DOHA: Qatar is set to host the 2026 FIATA Region Africa and the Middle East (RAME) Field Meeting and Conference for the first time, marking a significant milestone for the country’s logistics and freight forwarding sector. The two-day event, scheduled for May 11–12, 2026, will be held under the pat»»»

Thomas Rowekamp, the head of the German parliament’s defense committee, earlier claimed that Germany had the technical capacity which could “contribute to a joint European initiative” on nuclear deterrence. “These discussions [within the EU] are underway,” German Chancellor Friedrich Merz told repo»»»

Dubai: ASUS unveiled its next-generation ExpertBook Ultra, the pinnacle of the ExpertBook series, at a launch event during CES 2026 in Las Vegas. The event also highlighted intelligent technologies that enhance productivity, unlock creative potential, and improve daily routines. Designed for modern»»»

The funerals of the seven PAOK soccer fans killed in this week’s road accident in Romania will be held Friday and Saturday in northern Greece. The men’s remains were flown back to Thessaloniki Thursday in a military transport plane. Some 200 PAOK fans met it at the airport and accompanied them in a»»»

Industrial producer prices were 3.4% lower on average in December 2025 than one year earlier. Domestic output prices were cut by 1.9% and non-domestic ones by 4.1% compared to December in the previous year. Compared to the November level, domestic output prices lessened by 0.1% and non-domestic out»»»

The surplus was EUR 333 million, the balance decreased by EUR 28 million, year-on-year. The volume of export increased by 3.8% compared to the same period of the previous year, that of import grew by 7.9%. The seasonally and working-day adjusted volume of export increased by 1.3% compared to Novemb»»»

Delivery of the National Petition began on Thursday, with the document set to reach every household by early March, Hidvéghi Balázs, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Prime Minister’s Cabinet Office, announced in a Facebook post. Hidvéghi said postal workers will first distribute the petition in»»»

Hungarian families will receive a 30 percent price discount on additional January heating consumption as part of the government’s utility cost freeze introduced in response to the exceptionally cold winter weather. Gergely Gulyás, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office, said January consu»»»

The mother of a teenage girl killed when an explosion ripped through a service station has appealed to the Irish government to engage in "meaningful talks" with bereaved families about establishing a public inquiry into the tragedy. Donna Harper's 14-year-old daughter Leona was one of 10 people who»»»

Residents of Aegina island have been using brackish groundwater since December 20 after the underwater pipeline connecting them to Athens’ water supply failed for the third time since 2022. Regional authorities found the water inadequately chlorinated and containing microorganisms. Mayor Giannis Zo»»»

1 of 5 | Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks during a press conference after weekly Senate caucus luncheons in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday and ahead of a funding deal made on Thursday. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Jan. 29 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump and Senate »»»

Donald Trump says he has told Iran it has to do "two things" to avoid military action, as the US builds up its forces in the Gulf. "Number one, no nuclear. And number two, stop killing protesters," the US President said, adding that "they are killing them by the thousands". "We have a lot of very b»»»

Türkiye is intensifying efforts to mediate between Iran and the US, seeking to avert a new crisis on its eastern border that could also threaten regional stability, amid escalating threats of a US military strike aimed at toppling the Iranian government. Türkiye’s Foreign Ministry said on Thursday »»»

WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (KUNA) -- US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he plans to hold talks with Iran amid intensive regional diplomatic efforts to reach a negotiating framework between the two sides on outstanding issues.Speaking to reporters, Trump said, "I plan to have talks with Iran, a»»»

NEW YORK, Jan 30 (KUNA) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that 2026, although still in its early days, is shaping up to be "a year of chaos and continuous surprises," cautioning against the growing dominance of power over law.Guterres made the remarks during his final press conference»»»

TOKYO, Jan 30 (KUNA) -- Kuwait's crude oil exports to Japan in December rose 12.3 percent from a year earlier to 5.61 million barrels, or 181,000 barrels per day (bpd), up for the first time in two months, government data showed Friday.As Japan's fourth-biggest oil provider, Kuwait supplied 6.1 per»»»

