Dubai: The Diplomat Business Club’s recent Business Conference shone a spotlight on the UAE’s growing role as a hub for global business, trade, and investment. The event underscored the vital contribution of the private sector and expatriate business community in shaping the country’s economic succ»»»

A joint Greek and Cypriot police operation has led to the arrest of a Cypriot man suspected of involvement in smuggling more than two kilos of cocaine in packages of board games mailed from Athens to Larnaca. Greek police said Wednesday that the crackdown followed the discovery at Athens airport on»»»

The Council of Ministers Wednesday approved a draft decision proposing that Bulgaria's President issue a decree appointing Todor Stoyanov as Ambassador of this country to Spain and as Bulgaria’s Permanent Representative to UN Tourism. Bulgaria has been a member of UN Tourism since 1976 and has a lo»»»

The Council of Ministers Wednesday approved a draft decision for Bulgaria to withdraw from the NATO Integrated Air and Missile Defence Centre of Excellence. The decision comes in the context of this country’s expanded participation in NATO’s adapted structures and the related need for optimization,»»»

Tunis, January 21 (TAP) – All governorates in northern and central Tunisia, as well as Gafsa and Sfax, have been placed under a yellow weather alert due to ongoing meteorological disturbances, the National Institute of Meteorology (INM) said on...»»»

Israeli occupation police are now allowing Jewish settlers to ascend Al-Aqsa Mosque with printed prayers for first time, in a possible indication that Judaization of the occupied city is on the rise. Israeli and Palestinian media reported that Zionist settlers were handed liturgical leaflets on Wed»»»

The Pentagon is planning to reduce the US military’s participation in a range of NATO advisory and training bodies, though the process is not linked to the current standoff over Greenland, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing sources. Several officials told the paper that the move – de»»»

Dubai: The UAE Research Program for Rain Enhancement Science has chosen three winning projects to receive major funding, with each team getting up to $1.5 million over the next three years. The National Center of Meteorology in Abu Dhabi announced the grants today, continuing the country's push to »»»

Ras Al Khaimah Police have launched a specially equipped security media motorcycle designed to operate in rugged, mountainous, and sandy terrain, strengthening the force’s ability to document incidents and support operations in hard-to-reach areas. The motorcycle, inaugurated by the Department of M»»»

The United States has endorsed Israel’s viewpoint that suggests that Lebanon should take “more effective” steps in the face of Hezbollah, al-Akhbar newspaper quoted Western diplomats as telling Lebanese officials. “Until Lebanon declares its practical readiness for this step, its demands will be ov»»»

A meeting comprising Lebanese, Syrian, Egyptian and Jordanian officials will be held in February with the aim of facilitating the exportation of electricity and gas from Jordan and Egypt to Lebanon via Syria, a Lebanese ministerial source told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper. The meeting will review prev»»»

Israel and the U.S. are trying to suspend a committee monitoring the ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel and are instead asking Lebanon to accept "extremely difficult" conditions, the head of Lebanon's delegation to the committee said. Lebanese diplomat and lawyer Simon Karam told journalists Tues»»»

MELBOURNE - Serbian tennis player Hamad Medjedovic has failed to qualify for the Australian Open third round after a 6-7 (5-7), 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 defeat to Australian Alex de Minaur in the second round on Wednesday. World number six De Minaur won the encounter against Medjedovic - who ranks 90th in the»»»

Damascus, Jan. 21 (SANA) Syria’s Minister of Defense, Major General Murhaf Abu Qasra, urged the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to stop arbitrary arrests of civilians in Hasakah Province, warning that these actions threaten the ceasefire agreement. The Minister told SANA, “Less than a day after the »»»

Hong Kong: Hong Kong police said Wednesday that they were investigating report of suspected child abuse after a man took part in the city's annual marathon with a baby strapped to his chest. Video footage of a man running with his race bib and number pinned onto the baby's pink clothes during the r»»»

Globally, only 23% of employees say they are engaged at work, and this lack of engagement has a major impact on companies and the economy, estimated at hundreds of billions of dollars annually. Beyond these figures, the reality in Romania can be seen in the daily experiences of employees. According»»»

The dispute between the United States and Europe over the future of Greenland isn’t the first time the allies have been at loggerheads. Deep disagreements have flared up from time to time since World War II, bringing trans-Atlantic diplomatic crises. Here’s a look at some of them. Suez crisisWhen F»»»

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accepted an invitation to join US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace. A statement from his office said Netanyahu would become a member of the board "which is to be comprised of world leaders". The board was originally thought to be aimed at helpin»»»

Police have broken a criminal ring operating petrol stations in various parts of the country that routinely overcharged motorists using specially-developed software, illegally netting an estimated €5 million a year, authorities said Wednesday. A police statement said 16 petrol stations suspected of»»»

Brussels, Belgium: US President Donald Trump's government has asked countries to pay up to $1 billion for a permanent spot on his "Board of Peace" aimed at resolving conflicts, according to its charter seen by AFP. The board -- which Trump will host a signing ceremony for on Thursday in Davos, Swit»»»

Davos: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani met on Wednesday with Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of the French Republic HE Jean-Noel Barrot, on the margin of the World Economic Forum 2026. The meeting discussed bilateral coop»»»

The British government unveiled a GBP15bn plan on January 21 to upgrade up to 5mn homes with solar panels, heat pumps, batteries and insulation that could save households hundreds of pounds on energy bills and lift up to one million families out of fuel poverty by 2030, the government announced. »»»

ChatGPT has achieved perfect scores in nine subjects in Japan’s unified university entrance examinations for the first time, underlining the rapid gains in the capabilities of generative artificial intelligence, Kyodo News reports. »»»

Anna Hakobyan, the wife of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, set social media aflame in Armenia earlier in January, posting videos of her speaking Chinese that drew over two million views in two days.  The »»»

Anna Hakobyan, the wife of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, set social media aflame in Armenia earlier in January, posting videos of her speaking Chinese that drew over two million views in two days.  The »»»

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he has issued "very firm instructions" for Iran to be destroyed if the country carries out threats to assassinate him, NewsNation reported on January 21. In recent days, Iranian of»»»