The Trump administration has paused the leases given to five offshore wind farms. File Photo by Pat Benic/UPI | License Photo Dec. 22 (UPI) -- The Interior Department announced Monday it would pause the leases of five offshore wind farms being built on the East Coast. The five projects are: Vineyar»»»

Tunis, Dec. 22 (TAP) - Five advisory committees of the Industrial Upgrading Programme approved 484 upgrading applications in 2025, 65% of which concerned small and medium-sized enterprises, according to data released on Monday by the Ministry of...»»»

Tunis, Dec. 22 (TAP) - Weather conditions on Monday night will be marked by the gradual appearance of dense clouds over the western regions, with scattered and temporarily thundery rain spreading to the rest of the northern areas and locally to the...»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian FM Marko Djuric met with US Charge d'Affaires Alexander Titolo on Monday to discuss the priorities on the bilateral agenda. "Had a productive meeting this morning with Alexander Titolo, Charge d’Affaires at the US Embassy in Serbia, on priority issues on our bilateral agenda," Dj»»»

Singer-songwriter Barry Manilow has revealed he will undergo surgery to remove a cancerous spot on his lung. Manilow, one of the biggest stars of the 70s and 80s, said it was "pure luck" that doctors found the spot early when he had an MRI following weeks of bronchitis. The 82-year-old, known for a»»»

Muscat: The Central Bank of Oman (CBO) has announced that the total value of treasury bills allocated for issuance this week reached OR 83 million, maturing in 28 days. In a statement Monday, the CBO explained that the average accepted price was OR 99.705 per OR 100, while the average discount rate»»»

A group of Salvadorans asks the Supreme Court in November to declare unconstitutional the decree that allows the state of emergency in El Salvador to end a measure that, they claim, has led to arbitrary arrests of thousands of people and 'multiple human rights violations' as part of the fight again»»»

Dubai: The night skies over much of the Arab world are set to offer a quiet celestial finale to the year, as the Ursid meteor shower peaks late Monday night into the early hours of Tuesday, December 23, coinciding with the astronomical start of winter. The Ursids, the final major meteor shower of t»»»

Tunis, Dec. 22 (TAP) - The meeting of the Tunisian–Iraqi Joint Committee for Civil Protection and Civil Defence, held in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, concluded with the signing of the minutes of the Joint Committee session.These minutes included a set...»»»

1 of 2 | Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (L) speaks as President Donald Trump listens in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., on March 24. File Photo by Samuel Corum/UPI | License Photo Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen summoned the U.S. ambassador on Mo»»»

Sharjah: Sharjah City Municipality has rolled out an extensive pest control campaign across the emirate following recent heavy rainfall and unstable weather conditions, as part of efforts to protect public health and prevent the spread of insects. Municipality teams have been deployed in several ar»»»

Rare textile fragments dating back approximately 5,000 years were discovered during archaeological excavations in Magura Cave, said the research director Dr. Vanya Stavreva. She was speaking at a press conference held at the BTA National Press Club in Vidin. The excavations have been conducted for »»»

BELGRADE - Strategic dialogue on a Serbia-Georgia FTA to be signed by end-2026 was launched at a session of an intergovernental commission on trade and economic cooperation on Monday. The commission met at the Palace of Serbia, three days after an official visit to Belgrade by Georgian President Mi»»»

A massive power outage in San Francisco over the weekend led Waymo self-driving taxis to stop working around the city. "Significant and extensive" damage from a fire in a substation caused the Saturday afternoon outage that left more than 100,000 customers without power, utility provider PG&E said »»»

KUWAIT, Dec 22 (KUNA) -- The Amiri Diwan on Monday mourned death of Nora Abdullah Hamad Al-Salloum, spouse of Sheikh Sabah Mohammad Al-Mubarak Al-Malek Al-Sabah.Al-Salloum who passed away at the age of 71 will be laid to rest on Tuesday after Asr Prayers. (end) amh.rk»»»

A tragic traffic accident occurred this afternoon in central Varna, claiming the lives of two pedestrians. The victims, women aged 52 and 79, were struck when a car lost control after passing a traffic light and veered onto the sidewalk, later crashing into a commercial building. The incident happe»»»

