Iranian security forces have launched a campaign to arrest figures within the country's reformist movement, reports said Monday. That widens a crackdown on dissent after authorities earlier put down nationwide protests in violence that killed thousands and saw tens of thousands more detained. Detai»»»

Beijing warned Tokyo on Monday that reckless actions would be met with a "resolute response", a day after Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who is viewed as critical of China, won a landslide election. China and Japan have been locked in a spat over comments by Takaichi in November that Tokyo »»»

Western countries through NGOs intend to try to shake up situation, change constitutional order in Belarus, the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) stated. NGOs are looking for so-called liberal activists within Belarusian society to implement the color revolution scenario, SVR said.The plan»»»

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Doha, Qatar: Mufti of the Republic of Burundi H E Sheikh Salum Niyayabugo praised the efforts of Sheikh Abdulla Bin Zaid Al Mahmoud Islamic Cultural Center in promoting knowledge and Islamic culture during his visit to the Center. He was received by Dr. Saleh bin Ali Al Marri, Director of the Cente»»»

In the village of Arstanbap, Bazar-Korgon district of Jalal-Abad region, a criminal investigation is underway into the sexual assault of a minor. According to preliminary information, the girl’s grandfather is suspected of the crime. The minor reportedly became pregnant as a result of the incident.»»»

At least 12,400 cases of acute respiratory viral infections (ARVI) and influenza were registered during the week (February 2-8) in Kyrgyzstan. The Department of Disease Prevention and State Sanitary and Epidemiological Surveillance told 24.kg news agency that the incidence rate decreased by 11.1 pe»»»

Doha: The Ministry of Culture will host the Russian Cultural Week from Wednesday at Darb Al Saai. The hosting of the Russian Cultural Week, which will run until February 14, comes within the framework of the State of Qatar’s vision to promote civilisational dialogue, broaden cultural exchange with »»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar has opened the 8th National Conference on Internal Auditing, bringing together senior officials, experts and practitioners from across the Arab world to discuss ways to enhance the value of internal audit functions. The conference was inaugurated by President of the Civil Service»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) announced the issuance of an updated version of the Qatar National Frequency Allocation Plan (QNFAP), which includes updates that keep pace with the rapid developments in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector, particula»»»

Doha, Qatar: Ministry of Sports and Youth has honoured the winners of the first edition of the State Sports Day Award, recognising government bodies, private institutions and individuals for their contributions to promoting physical activity and community sport. The award ceremony was held ahead of»»»

Doha, Qatar: Art Basel on Saturday concluded the first edition of Art Basel Qatar, successfully establishing a new long-term platform for artistic exchange, institutional engagement, and market development in the MENASA region. Presented in partnership with Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) and QC+, t»»»

Doha, Qatar: Vodafone Qatar will mark National Sport Day 2026, with its ‘Vodafone Sport Village’ at Baraha, Msheireb, bringing the community together for a full day of sport, movement, and digital-powered experiences. Designed to encourage people of all ages to stay active, the Vodafone Sport Villa»»»

Riyadh: The State of Qatar, represented by the Ministry of Interior, is participating in the third edition of the World Defence Show, underway in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from February 8 to 12. The Ministry of Interior delegation is headed by Advisor at the Office of the Assistant Undersecretary of th»»»

Senegalese police say they have arrested 14 people and broken up a paedophile gang operating between the country and France. Those arrested, who are all Senegalese, were part of a "transnational" criminal group that has been in operation since 2017, according to a police statement. It said the grou»»»

National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik shakes hands with Cabinet members during a parliamentary plenary session at the National Assembly in Seoul on Monday. Photo by Yonhap The National Assembly on Monday established a special committee to handle legislation aimed at implementing South Korea's inve»»»

A student shot and killed a female classmate at Mai Bhago Law College in Punjab’s Tarn Taran district on Monday before attempting to take his own life, police said. The incident was captured on the classroom’s CCTV cameras. The shooter, identified as Prince Raj from Mallian village, critically inju»»»

