Ships operating for Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 shadowed the Russian spy ship Yantar and the Northern Fleet destroyer Severomorsk along the North Norwegian coast. The NATO Maritime Command has shared photos of how allied naval vessels followed the Yantar along the north Norwegian coast. Several »»»

Umm Al Quwain: The General Authority of Islamic Affairs, Endowments and Zakat has announced the temporary closure of a cemetery in Umm Al Quwain for a period of two days, effective from today. The decision has been taken in the interest of public welfare and to allow for necessary safety and mainte»»»

Abu Dhabi has announced a series of partial road closures on Sunday, December 21, to accommodate the Bike Abu Dhabi Gran Fondo, one of the UAE’s largest cycling events, as hundreds of riders take to a 150-kilometre course stretching from Al Ain to the capital. The Abu Dhabi Sports Council said the »»»

KUWAIT, Dec 19 (KUNA) -- Kuwait's skies are expected to clear up tonight amid cold weather and gradual improvement of horizontal visibility.Dherar Al-Ali, the Acting Director of Kuwait Meteorological Department, said in remarks to KUNA the cold weather could be coupled with northwesterly winds (10-»»»

Ski resorts are struggling to open runs, walk-through ice palaces can’t be built, and the owner of a horse stable hopes that her customers will be satisfied with riding wagons instead of sleighs under majestic Rocky Mountain peaks. It’s just been too warm in the West with not enough snow. Meanwhile»»»

BELGRADE - Georgian President Mikheil Kavelashvili, his wife Tamar Bagrationi and a Georgian delegation visited the National Museum in Belgrade, where they were hosted by Serbian Culture Minister Nikola Selakovic. Alongside Selakovic, they were welcomed by the museum's director, Bojana Boric Bresko»»»

The strategic initiative is in Russia’s hands, and the longer Ukraine’s leadership puts off talks, the worse it will be for Kiev, says Swedish Armed Forces veteran and defense analyst Mikael Valtersson, commenting on President Putin’s comments at his year-end presser on the state of the Ukrainian c»»»

Russian President Vladimir Putin credited his US counterpart Donald Trump with making "serious and genuine efforts" to end the Ukraine conflict, but what's blocking a diplomatic breakthrough? The EU and NATO leadership stands in the way of the peace solution, retired US Air Force Lt. Col. Karen Kwi»»»

Beijing: TikTok owner ByteDance announced a joint venture with US and global partners to operate its American TikTok business in the US and avoid a ban. The group of investors includes Oracle and Silver Lake, among others. They are set to control 80.1 percent of the new entity, while ByteDance will»»»

A Uganda prison officer has been sacked for criticising the government on TikTok, in a rare move authorities said amounted to "gross indiscipline". Lawrence Ampe had been under investigation over social media posts accusing senior government officials of corruption, human rights abuses and mistreat»»»

One of two alleged drug boats speeding through the waters of Eastern Pacific on Thursday night seconds before it was hit in a "lethal kinetic strike," by U.S. military forces. Image courtesy U.S. Southern Command Dec. 19 (UPI) -- American warplanes struck two drug boats traveling known trafficking »»»

Kuala Lumpur: The Malaysian government will implement the Solar Accelerated Transition Action Program (Solar ATAP), effective on Jan. 1, 2026, to optimize building rooftops for renewable energy generation. The Ministry of Energy Transition and Water Transformation said in a statement on Friday that»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday described the Mechanism meeting held in Naqoura as “a continuation of the security dialogue aimed at ensuring the disarmament of Hezbollah by the Lebanese army.” “During the meeting, ways to promote economic projects were discussed in order to und»»»

An investigating magistrate has ordered the pretrial detention of a 44-year-old man accused by his partner of attempting to strangle her during an argument at her home in Ampelokipi, Thessaloniki. The 34-year-old woman told authorities the incident occurred at midnight on Sunday and in front of her»»»

Dubai: The National Centre of Meteorology has forecast unsettled weather on Saturday, with skies expected to be partly cloudy to cloudy at times and the formation of convective clouds bringing rainfall to parts of the country, particularly across northern. In its daily weather bulletin, the centre »»»

BEIRUT, Dec 19 (KUNA) -- Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Friday said Lebanon hinges on the key political role played by Egypt in the Arab region and Cairo's support for Beirut under the current hard circumstances.The Presidency said in a statement that Aoun indicated, during his reception of the »»»

