New York: Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General HE Stephane Dujarric welcomed the progress announced by the State of Qatar in the talks it facilitated between the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Alliance Fleuve Congo / March 23 Movement (AFC/M23), indicating tha»»»

New Delhi: Indian police said on Thursday an investigation had been launched into the suspected suicide of three young sisters over concerns that they were heavily "influenced" by games and movies online that they were later denied access to. Local media reported the sisters, aged 12, 14 and 16 had»»»

Sandanski is introducing modern and ecological public transport, the municipal administration said on Thursday. A local project for the development and modernization of urban transport envisages the introduction of environment-friendly vehicles and a comprehensive improvement of the transport syste»»»

TUNIS, Feb. 5 (TAP) – President Kaïs Saïed met Wednesday at the Carthage Palace with Finance Minister Michket Slama Khaldi and Minister of State Property and Land Affairs Wajdi Hathili to discuss assets confiscated since 2011, the Presidency...»»»

Dubai: The UAE has positioned itself at the forefront of artificial intelligence innovation with the unveiling of the world's largest AI chip, featuring an unprecedented four trillion transistors packed onto a single wafer. Also Read: UAE ranked among top 10 globally for AI investment and resilienc»»»

Allegiance Real Estate has been recognised as the #1 brokerage for Palazzo Tissoli Residences, the first Pininfarina-designed residential development on Al Marjan Island. The waterfront destination has emerged as one of the fastest-growing investment hotspots in the UAE, attracting increasing inter»»»

Doha, Qatar: The sixth edition of the Qatar Economic Forum, powered by Bloomberg and the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MOCI), will be held during the period of May 12-14, 2026, under the slogan 'The Global Rebalance: Capital, Power and the Middle East,' with the participation of a host of head»»»

Barcelona: Spain on Thursday lifted its highest weather alert for torrential rain in the southern region of Andalusia, where a woman went missing, a day after the storm killed one in Portugal. Storm Leonardo dumped more than 40 centimetres (15 inches) of rain in some Andalusian districts on Wednesd»»»

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 5 (KUNA) -- The Royal Thai Navy announced Thursday that no agreement was reached with Cambodia during a special session of the Thai-Cambodian Regional Border Committee (RBC) held in Thailand's Trat province.Thai Navy spokesperson Rear Admiral Parat Rattanachaiphan said in a press »»»

KUWAIT, Feb 5 (KUNA) -- KUNA Training Center concluded on Thursday its training program on applications of artificial intelligence in news writing and producing media content, which began on February 1, with participation from members of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organi»»»

Dubai: Deep beneath the ocean's surface, something extraordinary appeared. Scientists aboard a research vessel off Argentina's coast encountered one of the ocean's most elusive creatures: the giant phantom jellyfish. The sighting happened during an expedition exploring Argentina's continental shelf»»»

Dubai: US President Donald Trump warned Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei should be “very worried,” even as Washington and Tehran confirmed their first formal nuclear negotiations since last year’s US strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites. Tensions between the longtime foes have surged in rece»»»

The National Minerals Program, recently approved by the Saudi Cabinet, represents a cornerstone of the Kingdom’s strategy to strengthen its position on the global mining map and respond to economic transformations that have made minerals essential for modern industries. Managed by the Ministry of I»»»

Dubai: Dubai Loop, the high-speed underground road system, will feature four stations linking the Dubai International Financial Centre with Dubai Mall and Burj Khalifa. In a recent video posted by Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), the four stations were identified as: Burj Khalifa DIFC 2»»»

South Korean Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan speaks at a meeting with companies in Daegu Thursday to discuss the government's measures to stabilize the rare earth supply chain. Photo courtesy of South Korea Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources SEOUL, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- South Korea will seek close»»»

Damascus, Feb. 5 (SANA) Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani on Thursday held talks with visiting French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot at Tishreen Palace in Damascus on bilateral relations and political and economic cooperation. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot arrived in Da»»»

Bulgarian customs officers found a total of 14,200 kg of undeclared vegetables in a lorry travelling from Turkiye to Ukraine during an inspection at the Lesovo checkpoint on the border with Turkiye on January 30, the Customs Agency said. The driver, a Turkish national, presented documents showing t»»»

