Vice President Iliana Yotova has voiced sharp criticism of the draft budget for 2026, emphasizing that no one appears satisfied with it. She also addressed comments by BSP-United Left MP Atanas Atanasov suggesting she could be a candidate in the next presidential elections, noting that it is too ea»»»

Egyptians voted Monday in the second phase of parliamentary elections as authorities annulled first-round results in about two dozen constituencies over alleged violations. The two-stage vote comes as the most populous Arab country grapples with dire economy despite government efforts to push throu»»»

Israeli forces killed three Palestinians in Gaza near the line demarcating areas of Israeli control on Monday, underlining the struggle to broaden a fragile ceasefire deal approved over six weeks ago to global acclaim. Palestinian medics said Monday's incidents involved an Israeli drone firing a mi»»»

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has announced an ambitious three-year plan to make Mumbai “traffic-free,” backed by a sweeping network of underground tunnels, parallel roads and high-speed corridors designed to ease the city’s crippling congestion. The push coincides with the M»»»

Doha, Qatar: The second edition of the Katara Falconry and Hunting Championship is set to begin on Wednesday, November 26, at the Marmi Sabkha in Sealine. In a statement yesterday, Director of Championships for the Qatar Falconry Association and Head of the Marmi Festival, Mutaib Al-Qahtani, announ»»»

On November 20, 2025, the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) celebrated the 30th anniversary of its reopening, hosting a series of dedicated events alongside representatives of the Romanian capital market. Three decades have passed since the first trades were executed on the BVB, marking the beginning »»»

Skopje, 21 November 2025 (MIA) – The 2026 budget is both realistic and development-oriented, with each item carefully planned. The budget projects economic growth at 3.8 percent and sets the budget deficit at 3.5 percent of GDP, in line with the government’s fiscal consolidation targets, Finance Mi»»»

More than 11,000 students from Kyrgyzstan are studying in Russia. Albert Zulkharneev, head of the Rossotrudnichestvo office in the Kyrgyz Republic, announced at a briefing. According to him, about half of them are studying on a state-funded scholarship, while the rest are self-funded. «Some complet»»»

Tunis, Nov. 24 (TAP) – The Minister of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries, Ezzedine Ben Cheikh, reported a decline of around 20% in Tunisia’s cattle herd during a joint plenary session of the Assembly of People’s Representatives (ARP) and...»»»

Dubai: Dubai Police, through the Anti-Fraud Center of the General Department of Criminal Investigation, has warned the public against dealing with companies or online platforms that promise unrealistic investment returns. The Force noted that some platforms claim fixed monthly profits of up to 10% »»»

A delegation from the Syrian Ministry of Defense, headed by Major General Abdul Rahman Al-Sarhan, Chief of Training, took part in the 29th session of Arab Armed Forces Training Chiefs, held in the Arab Republic of Egypt. In his opening remarks, Assistant Secretary-General for Arab Affairs and Natio»»»

BOLOGNA - The Serbia men's national tennis team was on Sunday drawn to play Chile away in the first round of the 2026 Davis Cup qualifiers. The tie is scheduled for February 6-8, 2026, with the winner to play Spain in the final qualifying round. In a statement released by the Tennis Federation of S»»»

Tunis, 24 Nov. 2025 (TAP) – The Tunisian Ambassador to Tokyo, Ahmed Chafra, participated on November 21 in the opening of a cultural event at the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (TUFS), as part of the embassy’s efforts to promote the Arabic...»»»

Abu Dhabi: The second annual Manar Abu Dhabi public light art exhibition, organised by the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi), featured striking light installations displayed in diverse locations throughout the capital, including islands, mangroves, and natural landscapes»»»

A new regime has been established in Kyrgyzstan’s prisons, aimed at eliminating criminal influence and establishing strict order. Daiyrbek Orunbekov, head of the Information Policy Service of the Presidential Administration, announced on social media. Previously, convicted prisoners did not work at»»»

VARNA MAYOR CASE 24 Chasa has an article on the case of Varna Mayor Blagomir Kotsev who is going to trial for corruption, bribery and malfeasance in office - in what he and his supporters say is a politically-motivated case. The story says that he remains mayor for now after receiving support from »»»

