MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Lithuanian authorities plan to allocate more than 55 million euros ($60 million) up to 2030 towards building infrastructure facilities for US troops at the training ground near the eastern city of Pabrade, Lithuanian media reported on Friday. More than 35 million euros will g»»»

Neither Kiev nor its Western sponsors are particularly concerned about humanitarian issues, Bureau of Military-Political Analysis head Alexander Mikhailov told Sputnik, commenting on Ukrainian officials’ reluctance to accept Putin’s proposed humanitarian mission to evacuate civilians from Konstanti»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US Vice President JD Vance is seriously considering not running in the 2028 presidential election following the Republican Party's losses in the midterm elections, CNN reported on Friday, citing sources. According to the report, about a dozen of Vance's allies and advisers in»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US Central Command (CENTCOM) on Friday denied reports claiming that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) destroyed a radar facility in Bahrain. "FACT: The IRGC launched two one-way attack drones toward Bahrain, and both were shot down by U.S. forces," CENTCOM s»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Microsoft 365 services are gradually being restored following an outage, the company said on Friday. "We're seeing encouraging recovery progress in Europe … Japan remains comparatively more stable, while North America is also improving," the company said. Microsoft added that»»»

The United States on Friday denied that Iran's Revolutionary Guards had destroyed a U.S. radar system in Bahrain, saying U.S. forces had intercepted two Iranian drones headed for the country. "The IRGC launched two one-way attack drones toward Bahrain and both were shot down by U.S. forces," U.S. C»»»

CONAKRY: Ten people were killed in violent clashes with defense and security forces in a gold-producing region in northeastern Guinea, the country’s Ministry of Territorial Administration said in a statement. Guinea banned artisanal gold mining in Siguiri on November 2. Authorities said artisanal m»»»

LONDON: England’s National Health Service activated contingency plans Friday in response to the global Microsoft outage, reverting to “other IT systems or paper records” to maintain essential care and appointments. “With the global Microsoft issue inevitably having a disruptive impact for staff, lo»»»

Online sales jump 24.5%, while profit rises 5.7% despite inflation and supply pressures Dubai: Spinneys returned to revenue growth in the third quarter of 2026, with the UAE-listed supermarket operator reporting a 5.7 per cent increase in nine-month revenue to Dh2.74 billion, as more customers stay»»»

Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov outlined a planned increase in defence spending, major military procurement projects, personnel shortages and the need to expand Bulgaria's combat aircraft capabilities when presenting the draft defence budget for 2027, reiterating that budget constraints would not»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani has sent a cable of condolences to Amir of the State of Kuwait HH Sheikh Meshal Al Ahmed Al Jaber Al Sabah following the death of Sheikha Intisar Jassem Mohamed Al Malek Al Sabah.»»»

TUNIS, Nov. 13 (TAP) – Representatives of the National Chamber of Automobile Manufacturers and Dealers have called for a comprehensive overhaul of the tax and customs framework governing the automotive sector. They also stressdd the need to...»»»

BELGRADE - Aleksandar Vucic, who heads the United Serbia electoral list, said on Friday he would never leave Serbia but stay and serve the country, and noted that he and his political comrades must fight for the country and for ideas. Vucic said this in an interview to the Swiss weekly Weltwoche. A»»»

Tunis, Nov.13 (TAP) - An increase in the number of attacks on journalists was recorded from September 2025 to August 2026. Some 154 attacks were recorded during this period, compared with 149 during the previous period, President of the National...»»»

Veterinary staff examine rescued bird, with close monitoring continuing in quarantine Dubai: First came the motorists who helped it out of traffic. Now, vets and nutrition staff at Dubai Safari Park are caring for the rescued pelican, which has undergone a full health check and is being closely mon»»»

Emergency plans include rescue teams, backup generators and alternative roads. Dubai: Six government entities have confirmed their readiness for Dubai's rainy season, with emergency plans covering flash floods, road closures, power outages and rescue operations, particularly in the mountainous Hatt»»»

Up to 1,000 cyclists will join four groups starting from Meydan Cycle Park at 6.30am. Dubai: Dubai Police will lead a 65km community cycling ride on Saturday, November 14, bringing together amateur and professional cyclists for a morning of fitness and teamwork. The second edition of Ride with Poli»»»