Beneath the Florida sun, far from the frozen trenches and drone-shadowed ruins of eastern Ukraine, the outlines of a possible endgame are beginning to sharpen. In a series of high-stakes meetings in Miami, American, Russian, and Ukrainian envoys have spent the last few days dissecting the anatomy o»»»

A one-year-old Palestinian girl evacuated from Gaza with severe nutritional problems is back in hospital in the territory after being returned there from Jordan. Siwar Ashour, whose story the BBC has followed for several months, was repatriated to Gaza on 3 December after completing her medical tre»»»

Bottles of Jim Beam bourbon roll down a conveyor belt at the company's distillery in Clermont, Ky. Jim Beam, owned by a U.S. subsidiary of Japan's Suntory Holdings, said its Clermont distillery will temporarily halt production "while we take the opportunity to invest in site enhancements." Photo co»»»

Poland’s General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways (GDDKiA) has announced tenders for two bypass roads, around Limanowa and Wadowice, along National Road 28. These are the first investments in the region under the government’s “100 Bypasses Program” (2020–2030). The Limanowa bypass (5.6 »»»

The Border Police General Directorate marked its professional holiday on Monday. On December 22, 1887, the first Border Guard Act was published in the State Gazette. During celebrations, the head of the Bulgarian Border Police, Chief Commissioner Anton Zlatanov, reported a 70% decrease in migrant p»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Slovakia will not participate in the insane plans of the European Union to finance Ukraine, as the country has its own priorities for spending money, Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico said on Monday. "I guarantee you that if I go to the European Council, I will not vote for »»»

Russia on Monday expressed "full support" for Venezuela as the South American country confronts a blockade of sanctioned oil tankers by US forces deployed in the Caribbean, the two governments said. In a phone call, the foreign ministers of the two allied countries blasted the US actions, which hav»»»

Visiting Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Monday urged Kurdish-led forces to integrate into Syria's army and not obstruct the country's stability, as the deadline for implementing a deal between Damascus and the Kurds approaches. Türkiye and Syria have developed close ties since the toppling»»»

Islamabad: Pakistan's Minister of State for Federal Education and Professional Training Wajiha Qamar said that the country will enhance and improve quality education and professional training nationwide for students, especially from disadvantaged communities, for the country's better future. "Pakis»»»

MUSCAT, Dec 22 (KUNA) -- Kuwait's national shooting team on Monday won two more medals in the Arab Pistol and Rifle Shooting Championship.The shooters won two bronze medals in the 50m 3 Position Men and Women, lifting number of the bagged trophies to three -- one silver and two bronze.Head of the K»»»

Washington, United States: Oracle tech tycoon Larry Ellison is offering a $40.4 billion personal guarantee to back Paramount's hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, deepening a bidding war with Netflix, a statement said on Monday. The amended proposal, worth a total $108 billion from the company »»»

The Cluster2 Company, operator of Taif International Airport, announced the launch of three direct flights per week between Muscat and Taif via Oman Air, starting January 31, SPA reported. The launch of international flights through the cluster’s airports comes as part of its ongoing commitment to »»»

Washington is recalling more than two-dozen career diplomats from ambassadorial and other senior embassy posts worldwide, AP reported on Monday, citing US State Department sources. The move comes as part of a sweeping reshuffle under President Donald Trump’s revamped foreign policy. Since returning»»»

Doha: Gold and silver prices recorded unprecedented historic skyrocketing in Monday's trading, with the yellow metal breaking the USD 4,400‑per‑ounce barrier, driven by US economic data showing weakness in the labor market and a decline in inflation rates, further bolstering market bets on a Federa»»»

Larry Ellison added his backing to the hostile bid to buy Warner Bros. Discovery. File Photo by Chris Kleponis/UPI | License Photo Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Paramount Skydance amended its hostile bid to take over Warner Bros. Discovery, guaranteeing the backing of Larry Ellison. "Larry Ellison has agreed to»»»

A man barricaded himself inside his apartment and opened a gas canister in Lamia city in cetral Greece The man is experiencing psychological problems, according to LamiaReport, a local news outlet. The police evacuated the remaining apartments in the building as a precaution and attempted to negoti»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a telephone conversation with Venezuelan Foreign Minister Ivan Gil, during which they expressed serious concern about the escalation in the Caribbean Sea, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday. "On December 22, Russian Foreign Min»»»

Tunis, Dec. 22 (TAP) – The Criminal Division for Terrorism Cases at the Tunis Court of First Instance on Friday sentenced former minister Mondher Znaidi to 19 years in prison in absentia, over terrorist-related crimes, and to five years of...»»»

