Devastating floods and landslides have killed 1,006 people in Indonesia, rescuers said Saturday as the Southeast Asian nation grapples with the huge scale of relief efforts. The disaster, which has hit the northwestern island of Sumatra over the past fortnight, has also injured more than 5,400, the»»»

BAGHDAD, Dec 13 (KUNA) -- The visiting United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Saturday affirmed that the international organization would continue to support Iraq to ensure its stability and prosperity.Guterres, currently on an official visit to the country to attend the formal announ»»»

At present, the issue of European Union enlargement is not among the top priorities, although efforts are being made. The EU currently has to deal with a number of internal as well as external challenges, said MEP Kristian Vigenin from the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats/Bulgarian »»»

Arche Group met with residents of Konstancin to discuss plans for the second phase of the Królewska Papiernia redevelopment, which triggered strong opposition and heated accusations that the developer is ignoring local concerns. The first phase, already approved by the municipality, includes about »»»

An office building on Cybernetyki Street in Warsaw’s Mokotów business district, known as “Mordor,” has changed ownership. Hungary-based Indotek Group has sold the Cybernetyki Office Center, which will no longer serve a traditional office function. The property offers more than 7,800 square meters o»»»

In 2025, Poland’s office market struggled with historically low new supply, shrinking available space, and cautious investment capital, according to Karol Wyka, Managing Director of Office Leasing at Newmark Poland. Only about 90,000 square meters of new office space entered construction nationwide»»»

KUWAIT, Dec 13 (KUNA) -- Oman's Ambassador to Kuwait Dr. Saleh Al-Kharousi extolled on Saturday Kuwait's role in placing the "Diwaniya" on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.In a statement, Al-Kharousi said Kuwait's success in listing Diwaniya in this int»»»

Share: No stranger to controversial remarks, Barrack said last September, “there is no Middle East. There are only tribes”. Recent remarks by US envoy Tom Barrack where for many Lebanese he seemed to advocate the integration of Lebanon into Syria prompted an angry reaction from Lebanese Parliament »»»

Friday morning in Bengaluru’s Girinagar began like any other — until the bird got away. Arun Kumar, a 32-year-old businessman, was simply trying to do what any devoted pet owner would: bring his macaw back home, reports NDTV. The brightly coloured parrot, reportedly worth Rs250,000 (Dh10,250), had »»»

Police investigators have outlined the alleged operation of a criminal organization accused of illegally collecting agricultural subsidies from the state payment agency OPEKEPE, according to an official statement. Authorities said a criminal case has been compiled against 16 arrested suspects, with»»»

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Damascus, Dec.13 (SANA)Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Saturday that recent developments in Syria marked a significant turning point, emphasizing that Turkey stands with the Syrian people and shares their aspirations for freedom and stability. Speaking at the East Forum in Istanbul, Fidan»»»

“The taking of Seversk is a catastrophe for Ukraine’s armed forces, as it will allow [Russia] to advance on Kramatorsk and Slavyansk,” the last major heavily-fortified agglomeration in the Donbass under Ukraine’s control, military expert Evgeny Mikhailov says. According to Mikhailov, Seversk’s libe»»»

Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced that the Central Transport Hub (CPK) will be renamed “Port Polska,” arguing that the previous name had been “disgraced” by his predecessors and carried negative associations. The decision, unveiled at a government conference, has sparked strong criticism from Ry»»»

BERLIN, Dec 13 (KUNA) -- The German Foreign Ministry on Saturday condemned Israeli occupation's plans to build over 750 new settlement units in the occupied West Bank.A statement by the ministry said the settlement construction not only violates international law and relevant UN Security Council re»»»

In the absence of a budget, a new National Framework Agreement cannot be signed and the previous one will remain in force, said Dr. Nikolay Branzalov, Chairman of the Management Board of the Bulgarian Medical Association (BMA). He was speaking to journalists ahead of the start of the 79th extraordi»»»

U.S. President Donald Trump is still convinced of the actions being taken by President Joseph Aoun and of what the government of Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has achieved and intends to achieve, according to “exclusive information” obtained by the Nidaa al-Watan newspaper. Trump has informed U.S. env»»»

