Iran and the United States will hold talks Friday in Oman, their latest over Tehran's nuclear program after Israel launched a 12-day war on the country in June and the Islamic Republic launched a bloody crackdown on nationwide protests. U.S. President Donald Trump has kept up pressure on Iran, sugg»»»

Laboratory tests have identified the chemical sprayed by Israeli aircraft in southern Lebanon as glyphosate, a widely used herbicide that can destroy vegetation when applied intensively, Lebanon’s agriculture minister, Nizar Hani, told Asharq Al-Awsat, saying the substance was used at abnormally hi»»»

Macau: The Grand Emperor Hotel in Macau said it had ripped up the real gold bricks from its distinctive lobby floor and sold them for around $13 million, cashing in on the metal's market surge. Opened in 2006, the hotel was known for its opulent "golden pathway", showcasing dozens of one-kilogram b»»»

A number of people have been injured following a bus crash in Dublin city centre. Emergency services and gardaí (Irish police) are at the scene and Talbot Street is closed from Gardiner Street. Marlborough Street is closed from Cathal Brugha Street. The incident involved a Bus Éireann vehicle. A sp»»»

Bulgaria's Constitutional Court on Thursday issued a ruling admitting to examination a petition from the Varna Court of Appeal regarding the constitutionality of a Judicial System Act provision on the term in office of an acting prosecutor general or supreme court president. All 12 Constitutional C»»»

KUWAIT, Feb 5 (KUNA) -- His Highness the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sent a cable on Thursday, enveloped with profound gratitude and deep appreciation to UAE President Sheikh Mohammad bin Zayed Al-Nahyan for launching the "Celebrating Decades of Brotherhood" initiative.His Highnes»»»

KUWAIT, Feb 5 (KUNA) -- Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology Omar Al-Omar affirmed on Thursday that the challenges and opportunities of the digital economy require collective action beyond limits of government or institutions.This came in Minister Al-Omar's speech during »»»

Paris, France: London Heathrow remained the busiest aviation hub in Europe last year but Istanbul Airport was nearly neck-and-neck and is likely to overtake it soon, an industry group said Thursday. With 84.48 million passengers, Heathrow had a 0.7 percent increase in traffic last year, ACI Europe »»»

Lebanese Army Commander General Rodolphe Haykal held "very good" meeting with U.S. military officials in the United States, sources familiar with the matter said. In remarks to al-Akhbar newspaper, the sources said Haykal sensed "a clear professional understanding from the military leadership regar»»»

London: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, battling for his political future, apologised Thursday to victims of Jeffrey Epstein for appointing disgraced Peter Mandelson as US ambassador. Starmer issued the wide-ranging apology after being dogged for days by the decision, following fresh allegations ab»»»

Two Turkish men have been arrested on suspicion of illegally ferrying 30 migrants to Rhodes from the nearby coast of western Turkey, the Coast Guard said Thursday. The incident came shortly after Tuesday night’s collision off the island of Chios, further north, between a coast guard patrol vessel a»»»

Nature and EnvironmentScientists warn of risks as private money enters geoengineerNaomi MiharaAs global heating worsens, interest in solar engineering is rising, including from private companies and investors. But the technique remains controversial and lacks regulation. https://p.dw.com/p/57hCtSta»»»

Dubai: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, highlighted the success of the World Governments Summit and described it as a vote of confidence from countries around the world. “Today we concluded the World Governments Sum»»»

Sharjah: Experts at the 25th Sharjah International Conservation Forum for Arabian Biodiversity (SICFAB) have called for greater use of artificial intelligence and coordinated environmental strategies to protect wildlife and ecosystems across the region. The forum, organised by the Sharjah Environme»»»

London: Bitcoin, the world's biggest cryptocurrency, extended its price slump Thursday to trade under $70,000 for the first time since Donald Trump's presidential election victory in November 2024. The digital currency dropped as low as $69,821.18 before climbing back above $70,000. Bitcoin has fal»»»

The Trump administration announced Wednesday that it wants to create a critical minerals trading bloc with its allies and partners, using tariffs to maintain minimum prices and defend against China's stranglehold on the key elements needed for everything from fighter jets to smartphones. Vice Presi»»»

The European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged Thursday as the economy in the 21 countries that use the euro chugs past the disruption from U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs with growth modest, yet resilient. The bank left its benchmark deposit rate at 2%, where it has been since June.»»»