There is no longer famine in Gaza, a global hunger monitor said on Friday, after access for humanitarian and commercial ​food deliveries improved following a fragile October 10 ceasefire in the war between Israel and Palestinian Hamas militants. The latest assessment by the Integrated Food Security»»»

2025 marked a historic year for investment gold, both globally and in Bulgaria, with record prices and growing investor interest. Over the past 12 months, gold surged nearly 60% year-on-year, setting more than 50 new price peaks, confirming its position as one of the best-performing assets. Despite»»»

1 of 8 | Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts during the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20. File Pool photo by Julia Demaree Nikhinson/UPI | License Photo Dec. 16 (UPI) -- Be»»»

The National Confederation for Female Entrepreneurship (CONAF) and the National Bank of Romania (NBR) have signed a Partnership Agreement through which they commit, within a solid and coherent institutional framework, to joint contributions to economic and financial education as the foundation of a»»»

President Joseph Aoun on Friday emphasized “the priority of the return of the border villages’ residents to their villages, homes and land as a gateway for discussing all the other details” with Israel, after the U.S.-led Mechanism committee held a second meeting in the presence of Lebanese and Isr»»»

Egypt is doing all it can to prevent further escalation between Lebanon and Israel amid tension between the two sides over the disarmament process of Hezbollah, the Egyptian prime minister said Friday during a visit to the Lebanese capital. Egypt, which signed a peace treaty with Israel in 1979, ha»»»

A delegation from the Sharjah Academy for Astronomy, Space Sciences and Technology (SAASST) at the University of Sharjah has begun the final testing phase of Sharjah Sat-2, marking a major step forward in the emirate’s CubeSat mission. The team visited Innovative Solutions in Space (ISISPACE) in th»»»

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KUWAIT, Dec 19 (KUNA) -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday applauded the US decision to repeal sanctions on Syria that had been imposed according to Ceasar Act and lauded role of the US President Donlad Trump in this respect.The ministry in a statement said this crucial step will back up Sy»»»

TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance has signed a deal with investors to run its business in the US. But what does this mean for the over 170 million Americans (or so the social media platform claims) who use the app? The key may lie in how TikTok's recommendation algorithm - the powerful system that c»»»

The Middle East Council of Shopping Centers & Retailers (MECSR) presented its Annual Top Retail Industry Awards at the *Retail Congress MENA 2025* in Dubai, recognising outstanding leadership and excellence across the region’s retail sector. One of the key honours of the evening’s awards, *Retail P»»»

Two siblings, including an infant, were found sleeping in the yard of a newly built house on Thursday night in the Dendropotamos area of Thessaloniki, in northern Greece, authorities said. The younger child is only a few months old, while the older sibling is 11, state broadcaster ERT reported. The»»»

Abu Dhabi: The Traffic and Patrols Directorate of Abu Dhabi Police deployed traffic patrols in the field and closely monitored the impact of rainfall while working to enhance traffic flow, ease congestion, and prevent accidents caused by water accumulation across various streets and roads throughou»»»

Acting Minister of Health of Kyrgyzstan Kanybek Dosmambetov paid a working visit to the Osh State University Medical Center. He reviewed the results of the liver transplant and the patients’ postoperative conditions. According to the ministry’s press center, a liver transplant was successfully perf»»»

GENEVA, Dec 19 (KUNA) -- The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Friday that the Sudan is currently witnessing the world's largest internal displacement crisis (IDPs) with the number of IDPs reaching approximately 9.3 million people.Speaking online from (Port Sudan) during a pres»»»

LONDON, Dec 19 (KUNA) -- The UK has imposed sanctions on some groups and individuals of the former Syrian regime on charges of committing violence and crimes against Syrian civilians, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office said on Friday.In a press release, the ministry added that the sanctions»»»

Egypt said that a natural gas deal with Israel was a "strictly commercial" arrangement with no political dimensions, adding it was concluded by private energy companies under market rules without direct government intervention, Reuters reported. Earlier this week, Israel approved an export deal sig»»»

The committee overseeing the Hezbollah-Israel truce in Lebanon focused on Friday on how to return displaced people to their homes, addressing civilian issues to help prevent ​renewed war if a year-end deadline to disarm Hezbollah is not met. The 15th meeting of the committee reflected a long-standi»»»