KUWAIT, Dec 13 (KUNA) -- Kuwait Stock Exchange (Boursa Kuwait) announced on Saturday, after having completed all technical and technological requirements in coordination with capital market stakeholders and participants, that the Emerging Companies Market (ECM) will launch and begin accepting listi»»»

The much-anticipated Liwa International Festival 2026 kicked off in Abu Dhabi’s Al Dhafra Region on Friday with a spectacular opening ceremony. Marking the occasion, the Burj Khalifa lit up in the festival’s red colours, displaying its logo in a dazzling light show. Messages flashed across the towe»»»

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Sydney, AustraliaInternet giant Google will lay three undersea cables in Papua New Guinea as part of a landmark defence deal the Pacific nation signed with Australia this year. The $120 million project, to be funded by Australia, will create "a more resilient, multi-route digital backbone for the n»»»

Dubai: A new ruling by the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) court has added a new dimension to the legal fallout from the collapse of NMC Health, the healthcare group founded by Bavaguthu Raghuram Shetty. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The ruling does not decide guilt o»»»

BAGHDAD, Dec 13 (KUNA) -- United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres arrived in Baghdad Saturday on an official visit to attend the formal announcement marking the end of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI).Iraq's Foreign Ministry said in a press release that Foreign Minister Fuad Hus»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa), in collaboration with the Qatar General Organization for Standards and Metrology (QGOSM), has announced the implementation of the GCC technical regulation for water conservation devices in Qatar. In a press release on Saturday»»»

Hezbollah Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem is to deliver a speech on Saturday on the occasion of Lady Fatima Al-Zahraa’s birth anniversary. His eminence is to tackle latest developments in a televised address via video link, during a ceremony organized by Hezbollah’s Women’s Organizations Unit.»»»

A monument to Kokum Biy and a new recreation area were opened in Osh city. The City Hall announced. Osh Mayor Zhenishbek Toktorbaev, City Council Chairman Bolot Baetov, and city residents participated in the ceremony. The monument’s total height is six meters. A recreation area has been organized a»»»

KUWAIT, Dec 13 (KUNA) -- Kuwait's Public Authority for Housing Welfare (PAHW) welcomed Saturday a Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH) team for negotiations to develop land for investment within the South Saad Al-Abdullah residential city project under a bilateral MoU.In a press statement issued»»»

The first stop on Lionel Messi's tour of India descended into chaos as fans ripped up stadium seats and threw items after his appearance at Kolkata's Salt Lake Stadium was cut short. Thousands of adoring supporters had paid up to 12,000 rupees (£100; $133) to catch a glimpse of the football star, b»»»

The Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic has amended a resolution approving the program to support ethnic Kyrgyz and kairylmans (returnees) arriving from Afghanistan’s Little and Big Pamir for 2026–2029. According to the document, the program has been supplemented with new measures aimed at »»»

Damascus, Dec.13 (SANA) Finance Minister, Mohamed Yisr Barnieh, affirmed the existence of a genuine partnership between the State and the industrial sector, aimed at revitalizing Syrian industry and restoring it to normal role in supporting the national economy, increasing its contribution to the g»»»

Devastating floods and landslides have killed 1,003 people in Indonesia, rescuers said Saturday as the Southeast Asian nation grapples with relief efforts. The disaster, which has hit the northwestern island of Sumatra over the past fortnight, has also injured more than 5,400, the National Disaster»»»

In the absence of a budget, a new National Framework Agreement cannot be signed and the previous one will remain in force, said Dr. Nikolay Branzalov, Chairman of the Management Board of the Bulgarian Medical Association (BMA). He was speaking to journalists ahead of the start of the 79th extraordi»»»

Kolkata: Angry spectators broke down barricades and stormed the pitch at a stadium in India after football star Lionel Messi, who is on a three-day tour of the country, abruptly left the arena. As a part of a so-called GOAT Tour, the 38-year-old Argentina and Inter Miami superstar touched down in t»»»

Doha, Qatar: It was the kind of night when the roars cascaded relentlessly down from the stands. In a hard-fought quarter-final against a spirited Syria side, Morocco eventually secured their place in the last four of the FIFA Arab Cup 2025. Despite dominating possession and piling constant pressur»»»