KUWAIT, Dec 22 (KUNA) -- Personnel of the Environment Public Authority (EPA), in collaboration with the Environmental Police, has tackled 17 cases of hunting and seizing seagulls, EPA said on Monday.Sheikha Al-Ibrahim, EPA's public relations and information director, said in a statement to KUNA tha»»»

The leaders of Denmark and Greenland insisted Monday that the United States won’t take over Greenland and demanded respect for their territorial integrity after President Donald Trump ‍​announced ​the appointment of a ‌special envoy to the semi-autonomous territory. Trump’s announcement on Sunday t»»»

Draft 7 headline and strapline options: London: Chris Rea, the singer and songwriter best known for the hit "Driving Home for Christmas," has died at 74, his family said Monday. Rea died in the hospital following a short illness, according to a statement from his family to Britain's Press Associati»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian FM Marko Djuric on Monday presented diplomas to participants of the Diplomatic Academy who have successfully completed its training programme, noting that the diplomatic profession put Serbian diplomats on the first line of defence of their country’s interests "every single day, »»»

Türkiye's top diplomat and military and intelligence chiefs visited Syria on Monday as a deadline to implement a deal between authorities in Damascus and Kurdish-led forces in the country’s northeast looms. Appearing alongside his Syrian counterpart, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said the ta»»»

Turkish intelligence agents have captured a senior member of the ISIS terror group in an area along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, allegedly thwarting planned suicide attacks in Türkiye and elsewhere, Türkiye's state-run news agency reported Monday. Anadolu Agency said the suspect was identified »»»

IENE Released the English Edition of its Latest Report on the Greek Energy Sector - Institute of Energy for South-East Europe About UsMission and VisionBackgroundAnnual ReportArticles of AssociationBoard of GovernorsOrganizationExecutive CommitteeScientific CommitteesResearchInternational Advisory »»»

Damascus: Syrian President Ahmad Al Sharaa met on Monday with a high-level Turkish delegation visiting Damascus, to discuss ways to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries. During the meeting, the Syrian president exchanged views on the latest regional developments with the Turkish»»»

New Delhi: Around 62 per cent Indians are using GenAI at work regularly, whereas 90 per cent employers and 86 per cent employees believe that AI impacts productivity positively, a report showed on Monday. Also, 75 per cent employees and 72 per cent employers believe that GenAI enhances decision mak»»»

Tunis, Dec. 22 (TAP) – The stock market edged up 0.1% to 13,265 points on Monday, in a modest trading volume of TND 5.6 million, according to broker Tunisie Valeurs.STAR shares climbed 4.5% to TND 58.450, on a thin volume of TND 9,000.ATB shares...»»»

Jerusalem: Israeli bulldozers tore through a four-storey building in east Jerusalem on Monday, leaving scores of Palestinian residents unsure where to go after their doors were broken down in the middle of the night by authorities enforcing hasty evictions. The building was the latest in a series o»»»

A consortium in which ZUE holds a 33% stake has submitted the most advantageous bid – worth approximately PLN 392.2 million – in a Romanian public tender for the project titled “Design and execution of railway (CF) infrastructure works and auxiliary works to improve accessibility for users, as part»»»

Miners at PG Silesia have launched an underground protest in response to the company’s planned mass layoffs, affecting all 754 employees. Their demands include equal treatment under the mining law, a meeting with the energy minister, improved workplace safety, payment of overdue bonuses, and job se»»»

A senior staff member at France's presidential palace will stand trial over the alleged theft of precious tableware, including Baccarat Champagne glasses and Sèvres porcelain plates. Around 100 objects that were reported missing from the presidential collection were allegedly later found in the loc»»»

Dubai: The National Centre of Meteorology has forecast generally fair to partly cloudy conditions across the UAE tomorrow, with low clouds expected over islands and parts of the western regions. In its daily weather bulletin, the centre said conditions will become humid overnight and into Wednesday»»»

People stop reading in adulthood for lots of reasons. But it’s never too late to turn the page on old habits and start again. Curling up with a good book can reduce stress, increase creativity and boost empathy. A recent analysis of US government data found that the percentage of Americans who read»»»