The Israeli military said on Thursday it requires additional troops for deployment in southern Lebanon, where forces are engaged in fighting Hezbollah as part of efforts to establish a buffer zone. "On the Lebanese front, the forward defensive zone that we are creating requires additional IDF force»»»

Japan has expressed its "regret" over the break-in into the Chinese embassy in Tokyo by a knife-wielding Japanese military officer, but that is "far from enough", said the Chinese foreign ministry on Friday. The Japan side has still ‌not said ‌anything about the ‌details of ⁠the incident, Lin ⁠Jian»»»

The United States is weighing sending up to 10,000 extra troops to the Middle East, US media reported Friday, as speculation grows that Washington may be preparing a ground operation in Iran. The deployment would mark a significant boost to Washington's military presence in the region, despite US P»»»

A jury in California found Alphabet’s Google and Meta liable for $6 million in damages on Wednesday in a landmark lawsuit in which the social media giants were accused of being legally responsible for the addictive design of their platforms. Major US tech companies have faced increasing scrutiny ov»»»

Doha: The Qatar Basketball Federation (QBF) yesterday conducted the draw ceremony for the 13th Qatar Cup basketball tournament, setting up blockbuster clashes as teams set their sights on silverware in the 2025-2026 season. The draw ceremony brought together federation officials, club delegates and»»»

London: Oil prices jumped and equities slid yesterday as hopes for a peace deal between the US and Iran wavered after Tehran rejected Washington’s bid to wind down the nearly four-week war. Markets had been buoyed this week by US President Donald Trump’s announcement that strikes targeting Iran’s e»»»

DOHA: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCl) is committed to maintaining market stability and protecting consumer rights. In a post on its X platform, yesterday the Ministry urged the public to report market violations to help maintain market stability and protect consumer rights. “If you not»»»

Doha: The general Producer Price Index (PPI) for the industrial sector for January 2026 is estimated at 97.02 points, reflecting a 4.03% decrease compared to the previous month. On a year -on-year basis, the index recorded a 14.90% decline compared to January 2025. The relative weights of the four »»»

Doha: The volume of real estate trading in sales contracts at the Department of Real Estate Registration at the Ministry of Justice during the period from March 15-16, 2026 reached QR89,549,085. Meanwhile, the total sales contracts for residential units in the Real Estate Bulletin for the same peri»»»

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Abu Dhabi: New community markets are set to come up in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain, as authorities launch a public tender inviting Emirati businesses to develop and operate neighbourhood retail hubs. The initiative has been launched by the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) in partnership with the Departm»»»

Fathi Al-Amin Al-Turki, Chairman of Misrata Chamber of Commerce, along with Abubakr Abdulbari Shanab, the Chamber’s Director General, and in the presence of several department heads, received yesterday a visiting Italian delegation at Misrata Chamber’s headquarters. The delegation consisted of Luig»»»

The investment platform in which victims from Plovdiv and Pazardzhik invested over EUR 415,000 is registered in the United Kingdom, but the individuals running it are believed to be of Ukrainian or Russian origin, Plovdiv Deputy District Prosecutor Plamen Pantov told reporters here Friday. The man »»»

An Israeli strike hit Beirut’s southern suburbs early Friday, which Israel has repeatedly struck since war erupted on March 2. AFPTV footage showed smoke billowing from the area after the raid. The National News Agency reported that "enemy aircraft" carried out a raid on Tahwitat al-Ghadir in the s»»»

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun reiterated on Thursday the need for the state to impose its authority throughout its territories and impose monopoly over weapons as part of an initiative to launch direct negotiations with Israel to end the war. Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said that his »»»

Doha: Health experts are urging greater awareness of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), a widespread hormonal condition affecting women, highlighting that timely diagnosis and appropriate care can significantly ease symptoms and safeguard long-term wellbeing. A specialist at Sidra Medicine emphasi»»»

Cairo: The Qatar Foundation for Social Work won the Family-Friendly Institutions Award for 2025, granted by the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States, in recognition of its efforts in technological innovation supporting families and in developing services to enhance their efficiency and »»»

Doha: Shafallah Center for Persons with Disabilities has announced the completion of all preparations for the resumption of full operations for staff and beneficiaries, paving the way for the restart of educational and rehabilitation services next week. The center stated that preparations were carr»»»

DOHA: India continues to play a crucial role in ensuring stable and uninterrupted supply of food products to GCC countries. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was briefed by Yusuffali M A, Chairman of LuLu Group, on a series of initiatives being undertaken to maintain supply continuity during the »»»

The turnover in market services provided to the population fell in the first month of 2026 compared with December 2025, both as gross series, by 18.7 percent, and as series adjusted according to the working days and seasonality, by 8.5 percent, according to the National Institute of Statistics (INS»»»

The share of Romanian employees who feel happy and fulfilled at work fell by 8% in 2026 compared with the previous year, reaching 27%, while more than half of workers (55%) say employers do not offer enough support measures, shows a specialist survey released on Thursday.Data from Reveal Marketing »»»

Tobacco exports from Romania are among the most important, and in the relation with Japan they are in first place, with 70% of Romania's exports to Japan being represented by tobacco and tobacco products, Radu Oprea, the Secretary General of the Government, told Thursday's conference in which JTI R»»»

Romanians' interest in investments is growing, but the level of information remains moderate, with 57% of respondents to a study considering that they have little or no information about such financial products.According to research conducted by Raiffeisen Bank Romania in partnership with Appinio, »»»

