Dubai: Luxury watchmaker Jacob & Co. has unveiled a bespoke timepiece worth about $1.5 million, created as a tribute to Anant Ambani and his wildlife conservation project, the Vantara Global Wildlife Rescue and Conservation Centre in Gujarat, India. Called the Vantara watch, the one-of-a-kind piece»»»

TOKYO, Jan 22 (KUNA) -- Kuwait's trade surplus with Japan in December narrowed 19.9 percent from a year earlier to JPY 55.8 billion (USD 331 million), down for the second consecutive month due to slow exports, government data showed Thursday.However, Kuwait remained in black ink with Japan for 17 y»»»

The Bulgarian city of Ruse woke up to extremely hazardous winter conditions today, with residents describing the city as having turned into a giant ice rink overnight. Warnings circulated widely on social media from late evening into the early morning hours, urging people to stay indoors due to the»»»

Three people have died after a reported shooting in a small town in New South Wales, Australia, police say. A fourth person has been taken to hospital in a serious but stable condition. Local police are now investigating the reported shooting which took place in Lake Cargelligo at about 16:40 local»»»

Karachi, Pakistan: The death toll from a mall fire in Pakistan's biggest city rose to at least 55 people, a Karachi government official told AFP on Thursday. "A total of 55 bodies have been recovered since Saturday night" when the fire erupted, said Javed Nabi Khoso, deputy commissioner of Karachi'»»»

Last night, demonstrations were held on Wednesday in Sofia, Varna and Plovdiv, with protesters demanding the resignation of Acting Prosecutor General Borislav Sarafov. The actions were organised by the Justice for Everyone initiative and Students Against the Mafia. In the capital, demonstrators gat»»»

Israel has intensified its military campaign in areas north of the Litani River in South Lebanon over the past two weeks, carrying out air strikes at least twice a week—well above the tempo seen before the start of the year. The intensified moves have been accompanied by near-daily surveillance and»»»

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As thousands of Class 10 and 12 students across the UAE prepare for CBSE board exams, paediatricians are urging families to focus on two often-overlooked factors – sleep and nutrition – warning that late nights, skipped meals, and excess caffeine can significantly affect performance and lower marks»»»

Members of Philippine civil society groups filed an impeachment complaint against President Ferdinand Marcos on Thursday, accusing him of systematically bilking taxpayers out of billions of dollars for bogus flood control projects. Also Read: Former Senator Bong Revilla surrenders amid arrest warra»»»

The production and supply of electricity and thermal energy are expected to record an increase of 0.8% this year compared with 2025 and will continue to rise slightly over the next three years, according to the 2025-2029 prognosis, autumn version, of the National Strategy and prognosis Commission (»»»

Romania's usable natural gas production accounted for 6,843 million tonnes of oil equivalent in the first 11 months of 2025, by 68,600 toe less than the quantity recorded in the same period last year (minus 1%), according to data centralised by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).On the othe»»»

Romania produced nearly 2.271 million tonnes of crude oil equivalent (toe) in the first 11 months of 2025, 185,000 toe less (-7.5%) than in the same period last year, according to data compiled by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).Crude oil imports over the same period totalled 8.283 milli»»»

Natural gas consumption in Romania has lately surged, but the country is totally out of an energy shortage scenario with a systemic failure of its national grid, Energy Minister Bogdan Ivan said on Monday at the end of a meeting of the National Energy Command."Currently today we've had the highest »»»

The Kazakh-Romanian Energy Investment Fund (KREIF), through its subsidiary Rompetrol Energy, has completed commissioning of the cogeneration plant on the Petromidia N?vodari platform, the most important investment project developed under this mechanism. As of December 30, 2025, Rompetrol Energy has»»»

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VERBUND Green Power, a company also present in Romania, and the manufacturer Nordex Group sign a multi-annual framework agreement for the supply of wind turbines totaling 700 MW, and part of the turbines are destined for Romania, the two companies said in a press release. VERBUND Green Power, the i»»»

PPC Renewables Romania has added approx. 200 MW to its generation capacity in 2025 The company will pursue growth to reach 2 GW in production capacities in Romania in 2026 PPC Renewables Romania has increased its installed capacity to over 1.5 GW, following additions of approx. 200 MW in 2025, and »»»

Nuclear energy is a strategic decision, directly related to energy security, prices and economic competitiveness, Energy Minister Bogdan Ivan said on Wednesday.He attended the World Economic Forum in Davos, where he discussed with Rafael Mariano Grossi, director general of the International Atomic »»»

Ankara, Jan. 22 (SANA) Turkish Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuşsaid on Wednesday that stability in Syria is essential to regional security, expressing hope that the Syrian government and the Syrian Democratic Forces organization (SDF) can reach a peaceful understanding. In an interview with Al Ja»»»

ISLAMABAD, Jan 22 (KUNA) -- The death toll from a fire at a shopping center in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi rose to 61 on Thursday after rescuers recovered 30 bodies from a gutted shop while searching the wreckage.The fire broke out last week at the Gul Plaza shopping center on MA Jinnah Roa»»»

Therme Group and RCI Holding announce the merger of their energy management solutions practices, combining EVOLVE Energy Management Solutions and VoltLink into a single, integrated platform for energy efficiency, flexibility, and market participation: Apex Response Technologies. As the power sector»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Deanship of Student Affairs at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies (DI) organised the ninth edition of its Career Fair yesterday, with the participation of around 30 public and private entities representing vital and diverse sectors. These included education, health, finance an»»»

Jakarta, Indonesia: Indonesian rescuers on Thursday recovered six more bodies at the crash site of an ATR 42-500 aircraft on the slopes of Mount Bulusaraung, an army official said. Dody Triyo Hadi, an officer of the Indonesian army involved in the joint search and rescue operation, said the bodies »»»

