AMMAN — The government has completed 339 out of 418 projects under the priority package of the Executive Programme for the Economic Modernisation Vision (EMV) scheduled for completion by the end of 2025, achieving an 81 per cent completion rate, according to official data.A total of 79 projects, r»»»

HONG KONG — Stocks rose on Thursday while safe-haven precious metals extended losses after Donald Trump rowed back on his threat to hit key European countries with tariffs over their opposition to a US takeover of Greenland.The gains were also fuelled by a surge in regional tech giants as the artif»»»

Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan Adylbek Kasymaliev visited the M. Adyshev Institute of Geology of the National Academy of Sciences. During the visit, scientists briefed him on the institute’s main research areas, ongoing projects, and its contribution to studying the country’s mi»»»

Police in the southern Indian state of Kerala have arrested a woman in connection with the suicide of a man she had accused of touching her inappropriately on a bus. The arrest followed a complaint by the man's family, who alleged that he faced online harassment after a social media video posted by»»»

Bulgaria’s shift to the euro at the start of 2026 has changed more than price tags. It has quietly reshaped how people pay for everyday digital services, from subscriptions to cross-border shopping. Faster transfers and clearer fees are lowering friction in ways consumers notice immediately. For in»»»

Israel's President Isaac Herzog said on Thursday that "regime change" can be the only future for Iran, where mass protests against the clerical authorities have faced a deadly crackdown. Demonstrations initially sparked by economic grievances turned into a movement against the theocracy that has ru»»»

The US House Oversight Committee voted on Wednesday to advance resolutions to hold former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress for refusing to testify in its probe into disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Nine Democrats joine»»»

Dubai: Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has launched a new permit service for installing parking shades in residential neighbourhoods. The permit applies only to designated and properly reserved parking spaces and is available through the RTA website. Applications are processed through a»»»

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he expects to reach the settlement of the conflict in Ukraine "pretty soon." "We have settled eight wars, and I believe another one is coming pretty soon. You know what that is? The one that I thought was going to be an easy one, it has turned out to »»»

The Attorney General’s Office reported yesterday that the Tripoli Criminal Court, in its last session, convicted a former Director General of the African Investments Company – Laico LAP Sudan – and sentenced him to six years in prison and fined him two thousand dinars. The Public Prosecution had ch»»»

CAIRO, Jan 22 (KUNA) -- The 29th session of the Council of Arab Ministers of Communications and Information Technology kicked off on Thursday, addressing a number of issues related to developing Arab cooperation in the communications and information technology sector and enhancing joint Arab action»»»

Deputy Minister of Construction, Architecture, Housing and Communal Services of Kyrgyzstan Talantbek Imanakun uulu told at a session of the Zhogorku Kenesh how overcrowded schools in Bishkek have become. He noted that about 1.5 million people live in the capital, resulting in tens of thousands more»»»

Kabul, Afghanistan: Severe storms and a rain-triggered landslide have killed at least nine children across southern and eastern Afghanistan, officials said, with residents facing further risks on Thursday as heavy snow hit the country. Strong wind and heavy rain in Kandahar killed six children on W»»»

OnmanoramaShimjitha was arrested on Wednesday in connection with the death of Deepak U, who died by suicide after a video she posted on social media — alleging misconduct by him during a bus journey — went viral. She has been charged with abetment of suicide and is currently lodged at the Manjeri s»»»

MELBOURNE - Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic defeated Italian Francesco Maestrelli 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 on Thursday to advance to the Australian Open third round. Djokovic won after two hours and 15 minutes of play, clinching his 101st career Australian Open victory. The Serbian, who has won 24 Grand »»»

Skopje, 20 January 2026 (MIA) – A Tourism Fair focusing on Macedonian rural households and businesses will be held on January 31 and February 1 in Skopje. According to the organizers, the aim is to bring rural and experiential tourism closer to the wider public, while also showing that travel is no»»»

Appeals have been circulating on social media calling for owners of right-hand-drive vehicles to be allowed to work in taxi services. The situation was addressed by the Main Traffic Safety Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic. The department reminded that Paragraph »»»

While in Davos, Donald Trump is expected to elaborate on his newly proposed "board of peace," reportedly established to oversee the US-brokered ceasefire in Israel's conflict with Hamas. The initiative has invited participation from around 60 countries, including Russia and China, and some, like Is»»»

Elizabeth Holmes, the former Theranos founder, has asked US President Donald Trump to release her from prison, with nearly six years still remaining on her sentence. Holmes’ request for commutation follows her 2022 conviction on wire fraud and conspiracy charges, and comes after a federal appeals c»»»

Donald Trump says he is moving toward a deal on Greenland following discussions with NATO chief Mark Rutte. The US president had earlier declined to rule out the use of military force to acquire the territory from Denmark, a NATO member—a stance many experts warned could threaten the alliance’s coh»»»

The president of Ukraine heads to Davos as NATO-backed Greenland deal takes center stage at The World Economic Forum. Meanwhile, the leaders of the EU’s 27 member states are set to gather in Brussels later today for an informal emergency meeting on transatlantic relations. France24 International af»»»

France's prisons risk transforming into "human warehouses", the Council of Europe said on Thursday, as overcrowding, poor conditions and violence strain a system at record inmate levels. The warning follows a 2024 visit to four French detention centers, where the Council of Europe's anti-torture co»»»

US President Donald Trump will meet Volodymyr Zelensky at Davos on Thursday, after his envoy Steve Witkoff expressed optimism about finalising a deal to end the war in Ukraine. "I think we've got it down to one issue and we have discussed iterations of that issue, and that means it's solvable," Wit»»»

