Dubai: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, met on Sunday with Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa at Zabeel Palace, where the two leaders discussed plans to expand cooperation across key sectors and strengthen long-term t»»»

Deputy Chair of the Bulgarian Union of Balneology and SPA Tourism (BUBSPA), Zhivko Ivanov, said that for him, Plovdiv Airport serves as the gateway to Pamporovo. Ivanov was speaking during the BG TOURISM – WINTER 2025/2026 forum held in Pamporovo on Saturday. The forum was organized by BTA in partn»»»

The EU is still claiming “the moral high ground” despite “drowning” in corruption, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said, accusing Brussels and Kiev of shielding each other from graft scandals. Orban ripped into the EU leadership on Friday in an interview with Kossuth Radio, invoking the l»»»

CAIRO, Dec 7 (KUNA) -- Egypt's Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Dr. Hani Sewilam affirmed Sunday that challenges facing the Nile Basin cannot be resolved through unilateral measures but through genuine cooperation and sustainable management of shared resources in line with international l»»»

India’s aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has issued a second show-cause notice to IndiGo, addressing the airline’s accountable manager a day after serving a similar notice on CEO Pieter Elbers, as widespread cancellations and delays continued to disrupt air trav»»»

Podkrepa Labour Confederation will probably endorse the 2026 draft financial plan, though “with clenched teeth”, Podkrepa President Dimitar Manolov told reporters before the Saturday meeting of the Supervisory Board of the National Social Security Institute (NSSI), which is to discuss the 2026 draf»»»

Katy Perry and former Canadian Prime Minster Justin Trudeau have gone Instagram official after the singer posted a string of photographs and videos of their trip to Japan. In one picture, Perry and Trudeau are seen smiling for a selfie, with their faces touching. In another video, the pair are seen»»»

DOHA: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani has met with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism of the Republic of Malta HE Dr Ian Borg. The meeting took place on the margins of the 23rd Doha Forum. The meet»»»

Member of Hezbollah’s Loyalty to Resistance bloc at Lebanese Parliament MP Hussein Jishi lashed out at the United States over its green light to the Israeli enemy to continue its attacks on Lebanon. In a memorial service on Sunday, MP Jishi said the US pretends to be mediator while unleashing the I»»»

Nobel week was underway in Stockholm and Oslo with laureates holding news conferences and lectures before they will be awarded the prestigious prizes. Hungarian László Krasznahorkai, who won the Prize in literature for his surreal and anarchic novels that combine a bleak world view with mordant hum»»»

ISLAMABAD, Dec 7 (KUNA) -- At least 12 militants were killed by security forces in an operation in Pakistanآ’s southwestern Balochistan province, said the military on Sunday.According to a press release by Pakistan militaryآ’s media wing Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), security forces condu»»»

A young boy and a 60-year-old woman have died in a house fire in County Offaly. Gardaí (Irish police) say the fire occurred at a domestic residence in Castleview Park, Edenderry, at 19:45 local time on Saturday. A second woman, in her 50s, is in hospital with serious injuries. Gardaí are appealing »»»

A United Nations Security Council delegation has urged all parties to uphold a year-old ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, expressing support for a state weapons monopoly at the end of a Lebanon visit. A November 2024 ceasefire was supposed to end more than a year of hostilities between Israel»»»

Dubai: Saudi authorities detained 19,790 illegal residents over the past week in one of the kingdom’s largest coordinated enforcement drives this year, the Ministry of Interior announced on Saturday. The arrests were made between November 27 and December 3 following joint inspections carried out by»»»

Qatar and Egypt, guarantors of the Gaza ceasefire, called on Saturday for the withdrawal of Israeli troops and the deployment of an international stabilization force as the necessary next steps in fully implementing the fragile agreement. The measures were spelt out in the U.S.- and U.N.-backed pea»»»

A new community space at Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC) is transforming hospital areas into playful, culturally rooted environments that promote joy, well-being and family connection. Building on the success of the first Majlisna site in Al Falah by Abu Dhabi Early Childhood Authori»»»

