Bulgaria's President Iliana Iotova Friday signed a decree relieving Stoil Tzitzelkov of his duties as caretaker deputy prime minister under Article 99(5) of the Constitution, the head of state’s Press Secretariat said. MORE /MR/»»»

On Friday morning, President Iliana Iotova sat down for what was her first interview as head of State on the morning programme of bTV. It was a wide-ranging interview in which she took questions about her plans to run for a full term as President, her expectations about the newly formed caretaker C»»»

Tunis, Feb. 20 (TAP)- Avenues of cooperation with the USA in industry-related sectors took centre stage as Minister of Industry, Mines and Energy Fatma Thabet Chiboub met Friday with Ambassador Bill Bazzi. This mainly included aeronautical...»»»

Tunis, Feb. 20 (TAP) - The outstanding non-professional bank loans directed to individuals in Tunisia amounted to TND 30.464 billion at the end of December 2025, compared to TND 30.022 billion at the end of December 2024, posting an increase of TND...»»»

Kabul: A strong earthquake rocked eastern Afghanistan on Friday, AFP journalists in the capital Kabul and Nangarhar province said. The 5.8-magnitude quake struck around 130 kilometres (80 miles) northeast of Kabul, the United States Geological Survey said.»»»

Dubai: The DubaiNow application completed around 5.7 million payment transactions in 2025 while adding more than 70 new digital services, bringing the total number of services available on the unified government platform to 370, according to Digital Dubai. Dr Mouza Suwaidan, Executive Director of t»»»

Damascus, Feb. 20 (SANA) The Syrian Arab Red Crescent and the Turkish Red Crescent signed cooperation agreements on Friday aimed at strengthening humanitarian efforts in Syria amid ongoing crises and economic hardship. Syrian Arab Red Crescent President Hazem Bakleh met in Damascus with Alper Küçük»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian y-o-y inflation slowed down in January relative to December and amounted to 2.4 pct, the National Bank of Serbia (NBS) said on Friday, quoting figures released by the national statistical office. "At the monthly level, consumer prices went up by 0.3 pct, led by services (1.3 pct)»»»

Occupied Jerusalem: Around 80,000 Palestinians performed the first Friday prayer of Ramadan at Al Aqsa Mosque despite strict Israeli restrictions. The Jerusalem Governorate stated that Israeli forces prevented thousands from reaching the mosque, turning back worshippers at Qalandia and (300) checkp»»»

Tunis, Feb. 20 (TAP) - Interventions by representatives of the National Council of Regions and Districts on Friday focused on the urgent need to break the isolation of rural tracks and to address the problem of deteriorating infrastructure in...»»»

The project marks the first large-scale battery storage system integrated into a solar power plant in North Macedonia and one of the most significant hybrid renewable projects in the Western Balkans. By storing surplus generation and delivering it during peak demand, the system enhances grid stabil»»»

A U.S. C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft arrived in Sofia from the NATO air base in Ramstein, according to information published by “BulFoto.” The C-130 is a four-engine turboprop aircraft widely used in NATO transport and tactical operations around the world. Produced by Lockheed Martin, »»»

The digital euro should be understood as an additional form of money rather than a replacement for existing payment methods, according to Senior Assistant Professor Dr. Atanas Kamelarov from the University of Economics in Varna. He noted that even if the digital euro is introduced, most people are »»»

In a step reflecting a possible new escalation related to the electoral clash, Speaker Nabih Berri has decided to push Abbas Fawaz, the ex-head of the World Lebanese Cultural Union, to nominate himself for the newly-introduced and controversial 16th electoral district in the upcoming parliamentary »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe IRGC Intel Chief: 10 Foreign Services Behind Iran Recent Riots 20-02-2026 15:06 PM The head of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) I»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Araghchi: Washington has not asked Tehran to completely abandon uranium enrichment 20-02-2026 15:04 PM Latest News Urgent News Palestinians»»»

Dubai: Emirates NBD has introduced branded silver bars, giving UAE investors direct access to physical silver through a bank-backed platform with transparent pricing, verified purity and secure custody. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The new offering follows the bank’»»»

