Lyon: French authorities have arrested five suspects after a magistrate and her mother were held captive last week for around 30 hours in a cryptocurrency ransom plot, prosecutors told AFP on Sunday. The arrests of four men and one woman followed the discovery of the 35-year-old magistrate and her »»»

Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy: Breezy Johnson won the gold medal in the alpine skiing downhill at the Winter Olympics on Sunday after Lindsey Vonn's comeback ended with a horror crash. American Johnson, already the reigning downhill world champion, clocked 1min 36.10sec in an early run to claim her firs»»»

Israeli settlers attacked a house in the town of Turmus Ayya north of occupied Ramallah on Sunday, according to local sources. The sources reported that colonists from the Shilo settlement, established on the town’s lands, attacked the home of the Abu Awwad family, with no injuries or property dama»»»

Since the killing of Seif al-Islam al-Gadhafi, son of Libya’s late leader Moammar Gadhafi, in the western Libyan city of Zintan last Tuesday, urgent questions have surfaced over who might succeed him in leading the political current he represented. The questions reflect Seif al-Islam’s symbolic sta»»»

Dubai: The Dubai Civil Court has ordered an Arab defendant convicted of breach of trust to pay Dh2.252 million in compensation to the victim for material and moral damages, following a final criminal judgment that sentenced him to one year in prison and deportation. The Dubai Court of First Instanc»»»

Saudi Arabia on Saturday agreed to make major investments in war-torn Syria, including a jointly owned low-cost airline and a new $1 billion telecommunications project.  Syria and Saudi Arabia signed deals Saturday that include a joint airline and a $1-billion project to develop telecommu»»»

On Saturday, the US envoy to the Middle East visited an aircraft carrier stationed in the Gulf. Tehran says it is ready to negotiate on its nuclear program, but not on its ballistic missiles. Simon Moritz and Nicolas Chamontin take a look.»»»

Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was projected to have won a thumping victory in snap elections on Sunday, a result that could however rile China and worry financial markets. Capitalising on her honeymoon start as Japan's first woman premier, Takaichi's ruling bloc looked on course to »»»

Former Minister Mustafa Bayram declared that “the elections must be held on schedule,” adding that “some want to postpone the elections because they discovered that the war and the siege failed to push people to abandon the resistance.” In this context, Bayram pointed out that “the resistance is no»»»

Dubai: A young man who was only weeks away from beginning married life was among those killed in the suicide bombing at Khadijat-ul-Kubra Imambargah in Islamabad, a brutal attack that turned a place of prayer into a scene of mourning. Aun Abbas, whose home was filled with wedding preparations, died»»»

TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was projected to have won a thumping victory in snap elections on Sunday, a result that could however rile China and worry financial markets. Capitalising on her honeymoon start as Japan’s first woman premier, Takaichi’s ruling bloc looked on course to h»»»

Jack Lang, France’s former culture minister, on Saturday “offered” to resign as head of the prestigious Arab World Institute in Paris after he and his daughter Caroline were mentioned in the latest batch of documents related to the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The day before, Fr»»»

The resignation of Wafiq Safa, head of Hezbollah’s Liaison and Coordination Unit, a move that bore the hallmarks of a dismissal, has lifted the lid on a far-reaching internal shake-up of the group’s organizational structure after the heaviest blows it has suffered in its history. The restructuring »»»

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi declared Sunday that his country was not intimidated by the US naval deployment in the Gulf, two days after talks with Washington's envoy. US President Donald Trump's lead Iran negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on Saturday visited the USS Abraham Lin»»»

Voters in Thailand came out in numbers ⁠on Sunday for a general election defined by a three-way battle between conservative, progressive and populist camps, with no single party expected to secure a clear majority and prolonging the spectre of political instability. Report by Justin McCurry, Consta»»»

Vote counting is underway in Thailand's early general election, seen as a three-way race among competing visions of progressive, populist and old-fashioned patronage politics. The battle for support from 53 million registered voters came against a backdrop of slow economic growth and heightened nat»»»