Dubai has seen a remarkable shift in its labour market over the past five years, with the number of Emirati jobseekers falling to levels never recorded before. The change is not only attributed to a structural transformation in the economy, but also to the growing effectiveness of the systems conne»»»

Poverty rates in Kyrgyzstan are declining very slowly. Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Edil Baisalov, stated at a joint meeting of Eldik and Ala-Too parliamentary groups. Eldik group leader Akylbek Tumonbaev noted that deputies invited Cabinet representatives to discuss the implementat»»»

An earthquake with an intensity of up to 4 points on the MSK-64 scale hit Naryn region of Kyrgyzstan today, January 30, at 8:54 a.m. local time. The Regional Department of Emergency Situations reported. Seismologists stated that the tremors were felt in several populated areas across the region: Ph»»»

Australian and Chinese authorities are cooperating on a rare cross-national investigation into a 2024 attack in which a man allegedly poured boiling coffee over a nine-month-old baby boy in a Brisbane park — an incident that left the child with serious burns and triggered an international manhunt a»»»

On Thursday, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order under which Washington may impose additional tariffs on imports from countries that supply oil to Cuba. The US leader also declared a national emergency due to a security threat, which allegedly emanates from Cuba. The US government i»»»

The abandonment of energy cooperation with Russia has provoked the greatest negative effect on the German economy, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Dmitry Lyublinsky said in an interview with Sputnik. For political reasons, Germany has refused to purchase coal, oil, and natural gas from Russia, and »»»

The International Monetary Fund said emerging economies are showing exceptional resilience in the face of global volatility, as it cast the upcoming AlUla Conference for Emerging Market Economies as a key forum for recalibrating policy amid rapid financial and trade shifts. Days ahead of Saudi Arab»»»

KUWAIT, Jan 30 (KUNA) -- 1960 -- Moroccan King Mohammad V paid the first visit to the State of Kuwait during which he held summit talks with the Amir Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah. 1964 -- Kuwait Deputy Amir and Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah signed a law regarding the succession p»»»

President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov signed a decree approving the main planning documents in the field of civil defense for 2026. According to the decree, the following documents were approved: The documents determine the preparation procedures for ministries, departments, local government bodies»»»

The Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan has submitted for public discussion a draft resolution on the ratification of an agreement between the governments of Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan on the coordination of radio frequency assignments in border areas. The document was signed on August 22, 2025 in Bi»»»

Dubai: Etihad Airways is pushing deeper into long-haul growth with the launch of its first-ever nonstop service between the Middle East and Calgary, opening a new direct air corridor between the UAE and Western Canada and giving travellers a faster route between two globally significant economic re»»»

Trade turnover between Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan has exceeded $2 billion. Kudaibergen Bazarbaev, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kyrgyz Republic to Astana, stated, summing up last year’s results. He noted that these achievements were made possible thanks to the policies and lead»»»

The Minister of Health of Kyrgyzstan, Kanybek Dosmambetov, met with Professor Zhenishbek Nazaraliev, an addiction specialist, at the Ministry of Health. They discussed measures to develop a state-run rehabilitation system for people with drug addiction. According to the ministry’s press center, the»»»

MPs are set to debate at second reading amendments to the Bar Act allowing lawyers to advertise, the National Assembly’s work programme shows on Friday. The Legal Affairs Committee backs wording letting lawyers contact potential clients directly or via intermediaries, as long as advertising respect»»»

Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan Adylbek Kasymaliev met with Yoshikawa Yoshifumi, Senior Vice President at the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). According to the government press service, the parties discussed projects implemented in the country with the agency’s supp»»»

Minister of Health of Kyrgyzstan Kanybek Dosmambetov noted the importance of restructuring the logistics and pharmacy chain El Aman. According to the Ministry of Health’s press center, the state-owned enterprise Kyrgyzfarmatsiya plans to receive a state loan of 2 billion soms in the near future. Of»»»

Dubai: Bahraini rapper Flipperachi has officially entered the Guinness World Records after his song Fa9la (pronounced Faasla), featured in Ranveer Singh’s blockbuster Dhurandhar, topped the Arabia Charts with the highest number of billboards. The achievement has made the artist a household name in »»»