Friday evening traffic is intensifying across the UAE, with major roads in Dubai and Sharjah reporting slow-moving queues as motorists head home before Iftar at around 6:19pm. Also Read: Dubai's RTA issues Ramadan driving alert for taxi and delivery driversThe hour leading up to sunset is typically»»»

Caretaker Prime Minister Andrey Gurov said at the beginning of his meeting with the leadership of the Central Election Commission (CEC) that his cabinet is determined to conduct a very good process in the upcoming elections. Chair of the Central Election Commission, Kamelia Neykova also spoke, expr»»»

DUBAI - The Serbian-Kazakh duo of Aleksandra Krunic and Anna Danilina has failed to qualify for the women's doubles finals of the Dubai tennis tournament after a 4-6, 6-2, 10-6 semi-final defeat to the Canadian-Brazilian pair of Gabriela Dabrowska and Luisa Stefani on Friday. Dabrowska and Stefani,»»»

TASHKENT - Serbian Deputy PM and Minister of Economy Adrijana Mesarovic on Friday continued a working visit to Uzbekistan with a meeting with Uzbek Deputy PM and Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade Jamshid Khodaev. In an Instagram post, Mesarovic wrote it had been one of the most constructive»»»

The safety of fishery products is entering a new stage of regulation in the European Union. Through EU Regulation 2025/1891, which came into force on October 8, 2025, amending Regulation 2023/915, the EU imposes maximum limits for inorganic arsenic (I-As) in fish, crustaceans, bivalve mollusks, and»»»

French President Emmanuel Macron has pushed back against comments by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni regarding the killing of French right-wing activist Quentin Deranque. A mathematics student, Deranque died of his injuries on Saturday following a brawl between rival groups in the southeaster»»»

The European Commission has convened an extraordinary meeting of its Oil Coordination Group for February 25, following a halt in diesel deliveries from Hungary and Slovakia to Ukraine and threats that they could cut off electricity and gas supplies if repairs to the Druzhba pipeline are not complet»»»

Poland aims to catch up with the United Kingdom in GDP per capita adjusted for price levels within five to six years, Finance and Economy Minister Andrzej Domański said this week, setting out one of the most ambitious convergence targets yet voiced by a Central European government. »»»

Poland aims to catch up with the United Kingdom in GDP per capita adjusted for price levels within five to six years, Finance and Economy Minister Andrzej Domański said this week, setting out one of the most ambitious convergence targets yet voiced by a Central European government. »»»

US President Donald Trump praised the Czech Minister of Foreign Affairs and the leader of the anti-green and Eurosceptic Motorists for Themselves party Petr Macinka following Macinka’s participation at a debate at the Munich Security Conference where he provoked clashes with Hillary Clinton and his»»»

The European Commission has convened an extraordinary meeting of its Oil Coordination Group for February 25, following a halt in diesel deliveries from Hungary and Slovakia to Ukraine and threats that they could cut off electricity and gas supplies if repairs to the Druzhba pipeline are not complet»»»

Poland aims to catch up with the United Kingdom in GDP per capita adjusted for price levels within five to six years, Finance and Economy Minister Andrzej Domański said this week, setting out one of the most ambitious convergence targets yet voiced by a Central European government. »»»

Poland aims to catch up with the United Kingdom in GDP per capita adjusted for price levels within five to six years, Finance and Economy Minister Andrzej Domański said this week, setting out one of the most ambitious convergence targets yet voiced by a Central European government. »»»

Poland aims to catch up with the United Kingdom in GDP per capita adjusted for price levels within five to six years, Finance and Economy Minister Andrzej Domański said this week, setting out one of the most ambitious convergence targets yet voiced by a Central European government. »»»

Poland aims to catch up with the United Kingdom in GDP per capita adjusted for price levels within five to six years, Finance and Economy Minister Andrzej Domański said this week, setting out one of the most ambitious convergence targets yet voiced by a Central European government. »»»