London, Dec. 19 (SANA) “The Economist” selected Syria as the Country of the Year 2025, as part of its annual tradition, highlighting the nation that has achieved the most significant improvement over the year. In its issue published on 18 December 2025, the magazine explained that the criteria for »»»

Amman, Dec. 19 (SANA) Jordan welcomed on Friday Washington’s decision on to repeal the Caesar Act, calling it an important step toward supporting Syria’s reconstruction, strengthening recovery, and fulfilling the aspirations of its people for development and prosperity. Fuad al-Majali, official spo»»»

Of all the measures for the second and third payments from the EU under the national Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP), the tenth one concerning the lobbying law remains to be finalized and the anti-corruption reform must be completed, outgoing Justice Minister Georgi Georgiev said during question»»»

BEIJING, Dec 19 (KUNA) -- China on Friday expressed deep dismay and emphatic rejection of an endorsed US bill allocating USD one billion for security coordination with Taiwan and the Pentagon's decision to sell Taiwan USD 11 billion worth of arms.Spokesperson of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, Guo Ji»»»

The Fiscal Council has urged a more cautious approach to planning Bulgaria's state finances in its analysis of the revised 2026 Budget, which was rejected by parliament on Wednesday. According to the advisory body, even after cutting both revenues and expenditures by roughly €1 billion (about 2 bil»»»

The Ministry of Finance has announced a Cabinet Decision that will change how Value Added Tax (VAT) is applied to metal scrap trading in the UAE. Cabinet Decision No. 153 of 2025 will come into effect on January 14, 2026 and introduces the reverse charge mechanism for transactions between VAT-regis»»»

President Putin gave another of his big, hours-long press conferences on Friday, allowing journalists and citizens from across Russia and media from around the world to get direct answers to questions ranging from war and peace to the economy and social issues. Here are the highlights. Russia Ready»»»

Dubai Police’s General Department of Traffic recently conducted a series of awareness sessions for more than 200 newly recruited taxi drivers at National Taxi, reinforcing safe driving practices and adherence to traffic laws. The initiative underscores the force’s commitment to road safety, recogni»»»

By order of Speaker Nurlanbek Turgunbek uulu, Kutman Tursunkulov has been appointed Chief of Staff of the Zhogorku Kenesh (Parliament) of Kyrgyzstan. The parliament’s press service reported. Photo Kutman Tursunkulov Maria Isanova and Narynbek Kubatbek uulu have been appointed his deputies. It is no»»»

During President Sadyr Japarov’s official visit to Japan, Foreign Affairs Minister of Kyrgyzstan Jeenbek Kulubaev met with Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi. According to the Foreign Ministry, Jeenbek Kulubaev congratulated Toshimitsu Motegi on his reappointment as Foreign Minister and ex»»»

China has filed a lawsuit in a court in Wuhan against the US state of Missouri and several American officials, accusing them of harming China’s economic and reputational interests through litigation linked to the Covid-19 pandemic. According to documents released by Missouri Attorney General Cather»»»

Share: Hezbollah and Syrian flags flutter on a military vehicle in Western Qalamoun, Syria August 28, 2017. By SARIT ZEHAVI This month, we mark one year since the fall of the Assad regime and the rise of the new government in Syria. This anniversary comes shortly after the one-year anniversary of t»»»

Damascus, Dec. 19 (SANA) Syria’s Central Bank (CBS) Governor Abdulkader Husrieh said that the repeal of the Caesar Act removes a major legal obstacle to Syria’s reintegration into the international financial system, particularly with regard to obtaining a sovereign credit rating. In a post on his F»»»

Tunis, Dec. 19 (TAP) - HandsOn Systems Ltd, a Maltese technology company, plans to introduce a major investment project in Tunisia which involves the construction of a 350 MW photovoltaic solar power plant in Gafsa, Southern Tunisia, with a total...»»»

Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein victim Haley Robson speaks during a press conference with other victims on the Epstein Files Transparency Act outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, in November. The House Oversight Committee is investigating as many as 95,000 photos of Epstein with high »»»

A European project aimed at introducing innovative technologies and developing cybersecurity capacity, as well as enhancing the protection and resilience of strategic sites and systems of importance to national security, will be launched by the State Agency for National Security (SANS), the agency »»»