Dubai: Petrofac’s long restructuring process is moving into another critical phase, with a creditor vote later this month that will determine whether the company can complete the sale of one of its remaining businesses. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.On Wednesday, Pet»»»

Tunis, Jan. 16 (TAP)- Weather conditions late Thursday and on Friday morning will be conducive to the formation of local fog in the northern and eastern regions, according to a bulletin issued by the National Institute of Meteorology.The fog is...»»»

U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., speaks alongside other House Democrats about Renee Good, who was killed last week by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minnesota. The Democrats held a press conference Wednesday to call for the Department of Homeland Security and Secretary Kristi Noem»»»

For almost two weeks, Donald Trump has seemed on the verge of intervening in Iran. From his 2 January threat to come to the "rescue" of protesters if the Iranian authorities used violence against them, to his promise this week that "help is on its way," the US president has sounded resolute. On Tue»»»

A group of aid workers who were put on trial in Greece for rescuing migrants on the island of Lesbos have been acquitted of all charges. The 24 former volunteers were arrested seven years ago - accused of human trafficking and other offences - and could have faced up to 20 years in jail. They had w»»»

EU’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas has privately suggested that the state of the world might make it a “good moment” to start boozing, Politico reported on Wednesday. The comment comes as Kallas faces direct calls to step down over her handling of the bloc’s foreign policy. Kallas reportedly made the re»»»

An increase in snow over the winter can delay the opening of certain trails in Zion National Park. File Photo courtesy National Parks Service Zion National Park is one of the most visited parks in the United States, drawing millions of visitors every year. Most people plan their trip to the park in»»»

The US said it had agreed to cut the tariffs it charges on goods from Taiwan to 15%, in exchange for hundreds of billions of dollars in investment aimed at boosting domestic production of semiconductors. The Commerce Department said the island's semiconductor and technology enterprises had committe»»»

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado told reporters she presented the medal for her Nobel Peace Prize to President Donald Trump at a private White House meeting on Thursday, but did not say if he accepted it. "I think today is a historic day for us Venezuelans," she said after the meet»»»

QNA Riyadh Qatar took part in celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of the Arab Bureau of Education for the Gulf States, held in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, with senior officials highlighting education as a moral and strategic priority for the region. Qatar’s delegation was led by Minister of Ed»»»

QNA Doha Souq Waqif Falcon Hospital is participating once again in the 17th edition of Qatar International Falcons and Hunting Festival (Marmi). The hospital is providing an integrated package of veterinary and health services to visitors and participants in the various championships, through its f»»»

QNA Doha The Private Engineering Office, in cooperation with the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in the State of Qatar, organised the Pakistani Citrus Exhibition at Al Wakrah Old Market. The exhibition will run until January 18, from 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Approximately 30 specialised Paki»»»

Jan. 15 (UPI) -- The driver of a private passenger vehicle died after colliding head-on with a school bus Thursday morning in Manhattan, Ill. The crash happened at 8:32 a.m. CST as the bus was carrying 10 students and a driver, all of whom were taken to a nearby hospital out of precaution. Manhatta»»»

Tribune News Network Riyadh Qatar’s Nasser Al Attiyah tightened his grip on the Dakar Rally overall lead as Mattias Ekstrom claimed victory in the car category on Stage 11 on Thursday, while Skyler Howes sealed a maiden win in the motorbike race. Ekstrom produced a measured drive in his Ford Raptor»»»

Satyendra Pathak Doha The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) ended the week on a positive note, with the benchmark index rising 98.31 points, or 0.9 percent, to close at 11,067.64 points. The weekly gain was supported by strong performances in heavyweight banking stocks and continued foreign institutional »»»

Tribune News Network Doha The National Cyber Security Agency (NCSA), in partnership with Al Noor Centre for the Blind, on Thursday launched the Digital Safety Booklet for Persons with Visual Disabilities, written in Braille. This initiative comes as part of the Agency’s ongoing efforts to enhance c»»»

Tribune News Network Doha As part of its ongoing efforts to enhance access to healthcare services worldwide, Qatar Charity (QC), in cooperation with the Arab Medical Relief Society (AMRS) in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, carried out the third medical campaign under the Mobile Clinic Project for »»»