Podcast unites global experts, including ex-White House adviser Dr A. Thomas McLellan Dubai: The UAE's National Drug Enforcement Authority (NDEA) will launch a new podcast titled Al Hison during the World Police Summit 2026, bringing international experts and specialists together to discuss drug-re»»»

Strong winds hit Bulgaria on Thursday with the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology issuing red code warning for Vratsa and Mezdra Regions, orange warning for nine other and a yellow warning for 17 regions. A state of emergency has been declared in the city of Vratsa due to wind gusts ex»»»

Printing blanks, dies and rolls containing components intended for incorporation into identity documents were found at the Kapitan Andreevo border checkpoint during an inspection of a minibus entering Bulgaria from Turkiye, the Customs Agency's press office in Svilengrad said. The passports are fro»»»

By Staff, Agencies US President Donald Trump's envoy Jared Kushner has described three days of diplomatic efforts to resolve the Ukraine conflict as having achieved "meaningful progress," announcing plans to address territorial disputes and broader European security arrangements in parallel. In a s»»»

Former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has been called to testify before Congress alongside US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick over national security concerns sparked by an alleged affair between Huang and a suspected Chinese spy. Senator Tim Scott sent letters to both men on Thursday, seeking their test»»»

Four Turkish military personnel were killed when an S-70-type helicopter crashed in the country’s eastern province of Malatya, the National Defense Ministry said on Thursday. The ministry did not provide details about the aircraft’s mission or the number of personnel on board. There was no immediat»»»

Large parts of Hungary received exceptionally heavy rainfall on Thursday, with several weather stations recording the equivalent of the country’s entire average November precipitation in just 24 hours. The downpours also brought a new national daily precipitation record. Record amount of rain reach»»»

Tunis, Nov. 13 (TAP)- El Kef Higher School of Agriculture is due to play host to the third edition of the Convergences of Agroecology on November 20-21. The event is initiated by the Tunisian Network for Agroecological Transition (RTTA) with a view...»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Only 21% of the French are optimistic about the future of democracy in their country, an annual opinion report GLOBSEC Trends 2026 showed on Friday. "Only 21% of respondents in France are optimistic about the future of democracy in their country, the lowest share among the countr»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Alimov and Saudi Ambassador to Moscow Sami bin Mohammed Al-Sadhan expressed concerns over the growing risk of the spread of conflict in Yemen during talks on Friday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. "The sides discussed developments sur»»»

White paper benchmarks UAE against OECD, Ireland, Singapore as FDI shifts to skills and IP Dubai: The UAE attracted a record $48.3 billion in foreign direct investment in 2025, up 6 per cent, and a fourth consecutive record. That now equals 3.1 per cent of global flows. But what is the country doin»»»

President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam have reached a conclusion that they should soon place the issue of referring the Dahr al-Baidar case to the Judicial Council on the agenda of an upcoming cabinet session, MTV reported on Friday. A Hezbollah truck has been stopped at the Dahr al-B»»»

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Bulgaria is seeing a positive start to early bookings on the German market, with leading tour operators saying the number of German tourists visiting the country could double within three years, Tourism Minister Ilin Dimitrov said after meetings with representatives of major German tourism organiza»»»

Heavy goods vehicles weighing more than 12 tonnes will face temporary traffic restrictions on the Hemus Motorway between the Sofia exit and the Botevgrad road junction on Friday, Sunday and Monday due to major repairs to the Topli Dol Tunnel, the Road Infrastructure Agency (RIA) said. On Friday, No»»»

By Staff, Agencies Mossad Director Roman Gofman is pursuing a major internal restructuring of the intelligence agency alongside a shift in its operational doctrine toward direct intelligence operations conducted by "Israeli" personnel, moving away from reliance on foreign agents and armed groups, F»»»

