Traffic toward Greece was brought to a standstill late this afternoon after Greek farmers pushed their protest convoys to the border approach, forcing a full shutdown of movement through the Kulata checkpoint. Long lines of cars and trucks quickly built up on the Bulgarian side, where police units »»»

Khan Yunis, Palestinian Territories: The couples walked hand in hand, the brides in traditional embroidered Palestinian white and red dresses adorned with red ribbons, the grooms walked beside them in black suits and ties. But the backdrop told a different story: dilapidated buildings, piles of con»»»

Dubai: At least five people were killed and 13 others injured in a devastating fire that ripped through a four-storey clothing complex in the city of Mansoura, in Egypt’s Dakahlia governorate, local media reported. The blaze broke out on Wednesday morning in the commercial district of Al Khawajat, »»»

Israeli media have reported that Israel is preparing for a "significant escalation" with Hezbollah, deemed "inevitable" despite Washington's efforts. Reports claimed that Israel showed U.S Envoy Morgan Ortagus Tuesday "intelligence that proves Hezbollah is rebuilding and rearming" in south Lebanon »»»

In an initiative to improve performance at petrol stations in the United Arab Emirates, director of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) Abdullah Salem Al Zaheri went undercover as a gas station worker in order assess first-hand the quality of customer service. Activists have expressed their admi»»»

Wellington: Police in New Zealand are waiting for nature to take its course after a man allegedly tried to smuggle a 33,000 New Zealand dollar ($19,000) pendant out of a jewellery store by swallowing it. The 32-year-old man, who has not been publicly named, is accused of eating an ornate Faberge oc»»»

Dubai Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Wednesday that the bidding process for Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will take place on December 23 and that the event will be broadcast live across all media platforms, Dawn reported. The government is seeking to sell a 51–100 per cent»»»

The link between fiscal policy and financial stability from the perspective of the crowding out effect, under conditions of fiscal dominance, has become a topic of interest for both academia and macroeconomic policymakers, especially after the sovereign debt crisis in the euro area, which followed »»»

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam announced Wednesday that Lebanon is “ready for supra-military negotiations with Israel,” after Lebanon and Israel for the first time sent civilian figures to a meeting of the ‘Mechanism’ ceasefire committee. “The move to include a former Lebanese diplomat on the committee»»»

Lebanese and Israeli civilian representatives held their first direct talks Wednesday in decades, part of a year-old ceasefire monitoring mechanism in the war with Hezbollah, a source close to the talks told AFP. The meeting was taking place at the U.N. peacekeeping force's headquarters in Lebanon »»»

Egypt denied on Wednesday that it had agreed with Israel the opening of the Rafah crossing to Gaza for residents of the Palestinian territory to exit, insisting it be opened in both directions. "If an agreement is reached to open the crossing, it will be in both directions, to enter and exit the Ga»»»

A woman has been arrested for allegedly murdering her six-year-old niece during a wedding function in Haryana’s Panipat, with police claiming she later confessed to killing three other children in separate incidents over the past two years. The accused, identified as Poonam, allegedly drowned her n»»»

U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a bilateral meeting at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, in October. Photo via The White House/UPI | License Photo Dec. 3 (UPI) -- The meeting between President Xi Jinping and President Donald Trump »»»

Moscow: Russia is ready to meet with the US as many times as will be necessary to reach a solution for the Ukraine war, the Kremlin said Wednesday after negotiations between Vladimir Putin and US officials ended with no breakthrough. Putin held hours of late-night talks with Donald Trump’s envoy St»»»

Officials from Hamas and Islamic Jihad told AFP the two Palestinian militant groups would on Wednesday send to Israel a sample from a body recovered in the Gaza Strip. A Hamas official said a team from the two groups' armed wings "found remains that are possibly those of an Israeli hostage" under t»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Calendar House announced today that the skies of Qatar will witness the last supermoon of the year tomorrow, Thursday evening, December 4, 2025. In a statement, QCH said that this full moon will be quite different from the usual full moon, appearing approximately 14% larger a»»»

Dubai: Delhi is being turned into a fortress ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s arrival, with everything from elite Russian commandos and India’s National Security Guard to snipers, drones, jammers and AI-powered surveillance forming a five-layer protective ring around him, Indian media re»»»

The headquarters of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing. Britain on Tuesday delayed permission for it to build its largest ever overseas mission on a five-acre site in central London. File Photo by Stephen Shaver/UPI | License Photo Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Approval for a huge 215,000 sq. ft.»»»

