Vastint Romania, part of the VASTINT Group, an international company with over 36 years of experience in the real estate field, announces the opening of Saint Roastery Botanica urban café in Business Garden Bucharest. Saint Roastery brings its passion for specialty coffee into the urban oasis of Bu»»»

President Joseph Aoun has said the next round of talks with Israel will begin on December 19, calling the reaction to initial negotiations this week "positive". "It is natural that the first session would not be highly productive, but it paved the way for upcoming sessions that will begin on the 19»»»

SZ-05/12/25 The National Oil Corporation NOC reported yesterday that its Exploration and Drilling Departments held a preparatory meeting with officials from the consortium of Eni, BP, and the Libyan Investment Authority (LIA) to discuss the steps for drilling Libya’s first deepwater exploratory wel»»»

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said Friday that a series of Israeli strikes on south Lebanon Thursday were in the peacekeepers' area of operations, warning Lebanese actors against "any reaction that could aggravate the situation further." UNIFIL condemned in a statement the st»»»

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri urged a United Nations Security Council delegation on Friday to pressure Israel to respect a year-old ceasefire and to halt its one-sided war on Lebanon. Despite a November 2024 ceasefire that was supposed to end more than a year of hostilities between Israel and Hezb»»»

December 5 marks Russia’s Day of Military Glory, commemorating the moment in 1941 when the Red Army launched its counteroffensive near Moscow and shattered the myth of the unstoppable Wehrmacht. Battle of Moscow began on September 30, 1941, when German forces attempted a rapid strike toward the Sov»»»

Russian President Vladimir Putin will wind up a packed day in India at the place where he began his official engagements - with a banquet at the president's house, where he received a guard of honour in the morning. In between, he held talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, attended a business fo»»»

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Moscow is ready to provide "uninterrupted shipments" of fuel to India, as Delhi faces pressure from the US to stop buying Russian oil. Putin, speaking alongside Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi, questioned earlier why India should be punished fo»»»

Sharjah: Sharjah Police have called on motorists to strictly adhere to their designated lanes, warning that failing to do so poses a serious threat to public safety and constitutes a violation of traffic laws. “Failure of light vehicles to stay in the mandatory lane is a behaviour that endangers th»»»

Dubai: Under the directives of Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Second Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Media Council, Brand Dubai has unveiled the 2025 edition of the Hatta Festival. Set along the scenic Leem Lake waterfront, the month-long event runs until December 28 and »»»

By Zahraa Al-Kazmi KUWAIT, Dec 5 (KUNA) -- The Kuwait Dive Team (KDT), affiliated with the Environmental Voluntary Foundation (EVF), took part in cleanup of Al-Zor beaches removing tons of plastic, wood waste and discarded nets littering the seabed.The team's chief, Walid Al-Fadhel, indicated to KU»»»

Bulgaria is among the EU countries most severely affected by forest fires in 2024, together with Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain. These five member states account for 334,940 hectares of the EU’s total burned area, according to the Joint Research Centre’s (JRC) 2024 wildfire report released by th»»»

The GERB parliamentary group has submitted to the National Assembly a draft decision to disband the Ad Hoc Parliamentary Committee of inquiry into the activities of George and Alexander Soros and their foundations in Bulgaria, as well as to establish their connections with political parties, magist»»»

Dubai: The General Directorate of Identity and Foreigners Affairs – Dubai (GDRFA Dubai) celebrated International Volunteer Day on 5 December with a special event recognising community partners and outstanding employee volunteers for their contributions to humanitarian initiatives. The ceremony high»»»

A group of 61 MPs from opposition parties "We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria" (WCC-DB), "Alliance for Rights and Freedoms" (APS) and "Morality, Unity, Honor" (MECH) filed a vote of no confidence against the Bulgarian government, arguing that its economic policies have failed and triggered »»»

The Fire Department’s Operations Center received more than 580 calls from Thursday morning until 1 p.m. Friday as Storm Byron swept across Greece. Firefighters carried out 270 water-pumping operations, removed 69 fallen trees and assisted in transporting 20 people to safe locations, authorities sai»»»

