Dubai: Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai, has once again demonstrated his deep bond with the community — this time by highlighting the story of two Dubai-born girls w»»»

Israel has identified the remains of the hostage it received from Hamas on Wednesday as Thai agricultural worker Sudthisak Rinthalak, the prime minister's office said on Thursday. The body of Israeli police officer Ran Gvili, the last of the living and deceased hostages to be returned, is still in »»»

Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, the United States, the European Union, Germany, and Japan have announced the formation of a Steering Committee to guide the Yemen Maritime Security Partnership, in coordination with Yemen’s internationally recognized government. The announcement came during the par»»»

King Charles hosted German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at a glittering, Christmassy state banquet at Windsor Castle on Wednesday evening. Among the famous guests were model Claudia Schiffer - who sat next to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer - film composer Hans Zimmer and violinist Anne-Sophie»»»

Dubai: A Kuwaiti university student has been killed and her companion critically injured in a tragic road accident in the United States, authorities confirmed. The crash happened early Tuesday morning in Clark County, Ohio, where 20-year-old female university student died at the scene, Almajlliss o»»»

South Korean e-commerce giant Coupang could face a record fine over a massive data breach of customer information, industry sources said Thursday. In this photo, a delivery truck is seen Wednesday outside a distribution center in Seoul. Photo by Thomas Maresca/UPI Coupang Inc. faces the possibility»»»

Dubai: The heavens and the hooves align this Friday evening as Dubai prepares for an unprecedented spectacle—where the year's final supermoon will rise dramatically over thundering thoroughbreds at Meydan Racecourse. For the first time ever in the UAE, audiences will witness world-class horse racin»»»

Romania is entering a phase where renewable capacity alone is no longer enough; the market now rewards projects that deliver predictability, flexibility and rapid operational stability. Enexus — acting simultaneously as developer, EPC and long-term operator — approaches this moment with a model bui»»»

PPC blue, the electric mobility division of the PPC group in Romania, continues to expand its national network by acquiring the Hermes Flow network, with 116 charging points. With the integration of the new stations, users will have access to a larger network of fast and ultra-fast stations, gradua»»»

Romania achieved significantly lower prices than the ceiling set by the authorities in the third CfD auction for wind energy. In total, nearly 316 MW were declared winners — above the minimum target of 290 MW set by the Ministry of Energy. The resulting price range, between €59.95 and €74.9/MWh, in»»»

Energy minister Bogdan Ivan stated that 90% of the 227 million euro in penalties that the ministry had in July on milestone 121 of the PNRR (National Recovery and Resilience Plan) were recovered.Bogdan told this to a press conference, where he was asked whether Romania will lose all the money from »»»

The Ministry of Energy is expected to play a coordinating role for the implementation of the national project to establish the Black Sea Artificial Intelligence Gigafactory, according to a memorandum adopted during Government's meeting."The memorandum approved by the Government proposes that the Mi»»»

The Ministry of Labor has received approval to conclude legal commitments for goods and services worth 827,000 lei.Of these commitments, 60,000 lei is needed to draft and print vouchers worth 50 lei that will benefit vulnerable energy consumers, according to a press release sent by the Government o»»»

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting Romania's energy security by arranging a EUR 192 million financing package for the construction of three new solar power plants with a total installed capacity of 531 MW in south-eastern Romania, the financial institution ann»»»

Energy storage will represent an opportunity in 2026 and 2027, and the elimination of double taxation for this economic activity has made investments more attractive, president of the National Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE) George Niculescu told a specialist conference on Friday."I have great c»»»

The Electrica Group recorded a net profit of 839.8 million lei in the first nine months of this year, up by 537.4 million lei compared to the value of 302.4 million lei recorded in the same period of 2024.According to a press release from the group, sent to AGERPRES on Friday, in the first nine mon»»»

The National Energy System has sufficient capacity to fully cover the consumption demand, in the context of the temporary suspension of the Brazi power plant for two days, the Ministry of Energy announced on Tuesday.According to a press release from the institution, the relevant minister, Bogdan Iv»»»