Dubai: The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed both Hindus and Muslims to offer prayers at the disputed Bhojshala Temple–Kamal Maula Mosque complex in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar on Friday, January 23, when the Hindu festival Basant Panchami coincides with Friday prayers, NDTV and The Times of India report»»»

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said that Hezbollah's disarmament south of the Litani river is "a historic moment in a very difficult environment". Salam said, in an interview, on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday, that Lebanon is "slowly but surely" regaining the »»»

Authorities responded to severe weather by largely shutting down daily activity, closing schools, scaling back public services and slowing much of the private sector, as restrictions on movement became the central measure to protect the public. With remote work now widely available, limiting travel»»»

BELGRADE - The Serbian dinar's official median exchange rate against the euro is 117.4091 dinars for one euro on Thursday, which is a slight change relative to Wednesday, the National Bank of Serbia said. The dinar is steady against the euro m-o-m, down by 0.2 pct y-o-y and down by 0.1 pct relative»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia's Battlegroup Tsentr has eliminated over 445 Ukrainian soldiers over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday. "The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to more than 4445 soldiers. Two tanks, two armored fighting vehicles, ten vehicles, thr»»»

Dubai: Emirates’ decision to build a new Cabin Crew Village at Dubai Investments Park (DIP) is less about real estate — and more about the airline’s future. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.For years, most Emirates cabin crew have lived closer to Dubai International Air»»»

The International Monetary Fund has asked the Lebanese government to amend a banking draft law that would allow depositors to recover their funds and said it can't endorse the draft "as presented". The law, a key demand from the international community to unblock economic aid to Lebanon, was approv»»»

The Spanish Embassy in Tripoli announced yesterday that its new visa application centre for Schengen visas opened in Benghazi, with the presence of its consul. The Embassy said the centre will bring visa services closer to Libyan citizens residing in eastern Libya, similar to the service provided a»»»

KUWAIT, Jan 22 (KUNA) -- Kuwait Airways announced on Thursday the launch of several new destinations for the summer starting June of 2026 including Alexandria, Zurich, Mykonos, Malaga and more.This came in a press release, saying that it had made an exclusive offer for its customers with a 15 perce»»»

Health Minister Silvi Kirilov marked Maternity Care Day, observed on January 21 according to the old calendar, by extending congratulations to obstetricians, gynecologists, neonatologists, midwives and all healthcare professionals involved in maternal and newborn care. Official data show that Bulga»»»

Tunis, January 22 (TAP) – Tunisia has inaugurated, for the first time, a machine-readable passport production unit within the consular section of its embassy in Beijing, the diplomatic mission said on Thursday.The embassy will start issuing...»»»

Davos, Switzerland: US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he had reached a framework of a deal that satisfies him on Greenland, as he backed down both on threats to seize the island by force from Denmark and on imposing tariffs against European allies. Trump made the startling turnaround after t»»»

Abu Dhabi, UAE: The State of Qatar participated in the 11th meeting of their Excellencies Deputies of Arab Finance Ministries, organized by the Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) over two days in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates. The event featured the participation of experts from the International Monet»»»

Seoul: South Korea became the first country to have a wide-ranging law regulating artificial intelligence take full effect on Thursday, including specific provisions targeting deepfakes. The country, home to memory chip powerhouses Samsung and SK hynix, has said it aims to join the United States an»»»

Bitcoin prices recently faced a correction, with significantly increased market volatility. Data shows that this adjustment put pressure on the leveraged market, resulting in the forced liquidation of approximately $680 million in long positions. A large amount of highly leveraged funds were forced»»»

Dubai: A Pakistani expat living in Dubai has won Dh50,000 in the Big Ticket weekly e-draw, celebrating the prize with seven members of his group. Irshad Gull, who works for a desert safari tourism company, has been in Dubai for 23 years and has been buying Big Ticket entries for nearly a decade. Hi»»»

Dubai: Fourteen years after Bollywood movie Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara showed three friends finding freedom through skydiving, four real friends from India lived their own version of that iconic story, jumping out of a plane 13,000 feet above Dubai. Divyansh Tiwari, Shruti Jain, Parth Ghedia, and Shr»»»

Mount Maunganui: Landslides ploughed into a home and a campsite in rain-swept northern New Zealand on Thursday, killing at least two people and leaving others missing under tonnes of mud. Rescuers used heavy machinery to dig through the mass of earth that moved after heavy overnight rain in New Zea»»»

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Tunis, January 22 (TAP) – Tunisia received new equipment from the European Union (EU) on Wednesday to increase the monitoring of its land and maritime borders, under the Border Management Programme (BMP). According to the EU office in Tunis, the...»»»

The US Army has ordered several dozen additional active-duty soldiers to prepare for a possible deployment to Minneapolis if needed, a defense official said Wednesday, amid protests over the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement crackdown. The defense official, who spoke on condition of an»»»

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Dubai: The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) has introduced the Emirati Work Bundle in Private Sector, a new digital service aimed at making life easier for Emiratis working in private companies — and for the employers hiring them. The initiative is part of the UAE’s wider push »»»

Bulgaria should make renewable energy its top investment priority, according to data from a survey on public attitudes and government policies in the country’s energy sector, Greenpeace Bulgaria said in a press release. The study was conducted by Policy Solutions in partnership with the Ipsos marke»»»

Vazrazhdane, the third-largest parliamentary group, on Thursday urged Parliament to debate as soon as possible a bill extending the month-long euro and lev dual circulation period beyond its statutory expiry on January 31. Vazrazhdane Floor Leader Kostadin Kostadinov said from the rostrum that just»»»