The 2,619 criminal offences in the context of domestic violence, recorded for 2025, were by 15.57% more than the 2,266 for 2024. These police statistics were cited here on Monday by Chief Inspector Zornitsa Shumanova, National Coordinator for Domestic Violence Matters at the Interior Ministry. The »»»

BELGRADE - Serbian First Deputy PM and Finance Minister Sinisa Mali met on Friday in Belgrade with Trixie LohMirmand, president of Dubai-based Gitex Global, the world's largest technology fair. With the Gitex 2027 event to be hosted by Belgrade in May 2027, Mali said Serbia would become the technol»»»

Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) is welcomed Friday by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) and Indian president Droupadi Murmu at her residence in New Delhi at the official start of a two day visit. In a TV interview ahead of the visit, Putin warned Ukraine to retreat from its Donbas region»»»

BRUSSELS, Dec 5 (KUNA) -- The European Commission accepted on Friday the commitments submitted by the 'TikTok' platform to ensure the provision of advertising repositories that offer full transparency regarding the ads displayed on its services, in compliance with the requirements of the Digital Se»»»

A 23-year-old woman on the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos reported her 28-year-old partner to police for domestic violence, authorities said on Friday. According to state broadcaster ERT, the man allegedly assaulted her and threatened her with a knife. He fled the scene immediately after the incid»»»

The national team received an award from NATO for technical training in cyber attacks, the Ministry of Electronic Governance said on Friday. This happened during simulations of a coordinated national response to cyber incidents during the NATO Cyber Coalition 2025 training. The training also involv»»»

More than half of households (59%) are worried about streaming annual price increases and, crucially, the majority think streaming platform price hikes (58%) are unfair and unreasonable. In such a sensitive environment, service providers should not take any measure of pricing power for granted. Thi»»»

Most stays are concentrated in destinations with well-developed tourist infrastructure and cultural appeal, including cities with holiday markets, gastronomic events, and local activities that enhance the visitor experience. These trends reflect Romanians’ growing interest in combining tradition wi»»»

MADRID, Dec 5 (KUNA) -- Spain declared on Friday withdrawing from the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest due in the Austrian capital Vienna in retaliation for allowing the Israeli occupation to partake in it.Spain's Public Radio (RTVE) said Spain pulled out of the contest after the European Broadcasting »»»

Israel will still escalate its strikes against Hezbollah despite the upgrade in the level of negotiations between Lebanon and Israel, an informed source said. The source told MTV that the escalation would involve strikes against Hezbollah’s arms depots and assassinations against group officials “am»»»

Lebanon has moved toward negotiations with Israel to spare the war and crisis-hit country further violence -- and not to please the international community, President Joseph Aoun told Friday a visiting United Nations Security Council delegation. Aoun said that Lebanon is convinced that wars cannot »»»

An excavation team said it has found evidence of a burial ground at the site of the former institution for unmarried mothers and their children in Tuam in County Galway. The agency began the work in July, with the aim of finding and identifying as many remains as possible. The institution at Tuam c»»»

Thursday marked the biggest crisis in the history of the Eurovision Song Contest. Four countries pulled out over Israel's continued participation in the competition, and more may follow. The boycott includes Ireland, which has won seven times - a tally matched only by Sweden - and five-time winner »»»

We welcome the signing of “Washington Accords for Peace and Prosperity” between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda. We commend the diplomatic efforts of all actors involved in the process, particularly the USA and Qatar. We believe that the Accords will contribute to the lasting »»»

Chengdu, China: An ancient dam, pandas and ping-pong: French leader Emmanuel Macron concluded his fourth state visit to China on Friday, striking a more relaxed note in the city of Chengdu after tough discussions on Ukraine and trade with his counterpart Xi Jinping a day earlier. Far from the impos»»»

Riyadh: The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states expressed their deep concern regarding the two directives known as the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive and the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, for which a package of amendments was recently submitted by the European Pa»»»

Founded in 2007 by entrepreneur Octavian Tatomirescu, Campion Broker currently ranks seventh among insurance brokerage firms in Romania and operates a nationwide distribution network of approximately 2,000 brokerage assistants. According to data from the Financial Supervisory Authority (ASF), Campi»»»