Memory is not identical with history, Bulgarian National Television (BNT) Director General Emil Koshlukov said here on Wednesday during a presentation part of the national initiative "14 Centuries of Bulgaria in Europe," organized by Bulgarian National Television (BNT), BTA, Bulgarian National Radi»»»

The EU's former foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, has been accused of fraud as part of an EU investigation into the misuse of funds, the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) has said. The EPPO said searches were carried out on Tuesday at the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium, heade»»»

Parliament voted down a proposal by MRF – New Beginning to lift the immunity of Yordan Todorov MP (Vazrazhdane) for hooliganism during a protest outside the Europe House in Sofia. The request to strip Todorov of immunity came from acting Prosecutor General on February 27. The motion received 56 vot»»»

The US will soon start bombing alleged drug cartel targets on land, US President Donald Trump told reporters in a cabinet meeting on Tuesday. The announcement comes amid a massive US military buildup in the Caribbean, which Washington says is aimed at curbing Venezuelan-led drug trafficking. Caraca»»»

Kenya's parliament has accused British soldiers of decades of sexual abuse, killings, human rights violations and environmental destruction while training in the country. The report detailed harrowing testimony from communities in Laikipia and Samburu counties, near the military training bases. The»»»

By: Ahmad Abu el-Hamd Egypt’s prime minister Sherif Ismail said that the Egyptian government will begin discussing the public budget for fiscal year 2017/2018 during the upcoming week, before approving and then referring it the House of Representatives. Ismail added in a statement on Monday that th»»»

Communication consultancy agency Graffiti Plus (GRF+) has signed its financing contract under the PNRR programme, as a step in the company’s listing on the AeRO market of the Bucharest Stock Exchange. The agency is also preparing to launch the private funding round that will serve as the first step»»»

Russia's embassy in Tehran has issued an alert urging Russian tourists not to take photos or videos in Iran to prevent "undesirable incidents and unintentional violations of the law", according to a statement published on December 3, seen by IntelliNews. The warning comes as travel between Russia a»»»

HEADLINES Wednesday’s news media are dominated by the fallout from the recent nationwide protests against the 2026 budget. On its front page, Duma runs the headline: "Cabinet Withdraws Budget, Will Not Resign." The daily quotes Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov, who says the Cabinet will not step dow»»»

US President Donald Trump gave his Venezuelan counterpart, Nicolas Maduro, an ultimatum to flee the country last month after weeks of increasing military pressure and deadly strikes on boats, Reuters reported on Tuesday, citing anonymous sources. The call reportedly took place on November 21, short»»»

Dubai: Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea International Film Festival opens its fifth edition on December 4th in Jeddah, transforming the city into a dazzling playground where cinema is the currency and Hollywood, Arab and Bollywood icons share the same red carpet. This year’s lineup, as always, is star-studde»»»

The Prosecutor’s Office of Alamedin district has uncovered the illegal transfer of a land plot supplying mineral water to Teplye Klyuchi health and recreation complex, located in Tash-Moynok rural district of Chui region. The supervisory authority reported. An inspection revealed that the 3.12-hect»»»

Kyrgyzstan and Turkey are expanding cooperation in the digitalization of customs processes. The Customs Service reported following the third meeting of the Joint Customs Council, which was held in Ankara. According to the Customs Service, the delegations were led by Almaz Saliev, Chairman of the St»»»

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi inaugurated on Monday the 4th edition of the Egypt Defence Expo (EDEX 2025), one of the Middle East and Africa’s largest military exhibitions, held at Al-Manara International Conference Center and the Egypt International Exhibition Center (EIEC) in New Cairo. The Pres»»»

Belgium has accused the EU of "downplaying" its concerns over a plan to use frozen Russian assets held in Europe to support Ukraine. "We keep on pleading for an alternative, namely the EU borrowing the amounts needed on the markets," says Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot. The EU's proposal, w»»»