Poland aims to catch up with the United Kingdom in GDP per capita adjusted for price levels within five to six years, Finance and Economy Minister Andrzej Domański said this week, setting out one of the most ambitious convergence targets yet voiced by a Central European government. »»»

Poland aims to catch up with the United Kingdom in GDP per capita adjusted for price levels within five to six years, Finance and Economy Minister Andrzej Domański said this week, setting out one of the most ambitious convergence targets yet voiced by a Central European government. »»»

Up to 20 Russian companies may carry out IPOs in 2026 with total proceeds of RUB50bn-100bn ($550mn-1.1bn), a five-fold increase in deal count as compared to 2025, according to RBC business portal citing a forecast by Expert RA agency.  »»»

Thirty of 311 Russian billionaires on the Forbes list, or 9%, faced nationalisation, attempted nationalisation or forced asset sales on non-market terms between 2014 and 2025, according to The Bell, citing research by the Cedar analytical centre. »»»

BusinessGermanyChina overtakes US to become Germany's top trading partnerRana Taha with Reuters, dpaChina replaces US as Germany's top trading partner, reclaiming a position it held from 2016 to 2023. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is set to visit China next week. https://p.dw.com/p/597vtChina re»»»

Moscow: Seven tourists, reported to be Chinese citizens, died Friday when a tour bus crashed through the ice of Russia’s Lake Baikal in Siberia, local officials said. The bus fell into an ice fissure three metres wide and sank, the regional branch of Russia’s emergency situations ministry said in a»»»

The Sofia City Court has terminated proceedings for the early release of Evelin "Brendo" Banev. The ruling is appealable. According to the judge, the proceedings were initiated by the director of the Central Sofia Prison, who was later suspended, while an authorized representative of the current di»»»

Doha, Qatar: The holy month of Ramadan continues to consolidate its position as a peak season for the gold market in Qatar, despite unprecedented global price levels for the precious metal, which have recently surpassed the $5,000 per ounce threshold for the first time in history. This year's Ramad»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The issue of the Iranian nuclear dossier cannot be resolved by military means, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Friday amid an increase in the US military presence in the Middle East and an increasing number of reports of possible military actions against Tehran. In»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Volodymyr Zelensky is mentioned in the documents of infamous late financier Jeffrey Epstein more than 50 times, Viktor Medvedchuk, a Ukrainian opposition politician and chairman of the Other Ukraine movement, said on Friday. "Zelensky's name is mentioned in the documents more tha»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has discussed the situation surrounding the Iranian nuclear program with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi, taking into account the outcomes of US-Iranian contacts in Geneva, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Friday. "On February 20,»»»

US President Donald Trump praised the Czech Minister of Foreign Affairs and the leader of the anti-green and Eurosceptic Motorists for Themselves party Petr Macinka following Macinka’s participation at a debate at the Munich Security Conference where he provoked clashes with Hillary Clinton and his»»»

Poland aims to catch up with the United Kingdom in GDP per capita adjusted for price levels within five to six years, Finance and Economy Minister Andrzej Domański said this week, setting out one of the most ambitious convergence targets yet voiced by a Central European government. »»»

View of Royal Lodge, ex-Prince Andrew's residence in Windsor Great Park, where officers from Thames Valley Police were continuing to search Friday for evidence in an investigation into alleged misconduct in public office by King Charles' younger brother. Photo by Tolga Akman/EPA Feb. 20 (UPI) -- Br»»»

The European Commission has convened an extraordinary meeting of its Oil Coordination Group for February 25, following a halt in diesel deliveries from Hungary and Slovakia to Ukraine and threats that they could cut off electricity and gas supplies if repairs to the Druzhba pipeline are not complet»»»

Dubai: If your company was founded after 2015, you are more likely to have a work-from-home (WFH) policy than one founded before 1990 and that's according to new data from the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), an American private nonprofit research organisation. And it's not just the age»»»

Dubai: Kuwait is moving towards introducing a regulated freelance visa, as part of an effort to overhaul its labour market and curb the long-standing trade in residency permits. Also Read: New residency fees and conditions set for expat families in KuwaitThe proposal, announced by First Deputy Prim»»»