Dubai: Money sent home by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) has reached new heights in 2025, underscoring the contribution of Filipinos working abroad, including millions based in the UAE. Cash remittances reached an all-time high of $3.52 billion in December 2025, pushing up the total to $35.63 bil»»»

Tunis, Feb. 17 (TAP) – Scattered rainfall is expected in the morning over northern areas and locally in central regions. These showers will be temporarily thundery in the far northwest before the weather turns partly cloudy across most regions,...»»»

Romania's market for electrified cars (fully electric, plug-in hybrids and full hybrids) is expected to reach 110,000 registrations in 2026, up 28 percent from the previous year, when 85,961 units were recorded, President of the Association of Automobile Manufacturers and Importers (APIA) Dan Vardi»»»

Over half (56.3%) of Romanian used car dealers rely on reports on vehicle history, according to a survey conducted by a specialised company, which highlights the fact that the used car market in Romania has become more mature, more professional and more quality-oriented.According to research conduc»»»

A Romanian out of two has chosen to drink beer during romantic dates, a habit ‘frequently’ practiced by 18% of them and ‘occasionally’ by 32%, according to a specialty study published on last Wednesday.In a world of online dating and pressure to make a perfect first impression, Romanians still opt »»»

The coworking space market in Romania is entering a new stage of growth, as more and more companies rethink their cost structure, and Bucharest is becoming more attractive for investors, reveals a specialized analysis, given to the public on last Wednesday.In Romania, the market is in a development»»»

Romania's industrial and logistics property market continued to expand in 2025, with more than 300,000 sq m of modern space delivered, bringing total stock to approximately eight million sq m, according to the annual report of real estate consultancy company Colliers.Property specialists noted that»»»

Debt levels among Romania's real estate developers have surpassed RON 35 billion in recent months, double the amount recorded a decade ago, while more than 60% of companies in the sector are now at high risk of insolvency, according to an analysis by consultancy company Frames.Using data from the T»»»

Bucharest has the most extensive offer, while Constanta ranks last when it comes to the total number of newly completed homes available to those who want to make a real estate purchase, according to a report by a real estate website.According to the cited source, new apartments and houses put up fo»»»

Approximately 99% of Romanian adolescents use artificial intelligence, 80.96% have encountered fake content generated by AI, and 37.25% have learned about the safe use of artificial intelligence exclusively online and on social networks, according to a survey conducted by World Vision Romania.The q»»»

Last year, 63.8% of young people in EU, aged between 16 and 24 years used generative AI instruments almost double compared the general population (aged between 16 and 74 years), where the share was 32.7%, according to data released by Eurostat on Tuesday, on the Day of safer Internet. At the opposi»»»

Bucharest recorded 1,878,099 tourist arrivals in the first 11 months of 2025, according to data compiled by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).Tourist traffic peaked in October, with 211,032 arrivals, while January recorded the lowest number of tourists, 129,458.According to INS, the majori»»»

The number of slaughters and the carcass weight increased for pigs, sheep, goats and poultry while for cattle and decreased in 2025 compared to 2024, according to the National Institute of Statistics (INS) provisional data published on Tuesday.In December 2025 compared to December 2024, the number »»»

TUI Group, one of the world's leading tourism companies, announced on Friday its official entry into the Romanian market, where it had previously operated through franchises, offering Romanian travellers access to more than 1,500 holiday packages across over 30 European and long-haul destinations.T»»»

A day after an unprecedented Israeli decision allowing the seizure of land in the occupied West Bank, Hebrew-language reports revealed a settlement plan that would, in effect, extend Jerusalem’s boundaries beyond the pre–1967 lines. According to a report published by Yedioth Ahronoth, a housing pla»»»

The Australian government will not repatriate from Syria a group of 34 women and children with alleged ties to the ISIS group, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Tuesday. The women and children from 11 families were supposed to fly from the Syrian capital Damascus to Australia but Syrian authorit»»»

On Feb. 17, 2014, "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" made its debut on NBC with the Roots as the house band. 1 of 5 | Jimmy Fallon arrives on the red carpet for the Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on May 2, 2022. On February 17, 2014, "The Tonight Show Starring Jim»»»

