Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Police have launched a targeted road-safety awareness campaign for electric scooter users along the Abu Dhabi Corniche, as part of the wider ‘Safe and Enjoyable’ winter campaign, aimed at promoting responsible riding and reducing accidents during the peak outdoor season. The ca»»»

By failing to tap Russia’s illegally frozen assets for the much-hyped “reparations loan” for Ukraine, the EU has left the Zelensky regime staring at a funding cliff, European media reports lament.That proposal would have guaranteed Ukraine funding for the next two years, but the plan died under the»»»

Saudi Arabia is accelerating digital transformation in aviation as virtual air traffic control towers enter live operations, marking a first for the Middle East. Saudi Air Navigation Services Company said the technology is among its flagship digital initiatives to enhance air traffic efficiency and»»»

To support Talas farmers, the government allocated 100 million soms for the purchase of beans this fall. Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan Bakyt Torobaev announced this in an interview with Birinchi Radio. According to him, in the fall, when the market price of beans traditi»»»

Alexander Kolyachev, chairman of Bulgaria’s Consumer Protection Commission (CPCo), has assured the public that the adoption of the euro will not trigger unusual price increases. Speaking on BNT, Kolyachev said market monitoring and data from the “How much does it cost” (kolkostruva.bg) website indi»»»

KUWAIT, Dec 23 (KUNA) -- Chief of the Kuwait National Cyber Security Center Abeer Al-Awadhi affirmed on Tuesday that the first national cybersecurity drill was conducted to enhance real-life scenarios of advanced attacks to enhance analysis and response skills of digital governmental bodies.In her »»»

At least five people have been killed after a Mexican Navy plane crashed in foggy conditions near Galveston, Texas on Monday while transporting a child burns victim. According to flight tracking website Flight Radar, the plane was last recorded at 15:01 local time (21:01 GMT) over Galveston Bay, ne»»»

A widening wave of objections in Lebanon to the draft “financial gap” bill has exposed the hurdles facing its passage in parliament. Prepared by a ministerial and legal committee chaired by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, the bill has drawn resistance from influential political and sectoral actors, bol»»»

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Damascus, Dec. 23 (SANA) Syria has registered more than 18,000 new companies in the year following its liberation from the former regime, the Ministry of Economy and Industry said Tuesday, marking an increase of 9,348 compared with the previous year. According to the ministry, 13,598 of the new bus»»»

Journalists and citizens gathered for a protest outside the offices of bTV on Tuesday morning to defend the freedom of speech and journalists' right to ask questions rather than simply follow instructions. On Monday, the Association of European Journalists - Bulgaria (AEJ-Bulgaria) announced the pr»»»

When her children, trembling with fear, ask where the family can go to escape Israel's continued bombardment in southern Gaza's Khan Yunis area, Umm Ahmed has no answer. In her small, devastated village near Khan Yunis city, recent Israeli drone and artillery strikes shattered the tenuous sense of »»»

Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Minister of Water Resources, Agriculture, and Processing Industry of Kyrgyzstan Bakyt Torobaev announced the construction of a leather processing plant in Issyk-Ata district in an interview with Birinchi Radio. The press service of the Ministry of Wat»»»

Tunis, Dec. 23 (TAP)- The weather on Tuesday is very cloudy with scattered showers in the north, eastern central areas and the south. Rain storms are forceast in northern coasts, the National Institute of Meteorology said, getting lighter in the...»»»

Dubai: As the UAE enters its year-end slowdown, many employees, residents and travellers are searching for clarity on one key question: Is New Year a public holiday in the UAE? The answer is yes — but work arrangements vary between the public and private sectors. Also Read: New Year 2026 holiday an»»»

Suspected militants opened fire on a police vehicle in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, killing five officers before fleeing, officials said, part of a surge in violence in the region bordering Afghanistan. The attack took place in the Karak district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province while police were o»»»

Hungary would be better served spending its money domestically than financing golden toilets for Ukrainian oligarchs, Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said. Speaking at the opening of a new motorway section linking parts of central Hungary on Monday, Orban emphasized the advantages of spending Hunga»»»

Photo feature by Malek Reddad ALGIERS, Dec 23 (KUNA) -- Built in 1821, Villa Boulkine, also called Dar Errais, located in Hussein Dey, is a distinctive Algerian landmark, showcasing Ottoman architecture blended with local influences, and representing an important historical period in Algeria's cult»»»

