Tunis, Nov 21 (TAP) – The number of bills of exchange processed through the interbank teleclearing system recorded a remarkable increase of 160% by the end of September 2025 compared with the same period last year, reaching 3.4 million instruments...»»»

The National Press Club's exhibit in its Eric Friedheim National Journalism Library displays items members of the Pentagon press corps carried as they walked out of their workspaces Oct. 15. Photo by Beth Francesco/National Press Club WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Members of the Pentagon press corps»»»

Dubai: Aircraft orders at the Dubai Airshow 2025 continued their steep climb on the fourth day of the event, with total deals reaching Dh418 billion, following the announcement of Dh6.4 billion in new contracts by the Ministry of Defence. Orders placed by the UAE’s national carriers, both firm comm»»»

Months before an FBI witness was gunned down in broad daylight, a Toronto-area lawyer allegedly advised his client: "if you kill this witness, the case will be dismissed". Speaking to media on Wednesday, US attorney Bill Essayli alleged that this advice, between lawyer Deepak Paradkar and Ryan Wedd»»»

A stark warning from France's new army chief about the country "losing its children" in a potential war with Russia has sharply divided political opinion. Gen Fabien Mandon, who took over as army chief-of-staff in September, told a congress of mayors on Tuesday that France's biggest weakness in tod»»»

A pedestrian has been hospitalized in serious condition following a traffic accident that occurred just before 7 p.m. in downtown Pangrati involving two vehicles. An ambulance rushed the pedestrian from the scene at the intersection of Iliados and Neoptolemou streets to a hospital. Police traffic u»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced on Friday he planned to offer a formal statement to the US regarding Serbia's Russian majority-owned oil company NIS - which is under US sanctions - and said he believed the US would understand Serbia's position and grant NIS a licence that wo»»»

Tunis, Nov 21 (TAP) – The National Road Safety Observatory (ONSR) launched a Grand Prize for Innovation in the road safety and smart digital services field.The six-month competition aims to encourage the development of smart solutions and...»»»

France's former president Nicolas Sarkozy will publish a book next month about his experience of serving three weeks in jail, he announced on Friday, less than a fortnight after his release. Sarkozy, 70, last month became the first president in the history of modern France to go to jail after his c»»»

Efforts to recover the bodies of Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip have become increasingly complicated, Palestinian factions say, after searches resumed following a brief pause that produced no results and with Palestinian groups yet to locate the remaining three bodies in their custody. Fighters»»»

An Italian historian has spoken out after a proposed public lecture on Russophobia was censored by a local political party, due to his views on the situation in Russia’s Donbass. The renowned anti-fascist intellectual at the University of Turin told told RT on Thursday that it is essential to look »»»

While cleaning out their late mother's California attic last Christmas, three brothers made a life-changing discovery under a pile of faded newspapers: one of the first Superman comics ever made. An original copy of the June 1939 first edition on the Man of Steel's adventures, it was in a remarkabl»»»

Tunis, Nov 21 (TAP) – Tunisia's textile exports are expected to exceed TND 9 billion by the end of 2025, Minister of Industry, Mines and Energy Fatma Thabet Chiboub said.Since 2010, the country’s annual exports have reached nearly TND 7 billion, she...»»»

Tunis, Nov. 21 (TAP) – The stock market edged up 0.52% on Friday to 13,262.04 points, in a sustained volume of TND 9.5 million, according to stockbroker Tunisie Valeurs. No block transactions were carried out during the session. Without being traded...»»»

The Albanian Council of Ministers has submitted an official request to the Constitutional Court, seeking a ruling on the decision that suspended Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku from office over allegations of violating equality in public procurement procedures. In its filing, the Prime Minist»»»

A man has died after the car he was driving plunged into the sea from the port pier in Salamina. The coast guard said the man, the only person in the vehicle, was immediately taken by ambulance to the Salamina health center, where he was pronounced dead. Divers searched the sunken car for additiona»»»

Abu Dhabi: The Integrated Transport Centre (Abu Dhabi Mobility), part of the Department of Municipalities and Transport, announced that heavy vehicle traffic will be banned on Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Road (E11) and Al Raha Beach Road (E10) starting December 1. The decision also restricts trucks f»»»