457 km of roads to be repaired, 22 bridges to be built in Kyrgyzstan in 2026 The Ministry of Transport and Communications’ budget for 2026 is planned to be 39,100 billion soms. Deputy Minister Beknazar Bazaraliev announced at a meeting of the Committee on Industrial Policy, Transport, Fuel and Ener»»»

Each year during the holy month of Ramadan, incidents of so-called “online begging” re-emerge, as fraudsters exploit the prevailing atmosphere of compassion and generosity to solicit financial assistance from donors through internet platforms and social media. Authorities have warned the public aga»»»

An unofficial outline of the expected caretaker cabinet headed by Andrey Gyurov has begun to circulate, with multiple familiar political figures likely to return to government. According to information reported by bTV, the proposed lineup must be formally submitted to President Iliana Yotova no lat»»»

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un marked the completion of 10,000 new houses built in Pyongyang, state media KCNA said on Tuesday, as the country prepares to hold a key party congress. Kim has been touring construction sites and touting project progress ahead of this month's Ninth Congress of the rul»»»

The US should reap economic benefits from any potential agreement with Iran for it to be enduring, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hamid Ghanbari has said. Tensions between the two countries have escalated in recent weeks, with US President Donald Trump repeatedly threatening military action agains»»»

Russia’s online cartographic service has put blurring over a 100,000 square metres of land near the Northern Fleet’s headquarters. The move prompts the question whether authorities are trying to hide the massive losses in Ukraine. Yandex Maps has for years blurred sensitive weapons stores sites and»»»

Dubai: Dubai: With a new travel pilot between the UAE and Bahrain underway, short-haul regional travel is witnessing a shift. While the immediate focus is on faster airport processing, the initiative forms part of a longer-term effort to rethink how border procedures are coordinated across GCC stat»»»

A Sydney man who tried to post native lizards, dragons and other reptiles out of Australia in bags of popcorn and biscuit tins has been sentenced to eight years in jail, authorities said Tuesday. The eight-year term handed down on Friday was a record for wildlife smuggling, federal environment offi»»»

The IT sector contributes more than 7% to the formation of Romania's Gross Domestic Product (GDP), but only 5% of companies operating on the national market use Artificial Intelligence (AI), while less than a third of adults have digital skills, according to data with the Software and Services Indu»»»

The situation of authorized producers of pigs and pork in Romania is critical due to the accelerated decrease in the selling price, in conditions of increasing real production costs, and Romanian farms will soon begin to close, in the absence of concentrated measures and support from partners, eith»»»

Romania's final electricity consumption decreased last year by 0.9% compared to 2024, while household consumption fell by 1%, according to data published on Monday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).According to the cited source, between 1 January and 31 December 2025, primary energy res»»»

The Competition Council is analyzing the transaction through which UMB Steel Ltd intends to take over the assets belonging to ArcelorMittal Hunedoara stock company, the competition authority informs in a press release.UMB Steeel Ltd is part of the UMB group, owned by the Umbrarescu family. The UMB »»»

The annual inflation rate decreased slightly to 9.62% in January, down from 9.69% in December, as services increased by 11.59%, non-food staffs by 9.99%, and food staffs by 7.86%, according to data published on Monday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS)."The consumer price index was 100.8»»»

Electricity recorded the sharpest price increase in January, rising by 59.33% year-on-year, although it fell slightly compared with the previous month, by 0.44%. Significant annual increases were also registered for cocoa and coffee, up by 25.27%, and for rail transport, which rose by 24.40%, accor»»»

Senate Chairman Mircea Abrudean said on Monday that the technical recession is a "temporary" issue, "collateral to the reforms that have been carried out so far", which will be overcome, adding that in 2024 there was also a technical recession and "there was not so much fuss.""The current governing»»»

The Minister of Finance, Alexandru Nazare, will participate between February 16-17, 2026, at the meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN), organized in Brussels, where he will take part in debates, as well as in a series of bilateral meetings with counterparts from member stat»»»

A public administration reform and an economic recovery package have been completed and will be passed by emergency ordinance immediately after the end of the opinion seeking process for them is over, with several amendments concerning the institutions of the defence, public order, national securit»»»