Bijagos Archipelago, Guinée-Bissau: Turquoise waves splash against the white sand beaches of the Bijagos Archipelago, where locals fear rising sea levels will swallow their islands whole. Off the Atlantic coast of tropical Guinea-Bissau, the UNESCO World Heritage Site is home to colonies of sea tur»»»

The global price of gold surged to a level not seen in 46 years, particularly since 1979, with an ounce reaching US$ 4,413. This surge was driven by expectations of a US interest rate cut, which boosted investor confidence in the precious metal as a safe haven. In the local market, the price of a g»»»

CARACAS (Sputnik) - The European Union's intention to seize frozen Russian assets is eroding the bloc's position on the international stage, Venezuelan lawmaker and Chairman of the People's Electoral Movement party Gilberto Gimenez told Sputnik. "The assets and funds that Russia held in European ba»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has unveiled a new home delivery service for subsidized food rations for eligible citizens of Qatar. The service will be implemented in collaboration with Rafeeq and Snoonu, announced the Ministry in a social media post. Under the new initiative, b»»»

Sudan’s prime minister on Monday proposed a wide-ranging peace initiative to end a nearly 1,000-day war with a rival paramilitary force, but the United States urged both sides to accept the Trump administration’s call for an immediate humanitarian truce. Kamil Idris, who heads Sudan’s transitional »»»

The consolidated budget of the Kyrgyz Republic for 2026 is planned to exceed 843 billion soms. The Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Adylbek Kasymaliev said at a joint meeting of the Zhogorku Kenesh committees where the draft budget for next year was discussed. According to him, the Cabinet inte»»»

The Craiova International Airport is the largest airport ever built by a regional authority in Romania, being designed to become like a development hub for the Oltenia region, with an aeronautical park and an industrial park attached to it, to serve the entire southern part of the country, the pres»»»

The National Road Investment Company (CNIR) awarded, on Tuesday, a Romanian-Bulgarian consortium the contract for the design and construction of the Bacau - Piatra Neamt Expressway, with the winning bid set at 5.17 billion lei (excluding VAT).According to a CNIR release, the consortium consists of »»»

Air freight (post included) went up by 9.7% in the first 9 months of 2025, compared to the same period of 2024, from 38,451 tons to 42,175 tons, according to data released by the National Statistics Institute. The highest freight shares was recorded by Henri Coanda Bucharest, with 11,300 tons of lo»»»

E-commerce in Romania continued its upward trend in 2025, reinforcing its increasingly important role in the digital economy. According to data published by the National Institute of Statistics, 74.3% of people aged between 16 and 74 who used the internet in the past 12 months ordered or purchased »»»

Projects under the Ideas for the City 2025 civic budgeting programme show the direction in which Sofia residents are thinking: more green spaces, sport, safety, culture and community, Sofia Mayor Vassil Terziev said in a Facebook post. Ideas for the City attracted 24,367 votes in 2025, Terziev note»»»

Bulgaria has entered its typical winter health pattern, with flu cases already spreading at an epidemic level. This assessment was made by Prof. Todor Kantardzhiev during an appearance on Nova TV. He pointed out that, for the first time this season, the number of patients over the past week has exc»»»

Amid prolonged political uncertainty, the resilience of the Bulgarian state rests primarily on the steady performance of its core institutions. This assessment was shared by Bulgarian National Bank Governor Dimitar Radev in an interview with BTA, given at a moment when the country is again facing a»»»

Dubai: US authorities have confirmed that Dubai-based travel influencer Anunay Sood died from an accidental overdose of fentanyl and alcohol. The 32-year-old, known for his travel content and motivational posts, died on November 4 while visiting Las Vegas. Anunay was found unresponsive in his hotel»»»

Athens is piloting AI-equipped cameras at eight locations to detect traffic violations, though no fines are being issued yet. From December 16-19, the cameras recorded over 2,500 violations, including more than 1,000 instances of mobile phone use and seatbelt violations on Syngrou Avenue, and 800 s»»»

In recent years, the term “climate chaos” has increasingly been used to describe climate change, which has a negative impact on all living organisms, including birds, said Dr. Dimitar Plachiyski of the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds (BSPB) in an interview with BTA. According to him, »»»

