Tunis, Nov. 18 (TAP) - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad, Mohamed Ali Nafti, met, on Tuesday, with the Ambassador of Japan to Tunisia, Takeshi Osuga, who paid a courtesy visit at the end of his mission in Tunisia.The...»»»

KUWAIT, Nov 18 (KUNA) -- The Kuwaiti Cabinet on Tuesday endorsed a bill to regulate action in digital trade sector, a key step in modernizing Kuwait's legislative infrastructure. Chaired by His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah at Bayan Palace, the Cabinet consider»»»

Iraq's incumbent Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said Tuesday he had joined the country's main Shiite alliance, the majority bloc that will nominate the next premier. The move by Sudani, who is seeking a second term as prime minister, gives the Coordination Framework alliance of Shiite facti»»»

This publication outlines Taxi Maxim’s origin, operational structure, use of the technology across different countries, and recent milestones of progress. Taxi Maxim is an IT platform emerged in 2003, during the formative stage of real-time dispatching and mobile integration technologies. At that t»»»

DOHA: Minister of Public Health HE Mansoor bin Ebrahim bin Saad Al Mahmoud inaugurated on Tuesday The Pearl International Hospital, located in the heart of The Pearl Island. The hospital offers state-of-the-art medical technologies, comprehensive specialized clinics, and a patient-centered, integra»»»

KUWAIT, Nov 18 (KUNA) -- Omani Minister of Information Dr. Abdullah Al-Harrasi affirmed that selecting Oman as guest of honor at the 48th Kuwait International Book Fair reflects the depth of relations between the two countries.Dr. Al-Harrasi told KUNA on Tuesday, upon his arrival to participate in »»»

KUWAIT, Nov 18 (KUNA) -- Omani Minister of Information Dr. Abdullah Al-Harrasi affirmed that selecting Oman as guest of honor at the 48th Kuwait International Book Fair reflects the depth of relations between the two countries.Dr. Al-Harrasi told KUNA on Tuesday, upon his arrival to participate in »»»

Dubai: Police in Kuwait have arrested a man who appeared in a widely circulated video smashing the windows of parked cars in Salmiya while in an abnormal condition, according to the Ministry of Interior, Al Anba newspaper reported. The footage, which went viral on social media, showed the man carry»»»

Tunis, Nov 18 (TAP) – The Tunisian stock market closed the session on a positive note, with the benchmark Tunindex up 0.3% to 13,140.6 points, on a modest turnover of TND 5.4 million, according to the daily analysis of broker Tunisie Valeurs.The...»»»

The Tripoli based Libyan government reported yesterday that a high-level government delegation arrived last Sunday (16 November) in Washington DC headed by the Prime Minister’s Advisor for Economic Affairs, Mahmoud Al-Futaisi, Director General of the National Economic and Social Development Board (»»»

The bodies of a 34-year-old woman and her daughter, 10, have been found inside freezers in an apartment in western Austria. The remains of the Syrian woman and child, who had been missing for several months, were discovered on Friday. The freezers were hidden behind a drywall partition in the flat,»»»

Some of the most groundbreaking ideas in on-demand mobility were born far from major tech centres. The work of Maksim Belonogov falls into this category. Beginning in the early 2000s in Siberia, he and his business partner developed a Maxim technology that turned local ride dispatching into a repea»»»

BELGRADE - The CEO of Serbia's Russian majority-owned oil firm NIS, Kirill Tyurdenev, has told the company's employees he had received from the US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) a licence approving the start of talks between shareholders and other interested parties about a change of owner»»»

Cairo, Egypt: The Arab League said the resolution adopted by the UN Security Council late Monday to end the war in Gaza reflects an international commitment to rebuilding the territory, which has suffered destruction rarely seen in modern history. In a statement Tuesday, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, the secr»»»

Doha, Qatar: Minister of Public Health, HE Mansoor bin Ebrahim bin Saad Al Mahmoud inaugurated on Tuesday The Pearl International Hospital, located in the heart of The Pearl Island. The hospital offers state-of-the-art medical technologies, comprehensive specialized clinics, and a patient-centered,»»»

Washington: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a red carpet welcome from President Donald Trump on Tuesday. Trump laid on a noisy military flypast featuring F-35 stealth fighters that Washington will sell to Riyadh as Crown Prince arrived at the White House. Cannon fire and a parade of»»»