Police arrested a man in London on Sunday after a group of people were assaulted with pepper spray in a parking garage at Heathrow Airport. The victims were taken to the hospital by ambulance but their injuries were not believed to be serious, the Metropolitan Police said. The incident in the Termi»»»

In its latest leadership transition, Qatar Airways Group has appointed Hamad Ali Al-Khater as its new Group Chief Executive Officer, effective December 7, 2025. The move marks the end of Engr. Badr Mohammed Al-Meer's two-year tenure at the helm, Bloomberg reported. Also Read: Qatar Airways to intro»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia and the United States are underway aligning those difficult provisions that will determine the form and fate of the future document on Ukraine settlement, and some issues require the US to make "radical changes" in papers, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov said on Sunday. "We are »»»

Unless there is a sharp reversal in the final three months of the year, the French economy is likely to grow by at least 0.8% in 2025, outpacing the 0.7% that the government had anticipated, Finance Minister Roland Lescure said on Sunday. "We will most likely exceed the government's growth forecast»»»

KUWAIT, Dec 7 (KUNA) -- His Highness the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah at Bayan Palace on Sunday.His Highness the Amir then received Chairman of Kuwait National Guard (KNG) Sheikh Mubarak Humoud Al-Jaber Al»»»

Photo feature by Fawaz Al-Otaibi BEIRUT, Dec 7 (KUNA) -- The fourth edition of the Arab Art Exhibition in Beirut opened with strong public turnout, offering a vivid display of Arab artistic styles and identities, bringing together 55 artists presenting nearly 300 works ranging from realism to abstr»»»

KUWAIT, Dec 7 (KUNA) -- His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah received Chairman of Kuwait National Guard (KNG) Sheikh Mubarak Humoud Al-Jaber Al-Sabah at Bayan Palace on Sunday.His Highness the Crown Prince also received Acting Prime Minister and Minister of Interior S»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani met in his office at the Amiri Diwan on Sunday, December 7, 2025, the Ambassador of the Republic of Bulgaria to Qatar, Plamen Stankov Delev, who called on the Amir to greet on the occasion of the end of his tenure in the country.The Amir gran»»»

Dubai: The UAE has officially entered its winter season with the predawn appearance of Ikleel Al Aqrab, a bright trio of stars in the constellation Scorpius, according to Emirati astronomer Ibrahim Al Jarwan. Al Jarwan, Ibrahim Al Jarwan, Chairman of the Emirates Astronomy Society and member of the»»»

Dubai: A Pakistani woman has issued a desperate public appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, claiming her husband abandoned her in Karachi and is now preparing to secretly remarry in Delhi. The case has triggered outrage among women’s groups and cross-border legal bodies. In a video message circu»»»

Statements by Qatar’s Minister of State for Energy Affairs Saad Al-Kaabi became a focal point at the Doha Forum 2025, opened by Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani under the theme “Anchoring Justice: From Promises to Tangible Reality.” Al-Kaabi delivered an upbeat assessment of the gas sector’s fu»»»

Saudi Arabia’s listed real estate sector recorded an exceptional and unprecedented transformation in the third quarter of 2025, with profits surging more than sixfold. Total earnings jumped 633.6 percent to $496 million (SAR 1.86 billion), compared with $67.5 million a year earlier, an indication t»»»

KUWAIT, Dec 7 (KUNA) -- Kuwait's Naval Force will conduct live-fire exercises as part of Union 25, in conjunction with the Air Force and the Interior Ministry's General Directorate of Coast Guard, from December 9th to 11th, between 7:00 AM and 6:00 PM local time, announced the Kuwaiti Army.In a pre»»»

Prime Minister Edi Rama has reiterated his stance regarding the Constitutional Court appeal he filed over the suspension of Infrastructure Minister Belinda Balluku. Speaking at the opening of episode nine of his podcast “Flasim”, Rama insisted that the appeal is not a political confrontation nor an»»»

Democratic Party (PD) member, Ervin Salianji, has openly expressed dissatisfaction with the leadership of Sali Berisha, arguing that the party is failing to listen to its membership and is not responding to the country’s need for political change. Salianji’s comments come as he begins a series of l»»»

Tunis, Dec. 7 (TAP)- The weather on Sunday is cloudy in northern coasts with scattered showers, temporarily cloudy elsewhere, the National Institute of Meteorology said.Highs are expected to hover around 14°C in western heights, while ranging...»»»