Three international artists, Chung Seoyoung, Haroon Mirza and Ho Tzu Nyen, opened landmark solo exhibitions in Doha Doha, Qatar: Fire Station announced the opening of three major solo exhibitions by internationally acclaimed artists Chung Seoyoung, Haroon Mirza, and Ho Tzu Nyen. The exhibitions wil»»»

Amid a consensus on all sides that a second round of Russia-Ukraine-U.S. peace talks was yielding results, U.S. lead negotiator Steve Witkoff announced a prisoner swap deal had been reached. File Photo by Chris Kleponis/UPI | License Photo Feb. 5 (UPI) -- Two days of talks between Russia, Ukraine a»»»

Outgoing Interior Minister Daniel Mitov has ordered a probe into claims reported in the media and online regarding tipoffs about the activities of an NGO styling itself "National Agency for Control of Protected Territories" (NACPT). The work of the relevant Interior Ministry structures in connectio»»»

Limiting the number of polling stations to a maximum of 20 in countries outside the European Union will significantly hinder many Bulgarians abroad from exercising their right to vote in the upcoming elections, said Nadejda Iordanova, co-leader of the Continue the Change – Democratic Bulgaria (CC-D»»»

Famine is spreading in war-torn Sudan's western Darfur region and has now engulfed two more towns there, a global hunger monitoring group said Thursday. The announcement came after the group said last year that people in Darfur’s major city of el-Fasher, overrun by the RSF forces after an 18-month »»»

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Dubai: With anticipation building for the UAE SWAT Challenge 2026, the spotlight is extending beyond the tactical arena to the creative community, as organisers continue to accept entries for the “Best Video for the UAE SWAT Challenge”, known as the “SWAT Clip” competition. Launched by Dubai Police»»»

Gynecologist Dr. Venelin Ivanov and his wife have been taken into custody for 24 hours following an investigation into secretly recorded videos filmed inside a gynecological office in Sofia, according to information confirmed by several media outlets citing their own sources. The case escalated on »»»

Corrected repeat for item slugged (GOVT-UAE-KUWAIT-PM) GOVT-UAE-KUWAIT-PM Kuwait PM departs UAE after heading delegation to WGS 2026 DUBAI, Feb 5 (KUNA) -- His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah departed the United Arab Emirates on Thursday after leading Kuwait dele»»»

DOHA: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani has met with Minister of Economy and Innovation of the Republic of Albania HE Delina Ibrahimaj, who is visiting the country. The meeting discussed relations between the two countries and ways»»»

Berlin: The German Cup final is to remain at Berlin's Olympic Stadium until at least 2030 after an extension was agreed with state authorities, the German FA (DFB) announced on Thursday. The cup final has been held in Berlin since 1985, before German reunification. An extension to the existing arra»»»

Doha, Qatar: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani met on Thursday with Minister of Economy and Innovation of the Republic of Albania HE Delina Ibrahimaj, who is visiting the country. The meeting discussed cooperation relations between»»»

U.S. envoy Tom Barrack has again described Lebanon as a “failed state,” noting that “the confessional system does not work.” “A Maronite president, a Sunni prime minister and a Shia speaker; a 128 parliamentary seats split equally between Islam and Christians; everything is a deadlock,” said Barrac»»»

The US Department of Justice has released another batch of files connected to Jeffrey Epstein, so extensive that even Russia’s “foreign agents” and émigré commentators felt compelled to sift through them. “It seems this isn’t a conspiracy theory after all,” they muttered, suddenly uneasy. “It seems»»»

LONDON - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) invested over 800 mln euros in Serbia in 2025 through 42 projects, it said on Thursday. In a statement, the EBRD said 84 pct of that investment had been directed to the private sector, with a particular focus on boosting the resil»»»