Enterprises from Russia’s Tomsk Oblast are seeking to expand cooperation with Kyrgyzstan. According to the regional administration, the planned events will take place in Bishkek and in Issyk-Kul region, which previously signed a cooperation agreement with Tomsk Oblast. The delegation includes gover»»»

Dubai: Etihad Airways is set for a record winter travel period, with December expected to see over 2 million guests passing through Abu Dhabi. Demand is rising as UAE residents travel during school holidays and international visitors are drawn to the capital’s expanding cultural and leisure attract»»»

Bulgaria’s banking system will undergo a brief technical shutdown on New Year’s Eve as part of the country’s historic transition to the eurozone. The system-wide update is scheduled from December 31 to January 2, with each bank notifying customers in advance about the availability of their digital »»»

Israel said it launched an airstrike on a Hamas militant in southern Gaza late Wednesday in retaliation for an attack earlier in the day that wounded five Israeli soldiers. The strike was the latest test for a fragile ceasefire that has mostly held up since early October, despite claims of violatio»»»

A United Nations Security Council delegation arrived in Syria on Thursday, state media reported, the first-ever visit to the country just days before the anniversary of the ousting of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad. The delegation arrived via the Jdeidet Yabus border crossing between Lebanon and Sy»»»

Doha, Qatar: The national committee tasked with preparing the National Action Plan for Human Rights (2026-2030) held its fourth meeting at the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. During the meeting, the committee discussed the latest developments in preparing the national action plan, »»»

On Dec. 4, 2009, an Italian jury found U.S. exchange student Amanda Knox and her Italian boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, guilty of murdering her roommate, Meredith Kercher. 1 of 4 | Amanda Knox appears during a news conference held at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on October 4, 2011. On Decem»»»

Abu Dhabi: A federal court has convicted a man who submitted forged documents to a UAE bank, including a falsified salary certificate and a high-value housing lease approval, prompting the bank to settle more than Dh882,000 of his debts with two other financial institutions. According to court reco»»»

Radostin Vassilev, leader of the "Morality, Unity, Honor" (MECH) party, told the Bulgarian National Radio that the party’s central goal remains the removal of Boyko Borissov and Delyan Peevski from power. He stressed that MECH seeks long-term governance free of Borissov, Peevski, and their allies, »»»

At a meeting of the Bishkek City Council’s Standing Committee on Housing and Utilities, Fuel and Energy, Transport, Communications, and Ecology, one of the deputies raised the issue of introducing separate waste collection. According to him, collecting «useful» waste (plastic, paper, glass) has its»»»

GURSK facilitated the participation of doctors from Romania and the Republic of Moldova at the World Dentium Symposium 2025, one of the most important international events dedicated to modern implantology. Held in Bangkok on 22 November, the symposium brought together specialists from over 30 count»»»

At a conference the results of the “National Programme for the Deportation of Illegal Immigrants’’ last Tuesday (2 December), Interior Minister Trabelsi said:»»»

India's biggest airline IndiGo faced a growing crisis, with more than 300 flights cancelled since Tuesday, leaving thousands of passengers stranded nationwide. Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bengaluru - among India's busiest airports - were worst hit. The airline blamed technical glitches, weather an»»»

Dubai: The UAE marked its 54th Eid Al Etihad with a powerful message of hope and humanitarian solidarity by hosting a mass wedding for 54 grooms in the Gaza Strip under the banner of Operation Chivalrous Knight 3. The event, held under the slogan “Thawb Al-Farah” (The Garment of Joy), aimed to brin»»»

South Korea's presidential office confirmed Thursday that six of its citizens have been captive in North Korea for years, after President Lee Jae Myung appeared unaware of their plight during a briefing with foreign media. Asked Wednesday about South Koreans detained in the North, Lee replied: "It'»»»

There was something "fundamentally wrong" with how Israel conducted its military operation in the Gaza Strip and there are "strong reasons to believe" that war crimes have been committed, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told Reuters on Wednesday. "I think there was something funda»»»

The Romanian businessman Lucian Despoiu, expert in online campaigns, has become the majority shareholder of the French right-wing news and opinion website Atlantico, its founder Jean-Sebastien Ferjou told AFPThe Kondiment company, multinational online services agency, founded by Despoiu ‘ has becom»»»