President Donald Trump announced his new healthcare plan, which would cut premium prices by 10% and lower prescription drug prices, he said. Photo by Francis Chung/UPI | License Photo Jan. 15 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump announced via video Thursday his new plan to lower healthcare costs, focusi»»»

Verizon Wireless officials promise to "make things right" for its many customers affected by a widespread outage that started Wednesday afternoon, prompting an around-the-clock response by the tech firm. File Photo by Roger L. Wollenberg/UPI | License Photo Jan. 15 (UPI) -- Verizon Wireless said it»»»

Zagreb, 15 January 2026 (Hina/MIA) — Croatia's Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said Thursday in Parliament there was "broad solidarity" within the EU and NATO with Denmark over Greenland, warning that any US military intervention there would be "very bad." "There is no dilemma here," Plenković said»»»

WASHINGTON, Jan 13 (KUNA) -- US President Donald J. Trump insisted that his country needed Greenland "for national security." "If we don't go in, Russia is gonna go in and China is gonna go in, and there's not a thing that Denmark can do about it - but we can do everything about it," he argued in p»»»

Newsdesk POL-US-GREENLAND-TRUMP Trump: US needs Greenland for national security WASHINGTON, Jan 14 (KUNA) -- US President Donald J. Trump insisted that his country needed Greenland "for national security." "If we don't go in, Russia is gonna go in and China is gonna go in, and there's not a thing t»»»

3270443 KUWAIT -- The weekly cabinet meeting reviews the outcomes of the state visit to Kuwait by Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye. 3270458 KUWAIT -- Kuwait's Ministry of Interior will conduct a test run of civil defense sirens on Monday, January 19, at 10:00 am local time. 3270463 GAZA -»»»

LONDON, Jan 15 (KUNA) -- The United Kingdom has decided on Wednesday to temporarily close its embassy in Tehran amid security and political tensions.The decision to close the embassy was made by headquarters in London, and employees were told to work remotely, the BBC reported, citing a spokesperso»»»

KUWAIT, Jan 15 (KUNA) -- 1961 -- Kuwait Amir Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah signed a concession agreement with Kuwait Shell for oil investment to handle offshore oil operations for 45 years. 1980 -- Kuwait News Agency began broadcasting English-language news for 12 hours a day. 1991 -- UN Securi»»»

A bankruptcy judge in Texas on Wednesday night okayed a $400 loan to help keep Saks Fifth Avenue parent Saks Global in business despite opposition from Amazon and other creditors. File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI | License Photo Jan. 15 (UPI) -- A U.S. bankruptcy judge denied Amazon.com Inc.'s eff»»»

A song which has been streamed millions of times in Sweden has been banned from that country's music charts because it was created by Artificial Intelligence (AI). Called I know, You're Not Mine, it is currently top of the Spotify playlist of Sweden's most popular songs. But the supposed singer is »»»

Damascus, Jan. 15 (SANA) The “Made in Syria” Festival kicked off on Thursday evening in Damascus, organized by the Damascus and Countryside Chamber of Industry in cooperation with the Ministry of Youth and Sports, under the slogan “Victory Celebrations… Everything the Family Needs.” The festival is»»»

The UK government is preparing to expand the call-up age for reservists to ready the army for a potential war with Russia, The Telegraph reported on Thursday, citing sources. According to the newspaper, the plan would raise the maximum age at which retired soldiers can be recalled from 55 to 65. Ve»»»

Families of people killed in the protests in Iran have told the BBC that the authorities are demanding large sums of money to return their bodies for burial. Multiple sources have told BBC Persian that bodies are being held in mortuaries and hospitals and that security forces will not release them »»»

Gaza: The death toll from Israeli airstrikes targeting various areas of the Gaza Strip since Thursday morning has risen to 7. Medical sources reported that four Palestinians were killed when Israeli warplanes targeted a house in the Al Maaskar area, west of Deir Al Balah, the central Gaza Strip. Th»»»

Doha, Qatar: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani received a phone call today from Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran HE Dr. Abbas Araghchi. During the call, the two sides reviewed the cooperation relations be»»»

Beirut: Lebanon's President, Joseph Aoun, met on Thursday with the Prime Minister of Jordan, Jafar Hassan, who is currently visiting Beirut. Following the signing of 21 agreements during the Jordanian-Lebanese Joint Higher Committee, the meeting discussed ways of enhancing relations between the two»»»

A judge has ruled that the Empire Wind project off the coast of New York can continue its build despite a stop-work order by the Trump administration. File Photo by Pat Benic/UPI | License Photo Jan. 15 (UPI) -- A federal judge ruled Thursday that a large offshore wind project, blocked by President»»»

US President Donald Trump has threatened to invoke the rarely used Insurrection Act to quell unrest over federal immigration enforcement operations in Minneapolis. He threatened to send in troops following a night of protests and vandalism in the Minnesota city after an agent shot a man in the leg.»»»