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) launched, on Monday, the annual scholarship program offered by the Romanian Government to foreign citizens from non-EU countries for the 2026-2027 academic year.The program is implemented through the MAE and financed from the budget of the Ministry of Education»»»

Romania will remain firmly committed to deepening its cooperation with Japan, both bilaterally and at NATO level, in the context of shared security risks, was the message conveyed by National Defense Minister Radu Miruta during a meeting with his Japanese counterpart, Shinjiro Koizumi, on the sidel»»»

The minister of Foreign Affairs, Oana Toiu met on Friday with the vice-president Google for Europe, Annette Kroeber-Riel, on the margin of the Conference for Security in Munich. ‘In a world which is more interconnected, digital infrastructure and IA innovation, but as well secured cloud solutions a»»»

The Minister of National Defence, Radu Miruta, said on Sunday, following a meeting held during the Munich Security Conference with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, that "the world is changing rapidly, and Romania must be among those shaping this change, not among those watching from the sidelines»»»

At a plenary session on Monday, the Romanian Senate passed a bill ratifying of the Agreement between the Government of Romania and the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on cooperation in the field of prevention, containment and removal of the effects in case of emergencies signed in Bucharest on Octo»»»

Minister of Foreign Affairs Oana Toiu highlighted at the Munich Security Conference, among other key points, the need to use EU funding for NATO defense needs."Today, at the Munich Security Conference, I opened the working session 'Implications of Warfare with Autonomous Systems, Including Drones' »»»

Maritime security in the Black Sea was the main topic of discussions between Romania, Canada, the Philippines, Norway, Iceland, and the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs at the 2026 Munich Security Conference.The Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Oana Toiu, participated on Sunday in th»»»

A declaration aimed at strengthening the resilience of Romania, the Republic of Moldova, and Ukraine in key areas such as energy security, cybersecurity, and cooperation to improve land connectivity between the three countries was adopted at the ministerial meeting of the "Odessa Triangle" format, »»»

Dubai: Ramadan television is a tradition in its own right, and this year Viu along with other streaming platforms is keeping things focused with a carefully chosen slate of premium Arabic dramas. From intense thrillers to light family comedies, the 2026 line-up brings together major regional stars »»»

Dubai: The Al Ain Civil, Commercial and Administrative Court has ordered a woman to pay Dh150,000 to another woman after failing to transfer the full value of her share in a privately organised rotating savings scheme, locally known as a “jamiyah”. The court ruled that the defendant must pay Dh140,»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian navy is the best guarantor of safety of Russian merchant vessels amid Western attacks, Russian presidential aide and chairman of the Russian Marine Board Nikolai Patrushev said. By implementing plans for a naval blockade of Russia, the Europeans are explore the limits»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Twenty-one civilians have been killed in Russia in Ukrainian attacks in the week starting February 9, Russian Foreign Ministry Ambassador-at-Large on the Ukrainian regime's crimes Rodion Miroshnik told Sputnik. "Over the past week, Ukrainian Nazis' shelling resulted in 147 civili»»»

Senior Egyptian officials have been flocking to eastern Libya, the stronghold of the Libyan National Army (LNA), in what observers have said was increasing alarm in Cairo over the LNA’s support to Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The officials have sought to persuade LNA commander K»»»

China's Russian oil imports are set to climb for a third straight month to a new record high in February as independent refiners snapped up deeply discounted cargoes after India slashed purchases, according to traders and ship-tracking data. Russian crude shipments are estimated to amount to 2.07 m»»»

Damascus, Feb. 17 (SANA) Officials at the Damascus Chamber of Commerce met a Jordanian economic delegation on Monday to discuss potential investment in Syria’s cement industry. The talks, held at the chamber’s headquarters, brought together board members and a delegation led by Mohammad Ali Bdeir, »»»

Nearly 3 out of 10 households in South Korea raise pets, mostly dogs, government data showed Tuesday. In this Sept. 28, 2025, photo, dogs wear traditional hanbok at a fashion show held in Seoul. File Photo by Yonhap Nearly 3 out of 10 households in South Korea raise pets, mostly dogs, government da»»»