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney meets with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. On Thursday, Trump said he was decertifying all Canada-made planes. File Photo by Francis Chung/UPI | License Photo Jan. 30 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump on Th»»»

Bishkek Mayor Aibek Dzhunushaliev met with Gayane Minasyan, Regional Manager for Environment with the Planet Department of the World Bank’s Europe and Central Asia Region. According to the City Hall press service, the parties discussed initiatives within Air Quality Improvement project, including t»»»

The Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic approved an action plan for 2026 to implement the National Development Program until 2030. The corresponding decision was signed by Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Adylbek Kasymaliev. It is noted that four main development vectors have been ident»»»

Dubai: Dubai gold prices cooled slightly on Friday morning after a dramatic rally that pushed rates to record territory earlier in the week, even as prices remained close to historic highs and market volatility kept buyers and traders on edge. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Ba»»»

A newlywed man and his family member died by suicide in Karnataka’s Davangere district after the wife allegedly eloped with her lover just two to three months into the marriage, police and local media reported. The case has prompted investigators to register multiple cases and is under active inqui»»»

President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov addressed issues of human rights and freedom of speech in his traditional interview with Kabar news agency. Photo Kabar According to him, both freedom of speech and democracy exist in the country. «Compared to the past, freedom of speech is no less widespread n»»»

The national futsal team of Kyrgyzstan lost their second match at the AFC Futsal Cup in Indonesia. The Kyrgyz Football Union reported. According to the union, the match took place on January 29 in Jakarta. The final score was 5-3 in favor of Indonesia. The team of Kyrgyzstan will play against South»»»

Kyrgyz boxer Nurbek Valizhonov has won the Asian professional boxing title under the Asian Boxing Federation. The Boxing Federation reported. The athlete competes in the weight category of up to 90.8 kilograms. Valizhonov claimed the title with a technical knockout in the fourth round at a tourname»»»

New York: A man falsely claiming to be an FBI agent showed up to a federal jail in New York City on Wednesday night and told officers he had a court order to release Luigi Mangione, authorities said. Mark Anderson, 36, of Mankato, Minnesota, was arrested and charged with impersonating an FBI agent »»»

The European Commission has approved a plan for the export of Kyrgyz honey and added it to its special list under the EU technical regulation permitting imports into the European Union, the press service of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Kyrgyz Republic reported. According to the ministry, the »»»

Kyrgyzstan’s international reserves have exceeded $10 billion. Melis Turgunbaev, Chairman of the National Bank, reported. According to him, the country has reached double-digit levels in gold and foreign exchange reserves. «This is a major achievement. We are reaching the level of developed countri»»»

A one-year-old boy in northern China’s Shanxi province was hospitalised with more than 600 needle marks on his body, authorities reported, triggering a police investigation into suspected abuse. The child, identified in local media as Wang Wang, was admitted to a hospital in Hunyuan County earlier »»»

Greenland may consider returning to the European Union for national security reasons amid threats from the United States, Bentiaraq Ottosen, deputy speaker of the Greenlandic parliament, told Sputnik. "Also, I mean that if we hit a bad economic tariff from the US, so we need to take to the European»»»

The United Nations believes that the right for self-determination is not applicable in Crimea and Donbass, like it does in Greenland, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday. “And after a very careful study by our Office of Legal Affairs, it is our position that the principle of self»»»

The United States has authorized transactions on drilling, purchasing, selling, and exporting Venezuelan oil for entities registered in the United States, the US Treasury said in a published document. "All transactions prohibited by the Venezuela Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 591 (the VSR), in»»»

President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov met with the permanent representatives of a number of foreign states to the United Nations, the presidential press service reported. The meeting included an exchange of views on key issues on the international agenda, including the complex global geopolitical s»»»

Foreign Minister of Kyrgyzstan Jeenbek Kulubaev met with the Permanent Representatives of nine foreign countries to the United Nations in New York, who arrived in the country on their latest visit. According to the Foreign Ministry’s press service, the Foreign Minister briefed the Ambassadors of An»»»