The European Investment Bank will provide PLN 206 million to the University of Silesia to modernize and expand its campuses in Katowice and Cieszyn. The project includes new research and teaching facilities, such as an interdisciplinary chemistry lab and a biotechnology and biodiversity centre, as »»»

The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office’s Special Envoy, Ambassador Terhi Hakala, will visit Tirana from 24 to 26 November to meet with high-level government officials, representatives of the international community and youth civil society organizations. The aim of the visit is to further strengthen the OSC»»»

A man has been sentenced to 24 years in prison for the manslaughter of an Irish woman in New York last year. Sarah McNally, who was originally from County Longford, died after being stabbed at the Céilí House pub in Maspeth in Queens. Marcin Pieciak stabbed Ms McNally 19 times. He had been charged »»»

Bulgaria's Ministry of Innovation and Growth will invest nearly EUR 115 million in 2026 in national infrastructure for secure satellite communications and joint projects between businesses and academia. The funding will be allocated through eight new procedures under the Research, Innovation and Di»»»

At a meeting on Wednesday with Anne-Sophie Sebban-Becache, Vice President of Europe at the American Jewish Committee, who is visiting Bulgaria, President Rumen Radev said that the tolerance of the Bulgarian people is a safeguard against xenophobia and antisemitism, which have no roots in Bulgarian »»»

Eli Lilly and Company CEO Dave Ricks pictured April 2024 during the groundbreaking ceremony for Eli Lilly's Germany-based production facility in Alzey. The company is currently riding on the popularity of its Zepbound weightloss inject and Mounjaro, which is Eli's diabetes treatment. File Photo Pro»»»

The US draft security guarantee for Ukraine included in the mooted 28-point peace plan offers Ukraine unprecedented Article 5-like assurances, the biggest concession to Kyiv in the Trump administration effort to bring the war to an end. The text of the proposal has a simple line saying that the US »»»

In a tense meeting of the Israeli occupation entity’s political-security cabinet on Thursday, Shin Bet Director David Zini claimed that passing a law to execute Palestinian prisoners “would create deterrence.” The remarks came as lawmakers advanced a bill—initiated by far-right so-called “National »»»

Tunis, Nov. 21 (TAP) – The stock market saw a weekly gain of 1.6% to 13,262 points, "a record high of TUNINDEX," according to stockbroker Tunisie Valeurs.The past week was marked by a slowdown in trading activity, with a total volume of TND 37.8...»»»

Tunis, Nov 21 (TAP) – Tunisia's textile exports are expected to exceed TND 7.5 million by the end of 2025, Minister of Industry, Mines and Energy Fatma Thabet Chiboub said.Since 2010, the country’s annual exports have reached nearly TND 7 million,...»»»

Smoke billowed Friday from the site of an aircraft crash during the Dubai Air Show in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. "An IAF Tejas aircraft met with an accident during an aerial display at the Dubai Air Show today. The pilot sustained fatal injuries in the accident," according to the Indian Air Force»»»

A draft agreement at the COP30 UN climate change conference does not include a roadmap to phase out the use of fossil fuels, and does not even include the term, according to reports. File Photo by Ali Haider/EPA Nov. 21 (UPI) -- A draft agreement between nearly 200 countries at the COP30 conference»»»

Pope Leo XIV and President of Vatican City Sister Raffaella Petrini talk while waiting to greet cyclists competing in the the Giro d'Italia race in June. On Friday, the Pope changed a law that officially allows women to hold Petrini's position. File Photo by Angelo Carconi/EPA Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Pope»»»

Dhaka: At least five people, including a child, were killed and nearly 100 injured after a 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck Narsingdi, east of the capital Dhaka. Authorities reported damage to buildings across several areas, including the capital, while tremors were felt in neighboring eastern India»»»

An Ohio policeman has been acquitted of murdering a pregnant woman he fatally shot in a supermarket car park. Connor Grubb opened fire at Ta'Kiya Young as he and another officer told her to get out of a vehicle on suspicion of shoplifting alcohol on 24 August 2023. Bodycam video shows her car rolli»»»

The Muslim World League strongly condemned the grave violations that the Israeli occupation government continues to commit against Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, as well as against the Palestinian people, particularly in the Gaza Strip. In its statement Friday, the League highlighte»»»

