KUWAIT, Dec 22 (KUNA) -- Assistant Undersecretary for Supporting Security Services Major General Ali Al-Adwani affirmed on Monday keenness on strengthening education and academic roles to prepare qualified national cadres capable of safeguarding Kuwait's security and stability.Ministry of Interior »»»

News report by Fawaz Karami KUWAIT, Dec 22 (KUNA) -- Kuwait's average oil price recorded USD 71.76 during the first 10 months of this year, compared to an average of USD 82.01 pb in 2024, as reported by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).The report showed a drop in the ave»»»

The mid-December period of 2025 has been marked by a tragic convergence of violence across three continents, shattering the festive atmosphere of Hanukkah and the pre-Christmas season. The events at Bondi Beach in Australia, Brown University in the United States, and a cluster of Germany-related ho»»»

Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly witnessed on Sunday the signing ceremony of a contract to manage and operate the historic Continental Hotel in downtown Cairo under the global Indian brand “TAJ.” The agreement, signed at the government headquarters in the New Administrative Capital, marks TA»»»

Deputy chair of the GERB parliamentary group Denitsa Sacheva stated to bTV that Raya Nazaryan has decided not to assume the role of acting prime minister. According to Sacheva, organizing elections requires the utmost impartiality and neutrality, and the position should be filled by someone without»»»

Dubai: K-pop fans, listen up. Two huge stars are set to headline a special one-night-only concert at Dubai Festival City. Chung Ha and Onew will take to the stage as part of the ongoing e& DSF Nights series during the Dubai Shopping Festival. The performanceThe two K-pop idols will perform at Festi»»»

Moscow: A senior Russian general was killed in southern Moscow on Monday after an explosive device placed under his car went off, investigators said in a statement. Russia's Investigative Committee, which examines major crimes, said it had opened a probe into the "murder" of Lieutenant General Fani»»»

KUWAIT, Dec 22 (KUNA) - His Highness the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received at Bayan Palace, Tuesday, the CEO of Central Agency for Remedying Illegal Residents Status (CARIRS), Saleh Al-Fadhala. (end) seo»»»

KUWAIT, Dec 22 (KUNA) -- The Rahma Global Society launched the first phase of its emergency shelter project, sending relief trucks carrying approximately 3,000 tents to displaced and affected families in Gaza, along with 1,000 latrines, in cooperation with the Egyptian Red Crescent (ERC).The Societ»»»

Carmistin The Food Company has secured financing of approximately EUR 500 million to continue its investment programme in agriculture and the food industry, through a partnership with leading financial institutions. The company, a national leader in poultry meat production and animal feed, is stren»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Reports that Russia is allegedly planning to restore the spheres of influence of the USSR are untrue, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday. "Well, first of all, we do not know how reliable they are. That is the first thing. We have seen some scattered reports on this ma»»»

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea has said that the ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel stipulates the disarmament of all armed groups "across Lebanon, not just south of the Litani." Geagea told Hezbollah leader Sheikh Naim Qassem on Sunday that the text says the disarmament should "st»»»

Japan's space agency said its H3 rocket carrying a navigation satellite failed to put the payload into a planned orbit, a setback for the country's new flagship rocket and its space launch program. Monday's failure is the second for Japan's new flagship rocket after its botched 2023 debut flight an»»»

Britain's economy expanded less than initially estimated in the second quarter, according to revised official data released Monday, dealing a fresh setback to the Labour government. Gross domestic product was revised down to 0.2 percent in the April-June period from a previous estimate of 0.3 perce»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir, HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani today witnessed the completion ceremony of the Doha Historical Dictionary of the Arabic Language in Katara Hall in the Fairmont and Raffles Hotels in Doha. During the ceremony, a film was shown about the new electronic portal of the dictiona»»»

Tunis, Dec. 22 (TAP)- The weather on Monday is locally foggy then partly cloudy across the country. A dense cloud cover is expected to form progressvely in the west overnight with rain storms in the far north along with local hailstorms. The wind is...»»»