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's party is ​set to secure a big majority in ​Japan's lower house in an election on Sunday, public broadcaster NHK forecast, based on exit polls. Her Liberal Democratic Party is expected to win 274 to 328 of the 465 seats in the chamber, ‍well above the 233 nee»»»

Dubai: The Dubai Court of Misdemeanours has acquitted a European woman of a fraud linked to a fake online rental advertisement, citing insufficient evidence, while convicting three other defendants involved in the same case. A complaint was filed by a victim who said that he had been defrauded afte»»»

Kuwait: HH Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Crown Prince of the State of Kuwait, received on Sunday, February 8, 2026, HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs. During the meeting, they reviewed bilateral relations and ways to stre»»»

In the early hours of February 8, an abandoned camper was discovered in a forested area above the town of Vratsa. According to unofficial information, three bodies were found inside the vehicle. The signal was submitted by a shepherd who was moving through the area near Mount Vola. In a difficult-t»»»

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Doha, Qatar: The CEO of the Qatar Media Corporation (QMC) HE Sheikh Khalid bin Abdulaziz bin Jassim Al-Thani received on Sunday, February 8, 2026, HE Igor Marara Kayinamura, Ambassador of the Republic of Rwanda to the State of Qatar. The two sides discussed bilateral relations between the two count»»»

Authorities on Crete said Sunday that another 27 migrants have reached the island’s southern shores after making the long and dangerous journey from north Africa. The Coast Guard said one of the migrants required hospitalization for an unspecified condition. The 26 men and one woman were found Satu»»»

More than 11,000 people have been driven from their homes in Spain's southern Andalusia region as Storm Marta hammers the Iberian Peninsula with heavy rain, snow and gales. Farmers say that the storm has already caused millions of euros of damage to crops across Spain and Portugal. Farmers in ⁠Spai»»»

Canada and France opened diplomatic consulates on Friday in the capital of Greenland, showing support for NATO ally Denmark and the Arctic island in the wake of US efforts to secure control of the semiautonomous Danish territory. Story by Jennie Shin.»»»

Gold prices remained relatively stable worldwide at the close of trading on Friday, ahead of the international stock exchange holiday on Saturday, following a week of sharp rises and falls. Anticipation abounds over trade resuming on Sunday with the opening of Asian markets, where experts predict a»»»

Doha, Qatar: Governor of the Qatar Central Bank HE Sheikh Bandar bin Mohammed bin Saoud Al-Thani met Sunday with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Panama HE Javier Martinez-Acha. During the meeting, they exchanged views on a range of topics of mutual interest, and discussed ways to enh»»»

Kuwait: The Amir of the sisterly State of Kuwait, HH Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, received on Sunday, February 8, 2026, HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs. His Excellency the Prime Minister conveyed the greetings of th»»»

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Sunday ruled out Tehran ever giving up uranium enrichment in its negotiations with Washington, insisting it will not be intimidated by the threat of war with the United States. The minister, Abbas Araghchi told a forum in Tehran attended by AFP, that Tehra»»»

A Greek Air Force colonel held since Thursday for allegedly selling NATO military secrets to China was under surveillance for a year and a half before his arrest, officials told Kathimerini. Greek authorities first became suspicious of the 54-year-old telecommunications specialist in 2024 when he f»»»

Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone conversation yesterday evening with UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, thanking him for cooperation between the intelligence services and for the assistance in detaining the suspect involved in the terrorist attack against Lt. Gen. Vladimir Ale»»»

Tunis, Feb.8 (TAP)- Tunisia and Algeria are observing Sunday the 68th anniversary of Sakiet Sidi Youssef (governorate of El Kef) events (February 8, 1958). The French colonial powers bombed the border village in retaliation for the Tunisian support...»»»