Doha: Ahead of the FIFA Arab Cup 2025, Syria were ranked below many nations that they ended up outlasting. In their group, they advanced to the knockouts ahead of FIFA World Cup 2026-bound pair Qatar and Tunisia. Elsewhere, they lasted longer than an Egyptian side also heading to North America next»»»

Doha, Qatar: Egypt’s Pyramids FC and Brazil’s CR Flamengo meet at Al Rayyan’s Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium tonight with two rewards on the line: the FIFA Challenger Cup and a place in the FIFA Intercontinental Cup Qatar 2025 final against European champions Paris Saint-Germain. The trophy match promises a»»»

Doha, Qatar: As governments and global institutions race to harness artificial intelligence (AI), digital transformation, and innovation-driven investment, last week’s Doha Forum offered a pointed reminder that technology alone cannot close widening gaps in peace, climate resilience, and economic o»»»

The United States and Mexico reached an agreement on water-sharing on Friday, after President Donald Trump threatened new sanctions. Trump said Mexico owed 800,000 acre-feet of water to the US and demanded it release a quarter of this amount by December 31 or be hit with a new five percent tariff, »»»

The implementation of the approved operational plan for securing and subsequently towing the tanker Kairos has commenced, the Bulgarian Ministry of Transport and Communications reported on Saturday. The plan was jointly prepared by the Maritime Administration and the operation contractor, BMF TUG S»»»

A Bolivian court on Friday ordered the country's former President Luis Arce to remain detained for five months while he awaits trial on corruption charges, the latest development in a case that threatens to exacerbate Bolivia's political tensions. Arce, 62, a leader from Bolivia’s Movement Toward S»»»

Traffic is set to open around noon today on a newly completed 3-kilometre stretch of the Hemus highway, according to the Road Infrastructure Agency. The section runs from the Dermantsi substation to the temporary connection with the III-307 Lukovit–Ugarchin road at kilometre 103 of the highway and »»»

Doha, Qatar: New Zealand’s Hayden Wilde and Great Britain’s Kate Waugh were crowned T100 Triathlon World Champions after winning the Qatar T100 Triathlon World Championship Final in Lusail yesterday. Wilde capped a phenomenal season with his sixth victory of the year, completing a perfect campaign »»»

In the age of dinosaurs — before whales, great whites or the bus-sized megalodon — a monstrous shark prowled the waters off what's now northern Australia, among the sea monsters of the Cretaceous period. Researchers studying huge vertebrae discovered on a beach near the city of Darwin say the creat»»»

Doha, Qatar: The events accompanying the FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2025 continue at Katara Cultural Village, amidst a large and diverse public turnout from various nationalities and age groups. This reflects Katara’s status as a comprehensive cultural and tourist destination, successfully blending the ex»»»

New Delhi: The Ministry of Culture (MoC) has announced the inscription of the art of ‘Sadu Weaving’ on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity for 2025, in partnership with the State of Kuwait »»»

On Dec. 13, 2003, a bearded and apparently disoriented Saddam Hussein, the deposed Iraqi president, was captured by U.S. troops in a small underground hideout southeast of his hometown of Tikrit, ending an eight-month manhunt. 1 of 2 | On December 13, 2003, Saddam Hussein, the deposed Iraqi preside»»»

Kolkata: Lionel Messi will unveil a 21-metre (70-foot) statue of himself in India on Saturday as he embarks on a three-day tour of the country that has sparked a fan frenzy. The iron sculpture in Kolkata, which shows Messi holding aloft the World Cup, is part of a so-called GOAT Tour that will take»»»

Thailand said Saturday it was continuing military strikes against Cambodia despite US President Donald Trump saying the countries had agreed to stop fighting after calls with him. Renewed clashes between the Southeast Asian neighbors, which stem from a long-running dispute over the colonial-era dem»»»

Discussion has intensified over plans for partial reconstruction in parts of Gaza, even as official Arab statements insist that rebuilding must begin across the entire enclave. The debate comes nearly two weeks after the postponement of the Cairo Conference on Gaza reconstruction, intended to marsh»»»

Cairo is watching in fury as Sudanese army authorities in Khartoum and their peers in Moscow dust off a 2020 agreement to turn Port Sudan into Russia’s newest naval outpost on the Red Sea, right on Egypt’s southern doorstep. For Sudan’s embattled army, the rush to animate the deal is understandable»»»