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...»»»

Crew-12 joins Expedition 74 aboard the International Space Station on Feb. 14, replacing Crew-11, which returned to Earth early in mid-January due to one of the astronauts having a medical emergency. Photo courtesy NASA/X Feb. 15 (UPI) -- The International Space Station is once again fully staffed »»»

The US military has boarded a second oil tanker in the Indian Ocean, after tracking it from the Caribbean Sea where it was suspected of helping Venezuela avoid US sanctions. The boarding of the Panamanian-flagged Veronica III is the second such US interception in the Indian Ocean in the past week. »»»

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri warned on Sunday of a coordinated attempt to derail the country’s upcoming parliamentary elections, accusing unnamed actors of seeking to obstruct the vote through a controversial legal opinion issued by the Justice Ministry. In remarks to the Lebanese daily Asharq Al»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Former Lebanese PM Saad Hariri appoints Mrs. Bahia Hariri as Deputy Leader of the Future Movement during a meeting of the movement’s leader»»»

Madrid: Rayo Vallecano waltzed to a 3-0 victory over Atletico Madrid on Sunday in La Liga, leaving Diego Simeone's side 15 points behind leaders Real Madrid. Atletico dropped to fourth after their heavy defeat at Leganes's Butarque stadium, where Rayo hosted the fixture due to pitch problems at the»»»

DOHA: The Diplomatic Institute at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya) 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 capacity-»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Diplomatic Institute at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya) 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 ca»»»

Atmospheric pressure is set to increase, though it will stay below the typical levels for this time of year. Overnight, precipitation will persist in parts of southwestern Bulgaria and in eastern regions, while higher elevations may see light snowfall. By morning, rainfall and snow will largely cea»»»

Dubai: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, congratulated Morocco’s leadership and people following the victory of Moroccan humanitarian Fawzia Mahmoudi in the sixth edition of the “Arab Hope Makers” initiative. “In the»»»

Egypt has mandated that non-banking financial institutions with capital exceeding EGP 100m must measure their carbon footprints and offset 20% of their annual emissions through the purchase of carbon credits, Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Mohamed Farid said on Sunday. Speaking at the Int»»»

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi reviewed the government’s preparations to secure electricity supplies during the upcoming summer season, as peak demand on the national grid is forecast to rise by 6-7%. The review took place during a meeting with Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and Minister »»»

Egypt will bring forward the payment of government salaries for the next two months to ease financial pressures on households during Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly announced on Sunday. Speaking at a press conference at the government headquarters in the New Administrative »»»

Banque du Caire has signed a new financing agreement with the Kandil Glass Group to support the company’s capital expansion, including the establishment of a new glass production facility in the Ataqa Free Zone in Suez governorate. The financing package includes a six-year medium-term loan worth $1»»»

In a televised interview on bTV on Sunday, Sofia Mayor Vassil Terziev commented on the Petrohan case. He expressed the hope that there will be an international investigation "so that the pieces can be put together objectively, we can see what happened, and the public can be reassured." What has bec»»»

Tunis, Feb 15 (TAP) - Sunday night's weather will be characterised by passing cloud cover across most regions, at times becoming dense over the far north-west and the Cap Bon region, accompanied by light rainfall, according to forecasts from the...»»»

Thimphu, Bhutan: HM King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of the Kingdom of Bhutan met with the Ambassador of the State of Qatar (non-resident) to the Kingdom of Bhutan, HE Mohammed bin Hassan Jaber Al Jaber. The meeting discussed cooperation relations between the two countries.»»»

Tunis, Feb 15 (TAP) - The 39th Ordinary Session of the African Union Summit of Heads of State and Government concluded on Sunday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.The summit served as a forum for dialogue and consultation among African leaders on several key...»»»

Tunis, Feb 15 (TAP) - In the margins of his participation in the 39th Ordinary Session of the African Union Summit of Heads of State and Government, which concluded on Sunday, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and...»»»

Los Angeles: "Wuthering Heights," Emerald Fennell's steamy adaptation of the classic Emily Bronte novel, charmed moviegoers in North America over the four-day US holiday weekend, raking in $40 million, industry estimates showed Sunday. The film, starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi as the doomed»»»

Kuwait: Amir of the State of Kuwait H.H. Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received H.E. Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, President of the Olympic Council of Asia and President of the Qatar Olympic Committee, on the occasion of his official visit to Kuwait. During the meeting, H.H. the Amir »»»

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 stability»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Ukrainian forces attempted a large-scale drone attack on Russia's Bryansk Region from early Sunday morning, with 120 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) destroyed, regional Governor Alexander Bogomaz said. "Since early morning, the enemy has attempted a massive attack on the territor»»»

BLD Group has officially launched operations in the Egyptian market, unveiling an investment plan worth EGP 2.5bn aimed at developing and upgrading a portfolio of mixed-use real estate projects across the country. The company’s strategy focuses on integrated developments that combine residential, c»»»

Ahmed Al-Sadiq, Head of Egypt’s Real Estate Taxation Authority (RTA), said that following recent amendments to the Real Estate Tax Law, only around 2 million property units out of an estimated 55 million nationwide will be subject to residential property tax. Al-Sadiq added that annual revenues fro»»»

Greek police announced Sunday the arrest of nine individuals who stole bottles of spirits from the same company’s liquor stores and then resold them. Four are still at large. A 47-year-old foreign national was the ringleader of the gang that had been active at least since early 2023, police said. S»»»

Damascus, Feb. 15 (SANA) – The Syrian Ministry of Finance has signed on Sunday a framework agreement with Saudi digital solutions company Elm, to support the digitization of financial operations and modernize Syria’s financial sector. The agreement was signed by Syrian Finance Minister Mohammed Yis»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he told US President Donald Trump last week that any US deal with Iran must include the dismantling of Iran's nuclear infrastructure, not just stopping the enrichment process. Speaking at the annual Conference of Presidents of Major American »»»

Syria's defense ministry said on Sunday it had taken over the Al-Shaddadi base in the northeast from US forces, days after assuming control of a facility near the Jordan-Iraq borders. "The forces of the Syrian Arab Army have taken over the Al-Shaddadi military base in the Hasakeh countryside follow»»»

Saudi Arabia’s Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve has reintroduced the Arabian hare (Lepus capensis arabicus) to be the 14th native species returned to the reserve since the ReWild Arabia program began in winter 2022, reported the Saudi Press Agency on Sunday. The reintroduction of this prima»»»

Tunis, Feb 15 (TAP) - The 39th Ordinary Session of the African Union Summit of Heads of State and Government concluded on Sunday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.The summit served as a forum for dialogue and consultation among African leaders on several key...»»»

Several Greek ports suspended ferry services on Sunday due to severe weather conditions, including strong winds reaching 9 Beaufort across parts of the Aegean. According to the port authorities, ships remain docked at the ports of Piraeus, Rafina, and Lavrio. A new assessment of the weather conditi»»»

Anna Benaki-Psarouda, 91, former Athens Law School Professor, longtime MP and the first woman elected Parliament Speaker, has died, her family announced Sunday. Benaki-Psarouda, an MP with the conservative New Democracy party from 1981-2009, served as Speaker from 2004-2007. She also held several C»»»

Red Sea Global, the developer of regenerative tourism destinations, unveiled on Sunday “Adrena,” a contemporary adventure and leisure zone in Saudi Arabia that sets new benchmarks for excitement and exploration. The zone is scheduled to open to the public on March 1, following an invitation-only so»»»

Doha, Qatar: Regulatory Authority for Charitable Activities 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. The»»»