DOHA: His Highness the Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani witnessed this morning the completion ceremony of the Doha Historical Dictionary of the Arabic Language in Katara Hall in the Fairmont and Raffles Hotels in Doha. During the ceremony, a film was shown about the new el»»»

BEIJING (Sputnik) - China has begun operating the world's first intelligent ultra-large oil tanker powered by methanol, the China Central Television (CCTV) reported on Monday. The tanker, designed to transport crude oil, was successfully put into operation in the city of Dalian in China's northeast»»»

Iran is making “hysteric” efforts to produce up to 3,000 ballistic missiles per month, Israel's Maariv newspaper reported on Sunday. “Although such missiles are considered old-fashioned, imprecise, and can be shot down before they reach their targets, the time they reach their targets is enough to »»»

Dubai: Middle East mergers and acquisitions rebounded sharply in 2025, with deal values surging 260% to $53 billion in the first nine months of the year, defying earlier market volatility and reinforcing the region’s reputation as one of the world’s most resilient dealmaking hubs. Sign up for our d»»»

Dubai: Boeing has appointed Emirati aerospace leader Fahad Al Mheiri as vice president for the Middle East, Gulf and North Africa, marking a significant step in its regional leadership strategy. Based in Dubai, Al Mheiri will assume his new role in January 2026. However, Boeing’s presence in Saudi »»»

Gold prices surged dramatically in 2025, posting gains of over 40% year-to-date by September and reaching around 70% this month. Driven by central bank purchases of the yellow metal, alongside expectations of more Fed rate cuts, spot gold prices hit $4,445.4 per ounce as of December 22, 2025 (3:22:»»»

bTV has removed long-time morning show host Maria Tsantsarova from the air, effectively erasing her presence from the programme as if she had never been part of it. On Monday morning, viewers of “This Morning” saw Rosen Tsvetkov in the studio, while Tsantsarova was nowhere to be seen and is not exp»»»

Dubai: As Dubai prepares for one of its busiest travel periods of the year, Dubai Customs has announced plans to manage the surge in passenger traffic during the New Year holidays, reinforcing the emirate’s status as a leading global destination for tourism, shopping and business. The authority sai»»»

President Rumen Radev said at the start of November that the Treti Mart [March 3, Bulgaria's Liberation Day] Movement, the movement for presidential republic as well as any other derivatives have nothing to do with him and the presidential institution, the head of State's press secretariat said on »»»

When Dickson Ngome first leased his farm at Lake Naivasha in Kenya’s Rift Valley in 2008, it was over 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) from shore. The farm was on 1.5 acres (0.6 hectares) of fertile land where he grew vegetables to sell at local markets. At the time, the lake was receding and people were w»»»

KUWAIT, Dec 22 (KUNA) - The Ministry of Interior announced on Monday a temporary suspension of all electronic residency (online) services for four hours, starting from 10:00 p.m. Monday until 2:00 a.m. Tuesday, to update its electronic systems.The ministry said in a press statement that the suspens»»»

President Rumen Radev has publicly rejected any connection between himself, the presidential institution of Bulgaria, and the newly formed political movement “Third March,” responding to questions after the group described him as its “informal leader.” Further reading: Bulgaria: Third March Registe»»»

Another 60 migrants were rescued off Greece’s southernmost island of Gavdos in the early hours of Monday, authorities said. They were transferred to the port of Paleochora on the larger, nearby island of Crete. The rescue followed another operation on Sunday evening, when 108 migrants were picked u»»»

Wellington, New Zealand: New Zealand said Monday it had agreed a wide-ranging free-trade deal with India that eliminates tariffs on 95 percent of the Pacific country's exports. Trade and investment minister Todd McClay said the deal, which comes into effect in the first half of next year, gave unpr»»»

Doha, Qatar: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, HE Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi met on Monday with HE Member of Parliament, Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development, and Special Envoy of the Republic of Malawi to the State of Qatar Joseph Mwanamvekha, who is currently visiting the »»»

2010, President Barack Obama signed into law the repeal of the ban on gays and lesbians from openly serving in the U.S. military. 1 of 5 | Active and non-active U.S. military personnel participate for the first time in San Diego's Gay Pride Parade on July 16, 2011. The group is reported to be the f»»»

A senior Russian general was killed in southern Moscow on Monday after an explosive device placed under his car went off, investigators said in a statement. Russia's Investigative Committee, which examines major crimes, said it had opened a probe into the "murder" of Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvar»»»

