Cairo: The Arab League on Wednesday strongly condemned the storming of the Al Aqsa Mosque compound by the Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir, and 260 settlers, who performed Talmudic and provocative rituals in its courtyards under the protection of the occupation forces. In a sta»»»

Union flags and the flag of St. George fly on lamp posts in London on January 2. An online campaign called Operation Raise the Colours has been calling for the public display of the St. George's Cross and the Union Jack. Photo by Neil Hall/EPA Jan. 14 (UPI) -- France on Wednesday announced a ban on»»»

Long-range climate outlooks issued in early January by the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service suggest February will be warmer than normal in Greece and across southeastern Europe. Based on 400 forecast scenarios from international weather centers, there is a 77% probability that ave»»»

Greek taxi drivers angry at tight electric transition schedules will hold a new strike on Thursday and Friday, the second in a series of rolling two-day walkouts that have kept cabs off the streets since Tuesday. The greater Athens region taxi union, SATA, made the decision late Wednesday and is ex»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatari shooters won two medals on Wednesday, a gold and a silver, and set a new Asian and world record in the skeet competition for the youth category on the third day of the Asian Shotgun Championship 2026, currently being held at the Lusail Shooting Complex, Doha. The competition wil»»»

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that political candidates have legal standing to sue respective states over the counting of mail-in ballots received after election day. File Photo by Annabelle Gordon/UPI | License Photo Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Political candidates have legal standing to sue states th»»»

Skopje, 14 January 2026 (MIA) — At the country's political party leaders meeting held earlier Wednesday, attendees reached a compromise on the Law on Misdemeanors and largely agreed that the caretaker government should be scrapped, Prime Minister and VMRO-DPMNE president Hristijan Mickoski told the»»»

Several Palestinian factions have met in Cairo at the invitation of Egypt and under the patronage of President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, as part of ongoing mediation efforts led by Egypt, Qatar and Turkey to advance the next stages of the Gaza ceasefire agreement, according to a statement issued Wednes»»»

Egypt’s cabinet on Wednesday approved the executive regulations for a law governing the disposal of state-owned land and expanded the mandate of the National AI Council to include quantum computing and emerging technologies. The cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, ratified the exec»»»

Mohamed El-Shimy, Minister of the Public Enterprises Sector, received Osama Al-Azhari, Minister of Awqaf, and an accompanying delegation at the ministry’s headquarters in the New Capital, as part of efforts to strengthen cooperation between the two ministries and support the state’s drive to maximi»»»

A large-scale police operation on the island of Rhodes on Wednesday led to four arrests as authorities dismantled a criminal organization involved in cultivating and distributing cannabis. Police said seven Greek nationals were initially detained, with four taken into custody. Investigators found a»»»

Tunis, Jan. 14 (TAP) - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad, Mohamed Ali Nafti, met on Wednesday at the ministry’s headquarters Ambassador of Portugal in Tunis, Nuno de Mello Bello, who paid a farewell visit at the end of his...»»»

DOHA: The Permanent Web Summit Organising Committee, during its regular meeting, reviewed the latest developments related to the third Web Summit Qatar, scheduled to be held from February 1 to 4 at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center, where it discussed the level of readiness to host the even»»»

America must take control of Greenland for the sake of national security, as the island is crucial for building the proposed Golden Dome missile defense system, US President Donald Trump has said. Trump’s statements regarding Greenland have escalated in recent weeks, with the US president growing i»»»

The US has opened a new air and missile defense coordination cell at a key airbase in Qatar amid rising tensions with Iran and President Donald Trump’s promises to assist protesters in the Islamic Republic. In a statement on Tuesday, US Central Command said the facility at the Al Udeid Air Base, wh»»»

Tunis, Jan. 15 (TAP) - Units of the Tunisian Customs and its affiliated Customs Guard brigades seized smuggled goods worth a total of TND 580.5 million during 2025.In a statement released on Wednesday, the Directorate General of Customs said that...»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Interior affirmed in a statement on Wednesday that it is continuously taking the necessary precautionary measures to safeguard everyone’s safety, which remains its highest priority. MoI said that this is "in light of regional developments, and stemming from the Ministry»»»