The Israeli army announced on Monday the arrest of a member of the Jamaa al-Islamiya group in Lebanon. The military said a unit carried out a night operation in Jabal al-Rouss in southern Lebanon, arresting a “prominent” member of the group and taking him to Israel for investigation. Israeli army s»»»

Doha, Qatar: Aspire Zone Foundation announced the launch of its new strategy, “ELEVATE 2030 during an official ceremony held on yesterday, in the presence of senior officials and executives of the Foundation, alongside a distinguished group of sports leaders and strategic partners. The ceremony inc»»»

A collective appeal was sent to President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov and Speaker of the Parliament Nurlanbek Turgunbek uulu asking them to immediately initiate new presidential elections. The document was signed by 75 people, including academics, former prime ministers, former members of Parliamen»»»

Doha: The Katara Cultural Village Foundation announced the qualification of 100 contestants for the final round of the ninth edition of the Katara Prize for Recitation of the Holy Quran in 2026. These contestants represent 9 Arab countries and 11 non-Arab countries. 53 participants qualified from A»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Media Corporation, represented by Qatar Television and Q Business Channel, received Head of the Directorate of Communications of Turkish Presidency H E Burhanettin Duran, and his accompanying delegation as part of his official visit. During the visit, he was briefed on the la»»»

Doha, Qatar: An international award recognising those at the forefront of promoting, protecting, and strengthening the role of the family has been presented to Executive Director of Doha International Family Institute, a member of Qatar Foundation, Dr. Sharifa Noaman Al-Emadi (pictured). Dr. Al-Ema»»»

Doha, Qatar: At the 15th Qatar International Food Festival, where nearly 100 vendors competed for attention and more than 490,000 visitors filled the 974 Stadium Precinct, one item kept drawing the longest queues, the loudest reactions, and the most social media buzz: Sushi Tacos from Ibis Doha. Th»»»

Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), a Qatar Foundation (QF) partner university, recognized the outstanding academic performance of 182 students who were named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2025 semester. The Dean’s List ceremony is held twice each academic year to celebrate students who »»»

Doha, Qatar: The Department of Da’wah and Religious Guidance at the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs concluded its Tarawih Imam Qualification Programme on Saturday, marking the end of a three-week initiative aimed at preparing a distinguished group of Quran memorization students to lead Tarawi»»»

Doha, Qatar: The cultural events accompanying the Katara Arabian Horse Festival 2026 witnessed yesterday the presence of Director General of the Katara Cultural Village Foundation Professor Dr. Khalid bin Ibrahim Al-Sulaiti, who sponsored the launch of the book “Horses, Horsemanship, and Veterinary»»»

Kuwait: The State of Qatar, represented by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), participated in the Fifth General Assembly of the Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO), held from 4 to 5 February 2026 in the State of Kuwait under the theme under the ‘Inclusive Prosperit»»»

DOHA: Qatar Central Bank (QCB) has announced a holiday for financial institutions on the occasion of National Sport Day. In a social media post, QCB said, "With reference to Clause (2) of Article (2) of AmiriDecree No. (57) of 2025 outlining official working days, national occasions, and public hol»»»

Pakistani Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb discussed the future of his country, which has frequently experienced a boom-and-bust cycle, saying Pakistan has relied on International Monetary Fund (IMF) programs due to the absence of structural reforms. In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat on the s»»»

Iran will not give up its uranium enrichment capacity even under threat of war, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said. US President Donald Trump has demanded that Iran agree to a “zero enrichment” policy. Araghchi made the remarks at the National Congress on the Islamic Republic’s foreign policy»»»

Franklin Templeton's strategy delivered a total shareholder return of 1,340% for the fund's shares and 495% for the Net Asset Value (NAV) in RON, according to a fund's press statement.The fund's share price performance outpaced major global, regional, and local indices, including MSCI ACWI, S&P 500»»»

Revolut Bank has set a new record in the Romanian banking market, surpassing Banca Transilvania in terms of the number of card users. According to official data cited ...»»»