Britain's MI5 security service issued a new warning to lawmakers on Tuesday about attempts by Chinese agents to collect information and influence activity, its latest accusation that Beijing is trying to spy on the nation's parliament. Lawmakers were told Chinese spies were targeting them by posing»»»

The Irish teacher Enoch Burke has been returned to prison by the High Court in Dublin. Mr Justice Cregan said that Mr Burke and members of his family had engaged in a "deliberate, sustained and concerted attack" on the authority of the civil courts and the rule of law. He said that Mr Burke had ref»»»

Two of five suspects in a high-profile investment fraud linked to the Loutraki casino have been ordered held in custody. The suspects include the alleged ringleader and his deputy, while the other three were released under restrictions. According to Greece’s Financial Crime Unit, the gang targeted »»»

For the third consecutive year, St. Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia has been ranked in the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2026, which were announced on November 18, said the university's press centre. Sofia University is ranked 814th out of 2,002 universities in Europe, Asia, the»»»

Paris, France: A French court on Tuesday sentenced eight men to between three and 15 years in prison over the deaths of seven people when a boat carrying migrants capsized in the Channel in 2023. Two Iraqis, six Afghans and one Sudanese national went on trial in November accused of running a migran»»»

Dubai: Saudi Arabia is studying a proposal to introduce financial penalties for individuals or entities that misuse properties belonging to the Ministry of Finance or other government bodies under its oversight within the Kingdom’s holy sites, according to a new report issued by the General Auditin»»»

US President Donald Trump has said he is open to ordering strikes in Mexico to fight drug cartels, regardless of opposition from Mexican authorities. Speaking to reporters on Monday, Trump was asked whether he would consider striking Mexico or sending US troops to tackle drug smuggling. He replied »»»

Tunis, Nov. 17 (TAP) - The Tunisian Embassy in Brussels, in partnership with the Tunisian-Belgian-Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce, organised a Tunisian–Luxembourg Business Forum dedicated to exploring opportunities for economic cooperation and...»»»

At a meeting on Tuesday, the Constitutional Court decided unanimously to review on principle a request by 49 MPs that the Court determine the constitutionality of two articles of the Counter-Corruption Act, as amended by Parliament on July 10, and the rules of procedure of the Counter-Corruption Co»»»

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev conferred with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Norway to Bulgaria, Hilde Lunde, the Foreign Ministry said in a press release on Tuesday. The meeting was held in connection with the upcoming signing of the Memoranda of Unde»»»

Tunis, Nov 18 (TAP) – The Assembly of People's Representatives (ARP) is taking part, through MP Adel Dhiaf, member of the Parliamentary Committee on Defence, Security and Armed Forces, in the 30th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations...»»»

PARIS: On behalf of Minister of Interior and Commander of the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya) HE Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Minister of State for Interior Affairs HE Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Faisal bin Mohammed Al Thani participated alongside Minister of the Interior of the frien»»»

Paris, France: Major websites including social network X and AI chatbot ChatGPT were disrupted on Tuesday after US online services provider Cloudflare said it had been affected by a "latent bug". Web monitor Downdetector recorded disruptions for users of X, video game "League of Legends" and some s»»»

Children will no longer be able to chat to adult strangers on Roblox as part of an expansion of its safety measures. Users in the UK and US will now be required to complete facial age checks before they can use the chat features on one of the world's most popular gaming platforms. Roblox has faced »»»

Egypt annulled parliamentary votes in over a quarter of first-round constituencies on Tuesday in one of the most significant disruptions to a national election in recent years. Polls opened last week for the first of two rounds to elect the final parliament of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s third»»»

BELGRADE - The director of the Belgrade Metro and Train public enterprise Andreja Mladenovic said on Tuesday a contract with the French company Alstom to build the first line of a Belgrade metro system would be signed by December 15. Mladenovic told Tanjug Alstom would also deliver 32 train sets as»»»

Tunis, Nov 18 (TAP) – Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Mohamed Ali Nafti on Tuesday pointed out the need to enrich the legal framework governing cooperation between Tunisia and Sierra Leone, during a meeting with Sierra...»»»