Paola Lander, sister of 17-year-old Venezuelan activist Neomar Alejandro Lander, who died during the 2017 anti-government protests, becomes emotional during a press conference in Madrid on Wednesday. Relatives of those killed in the 2014, 2017, and 2024 protests in Venezuela are calling for the tra»»»

Dubai: Saudi Arabia’s Heritage Commission, in partnership with Soudah Development Company, has announced the discovery of 20 rock formations bearing ancient inscriptions within the Soudah Peaks Project area, in what experts describe as some of the oldest cultural evidence yet identified in the regi»»»

Dubai: More than six million students across Saudi Arabia will return to classrooms on Sunday for the start of the second term of the current academic year, following a nine-day midyear break. Education authorities have confirmed that students will attend school for only 11 days during Ramadan, ref»»»

London: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Wednesday that the United Kingdom "will not back down" on the issue of X's AI chatbot Grok, declaring that the government "will take necessary measures" to ensure the platform complies with British law. Starmer described the actions of Grok as "di»»»

Berlin: The European Union (EU) announced Wednesday that it has provided Ukraine with EUR 70 billion in military aid to date. In a statement, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission (EC), Kaya Callas affirmed that the bloc wil»»»

1 of 3 | U.S. troops and staff await President Donald Trump at the Al-Udeid air base southwest of Doha in Qatar, May 15. The United States and Britain are pulling troops from the Al-Udeid air base in Qatar ahead of potential U.S. military intervention against Iran. File Photo courtesy of the White »»»

The Trump administration is placing an indefinite pause on immigrant visa processing from 75 countries, further restricting the legal routes for entering the US. The State Department on Wednesday said the administration wants to bring "an end to the abuse" of the system "by those who would extract »»»

Tunis, Jan. 14 (TAP) - Military cooperation between Tunisia and the United States and ways to strengthen and diversify it, were the focus of a meeting held on Wednesday afternoon between Khaled Shili, Tunisia’s Minister of National Defense, and...»»»

Tunis, Jan 14 (TAP) - President of the National Council of Regions and Districts (CNRD) Imed Derbali on Wednesday met with members of the five District Councils, during their participation in works of the Commission on Development Plans and Major...»»»

Doha, Qatar: Speaker of the House of Representatives of Australia, HE Milton Dick, underlined that the State of Qatar has played an influential role on the global stage, stressing that it has become one of the nations that possess vibrant and energetic characteristics both in the regional and globa»»»

The European Investment Bank (EIB), through its development arm EIB Global, has committed $80m to the RMBV North Africa Fund III to accelerate private sector development and sustainability in Egypt, as part of a broader regional investment strategy covering North Africa. The signing took place at a»»»

Rasha Abdel Aal, Head of the Egyptian Tax Authority (ETA), said the Distinguished Tax Service Centres represent an important strategic step in enhancing the investment climate and supporting the business environment, positioning Egypt among the world’s leading countries in the development of govern»»»

Karim Badawi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, affirmed that recent developments send a clear message that Egypt is ready to receive mining investments and is building a mining sector capable of competing globally, providing investors with the confidence to inject capital and implement »»»

Starlink has reportedly waived monthly subscription payments for users inside Iran after its government shut down the internet last Thursday - cutting off millions of people from their families, livelihoods and access to information, during a deadly crackdown on protests. The satellite technology h»»»

Dubai: Paid on-street parking at Discovery Gardens officially comes into effect on January 15, with enforcement active from the morning, Parkonic confirmed. The new system, implemented by Parkonic, uses AI and number plate recognition to manage parking in areas without dedicated spaces. It is desig»»»

An anti-mafia consensus exists in Bulgarian society and the first step towards turning it into reality is holding fair elections, President Rumen Radev told journalists on Wednesday during events marking the 148th anniversary of the liberation of the town of Belovo and the Belovo region from Ottoma»»»

