RIO DE JANEIRO: Dozens of dogs dressed as alligators, fairies and superheroes gathered Saturday at a Rio de Janeiro Carnival street party as their owners protested cruelty against pets. The canines wagged their tails to samba music, ate a delicious breakfast from several bowls and made new friends »»»

Dubai: A former diplomat who once worked in government corridors in Europe is now spending her days perfecting croissants and chocolates in Dubai. For Maria Galabova, founder of Keto Kartel, the move from politics to pastry was not a career pivot made on impulse. It followed a family health scare, »»»

A Ukrainian drone strike ignited fires at one of Russia’s Black Sea ports, officials said Sunday, ahead of fresh talks aimed at ending the nearly 4-year-old war. Two people were wounded in the attack on the port of Taman in the Krasnodar region, which damaged an oil storage tank, warehouse and term»»»

Hungary should fear the EU, not Russia, Prime Minister Viktor Orban has warned, arguing that the bloc poses a “direct threat” to his country’s sovereignty. In his annual state-of-the-nation address on Saturday, he said Brussels’ “oppressive machinery” is attempting to steer the upcoming parliamenta»»»

West Palm Beach, Florida: President Donald Trump said Sunday that members of his newly created Board of Peace have pledged $5 billion toward rebuilding war-ravaged Gaza and will commit thousands of personnel to international stabilisation and police forces for the territory. The pledges will be for»»»

GENEVA: Iran and the United States will hold a second round of talks over Tehran’s nuclear program next week, the Swiss Foreign Ministry said Saturday. Oman, which welcomed the first round of indirect talks on Feb. 6, will host the talks in Geneva, the Swiss ministry said, without specifying which »»»

WASHINGTON: The US military on Saturday reported a series of strikes against Daesh targets in Syria in retaliation for the December ambush that killed two US soldiers and one American civilian interpreter. US Central Command said in a statement that American aircraft had conducted 10 strikes agains»»»

Suspected Islamist militants attacked an army unit in northern Burkina Faso Sunday, the latest in a series of alleged militant attacks that have killed at least 10 people in four days, security sources told AFP. The west African country, ruled by a military junta since a 2022 coup, has been plagued»»»

Attorney General Pam Bondi, pictured speaking during a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on Wednesday, sent a letter to Congress notifying leaders of the judiciary committees that the Department of Justice has released all the Jeffrey Epstein files it plans to, and included a list of "pol»»»

The US may be unable to prevent EU bureaucrats from destroying Western civilization, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s envoy Kirill Dmitriev has suggested. The remark came in response to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s speech at the Munich Security Conference, where he sought to ease tensions »»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that any deal between the United States and Iran must involve the removal of all enriched uranium from Iran as well as Tehran's ability to enrich more. His comments came as Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi headed to Switzerland on Sunda»»»

US forces boarded an oil tanker in the Indian Ocean that violated President Donald Trump's blockade of sanctioned vessels in the Caribbean and fled the region, the Pentagon said Sunday. The Panamanian-flagged Veronica III "tried to defy President Trump's quarantine -- hoping to slip away. We tracke»»»

The Amir His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani patronised the 19th Qatar Education Excellence Award ceremony at the Sheraton Doha Hotel on Sunday. The ceremony was attended by Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Speaker of th»»»

QNA Doha Minister of Education and Higher Education HE Lolwah bint Rashid Al Khater has affirmed that the Qatar Education Excellence Award 2026 (QEEA 2026) carries special significance, with the number of winners from both genders reaching 108 - the most significant figure since the award’s incepti»»»

Kuwait: HE President of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al-Thani chaired the 108th meeting of the Council's Executive Board, which was held Sunday at its headquarters in Kuwait. During the meeting, the minutes of the previous Executive Board meeting, held in Tashkent on 26 »»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar International Islamic Bank (QIIB) has achieved a significant milestone by winning two prestigious honours at the International Finance Awards 2025, reinforcing its standing as a leading player in Qatar’s Islamic banking sector and a key contributor to capital market »»»

Tribune news network Doha Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB), Qatar’s leading digital bank, has announced the launch of a new Spends campaign offering its QIB Visa Credit card holders the opportunity to win an exclusive experience at the FIFA World Cup 2026, courtesy of Visa, reinforcing the Bank’s commitmen»»»