The Eurasian Development Bank has signed its first Islamic finance agreement, marking a milestone in its efforts to diversify financial instruments and expand regional infrastructure investment, the development bank said in a press release. The General Commodity Murabaha Agreement was signed on Nov»»»

Israel said it carried out an air strike Sunday targeting Hezbollah's chief of staff in Beirut's southern suburbs, hitting an apartment building in an operation which Hezbollah said crossed another red line. Lebanon's health ministry said the strike killed five people and wounded 28. It did not giv»»»

An Israeli airstrike on Beirut on Sunday has killed a senior commander in the militant movement Hezbollah. Haytham Ali Tabatabai, also known by his nom de guerre Abu Ali Tabatabai, was struck in the Haret Hreik district, a stronghold of Hezbollah in the Lebanese capital. Both Hezbollah and the Isra»»»

Washington is “very close” to helping broker an end to the Ukraine conflict, US President Donald Trump’s envoy Keith Kellogg said in an interview with Fox News on Saturday, adding that Trump is determined to bring it to a close. Washington presented Kiev last week with a new proposal for ending the»»»

Doha, Qatar: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, on Monday, November 24, 2025, received HE Kamaladdin Heydarov, Minister of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Azerbaijan, who is currently visiting the country. During the meetin»»»

Business leaders face a nervous final few days before the chancellor's second Budget, having borne the brunt of a brutal set of tax hikes this time last year. Firms are still reeling from those: the £25bn National Insurance increase and an inflation-busting rise in the minimum wage. Confidence in b»»»

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama visited Qatar on Monday, where he was received by his counterpart and Foreign Minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani. Rama shared footage from the meeting, saying discussions focused on strengthening bilateral cooperation and advancing several»»»

Kumtor mine catering chefs excelled at an international competition in Turkey. A team of culinary experts performed brilliantly at the prestigious international gastronomic festival in Antalya, surpassing competitors from a dozen countries. The jury recognized the Kyrgyz team as the best in several»»»

During the meeting of the CSTO Council of Heads of State, kindergartens in Bishkek will operate as usual. The press service of City Hall informed 24.kg news agency. All schools in the city will switch to online learning from November 25 to December 1 inclusive (due to the upcoming parliamentary ele»»»

Start your UAE National Day holidays in style as music legend A.R. Rahman headlines a special evening at the Sheikh Zayed Festival this Saturday, unveiling Jamal Al Etihad – a new musical tribute celebrating the UAE’s values of unity, coexistence, resilience and hope. Music legend A.R. Rahman will »»»

Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) – New Beginning will challenge in court the expansion of paid parking zones and the increase of parking fees in Sofia, the party’s press centre said on Monday. "The actions of Sofia Mayor Vassil Terziev and the Sofia Municipal Council are an arrogant demonstra»»»

Haytham Ali Tabatabai, Hezbollah's top military chief whom Israel killed on Sunday, had taken the role after the group's senior leaders died in the most recent war with Israel. He is the most important Hezbollah figure to have been killed since a November 2024 ceasefire sought to end over a year of»»»

Israel killed Hezbollah's military chief in a strike on Beirut on Sunday, the Israeli military and the militant group said, hitting an apartment building and killing five people according to Lebanese authorities. Haytham Ali Tabatabai is the most senior Hezbollah commander to be killed by Israel si»»»

Buzz, buzz, slap! This mosquito-ridden lagoon deep in the Zapata Swamp, the Caribbean's largest intact wetland, is ground-zero for a humble but dedicated restoration effort that aims to save the manjuari, or Cuban gar, from extinction. "It`s a jewel among Cuban fishes," said park biologist Andres H»»»

Bayut has reached a milestone for its flagship valuation technology, TruEstimate: more than 500,000 digital valuation reports have now been generated since launch, cementing the tool as one of the UAE’s most trusted sources of property intelligence. This reflects a profound shift in consumer behavi»»»

DOHA: The Shura Council has commended the visit of His Highness the Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani to Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and South Africa last week, and his participation in the G20 2025 Summit in Johannesburg. The Council emphasized that the visit»»»

