NEPI Rockcastle NV, Europe’s third largest listed retail real estate company by portfolio value, has appointed Marius Barbu as Chief Operating Officer (COO) with effect from 1st April 2026, to succeed Marek Noetzel, current COO and CEO-designate. He has also been nominated as a Board Director and w»»»

Doha, Qatar: Temperatures across the country are expected to drop further from Thursday evening, December 18, 2025, according to the latest update from the Qatar Meteorology Department. The Department attributed the cooler conditions to northwesterly winds affecting the region. Earlier today, the A»»»

Jeong Yeon-doo (R), vice minister for diplomatic strategy and intelligence at the foreign ministry, poses with acting U.S. Ambassador to Seoul Kevin Kim ahead of their talks on North Korea policy in Seoul on Tuesday. Pool Photo by Yonhap South Korea and the United States share the understanding tha»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico are weighing the fallout from Europe's reckless moves to seize Russian frozen assets, unlike other Western leaders, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday. "At a time when »»»

Concluding his address at the first session of Zhogorku Kenesh of the 8th convocation, President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov called on lawmakers to pay special attention to the thorough and high-quality drafting of bills and their impeccable implementation. The head of state stressed that draft law»»»

On 16 December, Metinvest completed the acquisition of ArcelorMittal Tubular Products, located in the Romanian city of Iași. The plant produces welded structural pipes for the construction, engineering, infrastructure and agricultural sectors. Its maximum production capacity is 240,000 tonnes a yea»»»

Atanas Zafirov, leader of the Bulgarian Socialist Party - United Left (BSP-UL), made clear that his party will not participate in attempts to form a government under the current parliament. Speaking during consultations with President Rumen Radev, Zafirov stressed that a year ago the BSP had commit»»»

Damascus, Dec. 17 (SANA) Syria’s General Organization for Geology on Wednesday signed an agreement with TRIAC Company, a subsidiary of Serbia’s ELIXIR Group, to invest in and export 1.5 million tones of phosphate in 2026, of The agreement was signed at the Ministry of Energy in Damascus in the pres»»»

Doha, Qatar: The first edition of the Doha International Music and Marching Festival (Doha Tattoo) was officially inaugurated under the patronage of the Minister of Interior and Commander of the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya), HE Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, on Tuesday evening»»»

Like many Australians strolling at Bondi Beach on long, warm summer evenings, Ahmed al Ahmed just wanted a cup of coffee with a friend. Around him, a bloody massacre erupted as two gunmen targeted Jews during Hanukkah festivities at a park close to the shore. Soon al Ahmed was creeping, bent over, »»»

Israel on Tuesday blocked a private Canadian delegation that included six members of Parliament from entering the occupied West Bank. The Israeli Embassy in Canada said the group was denied entry because of its links to Islamic Relief Worldwide, a nongovernmental organization that Israel lists as a»»»

WASHINGTON: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani met in Washington DC with several members of the US Senate and the House of Representatives. The Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs met with Senator Steve Daines, Senator Ro»»»

Dubai: Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of US President Donald Trump, is engaged to Palm Beach socialite Bettina Anderson, a spokesperson for Trump Jr. confirmed. The engagement, according to a CNN report, was announced by President Trump on Monday night during a White House holiday party, drawing »»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani issued a royal order pardoning a number of prisoners, on the occasion of the Qatar National Day.»»»

“At the state level, we are satisfied with our participation in governance, but we are not at the narrow party level,” outgoing Bulgarian Socialist Party Chair and outgoing Deputy Prime Minister Atanas Zafirov said during the consultations with the head of State here on Wednesday, which the latter »»»

“We have just witnessed perhaps the most brazen vote in this parliament, for the fourth time, the ruling parties are trying to push through their thieving budget,” Continue the Change–Democratic Bulgaria co-leader Assen Vasilev told journalists in Parliament on Wednesday. He said that the agenda ha»»»

The pro-Russia hacker group - KillNet -has obtained data detailing Ukrainian troop dispositions across the entire front line and added it to their interactive Matrix map, an anonymous KillNet hacker told Sputnik. "Following a data breach, all Ukrainian military data known to us so far has been adde»»»

Police detained a man suspected of inflicting grievous bodily harm on an officer of the Border Service in Chui region. The press service of the Internal Affairs Department of the region reported. According to the statement, on December 14 the deputy head of Kaiyndy checkpoint of the Border Service »»»

Dubai: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has announced Professor Majed Chergui as the winner of the 2025 Great Arab Minds Award in Natural Sciences. Sheikh Mohammed shared the news through his X account: “Civilisatio»»»

Falls in food, alcohol, and clothing prices last month helped drive inflation to its lowest level in eight months in November. The inflation rate fell to 3.2% from 3.6%, a larger fall than analysts expected. Lower food prices were the main driver of the fall, "with decreases seen particularly for c»»»

DOHA: His Highness the Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani sent a cable of congratulations to HM King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of the Kingdom of Bhutan on the occasion of his country's National Day.»»»