QNA Doha The 18th Qatar Robotics & AI Competition kicked off Sunday in Doha. The contest is organized by the Ministry of Sports and Youth, represented by the Qatar Scientific Club (QSC), in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE), buoyed by support from the Social »»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has launched a specialised medical convoy for Syria, with a group of consultant cardiac catheterisation doctors and orthopaedic surgeons deployed to provide life-saving health care for Syrian patients, amid the tough challenges facing the »»»

QNA Munich Doha Forum participated in the Munich Security Conference (MSC) 2026, convening a high-level panel discussion titled ‘Conversation on Sustainable Peace in Gaza’, addressing pathways toward durable peace amid a fragile ceasefire, an ongoing humanitarian emergency, and the risk of renewed »»»

Tribune News Network Doha Wyndham Grand Doha West Bay Beach has earned the title of Qatar’s Leading Serviced Apartments at the 2025 World Travel Awards, marking another milestone for a destination that has quickly become a preferred choice for guests seeking homelike space, refined style, and seaml»»»

QNA Doha The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, represented by the Environmental Monitoring and Inspection Department, organised a symposium on Sunday entitled “Improving Air Quality and Supporting Environmental Sustainability in Qatar,” bringing together government officials, industry rep»»»

Minister of Communications and Information Technology HE Mohammed bin Ali Al Mannai on Sunday met separately with Undersecretary of Commerce for Industry and Security of the United States of America Jeffrey Kessler, and Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Mich»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Career Development Centre (QCDC), founded by Qatar Foundation (QF), signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Snoonu Trading and Services L.L.C to support QCDC’s digital transformation and expand how career development services are delivered across Qatar’s educ»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Time is central to Amouage’s Essences Collection. When he conceived it, Renaud Salmon, chief creative officer at the esteemed Omani High Perfumery House, decided that every aspect of the range – from the narratives behind the perfumes, to their formulation and visual repre»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has developed a comprehensive food safety inspection plan during the holy month of Ramadan, as part of ongoing efforts to safeguard food safety and public health, and to protect consumers during a period when demand for food products si»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Al Faisal Without Borders Foundation, in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, organised the National Championship of the Destination Imagination (DI) programme, which the foundation runs in public and private schools across Qatar. A total of 110»»»

Tribune News Network Doha HEC Paris, one of the world’s top-ranked business schools, has welcomed its Executive MBA (EMBA) Class of 2027 to its state-of-the-art Doha campus, reaffirming its role in developing senior leaders ready to contribute to regional transformation and long-term economic progr»»»

QNA DOHA Several municipalities announced that they had stepped up their readiness for the holy month of Ramadan by conducting surveillance inspections on food enterprises nationwide. They confirmed that the objective is to ensure food safety and protect the well-being of both citizens and resident»»»

QNA Doha Minister of Social Development and Family HE Buthaina bint Ali Al Jabr Al Nuaimi has stressed that empowering Arab women, safeguarding their rights, and enhancing their full participation constitute fundamental pillars for achieving sustainable development and strengthening societal stabil»»»

QNA Doha In presence of Minister of State for Interior Affairs HE Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Faisal bin Mohammed Al-Thani, the Police Academy organised a certificate award ceremony for the second batch of Diploma in Police Sciences graduates at the Police Institute, and the first batch of Diploma in Inte»»»

QNA Doha The Diplomatic Institute at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on joint cooperation and the exchange of expertise. This agreement aims to strengthen institutional partnerships and develop training and c»»»

QNA Doha Regulatory Authority for Charitable Activities (RACA) launched a forum on innovation, sustainability and achieving social impact, held over two days in partnership with the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, with the participation of a select group of experts, academics and specialists. »»»

QNA Doha Minister of Municipality HE Abdullah bin Hamad bin Abdullah Al Attiyah has announced the launch of the “Sustainable Agricultural Production Award,” effective this year. This initiative aims to recognize farmers as well as livestock and fish producers for adopting best modern agricultural p»»»