NEW DELHI, Dec 22 (KUNA) -- India and New Zealand announced on Monday a successful conclusion of the India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement.A statement from the Indian Prime Minister's Office said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a telephone conversation Sunday with the Prime Minister of New »»»

Regions across Romania will receive a financing boost as a result of a €25 million loan that CEC Bank is receiving from the European Investment Bank (EIB). CEC Bank will channel the EIB credit into public-sector projects that promote sustainable economic development, particularly in Romanian region»»»

Raiffeisen Bank Romania and the Investment and Development Bank (BID) have signed a guarantee agreement dedicated to financing SMEs in Romania, under which the bank will be able to finance companies with a turnover of up to 50 million euros with total amounts exceeding one billion lei, benefiting f»»»

In an economic context marked by persistent price increases and geopolitical uncertainty, Romanian consumers are adjusting their behaviors, reducing non-essential spending and focusing their budgets on essential products and services. According to the annual EY Consumer Index Romania 2025 study, no»»»

Raluca Tintoiu, Head of Wholesale Banking and a member of the Executive Committee at ING Bank Romania, talked to Business Review about the bank’s ambition to steer its clients and partners to more sustainable business practices and the way it manages to maintain focus on such goals amid market unce»»»

The December edition, the eleventh and final edition of this year of the Fidelis Government Securities Program, held from December 5 to 12, 2025, attracted subscriptions of almost 1.5 billion lei, according to representatives of the Ministry of Finance. During the offering period, investors placed »»»

After two years marked by high volatility, Romania’s credit market will enter a phase of stabilisation and prudence in 2026, according to an analysis by AVBS, one of the largest players in the credit brokerage sector. In 2025, IRCC recorded its steepest increase in recent years, surpassing 2024 and»»»

According to the Romanian Central Bank (BNR) data, similarly to the previous quarter, credit institutions in Romania cited, in 2025 Q3 too, a tightening of credit standards for loans and credit lines to the real sector. The key factors contributing to this assessment were the changes in the share o»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Tourism, in collaboration with Mwani Qatar, marked the successful arrival of two maiden calls at Doha Port this week, following welcoming ceremonies held for both vessels, highlighting an important milestone in the 2025-2026 cruise season. Seven Seas Navigator, operated by Regent»»»

DOHA: Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior (MoI) HE Abdullah bin Khalaf bin Hattab Al Kaabi met with Director of Public Security of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan HE Major General Dr Obaid Abdulrabboh Al Maaytah. The meeting discussed several topics of mutual interest and reviewed existing s»»»

The Sand Dune Showdown Championship wrapped up after two days of high-energy competition, featuring 67 competitors from the UAE and abroad. The event formed part of the Liwa International Festival 2026, which continues to offer a diverse programme of sports, cultural activities, and entertainment. »»»

Saudi Minister of Finance Mohammed Al-Jadaan has said that the new Financial Control System constitutes a “fundamental shift” in the control methodology and the improvement of the legislative framework for financial work in government agencies, through a more flexible and comprehensive model that f»»»

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Sunday said Tehran “does not rule out” the possibility of a new Israeli or US attack on its nuclear facilities, but remains “fully prepared, even more than before.” “This doesn't mean that we welcome another war, but it is exactly to prevent a war. And the »»»

Skopje, 18 December 2025 (MIA) - The past year saw challenges and concrete institutional results, primarily in legislative reforms and strategic infrastructure steps, Minister of Energy, Mining and Mineral Resources Sanja Bozhinovska told the Energy Community's 23rd Ministerial Council in Vienna on»»»

Turnover in market services provided to the population fell 1.8% in gross terms in the first ten months of 2025 compared with the same period last year, and by 2.1% in adjusted terms, according to data the National Institute of Statistics (INS) published on Friday.Thus, in the period from 1 January»»»

The budget allocated for holiday shopping is down 10% this year, as compared to the previous year, as three thirds of the buyers (77%) expect higher prices for the seasonal products, according to the study Deloitte Holiday Retail Survey 2025.The specialty analysis shows the fact that clothes and ac»»»

Romanians working abroad transferred approximately 60 billion euros to Romania between 2013 and the first half of 2025, an amount more than twice the initial value of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR), claims Cristian Popa, member of the BNR Board of Directors, in an analysis publish»»»