Ericsson, the Swedish technology group producing telecommunications software and hardware, has announced plans to lay off 1,600 employees in the coming weeks as part of cost-cutting measures aimed at improving competitiveness. The decision reflects mounting cost pressure and intense competition fro»»»

A consortium of 13 banks is financing a major investment by the family-owned company Hotele Korona in Jachranka, near Zegrze Reservoir. The project, called Termy Jachranka, will include more than 500 hotel rooms, large conference facilities, a medical zone, and nearly 3,000 sq. m of outdoor pools s»»»

A subsidiary of Develia has acquired land in Pruszków for a residential development of approximately 357 apartments and six commercial units. Develia’s subsidiary, Develia Warszawa, announced that the planned start of apartment sales under this investment project is scheduled for the fourth quarter»»»

Unihouse, a subsidiary of Unibep, has signed a contract to expand the Long-Term Care and Nursing Facility (ZOL) in Zgorzelec by creating infrastructure for chronically ill patients, Unibep reported. Unihouse’s remuneration for the project amounts to approximately PLN 20.9 mln gross, equivalent to a»»»

A draft government bill could fundamentally reshape Poland’s condohotel, aparthotel, and micro-apartment markets by giving municipalities decisive control over whether individual units in collective accommodation buildings can be separated and sold as private property. Under the proposal published »»»

Adam Glapiński, President of the Narodowy Bank Polski, announced an ambitious goal to raise Poland’s gold reserves to 700 tonnes, making up 20–30% of total reserves. Speaking after the Rada Polityki Pieniężnej kept interest rates unchanged, he framed gold as a “trust anchor” and a strategic foundat»»»

Adam Glapiński, President of the Narodowy Bank Polski and chair of the Rada Polityki Pieniężnej, said there are strong indications that Poland’s disinflation is durable, making another interest rate cut possible as early as February. He noted that the RPP’s stance has shifted from “hawkish” to more»»»

Micro and small businesses in Poland are finding it increasingly difficult to operate, burdened by rising labor costs, high social security contributions, unstable regulations, and delayed tax reforms. According to the eighth edition of the Polish Entrepreneurship Survey by inFakt, overall business»»»

This week, Iran's authorities made a deadly crackdown on protests, four astronauts returned to Earth after an unprecedented medical evacuation from the International Space Station, and the Love Island: All Stars villa was evacuated because of wildfires. But how much attention did you pay to what el»»»

A boat navigates the Uruguay River in the Province of Entre Rios, Argentina, in 2023. File Photo by Juan Ignacio Roncoroni/EPA Jan. 15 (UPI) -- U.S. philanthropist Gilbert Butler has emerged as a major private donor shaping conservation policy in Latin America by financing the purchase and then don»»»

Red Sea Container Terminals (RSCT) today announced the official opening of Egypt’s first semi-automated container terminal, located at Sokhna Port on the Gulf of Suez. This new facility marks a significant milestone in Egypt’s maritime development, backed by a 30-year concession agreement with the »»»

A U.S. military helicopter approaches the Veronica during the predawn hours on Thursday ahead of the vessel's seizure in the Caribbean Sea. Image screengrab of U.S. Southern Command video Jan. 15 (UPI) -- U.S. Southern Command forces seized a sixth sanctioned oil tanker during the predawn hours Thu»»»

A huge blast and fire broke out Thursday in the central Dutch city of Utrecht, with several buildings collapsing and at least four people injured, according to officials. "After the explosion, several buildings collapsed. Four people were injured. They were taken to the emergency hospital," the loc»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Social Sport Contribution Fund (Daam) has signed a funding agreement with the Cultural Village Foundation (Katara) to support the 15th edition of Al Galayel Championship 2026, marking the fifth consecutive year of support. Under the agreement, the Fund will contribute to supporting»»»

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