Muscat: Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tariq held bilateral talks in Muscat on Wednesday with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. During the talks, both sides discussed ongoing avenues of cooperation between the two countries and ways to develop them, as well as investment opportunities, particularl»»»

AMMAN— The tourism revenue increased by 15.1 per cent in December 2025, reaching $630 million, compared with a rise of 8.0 per cent to $547.2 million in the same month of 2024.Preliminary data released on Wednesday by the Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) shows that for the full year 2025, tourism reven»»»

AMMAN — Technology sector experts said Jordan’s second executive program under the Economic Modernisation Vision (EMV) signals a strong national commitment to innovation and entrepreneurship as core engines of long-term economic growth.In statements to the Jordan News Agency (Petra), the experts hi»»»

US President Donald Trump has been filmed raising his middle finger and appearing to mouth “f**k you” at a Ford autoworker who heckled him during a factory visit near Detroit. The insult was linked to the controversy over the Epstein files, which Trump has sought to play down after previously promi»»»

Doha, Qatar: The mediators, the State of Qatar, the Arab Republic of Egypt, and the Republic of Türkiye, welcome the formation of the Palestinian Technocratic Committee to Administer the Gaza Strip, headed by Dr. Ali Abdel Hamid Shaath, in a step that is considered an important development that wil»»»

Doha, Qatar: The National Sports Day Committee of the State of Qatar 2026 announced the particulars of the new events, set to be launched statewide in February 2026. Under the motto "I Chose Sports", these events are intended to help community members familiarize themselves with the importance of p»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Al-Manar correspondent in south Lebanon reports Israeli occupation forces fire machine-gun bursts at the outskirts of Houla and Markaba fro»»»

WASHINGTON: The implementation of the Gaza peace plan is entering its second phase, US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said on Wednesday, with disarming Hamas, establishing a technocratic government and beginning reconstruction as its main aims. "Today, on behalf of President Trump, we are announcing t»»»

The Artemis II crew, Victor Glover and Reid Wiseman (front l/r) with Jeremy Hansen and Christina Koch (rear l/r) conduct a walkout from the Operations and Checkout Building at the Kennedy Space Center, Fla., on December 20. Photo by Joe Marino/UPI | License Photo NASA says it is preparing to roll i»»»

Netflix may change its offer to buy Warner Bros. Discovery to an all-cash offer. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Netflix is considering raising its offer for Warner Bros. Discovery to a cash offer, making the vote to accept it come months earlier, reports said. The ame»»»

Agents with the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) raided the home of a Washington Post reporter this week as part of an investigation into a government contractor accused of leaking classified information, officials said. In a post on X, US Attorney General Pam Bondi said agents had searched»»»

In Greenland, “what matters is who controls the settlements and important infrastructure such as deep-water ports and large airports,” Swiss political and military expert Ralph Bosshard tells Sputnik. Specialized Forces RequiredAny European troops sent to Greenland, over 80% of which is ice-covered»»»

Egypt said Wednesday that all the members of a 15-person Palestinian technocratic committee meant to administer post-war Gaza had been agreed upon by all Palestinian factions, who swiftly offered their support. Under a 20-point Gaza truce plan brokered by US President Donald Trump in October, the P»»»

President Donald Trump's envoy said Wednesday that a plan to end the Gaza war was now moving to Phase Two with a goal of disarming Hamas, despite a number of Israeli strikes during the ceasefire. "We are announcing the launch of Phase Two of the President's 20-Point Plan to End the Gaza Conflict, m»»»

Syria’s military said it would open a corridor Thursday for civilians to evacuate an area of Aleppo province that has seen a military buildup following intense clashes between government and Kurdish-led forces in Aleppo city. The army’s announcement late Wednesday — which said civilians would be ab»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani sent a cable of congratulations to HE President Mamady Doumbouya on the occasion of his election as President of the Republic of Guinea, wishing him success and further development and growth for relations between the two countries.»»»