Doha, Qatar: The CEO of the Qatar Media Corporation, HE Sheikh Khalid bin Abdulaziz bin Jassim Al-Thani, received HE Burhanettin Duran, Head of the Communications Directorate of the Turkish Presidency, and the accompanying delegation. During the meeting, the two sides discussed enhancing media rela»»»

Russia says it has identified three suspects involved in the shooting of high-profile military general Lt Gen Vladimir Alexeyev. They include the man said to have carried out the attack, who has been named as Russian citizen Lyubomir Korba. Russia's Investigations Committee (SK) said Korba arrived »»»

Patna More than 70 schoolchildren fell ill after consuming the mid-day meal at an Upgraded Middle School in Karu Tola at Sahugarh under Madhepura Sadar block of Bihar on Saturday, triggering panic among teachers, parents and locals. According to initial reports, the children began falling sick one »»»

Dubai: Telangana Police have launched an investigation into a fire that broke out at the state’s Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) in Hyderabad, even as senior officials firmly denied claims that crucial evidence linked to high-profile cases was destroyed in the incident. The fire erupted at the FS»»»

Dubai: Kuwait has added eight hospitals in Lebanon to its national sanctions list, a move taken under measures implementing United Nations Security Council resolutions issued under Chapter VII, which relate to counterterrorism and the prevention of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. »»»

“They don’t want peace. With peace, they will stop receiving Western arms and money, which are currently being plundered, and will disappear from the global spotlight,” Russian military expert Viktor Litovkin told Sputnik, commenting on the attempted assassination of Gen. Alexeyev, the deputy of GR»»»

Dubai: The Ministry of Education has announced that registration for public schools for the 2026–2027 academic year will open on Monday, 9 February, and run until 6 March 2026. The ministry said the registration window will be opened once only during this period. It also stressed that timely regist»»»

Doha, Qatar: Minister of State for Energy Affairs, HE Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, met in Doha on Sunday, February 8, 2026, with HE Javier Martínez-Acha, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Panama. Discussions during the meeting covered energy relations and cooperation between Qatar and Pa»»»

Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy: Lindsey Vonn crashed out of the downhill final at the Winter Olympics on Sunday, failing in her dream of a medal in her favoured discipline at Milan-Cortina. American star Vonn had been trying to claim her fourth Olympic medal despite suffering a ruptured anterior cruciate»»»

During the Cold War, few negotiations proved as complex as those between the United States and the Soviet Union to limit and reduce their vast nuclear arsenals. They required trust between adversaries who had little reason to believe each other’s words, and they relied on intricate, constant system»»»

During the Cold War, few negotiations proved as complex as those between the United States and the Soviet Union to limit and reduce their vast nuclear arsenals. They required trust between adversaries who had little reason to believe each other’s words, and they relied on intricate, constant system»»»

Geneva: The Permanent Mission of the State of Qatar to the United Nations Office in Geneva participated in the third consultation of the Workstream 3 of the Global Initiative to Galvanize Political Commitment to International Humanitarian Law, focusing on International Humanitarian Law and Peace, c»»»

DOHA: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) announced the launch of the Discounted Goods Initiative, offering more than 1,000 products at reduced prices, in liaison with major retail markets countrywide. The initiative will run until the end of the holy month of Ramadan. The initiative refle»»»

Dubai: Three people were killed and three others injured in a multi-vehicle road collision in the Wilayat of Liwa, in Oman’s North Al Batinah Governorate, authorities said on Sunday. According to the Civil Defence and Ambulance Authority, the crash involved three vehicles and occurred earlier in th»»»

In a December 2025 article we have discussed the links between regional economic, fiscal, and political developments in the Irkutsk and Kemerovo Regions, where a severe fiscal crisis had already developed. In this second part, we take a closer look »»»

Iraq is continuing to transfer prisoners believed to be mostly ISIS members to its own detention facilities under a previous arrangement with Washington and the US-led coalition fighting the group, Iraqi security sources said. The move is aimed at preventing jailbreaks following unrest last month i»»»

Traffic police in the Greater Athens region stopped tens of thousands of motorists over the past three days for spot checks, fined more than 4,000 for a series of traffic violations and arrested 16, police said Sunday. A police statement said 33,449 people were stopped between early Friday and earl»»»

Seoul, South Korea: Heavy snowfall led to the suspension of flights at Jeju International Airport in South Korea on Sunday, leaving around 11,000 passengers stranded, according to the airport's operating company. Of the 461 scheduled flights, 163 arriving and departing flights were canceled, while »»»