The Bolivian government announced on Monday that it had eliminated visas for visitors from South Africa, South Korea, Estonia, Israel, Latvia, Romania and the United States, in order to stimulate tourism, which becomes a priority and a transversal topic in public administration, EFE informs. Foreig»»»

The U.S. Embassy in Bucharest and the Maramures Village Museum “Mihai Dancus” are pleased to announce the successful completion of the restoration project for the museum’s historic wooden church, a landmark of Maramures’s rich cultural heritage, https://ro.usembassy.gov/ ...»»»

The Chamber of Deputies' plenum on Wednesday adopted an emergency ordinance that regulates the right of persons holding a driving license issued by states outside the European Union, while not holding an international driving license as well, to drive vehicles on public roads in Romania.The normati»»»

The last edition Fidelis from 2025, to take place between 5 and 12 December comes with non-taxable interest rates up to 7.55% for the emissions in lei and up to 6.20% for those in euro, announced the ministry of finances.Natural persons, resident and non-resident aged over 18 may subscribe in Fidel»»»

The PACE parliamentary group - First Romania initiated the motion of censure 'Romania is not for sale - no progressives in government', which is to be tabled on Friday and calls for the resignation of the 'Progressive Government' led by Ilie Bolojan, on the grounds that it 'has demonstrated its ina»»»

President Nicusor Dan announced on Wednesday that the report on the cancellation of the 2024 presidential election will most likely be released at the end of January next year."What is certain is that our awareness of this disinformation and manipulation campaign orchestrated by Russia has changed.»»»

Italian firearms producer Beretta, which is currently negotiating with the Romanian authorities for a complete transfer of technology to Romania, has formally submitted its response to the Request for Information (RFI) issued by the SAFE Technical Secretariat led by the head of the Chancellery of t»»»

The Ministry of National Defence (MApN) announced on Wednesday that the contract for the acquisition of a HISAR-class light corvette from the Government of Turkey, worth over 220 million euros excluding VAT, has been signed.According to a press release from MApN, the signing ceremony of the intergo»»»

A maritime drone in the Black Sea, located 36 miles east of Constanta and posing a danger to navigation was neutralized by EOD divers from the Romanian Naval Forces during a mission on Wednesday, the Ministry of National Defense (MApN) said in a release."The troops of the 39th Diver Center moved to»»»

President Nicusor Dan said on Wednesday that he had always been pessimistic about Russia's willingness to end the war in Ukraine."Let me remind you, in summer there were some international talks, coalitions of the willing, where many leaders expressed optimism. I have always been pessimistic about »»»

Israel's army said Thursday the remains of the second-to-last Gaza hostage -- a Thai national -- to be handed over had been identified. It comes as a U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas remains fragile, with both sides accusing each other of violating the terms. While Hamas released th»»»

President Nicusor Dan reaffirmed on Wednesday, at the meeting with the ambassadors of the EU member states in Bucharest, Romania's firm commitment to its pro-European path and to strengthening security and defense in the current geopolitical context.According to the head of state, the implementatio»»»

Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan and his Hungarian counterpart, Viktor Orban, had a "pragmatic" discussion on Wednesday on the topic of consolidating interconnections in the electricity sector, the Government informs."A pragmatic discussion with the Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orban, on how we nee»»»

Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan began his two-day official visit to Austria on Wednesday by attending the reception organized by Romania's Embassy in Vienna on the occasion of Romania's National Day - December 1.He thanked the Romanian communities in Austria for the way they carry out their activity in»»»

Damascus: A United Nations Security Council delegation arrived in Syria on Thursday, state media reported, the first-ever visit to the country just days before the anniversary of the ousting of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad. The delegation arrived via the Jdeidet Yabus border crossing between Leba»»»

LNG prices in Europe have dropped to their lowest levels in 18 months, thanks to surging supply and subdued demand across the continent. As IntelliNews Lambda reports, our tool that marries AI analysis of our proprietary two decades of reporting with sophisticated mathematical modelling to produce »»»