New York: The State of Qatar renewed its unwavering commitment to support the brotherly Palestinian people until they obtain all their legitimate rights, foremost among them their right to self-determination, the end of the occupation, the cessation of settlement activities, and the establishment o»»»

Abu Qir Fertilizers has taken a significant step in reshaping its long-term strategic direction, announcing that its board of directors has approved the appointment of McKinsey & Company to lead the development of the company’s new strategic plan. The move reflects the company’s ambition to align w»»»

The Libyan-American Partnership Team of the Tripoli based Libyan government reported yesterday that it held a video conference with Boeing, the American aerospace company. Participants included Minister of Transportation and Financial Advisor to the Prime Minister, Mohamed Al-Shahoubi; Head of the »»»

Russian President Vladimir Putin held a five-hour meeting in the Kremlin with US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff and Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner to discuss the evolving American peace proposal for Ukraine. Witkoff and Kushner arrived in Moscow on December 2 for what has become Witkoff’»»»

India has scrapped an order making it mandatory for smartphone makers to preload a state-run cyber safety app on new phones after a public furore. The order - passed last week but made public on Monday - gave smartphone makers 90 days to pre-load new phones with its new Sanchar Saathi app which cou»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Football Association (QFA) and Snoonu — Qatar’s leading super-app — announced the signing of a sponsorship agreement between the two parties, under which the company becomes the Official Delivery Services Sponsor of the QFA and one of the official sponsors of our national tea»»»

The Slovenian National Assembly has almost unanimously adopted an amendment to the Weapons Act, allowing people to surrender illegal weapons or ammunition without facing legal consequences until the end of January 2026, RTV SLO reported on December 2. The bill received broad support, with 68 MPs vo»»»

The search for the wreckage of the long-missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 will resume on December 30, Malaysia's transport ministry said Wednesday, with the mission set to focus on an area in the Indian Ocean "assessed to have the highest probability of locating the aircraft". The Boeing »»»

Doha, Qatar: As part of the global 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign, Protection and Social Rehabilitation Center, - Aman, one of the centers operating under the Qatar Foundation for Social Work, organised an awareness workshop titled “Prevention is Protection” in cooperati»»»

The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution calling on Israel to withdraw from the Golan Heights. The resolution, titled “The Syrian Golan,” was adopted on Tuesday by a recorded vote of 123 in favor to seven against (Federated States of Micronesia, Israel, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, To»»»

Doha, Qatar: Twenty falconers have successfully qualified for the finals of the Al-Da’aw competition across two categories: “Young Peregrine Falcon” and “Adult Peregrine Falcon,” with ten falconers competing in each category. The event was held last morning as part of the Katara Falconry and Huntin»»»

Serbia’s sole oil refinery in Pančevo suspended production on December 2 after US sanctions blocked its supply of crude oil, the state-linked company Oil Industry of Serbia (NIS) said. NIS, majority-owned by Russia’s Gazprom group, has been unable to secure new crude shipments since the sanctions t»»»

Serbia has launched its long-awaited 5G mobile network, ending years of delay that left the country trailing its Central and Eastern European peers in next-generation connectivity. Mobile users across Serbia began seeing 5G signals on their devices on December 2 as operators activated newly awarded»»»

Gaza's main gateway will open in the next few days, Israel said on Wednesday, allowing thousands of Palestinians who are in need of medical care to leave the war-ravaged enclave through Egypt. COGAT, the Israeli military arm that oversees humanitarian matters, said the opening of the Rafah crossing»»»

Belgium on Wednesday rejected a plan to use frozen Russian assets to help prop up Ukraine's economy and war effort over the next two years, saying that the scheme poses major financial and legal risks. Ukraine's budget and military needs for 2026 and 2027 are estimated to total around 130 billion e»»»

Former EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini was on Wednesday formally charged on  with "procurement fraud and corruption" over contracts to train future diplomats at the prestigious College of Europe graduate school, which she now leads. The EU's former foreign policy chief Federica Mogh»»»

Syrian authorities said on Wednesday they had killed a man and arrested four others who were attempting to smuggle hundreds of landmines to Lebanon's Hezbollah. In a statement, the interior ministry said it launched a raid in Al-Jebbe, near the capital Damascus, during which "four people were arres»»»