The body of a narwhal, a species of toothed whale normally found in Arctic waters, has washed up off the coast of the Republic of Ireland. The female narwhal was discovered by a family walking on Sweet Nellies Beach on County Donegal's Inishowen Peninsula last weekend. It is understood to be the fi»»»

Former Thessaloniki prefect Panagiotis Psomiadis has been sentenced to eight years in prison – suspended pending appeal – for breach of trust and false certification related to fictitious projects during his time at the prefecture. Between 2007 and 2010, 81 people were hired under project contracts»»»

KUWAIT, Nov 21 (KUNA) -- Al-Shamiya on Friday beat Sporty 3-1 in the Crown Prince Cup football tournament, qualifying for the finals that will put them in an encounter with Al-Jazeera.The match with Al-Jazeera, set on Thursday, will determine the qualifier to the 16th round. (end) sad.rk»»»

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said a new approach should be taken for the monitoring of the country's nuclear sites attacked in a recent war with Israel. Tehran is under pressure from Western powers to allow inspectors from the UN's nuclear watchdog into the facilities. "We need a method »»»

Israel's military on Friday said a strike on a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon earlier this week had killed "13 Hamas terrorists". Lebanese authorities said Tuesday's strike on Ain al-Hilweh camp killed at least 13 people, without giving their identities. "Thirteen Hamas terrorists wer»»»

Ukraine’s mission at the UN has rejected several key clauses reportedly included in a US-drafted plan to resolve the conflict with Russia. The 28-point framework agreement, which the media claimed earlier this week had been developed in coordination with Russia, would reportedly require Ukraine to »»»

LONDON, Nov 21 (KUNA) -- Britainآ’s future cyber warriors will sharpen digital combat skills through the International Defence Esports Games (IDEG), launched on Friday with over 40 allied nations in London. Ministry of Defence statement said.Following the UK officially recognising esports as a mili»»»

New Delhi: The Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot who died after a Tejas fighter jet crashed during an aerial display at the Dubai Airshow on Friday has been identified as Wing Commander Naman Syal, officials confirmed. Syal, a resident of Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra district, was performing a demonstratio»»»

A 38-year-old man detained in Greece during a Europol crackdown on international cybercrime this month has denied accusations of creating the infostealer VenomRAT, according to a legal source and court documents. This month, the pan-European law enforcement cooperation agency Europol said that as p»»»

Over two consecutive plenary days and after hours of debate, Parliament adopted on first reading the draft budgets of the Public Social Insurance (PSI), the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF), and the state budget for 2026. These are the first budgets denominated in euros for Bulgaria, which is »»»

Ukraine faces a hard choice at a pivotal point in its almost four-year fight to defeat Russia’s full-scale invasion, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Ukrainians in a national address Friday, pledging to hold constructive discussions with Washington on a US peace proposal in what he called "truly »»»

Shares of automotive parts distributor Tokić began trading on the official market of the Zagreb Stock Exchange (ZSE) on Thursday after the company completed a fully subscribed initial public offering, the exchange said. ZSE chief executive Ivana Gažić said the listing adds momentum to Croatia’s cap»»»

The long-negotiated EU-Mercosur agreement, which would establish a free-trade area encompassing nearly 800mn people, is set to enter a decisive phase amid French opposition and broader tensions within the South American bloc. Paris, along with Poland, continues to oppose the agreement, worried that»»»

The long-negotiated EU-Mercosur agreement, which would establish a free-trade area encompassing nearly 800mn people, is set to enter a decisive phase amid French opposition and broader tensions within the South American bloc. Paris, along with Poland, continues to oppose the agreement, worried that»»»

VIENNA, Nov 21 (KUNA) -- The State of Kuwait Ambassador to Austria Talal Al-Fassam on Friday urged the international community to uphold its responsibilities and coerce the Israeli occupation into placing its nuclear sites under the IAEA comprehensive safeguards system.Ambassador Al-Fassam, address»»»

GENEVA, Nov 20 (KUNA) -- The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) declared on Friday that it is introducing austerity measures including a 17-percent budget reduction compared to 2025, in response to a shortfall in donor contributions for humanitarian aid.The announcement came in a state»»»