The 20th edition of the Annual Tax Conference organized by EY Romania, marking two decades of modern tax history, brought together over 200 representatives of the Romanian business community and authorities. The main topics of discussion focused on the evolution of the Romanian tax system and the i»»»

Finance Minister Alexandru Nazare on Thursday unveiled measures provided for in the economic recovery package, saying that they are designed to modernise the instruments to support companies, as well as new concepts and ways of financing.The piece of legislation establishing economic recovery measu»»»

Exim Banca Romaneasca will receive up to 1 billion RON from the Ministry of Finance between 2026 and 2030 to supplement the fund used to support export credits, international transactions and Romanian investments abroad, according to the Bill on a set of economic recovery measures published on Thur»»»

Eight in ten Romanians (81%) prefer to pay for winter sports holidays using a card or mobile phone, according to the latest study by Visa, released on Thursday.Half of respondents said that without digital payment options they would either choose a different merchant (28%), spend less (13%), or not»»»

Voluntary pension plans had assets worth RON 7.42 billion at the end of December 2025, up 34% year-over-year, according to a report by the Financial Oversight Authority (ASF).Most investments were made locally (95%), most of which were denominated in RON (87%).According to ASF, the value of the con»»»

Mandatory private pension plans had assets worth RON 201.6 billion at the end of December 2025, up 34% year-on-year, according to statistics with the Financial Oversight Authority (ASF).As much as 94% of the investments of privately managed pension plans were made in Romanian assets, most of them b»»»

Starting Friday, February 6, a new edition of the Fidelis program begins, through which the Ministry of Finance borrows from the population through government bonds intended for individuals. The February edition runs until February 13 and brings non-taxable interests of up to 7.25% for issues in le»»»

Central banks must sometimes act in counterbalance to excessive budgetary policies to achieve their price stability objective, especially when deficits are unsustainable, argues the deputy governor of the National Bank of Romania, Cosmin Marinescu, in an analysis published on his personal blog."Sin»»»

Ramadan in the UAE is expected to begin on Thursday, February 19 2026, following the traditional moon sighting, with fasting beginning at dawn (Fajr) and concluding at sunset (Maghrib) each day. Imsak and iftar times in the UAE vary slightly from one emirate to another, usually by only a few minute»»»

Dubai: The Abu Dhabi Civil, Family and Administrative Court has ordered a woman to pay Dh20,000 in compensation to another woman after filing what the court found to be a malicious false report accusing her of photographing and publishing images without consent. The court ruled that the accusation »»»

An industrial park will be opened on the territory of Mailuu-Suu Lamp Plant. Bakyt Torobaev, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Minister of Water Resources, Agriculture, and Processing Industry of the Kyrgyz Republic, announced at a meeting of the Committee on Agrarian Policy, Water Re»»»

Doha, Qatar: United Development Company (UDC), a leading Qatari public shareholding company and the master developer of The Pearl and Gewan Islands, announced its consolidated financial results for the year ended December 31, 2025 reflecting resilient financial and operational performance supported»»»

Tunis, Feb. 9 (TAP) – The weather on Monday will be cloudy over the northern regions, accompanied by scattered rainfall that may be temporarily thundery and locally heavy, particularly along the northern coastal areas, according to the National...»»»

Russia's Federal Security Service said on Monday that the men suspected of shooting one of the country's most senior military intelligence officer had confessed that they were carrying out orders from the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU). Ukraine has denied any involvement in Friday's attempted as»»»

Israel's military said it killed four suspected militants who attacked its troops as the armed men emerged from a tunnel in southern Gaza on Monday, calling the group's actions a "blatant violation" of the ceasefire. Despite a US-brokered truce entering its second phase last month, violence has con»»»