KUWAIT, Feb 15 (KUNA) -- 1975 -- Kuwaiti MPs Jassem Al-Qatami and Rashed Al-Farhan submitted the first-of-a-kind draft law to grant women the right to run in elections and vote. The parliament was dissolved before the house discuss the bill. 1994 -- Kuwait Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah signed»»»

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has said it has released all of the files required by the Epstein Files Transparency Act, but lawmakers have argued the release is insufficient. The letter sent to Congress members on Saturday said all records, documents, communications and investigative materials»»»

The U.S. military boards the Veronica III, a Venezuela-linked oil tanker, on Feb. 15 in the Indian Ocean after it tracked it from the Caribbean in an attempt to escape the Trump administration's naval blockade on such vessels. Photo by Department of Defense/X Feb. 15 (UPI) -- The U.S. military inte»»»

KUWAIT, Feb 14 (KUNA) -- Several Kuwaiti embassies and consulates held receptions on Saturday, marking the country's 65th National Day and the 35th anniversary of the Liberation Day.In Budapest, the Embassy of the State of Kuwait in Hungary held a reception that drew high-level official and diploma»»»

DOHA, Feb 14 (KUNA) -- Qatar on Saturday voiced its solidarity with Afghanistan in the aftermath of a landslide that occurred in Kapisa Province, resulting in fatalities and injuries.In a press release, the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs offered Qatar's condolences to the families of the victim»»»

RIYADH, Feb 14 (KUNA) -- Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Al-Budaiwi met with the European Union (EU) Special Representative for the Gulf Luigi Di Maio on Saturday on the sidelines of the 62nd Munich Security Conference in Germany.During the meeting, they reviewed the t»»»

KUWAIT - President of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and head of the Qatar Olympic Committee Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al-Thani and his accompanying delegation arrive in Kuwait. KUWAIT - Jahra Cultural Season 2, organized by the National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters (NCCAL) in cooperation »»»

Doha, Qatar: The Minister of Municipality, HE Abdullah bin Hamad bin Abdullah Al Attiyah met with the Ambassador of the French Republic to the State of Qatar, HE Arnaud Pescheux and the accompanying delegation, on the sidelines of the Qatar International Agricultural Exhibition. During the meeting,»»»

Investigators have found a glove that appears to match one of those a suspect was wearing in doorbell camera footage taken the night Nancy Guthrie disappeared. The FBI said in a Sunday update that investigators recovered DNA evidence from the glove, which was found in a field near the side of the r»»»

Share: Secretary of State Marco Rubio cast the United States as the “child of Europe” in a message of unity on Saturday, offering some reassurance as well as levelling more criticism at allies after a year of turmoil in transatlantic relations. Rubio was addressing the annual Munich Security Confer»»»

Prime Minister Edi Rama announced that on Thursday, February 19, he will travel to Washington to join U.S. President Donald Trump at the inaugural meeting of the founding states of the Peace Board. Rama said Albania holds the privilege of being a founding member of the initiative and stressed that »»»

The head of the parliamentary group of the Democratic Party of Albania, Gazment Bardhi, has accused Prime Minister Edi Rama of attempting to weaken an ongoing criminal investigation through proposed amendments to Article 242 of the Criminal Procedure Code. In a public reaction, Bardhi said Rama is »»»

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was killed using a deadly toxin found in poison dart frogs in South America, the UK and some of its European allies have said. Traces of epibatidine were found in samples from Navalny's body and highly likely resulted in his death in a Siberian penal colony »»»

Colombo: Head coach Mike Hesson admitted Pakistan's players were hurting in the dressing room after their crushing 61-run defeat to arch-rivals India in Colombo on Sunday. India dominated the T20 World Cup Group A match which had been in doubt until a few days ago when the Pakistan government clear»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Minister of Municipality, HE Abdullah bin Hamad bin Abdullah Al Attiyah has announced the launch of the "Sustainable Agricultural Production Award," effective this year. This initiative aims to recognise farmers as well as livestock and fish producers for adopting best modern agric»»»

Tunis, Feb 15 (TAP) - Tunisia's energy trade balance deficit, taking into account exported Algerian gas royalties, was up 3% in 2025 to TND 11,023 million, according to the energy sector outlook report published by the National Observatory of Energy...»»»