Doha, Qatar: Minister of Municipality, HE Abdullah bin Hamad bin Abdullah Al Attiyah, was awarded the Nobel Sustainability Trust Medal for Outstanding Contribution to Sustainability, in recognition of Qatar’s global leadership in advancing sustainable development initiatives, promoting smart econom»»»

Sharjah: Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, Chairperson of the Sharjah Family and Community Council, honoured 680 young winners of the fifth edition of the Sheikh Sultan Award for Celebrating the Spirit of Youth. The ceremony took place on Sunday evening at Al Badi’ Palace, bringing together »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia's Tsentr battlegroup has taken control of the settlement of Rovnoye, is eliminating Ukrainian troops in Dmitrov and are clearing Grishino in the Donetsk People's Republic, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday. "Units of the Tsentr battlegroup have completed the libe»»»

Tunis, Dec. 7 (TAP)- President of the Republic Kais Saïed met Saturday in Carthage with members of the team tasked with sorting out the environmental crisis in Gabès.A string of "immediate solutions" were outlined, the Presidency said in a press...»»»

Doha, Qatar: Minister of Labor, HE Dr. Ali bin Samikh Al Marri met on Sunday with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Ghana, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa. The meeting explored ways to enhance and develop joint cooperation, particularly in the labor sector.»»»

Dubai Police have played a pivotal role in taking down one of Europe’s most dangerous transnational criminal networks, following the arrest of the gang’s leader in the emirate as part of the international operation “Haris.” The operation, conducted in coordination with Europol, Serbia’s Ministry of»»»

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa warned on Saturday that Israel’s effort to establish a demilitarized buffer zone in southern Syria risks pushing the country into a “dangerous place.” Speaking on the sidelines of the Doha Forum, al-Sharaa said US-mediated negotiations with Israel remain underway to»»»

KUWAIT, Dec 7 (KUNA) -- KUNA Development Center on Sunday launched its training program titled "Art of Reels Production," with participants from various government sectors, including Qatar News Agency.The program, delivered by Abdullah Al-Mushawah and running until 11 December, provides progressive»»»

The Defence Ministry and the Transport Ministry are coordinating efforts to support the crew of the tanker Kairos off the coast of Ahtopol, the Defence Ministry said on Sunday. During a conversation on Sunday between representatives of the Executive Agency Maritime Administration and the crew, it w»»»

Troops led by Lieutenant Colonel Pascal Tigri in Benin have announced that President Patrice Talon has been removed from power. Tigri Pascal will be leading a military transition council - the Military Committee for Refoundation (CMR) - the soldiers announced in a statement. Key EventsTroops seized»»»

Dubai: The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has hired newly licensed civil engineer Dave Rusty Recososa, the son of a Davao City jeepney driver who went viral for offering free rides to celebrate his son's success, as part of the agency’s ongoing drive to recruit young talent and rebu»»»

Doha, Qatar: Minister of Transport, HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdullah bin Mohammed Al-Thani and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Panama, HE Carlos Arturo Hoyos signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on mutual recognition of seafarer’s certificates between the Government of th»»»

Doha, Qatar: Dadu, Qatar's Children's Museum has announced a diverse lineup of interactive programs and activities as part of its new season, featuing engaging experiences, hands-on workshops, and fresh activities designed to inspire learning, creativity, and play for children and families. Located»»»

Abu Dhabi: The Bridge Summit 2025 will launch tomorrow, Monday, December 8, in the UAE capital, featuring seven main tracks covering digital content, artificial intelligence, humanitarian media, film production, the creative economy, the future of journalism, and the influence industry. The summit »»»

Supervisory boards of the National Health Insurance Fund and the National Social Security Institute are expected to discuss the draft budgets of the Fund and State Social Security for next year, the Finance Ministry said. The move follows a meeting at the Ministry on December 5, where the trade uni»»»