Doha, Qatar: Under the patronage of Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs H E Ghanem bin Shaheen bin Ghanem Al Ghanem, the second sports football championship of the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs for departmental employees kicked off on Tuesday evening, (January 20, 2026). The tournament is»»»

The Lebanese Army on Wednesday reaffirmed its commitment to protect the border with Syria, stressing that achieving this goal successfully “requires qualitative military support.” The announcement came in parallel with preparations to hold a fundraising conference in support of the country’s army, »»»

Denmark will not enter into talks about giving up its “fundamental principles,” Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen has said, after US President Donald Trump called for “immediate negotiations” aimed at taking control of Greenland. During a lengthy speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos on W»»»

The UAE presented its first whitepaper — The UAE: Shaping the Future of Regulatory Intelligence, from a static rulebook to a living, AI-powered regulatory ecosystem — on regulatory intelligence at the World Economic Forum in Davos, proposing a move from fixed regulatory frameworks to a responsive, »»»

Dubai: The Abu Dhabi Labour Court of First Instance has ordered a company to pay Dh427,337 to a former employee who served the firm for 16 years, covering end-of-service gratuity, notice pay and compensation for unused leave, court documents show. The court ruled in favour of the employee on severa»»»

In 2025, the Bucharest immigration police issued 27,510 residence permits after the approval of the right of residence for foreign citizens, with most of the beneficiaries being from Nepal, Turkey and Sri Lanka.Of these, 25,837 permits were issued for temporary residence, including 19,767 for emplo»»»

Fiscal consolidation is yielding results, allowing a more confident battle against inflation with support from the government, spokesman for the National Bank of Romania (BNR) Dan Suciu said on Wednesday."We have frequent consultations with the members of the government, we are in a very close rela»»»

Representatives of Algeria and Romania met in Constanta to discuss the continuation of Romanian sheep exports and the launch of cereal exports, with an emphasis on corn, as well as possible vegetable exports, the National Veterinary, Sanitary and Food Safety Authority (ANSVSA) announced on Facebook»»»

A new law about receiving and keeping Ukrainian citizenship, which came into force on January 16, arouses dissatisfaction within Romanian community in Ukraine. The law adopted by Kiev authorities stipulates conditions in which multiple citizenship can be obtained, as well as the list of countries w»»»

The Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) is leading in Romanians' voter intention for the parliamentary election, according to the Informat.ro Barometer - INSCOP Research, the seventh edition, released on Wednesday.According to the poll data, 40.9% of voters would vote AUR, 18.2% the Social De»»»

The Chief of the Defence Staff, General Vlad Gheorghita, will participate, on Wednesday and Thursday, in the NATO Military Committee in Chiefs of Defence Session, organized at NATO headquarters in Brussels.According to a press release from the Ministry of Defence, the agenda of the meeting includes»»»

The Ministry of National Defense announced on Wednesday that Romania has handed over the command of the European Union Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina (EUFOR ALTHEA) to Italy, in a ceremony at Camp Butmir in Sarajevo attended by Secretary of State for Defense Policy, Planning and International Rela»»»

Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Oana Toiu, stated on Wednesday that "history has already answered" the question of US President Donald Trump, who, in his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, asked the participants whether Europe would respond to the US call in times of need."The only »»»

The Minister of Investments and European Projects, Dragos Pislaru, had several meetings, on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, including with members of the American delegation, including the Secretary of Commerce and the Governor of California."I have already had relations with th»»»

The relationship between the Republic of Moldova and Romania not only stands the test of time and is based on close friendship and shared values, but is growing stronger with every joint project implemented, Moldovan Prime Minister Alexandru Munteanu said during a meeting with representatives of th»»»

The European Parliament's decision to ask the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) to rule on whether the Mercosur Agreement complies with the European treaties passed with a majority of 334 ayes to 324 nays, and the 10 votes of the Social Democrat MEPs made the difference, Romania's Socia»»»

The National Liberal Party (PNL) considers that the vote in the European Parliament regarding the referral of the EU-Mercosur Agreement to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) is contrary to Romanian interests, agriculture and industry in Romania and in the European Union.The liberals »»»

President Nicusor Dan will attend on Thursday an extraordinary meeting of the European Council.Heads of state and government from the European Union will attend on Thursday in Brussels, at 19:00 local time (18:00 GMT), an extraordinary summit, in order to discuss a common response to the US's attem»»»

Elizabeth Holmes, the former CEO of Theranos, has asked President Donald Trump to commute her prison sentence. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo Jan. 22 (UPI) -- Elizabeth Holmes, the disgraced CEO and founder of the failed blood-testing startup Theranos, has asked President Donald T»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Research, Development, and Innovation (QRDI) Council is set to serve as the strategic partner of this year’s Web Summit Qatar for the 3rd consecutive year, and as the lead partner of this year’s Corporate Innovation Summit, a high-level, pre-Summit event that has convened visiona»»»

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs H E Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman bin Hassan Ali Al-Thani held several bilateral meetings with high-ranking international officials on the margins of the third day of the 9th Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference»»»

Doha, Qatar: Birla Public School formally launched “INKSPIRE,” a week-long mega art activity, on January 18, 2026, marking the beginning of a vibrant creative journey through colours and artistic expression. The programme was inaugurated by the Principal Anand Nair, in the presence of Vice Principa»»»

Doha, Qatar: MES Indian School, Abu Hamour Branch, successfully organised a two-day food festival to promote cultural appreciation, teamwork, and social responsibility. The event witnessed enthusiastic participation of all students from Grades 1 to 12 showcasing a variety of hygienically prepared d»»»