London: A UK court on Thursday handed a six-year jail sentence to the Russian captain of a cargo ship that hit an anchored oil tanker in the North Sea last year. Sentencing Vladimir Motin at London's Old Bailey court for the manslaughter by gross negligence of Filipino sailor Mark Angelo Pernia, Ju»»»

World shares retreated Thursday in Asia on heavy selling of technology stocks, while the price of bitcoin fell as much as 8%. The latest round of jitters over high prices for tech shares sent South Korea's Kospi down nearly 4%. Oil prices sank more than $1 a barrel. Bitcoin was trading near $71,000»»»

The consumer sector has been the main driver of the Romanian economy in recent years, supported by exchange rate stability and rising purchasing power, allowing consumers to significantly contribute to economic growth. Last year, however, consumption edged down as high inflation and eroding real in»»»

KUWAIT, Feb 5 (KUNA) -- Upon Amiri directives, Minister of Social Affairs, Family and Childhood Affairs Dr. Amthal Al-Huwailah and Minister of Justice Nasser Al-Sumait discussed on Thursday ways for cooperation regarding the government program for the protection of the family and child. This comes »»»

BRUSSELS, Feb 5 (KUNA) The European Commission announced on Thursday that Apple's online advertising service Apple Ads and its digital intermediation service Apple Maps will not be designated as "gatekeepers" under the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA), as they do not meet the required criteria.In a p»»»

DOHA: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani has received Chancellor of the friendly Federal Republic of Germany HE Friedrich Merz, who is currently visiting the country. During the meeting, the relations between the two countries and w»»»

DOHA: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HESheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, and Chancellor of the friendly Federal Republic of Germany HEFriedrich Merz co-chaired the Qatar-German Business Roundtable Meeting, which was held in Doha. The Prime Minister and Minister of»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, and Chancellor of Federal Republic of Germany, HE Friedrich Merz, chaired the Qatari-German Business Roundtable meeting, which was held today in Doha. At the beginning of the mee»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani commended the outcomes of the fruitful strategic cooperation between the State of Qatar and the friendly Federal Republic of Germany. In a post on his official X account, HH the Amir said that the State of Qatar values the results of the frui»»»

The impending expiration of the New START, the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty between the United States and Russia, has heightened fears that decades of fragile restraint are giving way to a more dangerous, unregulated nuclear era. The Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, known as New START»»»

TUNIS, Feb. 5 (TAP) - The inflation rate edged down to 4.8% in January 2026, compared with 4.9% in the previous month, according to the National Institute of Statistics (INS).»»»

KARACHI: Pakistan must create up to 30 million jobs over the next decade to turn its rapidly growing youth population into an economic advantage — or risk instability and rising outward migration, a Reuters report said, citing World Bank President Ajay Banga. Speaking during a visit to Pakistan thi»»»

Dubai: The expiration of the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty between the United States and Russia has triggered fresh fears of a global nuclear arms race, leaving the world’s two largest nuclear powers without formal limits on their arsenals for the first time in decades, CNN reported. T»»»

The Jazan Honey Exhibition, held as part of the Jazan Festival 2026, attracted more than 20,000 visitors over the past six days, underscoring its growing status as a prominent tourism and economic event in the region. Sales outlets and exhibitor booths saw strong demand from visitors from within an»»»

Tunis, Feb. 5, 2026 (TAP) – The Embassy of Tunisia in Tokyo has installed a machine-readable passport (MRP) production unit.The service, which will become operational on Monday, February 9, 2026, will enable Tunisians residing in Japan to renew...»»»

Tunis, Feb. 5 (TAP)– MP Ahmed Saïdani is being prosecuted under Article 86 of the Telecommunications Code, which criminalises harm to others via public telecommunications networks, his lawyer Houssemeddine Attia told TAP on Thursday.Article 86 of...»»»

Tunis, Feb. 4 (TAP) – The United Nations Medal was awarded to the Tunisian Air Transport Unit serving with the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), in recognition of its...»»»