The south-western German city of Stuttgart is suffering a major ‌power ‌outage ‌on ⁠Thursday, police said ‌on social media platform X, warning residents to ⁠be particularly ‌careful while ‍driving. Some ‍traffic lights ‍are affected, said police in the city with a population ⁠of about 620,000. They»»»

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said Western politics is increasingly shaped by a dishonest mindset, with European leaders failing to learn from past mistakes. Lavrov made the remarks to RT on Wednesday, ahead of Diplomats Day, addressing a question from interviewer Rick Sanchez about wh»»»

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has condemned Ukraine’s forced conscription of ethnic Hungarians following the death of another recruit. Ukrainian draft officers have been detaining military-age men on the streets and at workplaces as the army struggles to replenish its ranks amid the ongoing»»»

The panel Future-ready commerce: 2026 outlook, part of re:FOCUS on Retail, Couriers & Logistics 2026, brought together leaders from e-commerce, convenience retail, digital strategy, and payments to discuss how commerce models are being reshaped by rising costs, changing consumer behaviour, and rapi»»»

MPs are discussing at second reading amendments to the Election Code, tabled by Vazrazhdane, which limit the number of polling stations outside diplomatic and consular missions in non-EU countries to 20. Nadezhda Yordanova of Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria (CC-DB) said that this restricts »»»

Dubai: Globalisation is shifting shape, with new trade and investment corridors strengthening links between Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America, even as traditional routes face strain. The transaction is being described as a structural change in how growth, capital and influence now mov»»»

On February 4, the Supreme Court of the Kyrgyz Republic hosted a meeting dedicated to cybersecurity issues in the judicial system. At the meeting, Supreme Court judge Inara Gilyazetdinova, chair of the working group on the digitization of the judicial system, outlined a set of systemic issues relat»»»

Saudi Arabia has announced plans to issue official passports for camels, a move aimed at better regulating and managing one of the kingdom’s most culturally and economically significant assets. In a statement this week, Saudi Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture said the initiative would »»»

There Is Such a People (TISP) Deputy Floor Leader Stanislav Balabanov told reporters in Parliament on Thursday that it is clear that there will be no regular budget, as the budget extension remains in place. He specified that a regular government may have to consider a new state budget, since "haph»»»

The forthcoming closure of the paediatric surgery ward at St Anna Hospital in Varna on March 1 is yet another example of the crisis affecting state and municipal hospitals, Vazrazhdane MP Kosta Stoyanov said on Thursday, reading out a declaration from the parliamentary rostrum on behalf of the part»»»

Vazrazhdane's claim that the euro would be adopted at a rate other than the fixed rate has now been proven false, said Yavor Bozhankov, MP for the Continue the Change – Democratic Bulgaria parliamentary group, in a statement in Parliament on Thursday. This is the first week that Bulgaria has used t»»»

A walled compound in Lebanon housing hundreds of people who fled their homes in Syria after the fall of Bashar Assad over a year ago has drawn allegations that the residents are Assad loyalists, which they deny. The attention on the compound in Hermel town highlights the sensitivities around Syria'»»»

Authorities in northern Greece have concluded an enforcement campaign targeting negligent pet owners across several municipalities, resulting in dozens of fines for legal violations. The operation, led by officers from the Kordelio-Evosmos precinct in cooperation with the Municipal Police and Thess»»»

The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a request for the trial into the deadly 2023 Tempe rail disaster to be moved from its current venue in the central Greek city of Larissa. In petitions to Greece’s highest court, eight relatives of victims had asked for the proceedings to be moved to Thessaloni»»»

Dubai: India’s Rouble Nagi, an art and social science teacher from Mumbai, has won the $1-million Global Teacher Prize 2026 at the World Governments Summit in Dubai. The award was presented by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, alongside Sunny Varkey, founder of GEMS Education and t»»»

Ambassador Theon Ali joins the 2026 World Governments Summit in Dubai, held from February 3–5, as part of the Antigua and Barbuda delegation led by Prime Minister Gaston Browne and Minister of Housing and Public Works Maria Browne. At the summit, Ambassador Ali will emphasise the importance of tran»»»