Vince Zampella, the acclaimed co-creator of video gaming juggernaut "Call of Duty," has died in a car crash, gaming giant Electronic Arts confirmed on Monday. He was 55. The developer and executive died on Sunday while driving his Ferrari on a scenic road north of Los Angeles, according to local br»»»

Nigerian Afrobeats star Asake has mourned a Kenyan fan who died following a crush at his concert at a stadium in Nairobi. The victim, 20-year-old Karen Lojore, was reportedly crushed on Saturday near a gate into the Nyayo National Stadium amid long queues and delays worsened by heavy rain, with oth»»»

Romania's exit from stagflation is expected to be slow, with the projected economic growth rate for the following year remaining below 1%, while inflation will stay high and the projected budget deficit is 6.7%, estimate the CFA Romania Association representatives."According to participants in the »»»

A total of 4,695,280 pensioners were registered in Romania in November 2025, 2,668 more compared with the previous month, while the average pension stood at 2,777 lei, according to data centralised by the National House of Public Pensions (CNPP).The total value of pension entitlements amounted to 1»»»

The Prosecutors' Section of the Superior Council of Magistracy (CSM) on Monday informed that it will not agree with the "evasion" of the Constitution and the laws governing the justice system through a referendum as the one proposed by president Nicusor Dan on Sunday, adding that the current laws a»»»

* Nicusor Dan tells POLITICO the U.S. and the EU need to understand each other better. European leaders like Romania’s Nicusor Dan spent most of 2025 trying to work out how to live with Donald Trump. Or — even worse — without him. Since the great disruptor of international norms returned to the Whi»»»

President Nicusor Dan on Monday began discussions at Cotroceni Presidential Palace with magistrates who wish to speak openly about problems within the justice system.The consultations started at 10:00 in the morning with an initial group including, among others, Daniel Ungureanu, prosecutor at the »»»

Romania will host a trilateral meeting of the foreign ministers from Bucharest, Kiev and Chisinau in the first quarter of 2026, Romanian Foreign Minister Oana Toiu informed on Monday, while in Chisinau, during a joint press conference with her counterpart, Mihai Popsoi, transmitted online.She state»»»

New drone attacks were recorded in Ukraine near the border with Romania during the night from Monday to Tuesday and a RO-ALERT message was also sent to the population of Tulcea and Galati, the Ministry of National Defence (MApN) reported.According to a press release sent on Tuesday, at 01:10 the ra»»»

Abu Dhabi: The Embassy of Pakistan in Abu Dhabi hosted a special Christmas celebration at its premises, bringing together members of the Pakistani Christian expatriate community living in the United Arab Emirates. A large number of Pakistani Christian families attended the event, along with senior »»»

The US economy is expected to post another solid economic growth reading Tuesday, but the much-delayed figures likely will not settle debate on the labor market, AI and other variables. Forecasters expect Tuesday's third-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) report to show 3.2 percent growth, accord»»»

Ahead of the implementation of E-invoicing in the UAE, companies are hurrying up to mandate Accredited Service Providers (ASPs) as stipulated by the Federal Tax Authority (FTA) to comply with E-invoicing requirements. AVS Lewis & Pecker, leading Chartered Accountants and Business Advisors in the UA»»»

Dubai: Tylor Chase, who rose to fame as Martin Qwerly on Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide (2004–2007), is back in the spotlight—this time for reasons far from his early stardom. In recent weeks, videos of the former child actor living on the streets went viral, shocking fans and prompting p»»»

Democratic Party of Korea leader Chung Cheong-rae and floor leader Kim Byeong-gi confer during a Supreme Council meeting at the National Assembly in Seoul on Dec 22. Photo by Asia Today Dec. 22 (Asia Today) -- South Korea's presidential office said Monday it "respects the National Assembly's decisi»»»

Abu Dhabi: The US Embassy in Abu Dhabi and the US Consulate General in Dubai will remain closed for five days during the Christmas period, it was announced on Tuesday. Both diplomatic facilities will be shut from Wednesday, December 24 through Friday, December 26, 2025, in observance of the Christm»»»

Abu Dhabi: The Joint Committee for Security and Safety has launched the National Winter Traffic Safety Campaign, aimed at raising public awareness of safe practices at petrol stations and reducing accidents linked to unsafe refuelling behaviour. The committee is chaired by the Ministry of Energy an»»»