The government, unions and employer organizations confirmed that they have reached a shared position on the key elements of the revised Budget 2026, following several days of intensive talks. Finance Minister Temenuzhka Petkova described the discussions as productive, noting that all sides managed »»»

KUWAIT, Dec 5 (KUNA) -- Minister of Public Works Dr. Nora Al-Mashaan on Friday examined paving works on the seafront Arabian Gulf Street that marks Kuwait city's palm tree-dotted beachfront.The minister said in a statement that her tour of the work sites along the street was part of her policy to e»»»

The Ministry of Economy and Trade reported yesterday that its Undersecretary, Suhail Abu Shiha, met with the Chargé d’affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Libya, Liu Jian, to discuss strengthening economic cooperation between the two countries. The meeting addressed:»»»

The Libyan Investment Authority (LIA) announced yesterday the completion of its Treasury and Risk Management (TRM) system, dedicated to investment and risk management. This announcement came during a meeting between LIA Chairman Ali Mahmoud and representatives from Jupiter Egypt, in the presence of»»»

Dubai: India’s biggest airline by market share, IndiGo, is currently enduring a media maelstrom as operations suffer massive delays and cancellations across its network. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.In response to delays, the airline has rolled out generous refund, »»»

Tunis, December 5, 2025 (TAP) – The Administrative Court held a documentary exhibition, on Friday, at its headquarters in Tunis, highlighting key milestones in Tunisia’s administrative justice system before and after independence.The event attracted...»»»

Severe weather from a system named Byron swept across Greece on Thursday, flooding roads, prompting school closures and triggering multiple emergency alerts as authorities warned of worsening conditions overnight. The storm hit large parts of the country, especially Attica, the Peloponnese and the »»»

Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov said on Friday that there was no evidence of coordinated or speculative price increases in connection with the introduction of the euro. He was speaking here during a public discussion on an interim report by the Commission for Consumer Protection (CCP) on the retail»»»

President Donald Trump's administration has warned that Europe faces "civilisational erasure" and questioned whether certain nations can remain reliable allies, in a new strategy document that puts a particular focus on the continent. The 33-page National Security Strategy sees the US leader outlin»»»

Elon Musk's social media platform X has been fined €120m (£105m) by the EU over its blue tick badges. The European Commission said by allowing people to pay for a blue verified check mark on their profile, the social media platform "deceives users" because the firm is not "meaningfully verifying" w»»»

A delegation of the U.N. Security Council and U.S. envoy Morgan Ortagus met Friday with President Joseph Aoun and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri. Aoun said after the meeting, in a statement on the X platform, that the delegation expressed its support for stability in Lebanon through the implementat»»»

U.S. envoy Tom Barrack has called for direct negotiations between Lebanon and Israel, noting that Hezbollah cannot be disarmed by force. He also voiced major concern over a renewal of Israel’s war on Lebanon. Lebanese and Israeli civilian representatives held their first talks in decades on Wednesd»»»

A ferry was diverted to the Cycladic island of Sifnos on Friday to transport a child in need of medical care after aircraft were grounded by severe weather, Shipping and Island Policy Minister Vassilis Kikilias said. “A Blue Star captain contacted me early this morning,” Kikilias told broadcaster M»»»

The arrival of Storm Byron in Athens has caused heavy traffic congestion across many of the city’s main thoroughfares. Motorists are encountering significant delays on both sides of Kifisou Avenue, stretching from Faliro to Kifissia and even further north. Traffic remains dense on the Attiki Odos m»»»

Close to 1.5 million Syrian refugees have voluntarily returned to their home country over the past year. UNHCR Estimates that 383,326 have returned from Lebanon to Syria since the fall of the Bashar Assad regime in December 2024. It is a fast pace for a country where insecurity persists across broa»»»

BusinessGermanyGerman aviation tax cut to fall flat amid aircraft shortageAstrid Prange de OliveiraGermany's aviation industry faces high operating costs — from ticket taxes to aviation security charges. But despite fresh political efforts to reduce that burden, the real pressure point is a global »»»

This week Russian President Vladimir Putin will pay a state visit to India. Given the specially privileged strategic partnership between Moscow and New Delhi, there is speculation that the countries will agree on new deliveries of both proven and prospective weaponry. For example, Indian Defense Mi»»»