Skopje, 3 February 2026 (MIA) – Formalizing the informal economy is among the government’s top strategic goals and a key segment of the reform agenda, as it directly impacts economic growth, public finance stability and protection of workers. State Statistical Office data show that in 2024 there we»»»

KOLLAM: An aided school headmistress was allegedly barred from entering her workplace for wearing a churidar instead of a saree, triggering police intervention and protests by teachers’ organisations on Wednesday, a Times of India report said. The incident took place at EVHSS, Neduvathur, in Kottar»»»

The Anti Financial Crimes, Money Laundering, and Terrorist Financing Unit (AFCMLTF) has referred the case file concerning the embezzlement of more than 6.8 million dinars of pensions and benefits of retirees. The AFCMLTF says this is one of the largest embezzlement cases uncovered in the social sec»»»

Heavy rain and flooding is expected in the Republic of Ireland with Status Orange weather warnings in place for three counties. These warnings come after weeks of heavy rain and flooding in some areas of Ireland, including Kilkenny and Wexford. A Status Orange rain warning will be in place for Dubl»»»

The dollar climbed to a two-week high on Thursday as fresh volatility gripped stocks and precious metals, while traders counted down to rate decisions from the European Central Bank and the Bank of England. The US dollar index, which measures the greenback's strength against a basket of six currenc»»»

Copenhagen: Danish shipping giant Maersk said Thursday that it would cut 1,000 corporate positions as it reported lower revenue for 2025 and warned of continued overcapacity in the shipping industry this year. Maersk said that to "maintain strong cost discipline" it was taking steps to "simplify th»»»

President Donald Trump greets Chinese President Xi Jinping before a bilateral meeting at the Gimhae International Airport terminal, on Thursday, October 30, 2025, in Busan, South Korea. The two leaders held a lengthy phone call on Wednesday in which they discussed a number of topics, including Taiw»»»

Gold and silver prices fell sharply in a broader market selloff on Thursday, as an advance in the dollar to a near two-week high and signs of easing US-China trade tensions added further pressure on the precious metals. Spot gold declined 2.5% at $4,838.81 per ounce, as of 0535 GMT, retreating from»»»

Over 300,000 Bulgarians living with cancer were registered in the National Health Information System in 2025, marking an increase of 15,000 cases compared to 2024. The most frequently diagnosed cancers include breast, colorectal, prostate, and cervical cancer. Authorities have yet to release offici»»»

Dubai: Timor-Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta has said he would nominate UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan for the Nobel Peace Prize, praising the UAE’s contributions towards global peace and humanitarian causes. The comment came during a wide-ranging conversation at the»»»

Dubai: You won’t be holding a 6G phone before 2030, the CEO of e& said at the World Government Summit in Dubai, urging consumers to temper expectations around the next generation of mobile technology. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.“You probably will not have a phone »»»

Sewing workshops can now recycle their fabric waste. A facility has been opened in Tokmok. Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Daniyar Amangeldiev announced at a meeting of the Zhogorku Kenesh. He noted that burning sewing workshop waste is harmful to the environment. «Employees from the Mi»»»

Hong Kong: Stocks mostly fell Thursday to track more losses on Wall Street, where tech firms were again under pressure as fears over vast AI investments and extended valuations gained momentum. While the extreme volatility that greeted the start of the week has calmed, traders remained on edge over»»»

Jack Lang, who served as French culture minister under the late President François Mitterrand, has defended his links to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Lang refused to resign from his post as president of the Paris-based Arab World Institute after being challenged over revelations from the Epstein d»»»

Indian actor and Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) President Kamal Haasan delivered his maiden speech in the Rajya Sabha (Upper house of the Parliament) on Wednesday during the Budget session’s debate on the Motion of Thanks to the President’s address. Hailing from Tamil Nadu, Haasan reflected on his journ»»»

The upcoming Artemis II mission is dubbed a huge leap in human space exploration, building directly on the uncrewed Artemis I success in 2022. Here's why: It proves not only that humans can safely operate these systems far from Earth, but also marks the first time astronauts will venture to the Moo»»»

Ready to whip up a storm at Taste of Dubai? We are almost there – in less than 24 hours, we will be at the annual food fest, full of fun and flavour. But just to make the prep work easier, we’ve got some essential tips for you. For one thing – get your tickets and packages sorted today; at midnight»»»