Bulgaria must build a sustainable, modern and humane system for the protection and integration of migrant children and those seeking international protection, according to the shared view of experts participating in a roundtable on policies for unaccompanied and separated migrant children. The disc»»»

Syrian Economy and Industry Minister Mohammad Nidal al-Shaar met with Jordanian Minister of Industry, Trade and Supply Yarub Qudah at the Ministry of Economy headquarters in Damascus to examine ways to advance Syrian-Jordanian economic cooperation and broaden trade exchange between the neighboring »»»

BELGRADE - Serbian FM Marko Djuric said on Monday Serbians should be peaceful when it comes to energy supplies to the market but that the situation regarding the future of Serbia's Russian majority-owned oil company NIS - which is under US sanctions - was quite complicated and that the Serbian gove»»»

Hezbollah confirmed that senior leader Haytham Ali Tabtabai was killed in Israel's strike on Beirut's southern suburbs on Sunday. In a statement, the group confirmed the killing of "the great commander" Tabtabai in "a treacherous Israeli attack on the Haret Hreik area in the southern suburbs of Bei»»»

Ras Al Khaimah: Plans are in motion to develop a new VVIP terminal and private jet hangar complex just minutes from Ras Al Khaimah’s beachfront resorts, according to a joint statement from Ras Al Khaimah International Airport and Falcon Executive Aviation. Sign up for our daily business newsletter,»»»

In 2025, the overall tax and insurance load on labor in Bulgaria reached roughly 42 percent of an employee’s gross salary. This figure combines close to 32 percent in social security contributions, formally split between worker and employer, though effectively borne by the employer, together with t»»»

Europe’s war hawks are drawing up plans in the event US President Donald Trump decides to pull the plug on support for Ukraine, reports the Financial Times. “That’s a scenario we are obviously planning for,” a European official was cited as confirming.European diplomats are gearing up for further m»»»

Tunis,Nov. 24 (TAP) – The General Assembly of the Arab Union of Administrative Justice, which met on November 19, in Cairo, decided to adopt the fifth item on the agenda concerning the procedures for transferring the presidency of the Union to the...»»»

Tunis, Nov. 24, 2025 (TAP) – The second International Scientific Congress of the International Association for the Defense of Human Rights and Media (AIDDM) will be held on December 4 in Tunis under the theme: “Legal and Humanitarian Approaches to...»»»

Global law firm Dentons has advised Evcil Group on the acquisition of three solar projects totaling 15 MW in Romania. Two of the projects are already operational and the third project was acquired at a ready-to-build stage, having obtained all necessary building permits to commence the works. The c»»»

Malabar Gold & Diamonds, the world’s 5th largest jewellery retailer and one of India’s foremost champions of corporate social responsibility, has announced the expansion of its flagship Hunger Free World initiative to Ethiopia. On the heels of its transformative success in India as well as Zambia, »»»

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Tunis, Nov. 26 (TAP)- "Synapse: AI to Business" is the theme of the seventh edition of the Higher School of Digital Economy (ESEN)'s Talent Fair due on November 26. This edition puts the spotlight on artificial intelligence and business to create...»»»

The youth organization of Vazrazhdane is against expanding the paid parking zones and increasing the fees for parking in Sofia, Chair Aleksandar Aleksiev said at a press conference here on Monday. “We believe that this decision is ill-considered and hasty. We are seriously skeptical about the plan »»»

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia says it is planning to block children under 16 from signing up to social media accounts next year, in a move to tighten access over child-safety concerns. Communications minister Fahmi Fadzil said Sunday the government was looking at how Australia and other countries dealt wi»»»

Franklin Templeton International Services, Bucharest Branch, as Sole Administrator and Alternative Investment Fund Manager of Fondul Proprietatea, reaffirms its support for the listing of the Bucharest Airports National Company (CNAB) on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB), which may represent an im»»»

Abu Dhabi: The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has announced plans to introduce new digital saving and investment products designed specifically for labourers and low-income earners, enabling them to earn interest on small amounts saved or invested. The services will be offered through the Central »»»