majority areas, several sources told AFP. No official announcement has yet come from Damascus or the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), but two»»»

Skopje, 22 January 2026 (MIA) - Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski, attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, posted on Facebook Thursday evening that he held a bilateral meeting today with Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Council of Ministers Chairwoman Borjana Krišto, followed by numerous meetings with»»»

More than 8,000 flights across the US set to take off over the weekend have been canceled as a major storm expected to wreak havoc across much of the country bears down, threatening to knock out power for days and snarl major roadways. Roughly 140 million people were under a winter storm warning fr»»»

Muscat: The Gulf Statistical Center (GCC-STAT) projected that the population of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries will reach approximately 83.6 million by 2050, reflecting sustained demographic growth across the region. According to a report issued by the Muscat-based center, population »»»

Melbourne: Record-shattering Novak Djokovic became the first player to win 400 Grand Slam matches Saturday on his way into the last 16 at the Australian Open. The 38-year-old Serbian great swept past Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7/4) under a closed roof on centre court to extend »»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar National Bank (QNB) forecast economic growth in the euro area to continue at up to 1.5 percent, a rate higher than the consensus forecast, supported by improved consumption conditions, a recovery in the manufacturing sector, and increased fiscal spending. In its weekly report, th»»»

A four-year-old girl was beaten to death by her father in Haryana’s Faridabad after she failed to count till 50, police said. The accused later tried to portray the killing as an accident. According to the NDTV, the incident took place on January 21 in Jharsentali village, where the family had been»»»

The Ministry of Education and Science is implementing 2,457 projects under four investments financed by the Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP), the Ministry's press service reported in response to a question from BTA. The first investment under the name "Centres for STEM (science, technology, engin»»»