WASHINGTON: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani met in Washington DC with Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives of the United States of America Brian Mast, and Member of the Committee Gregory Meeks»»»

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: FIFA has penalised Malaysia with three 3-0 defeats for fielding ineligible players, the country's football authorities said Wednesday, the latest punishment in a simmering scandal. Friendly wins over Palestine and Singapore, and a draw against Cape Verde, all at home this ye»»»

The State Department under Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday designated another drug cartel as a terrorist organization . Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Dec. 17 (UPI) -- The United States has designated Colombia's Clan de Golfo as a terrorist organization, the latest drug-traffick»»»

A controversial draft state budget for 2026 prepared by the Rosen Zhelyazkov cabinet but ultimately abandoned under pressure of country-wide protests, was surprisingly included in Parliament's agenda Wednesday. MPs were supposed to consider Wednesday the so-called extension budget, which would carr»»»

President Sadyr Japarov announced plans to open Akylman Presidential Lyceums in all regions of Kyrgyzstan. The head of state announced that the first lyceum is operating in Issyk-Kul region. Others are being built in Talas and Jalal-Abad regions. According to the president, Akylman Lyceum graduates»»»

President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is ordering a blockade of all "sanctioned oil tankers" into Venezuela, ramping up pressure on the country's authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro in a move that seemed designed to put a tighter chokehold on the South American country's economy. Trump's escalatio»»»

Tunis, Dec. 17 (TAP) -President kais Saied headed on Wednesday at dawn to Habib Bourguiba Avenue, downtown Tunis, where he was greeted outside the Municipal Theatre by seveat citizens waving banners of support.This comes hours before a march which...»»»

President Rumen Radev met here on Wednesday morning with representatives of BSP - United Left for consultations before he starts handing the exploratory cabinet-forming mandates. The head of State asked the Socialists if they will seek stability within a new governing coalition, or if things are fi»»»

It is premature to introduce online voting in Kyrgyzstan’s elections, President Sadyr Japarov stated today at the first session of the new Zhogorku Kenesh. The head of state noted that after the snap parliamentary elections, he met with representatives of international missions to discuss the possi»»»

President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov announced the possibility of allocating official apartments to members of the Zhogorku Kenesh (Parliament) through the State Mortgage Company. He made this announcement at a parliamentary session today. Посмотреть эту публикацию в Instagram Публикация от НОВОСТ»»»

Kyrgyzstan is capable of repaying its entire external debt in a single day if necessary, but doing so would be economically impractical, President Sadyr Japarov said while speaking at the Zhogorku Kenesh. The head of state noted that the country’s economy is growing steadily and that the level of e»»»

Sharjah: Sharjah Police have urged motorists to exercise extreme caution after unstable weather conditions and blowing dust led to a sharp drop in horizontal visibility across several parts of the emirate on Wednesday. In a traffic alert issued via social media, police warned drivers to remain vigi»»»

Tunis, Dec.17 (TAP)- The weather on Wednesday is partly cloudy in most regions, growijg densely cloudy in central western and southwestern regions with scattered showers and thunderstorms, the National Institute of Metorology said.The wind is...»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani sent a cable of congratulations to HM King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of the Kingdom of Bhutan on the occasion of his country's National Day.»»»

A popular South African radio and club DJ has been shot dead in the country's largest city, Johannesburg, sending shockwaves across the nation grappling with entrenched crime. Warrick Stock, popularly known as DJ Warras, was gunned down in the city centre on Tuesday afternoon. Police said the 40-ye»»»

The EU is “light years away” from using frozen Russian assets to militarily prop up Ukraine or “rebuild” the country, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has admitted. Finding themselves bereft of unlimited US military backing, EU leaders have been seeking to find a legal mechanism to use Russia’s so»»»

A woman has been charged in Bengaluru after allegedly stalking and threatening a serving police inspector with suicide in an effort to pressure him into a personal relationship, police said. According to a complaint filed at the Ramamurthy Nagar Police Station, Inspector Satish GJ, who serves as th»»»

“We will not allow history to be rewritten,” Delyan Peevski, leader of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) - New Beginning, told journalists here on Wednesday whom he invited to his office in the National Assembly to view what he called the “Museum of the Assemblage.” The "assemblage" is a t»»»

At 138 Secondary School for Western and Eastern Languages "Prof. Vasil Zlatarski" in Sofia, all cables from hidden cameras installed in the toilets led directly to the office of Principal Alexander Evtimov, who was arrested yesterday evening by officers from the Directorate for Criminal Investigati»»»

China's newest and most advanced aircraft carrier, the Fujian, sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday, Taiwan's defense ministry said, its first transit of the sensitive waterway since formally entering service last month. Taiwan, which Beijing views as its territory, reports almost daily Chin»»»

On Dec. 17, 1975, a federal jury in Sacramento sentenced Lynette Alice "Squeaky" Fromme to life in prison for her attempted assassination of U.S. President Gerald R. Ford. 1 of 5 | Secret Service agents rush President Gerald R. Ford toward the California Capitol following an attempt on the presiden»»»

Dubai: UAE employers face a pressing talent crunch with 1.03 million new workers needed by 2030 to fuel economic expansion and digital overhaul. This 12.1% workforce surge outpaces major markets like the US at 2.1% and India at 10.6%, driven by manufacturing, education and retail adding 133,000, 78»»»

Australian police charged Naveed Akram with 59 offences, including terrorism, after he allegedly opened fire at a Jewish event on Sydney’s Bondi Beach.  Police in Australia said on Wednesday they had charged Naveed Akram, who allegedly opened fire on a Jewish event on Sydney's Bondi Beach, wit»»»

Dubai: Minutes after reports emerged that actor Shilpa Shetty and her husband Raj Kundra had been charged in a Rs 600 million (Rs 60 crore) fraud case, the actress issued a strong denial, calling the allegations “baseless and motivated.” Taking to her Instagram Stories, Shetty said the issues being»»»