Doha, Qatar: The first round of the Men's Volleyball League for the 2025-2026 season begins on Wednesday, with a match between Al Wakrah and Al Khor at the Qatar Volleyball Association Hall. The Association's competitions committee made adjustments to the league schedule due to Al Rayyan's particip»»»

Doha, Qatar: Italy qualified for the quarterfinals of the FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2025, defeating Uzbekistan 3-2 on Tuesday at the Mahmud Sofi Stadium in the Round of 16. Tomas Campanello scored twice for Italy in the 19th and 68th minutes, while Daouda Idrissa added another in the 70th minute. U»»»

Russian air defenses shot down three Ukrainian drones en route to Moscow on Tuesday, the city's mayor said, while two major airports in the Russian capital temporarily halted all incoming and outgoing traffic. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said emergency services were working at the scene of the dow»»»

Dubai: The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre has confirmed that PHI-1, the first modular satellite platform developed under the Payload Hosting Initiative in partnership with the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs through its Access to Space for All initiative, is ready for launch. The mi»»»

Washington, United States: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived at the White House to fanfare and a jet flyover Tuesday, in his first visit to the United States since the 2018. US President Donald Trump greeted the prince upon his arrival, flanked by top US and Saudi officials, with a gro»»»

San Francisco, United States: Google debuted its latest Gemini AI on Tuesday, using it to enhance its dedicated app and popular search engine, as the tech titan competes in a crowded race to dominate artificial intelligence technology. Gemini 3 was touted by its creators as the "best model in the w»»»

Time is running short, and Lukoil will struggle to sell its international business in one, instead striking deals for individual assets which will take longer. WHAT: Lukoil is running out of time to sell its international operations. WHY: The collapse of the Gunvor bid was a major setback. WHAT NEX»»»

One man was killed and three other people were injured in a car ramming and stabbing attack in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Tuesday, the Israeli military and ambulance service said, in what Israeli authorities described as a terrorist attack. The Israeli military said in a statement two attack»»»

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev met with German Minister of State for European Affairs Gunther Krichbaum at the Foreign Ministry in Sofia on Tuesday, the Ministry's press centre reported. According to the press release, the two ministers and their delegations discussed current topics on t»»»

Paris, France: Representing the Minister of Interior and Commander of the Internal Security Force "Lekhwiya", HE Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al- Thani, HE Minister of State for Interior Affairs, Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Faisal bin Mohammed Al-Thani attended the opening of Milipol Paris 2025 in»»»

The battle for Pokrovsk continues to rage after Russia came close to taking the Donbas’ key logistical hub last week. A determined counter offensive by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) has kept the Russian forces at bay in a struggle that is turning into a modern day Stalingrad. Ukrainian Presiden»»»

Tunis, Nov 18 (TAP) – The National Business Register on Tuesday signed a cooperation memorandum with the Hague Institute for Innovation of Law (HIIL), on the sidelines of the 2nd edition of the “Tech the Justice Gap: Justice for the...»»»

US special envoy Steve Witkoff is set to join talks with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on Wednesday, as the Ukrainian president said he wanted to "intensify" peace negotiations. "Bringing the end of the war closer with all our might is Ukraine's t»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian FM Marko Djuric met with the new head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Ambassador Marcel Pesko, on Tuesday to discuss the priorities of cooperation and joint activities in the coming period, and noted that, to Serbia, the OSCE represented one of the most significant partners when i»»»

Washington, United States: Chip giant Nvidia and Microsoft announced Tuesday investments totaling $15 billion in AI startup Anthropic, the creator of the Claude chatbot, as the AI investment frenzy continues amid emerging fears of a bubble on Wall Street. Nvidia committed up to $10 billion while Mi»»»

BusinessGermanyStudent launches startup to tackle space debris crisisEfthymis AngeloudisA German student has taken on one of spaceflight's most urgent challenges: clearing Earth's orbit of debris. With his startup he aims to detect and remove the fragments before they threaten satellites and astron»»»

KUWAIT, Nov 18 (KUNA) -- Kuwait and Vietnam have agreed to propel bilateral relations to the level of a "strategic partnership," thanks largely to the inextricable links between the two nations, said a joint statement after high-level talks on Tuesday.Discussing current happening around the world a»»»