Arab Finance: Oriental Weavers welcomed 40 partners and clients from 15 countries during its annual Egypt Market Week, held from November 1 to 5, offering an exclusive preview of its upcoming collections alongside factory tours and cultural experiences, as per an emailed press release. The five-day»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The eurozone's foreign trade deficit amounted to 10.3 billion euros ($11.4 billion) in September, following a revised August deficit of 16.6 billion euros ($18.3 billion), the European statistical agency Eurostat said on Friday. "The first estimates of euro area balance showed a »»»

MANILA: Southeast Asian leaders are expected to discuss new measures to deal with the energy crunch triggered by the fallout of the US-Israel war on Iran during their upcoming annual summit, the Philippines said on Friday. As chair of the 11-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the Philip»»»

BREAKING NEWSMinistry announces two paid days off for private-sector employees across the country Abu Dhabi: The UAE has announced a two-day paid public holiday for private-sector employees to celebrate the country’s 55th Eid Al Etihad, with the break falling on Wednesday, December 2, and Thursday,»»»

Challenges ahead for Colette Kress as she leads Nvidia through uncertain times Dubai: Colette Kress, Nvidia's longtime chief financial officer, has stepped into the spotlight after being appointed interim chief executive following the sudden resignation of co-founder Jensen Huang. The 59-year-old e»»»

The Trump administration is considering establishing a mechanism similar to the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) stationed in Egypt to monitor the trilateral agreement between Lebanon and Israel, as a potential post-UNIFIL arrangement, Asharq Bloomberg has reported. U.S. Secretary of State M»»»

Aliaga, Turkiye: Turkiye’s security forces on Friday detained at least nine people protesting a ban on bringing mobile phones into a steel plant that was hit by a deadly explosion this week, a workers’ collective said. Workers arriving for their morning shift at the HABAS steel factory were told to»»»

UPDATECourt sentences 8 to prison and fines 10 over the incident involving MMA fighters' camps Abu Dhabi: An Abu Dhabi court has convicted 10 people over a brawl outside a hotel, sentencing six defendants to six months in prison and fining each Dh300,000 for offences including disturbing public ord»»»

She tells how growing up in Dubai shaped her ambitions, decision to build a future in UAE Dubai: After spending three years working in Silicon Valley and pursuing advanced studies in robotics in the US, Shivani Sivakumar had the opportunity to continue building her career in one of the world’s lead»»»

Abu Dhabi conference emphasizes family stability in a transforming society Abu Dhabi: The first annual conference of the TRENDS Observatory has called for stronger family stability and for policies that help people start families and meet their changing needs. The conference, held on Thursday in Ab»»»

The government will withdraw the bill to amend the Personal Assistance Act, mothers of children with disabilities and the bill's sponsors from Progressive Bulgaria told reporters on Friday. The announcement followed a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Galab Donev, Social Affai»»»

Preserving the central role and adequate funding of cohesion policy and the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is crucial for Bulgaria, National Assembly Chair Mihaela Dotsova said at a meeting of parliamentary speakers from the Visegrad Four (V4) countries and the Friends of Cohesion group, held as »»»

DESC and ITU partner to prepare governments and communities for major digital disruptions Dubai: The Dubai Electronic Security Center (DESC) has signed an agreement with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations agency for digital technologies, to strengthen global digital»»»

Global experts convene in Abu Dhabi to discuss military medicine advancements Abu Dhabi: Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, the UAE’s Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, on Friday visited the 46th ICMM World Congress of Military Medicine. The congress is hosted by the UAE Ministry of Defence t»»»

Regional Development and Public Works Minister Ivan Shishkov said at Parliament's Question Time on Friday he would insist on setting a deadline for completion of the south-eastern bypass of Plovdiv at the end of 2027. "A second agreement is forthcoming, in which I will insist that the deadline be s»»»

By Staff, Agencies Four Turkish military personnel died after an S-70 military helicopter crashed in Malatya province in eastern Turkey, the Turkish Defense Ministry announced on Thursday. The cause of the crash remains unknown. The helicopter went down around 6:45 PM local time in the Samankoy nei»»»

Iran told the U.N. nuclear watchdog this month that discussions on nuclear monitoring cannot proceed while it is under threat from military attacks. According to a confidential report by the International Atomic Energy Agency, circulated to member states on Friday and seen by The Associated Press, »»»