Franchise rights are regulated by a European regulation that applies directly in Romania and is not taken over by internal regulations, declared Daniela Badila, general director at the Competition Council, at a specialized event on Thursday."Franchise rights are regulated by a European regulation t»»»

The per capita direct foreign investment stock doubled over a decade, from 3,000 euros in 2013 to over 6,500 euros in 2024. Romania is still below its potential, reported to other countries in Central and Eastern Europe, where it exceeds10,000-20,000 euros, said Daniel Anghel, vicepresident of the »»»

The United States has played a vital role for Romania in terms of security and the economy, and the partnership with the U.S. is a strategic priority Romania will continue to support in the coming years, Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan said on Thursday, as he attended the meeting of the General Assembl»»»

The execution of the general consolidated budget in the first two months of 2026 ended with a deficit in nominal terms of 14.23 billion lei, or 0.70% of GDP, down by half compared to the deficit of 30.24 billion lei, or 1.58% of GDP, corresponding to the first two months of 2025, the Ministry of Fi»»»

The government approved on Thursday the emergency ordinance for the SAFE defense program, aimed at ensuring that Romania is able to sign procurement contracts by the May 30, 2026 deadline without administrative or budgetary bottlenecks.According to a government release, the ordinance amends and sup»»»

Ninel Peia, PACE-Intai Romania senator, announced on Wednesday in the Senate plenary the lodging of a simple motion against the minister of Environment, Diana Buzoianu.The motion entitled ‘ Diana Buzoianu, the Red-Green commissionaire of thirst and darkness. How the Bolshevik from the Environment M»»»

Premier Ilie Bolojan stated on Tuesday when referring to the situation where PSD asks for his replacement from his position, that it is every party’s right to decide its own approach, to initiate different political actions, to lodge a censure motion, to withdraw its ministers, mentioning that as l»»»

The U.S. ambassador to Romania, Darryl Nirenberg, attended on Thursday a demonstration of the V-BAT unmanned aerial vehicle system aboard the frigate Regina Maria.He was joined by the leadership of the Romanian Defense Ministry and security partners."The demonstration highlighted how cooperation be»»»

Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan on Thursday held talks at the Victoria Palace of government with the Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Numan Kurtulmus, with discussions highlighting the strong and strategic nature of Romanian-Turkish relations.According to a government press release, th»»»

The visit to Romania by a Turkish parliamentary delegation led by Grand National Assembly Speaker Numan Kurtulmus reaffirmed the shared commitment to strengthening the Strategic Partnership and advancing pragmatic, results-oriented cooperation for the benefit of citizens in both countries, the Sena»»»

President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola emphasized on Thursday, during a meeting in Brussels with Chamber of Deputies Speaker Sorin Grindeanu, "the need for stability and unity as we build a better Europe.""In my first meeting with the Speaker of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies Sorin »»»

Slovak premier Robert Fico will make an official visit in Romania on Friday and will have talks with premier Ilie Bolojan at Victoria Palace. According to the program announced by the government, the two premiers will have a private meeting, followed by a plenum meeting with the delegates' plenum a»»»

All parties in the ruling coalition want to continue governing together, President Nicusor Dan said on Thursday before attending the Romanian College of Physicians Gala - "Doctor for Romania. Medical Romania matters".Asked whether there was a need for a government formed by new coalitions, he repli»»»

President Nicusor Dan stated on Thursday that, after receiving the Constitutional Court's reasoning, he will promulgate the 2026 budget law."The Constitution obliges me to receive the Constitutional Court's reasoning. It had not reached us when I left Cotroceni. The second the Constitutional Court'»»»

President Nicusor Dan stated on Thursday that, in the immediate future, fuel rationing is out of the question."We hope that traffic through the Strait of Hormuz will return to normal and in this way the world oil market will return to normal. If this does not happen within a few weeks, we will see »»»

Romania is subject to an "information war" orchestrated by Russia, which is also affecting people's trust in doctors, said President Nicusor Dan on Thursday at the Gala of the Romanian College of Physicians - "A Doctor for Romania. Medical Romania Matters"."The information war affects your professi»»»

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President Donald Trump's signature will soon appear on all new US paper currency, the first time in history that a sitting president has signed American money, the Treasury Department announced Thursday. The move is just the latest example of Trump pushing his name and likeness on US institutions.&»»»

President Donald Trump said Thursday he would order the immediate payment of TSA agents as Congress struggles to end a 41-day funding shutdown that has snarled airports, left workers unpaid and forced officials to consider emergency measures, including shifting money or invoking a national emergenc»»»

MovieDOM, the blockchain-powered entertainment ecosystem transforming filmmaking through decentralised crowdfunding and fan ownership, has announced the appointment of acclaimed Indian filmmaker Kabir Khan as its Chief Creative Mentor. In this advisory role, Kabir Khan will evaluate scripts and pro»»»

1 of 2 | U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, December 18, 2025. On Thursday, the Treasury Department announced that Trump's signature would be included on paper currency. File Photo by Aaron Schwartz/UPI | Lice»»»

Doha: The State of Qatar participated in the extraordinary session of the Executive Bureau of the Council of Arab Ministers of Social Affairs, held yesterday via video conference, to discuss developments in the social and humanitarian situation in Palestine and Lebanon amid escalating developments »»»

DOHA: Qatar has lowered its heightened security alert, with the Ministry of Interior sending a message to residents that the “threat has been eliminated and the situation has returned to normal”. The security alert just a few minutes earlier followed a week when Qatar residents had started to step »»»