Tunis, Jan. 15, 2026 (TAP) – The Tunisia Investment Authority (TIA) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) agreed on January 14, 2026, to strengthen their strategic investment partnership during a high-level working meeting...»»»

Dubai: Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Maaden) has announced new gold resource additions totalling 7.8 million ounces across four sites in the Kingdom, supporting the company’s accelerating push to expand domestic mineral reserves and build a world-class gold franchise. The growth is driven by target»»»

U.S. Ambassador Michel Issa visited Thursday the Beirut port to inspect new AI-powered scanners aimed at stopping smuggling. "We love to help Lebanon," the ambassador told a journalist at the port. The AI-powered scanners represent a major technological leap, aimed at stopping the illegal export of»»»

Western diplomats have reportedly failed to secure a firm promise from Hezbollah to stay out of a potential conflict between the U.S. and Iran. A media report claimed that diplomats have sought guarantees from Hezbollah in recent weeks but only received a vague answer and no guarantees. Hezbollah s»»»

The National Development Agency (NDA) signed an MoU yesterday with FarmTech, Valley Valmont, and New Holland Agriculture to supply and deploy 1,000 centre pivot irrigation systems across the southern region of Libya. It will be recalled that the project was discussed in a December 2025 in Benghazi »»»

On January 16, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev will mandate the Alliance for Rights and Freedoms (ARF) Parliamentary Group to nominate a prime minister-designate, the head of State's Press Secretariat said here on Thursday. Under the Constitution, after a cabinet resigns, the President must begin a»»»

The announcement of a conference to support the Lebanese Army, scheduled to be held in Paris on March 5, has gathered notable international momentum, bolstered by the backing of the so-called “Quintet” comprising Saudi Arabia, the United States, France, Egypt, and Qatar. The conference is widely se»»»

The US is the main enemy of the dollar, prominent Brazilian economist and former International Monetary Fund (IMF) executive director, Paulo Nogueira Batista Jr., has told RT. Washington has increasingly weaponized its national currency, undermining trust in the greenback and the broader Western fi»»»

TOKYO, Jan 15 (KUNA) -- Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and his Philippine counterpart Maria Theresa Lazaro agreed Thursday to strengthen security cooperation in response to an increasingly challenging regional security environment, the Foreign Ministry said.During their meeting in Mani»»»

Tunis, Jan. 15, 2026 (TAP) – The first African Summit on Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity will be held from March 30 to April 1, 2026, in Hammamet, under the theme: “Towards Smart and Secure Digital Governance for the Digital Transformation...»»»

Romania’s labour market in 2025 was marked by caution, with employers showing a clear preference for on-site work and only tentative steps towards salary transparency, according to the annual Review & Trends report released by eJobs. More than 95% of the jobs posted on the platform last year requir»»»

In tonight's edition, Sadio Mane thrashed home a dramatic ⁠winner to send Senegal into the Africa Cup of Nations final after they edged Egypt 1-0. And the shutdown of the internet in Uganda ahead of the country's elections is "deeply worrying", the United Nations said, stressing the need for o»»»

Bank of Korea Gov. Rhee Chang-yong speaks at a press conference at the central bank in Seoul on Thursday. Pool Photo by Yonhap South Korea's central bank again left its benchmark interest rate unchanged Thursday as a weakened won and rising inflation concerns limited room for further easing. In a w»»»

The Foreign Correspondents' Club of Hing Kong is navigating a transformed political landscape, a radically shrinking media industry and a shifting geography of global news coverage. Photo courtesy of The Foreign Correspondents' Club Jan. 15 (UPI) -- For decades, Asia's foreign correspondent clubs w»»»

On Friday, January 16, at 10:00 AM, in accordance with the Constitution, President Rumen Radev will hand the third exploratory mandate for forming a government to the parliamentary group of the Alliance for Rights and Freedoms (APS), instructing them to nominate a candidate for prime minister, the »»»

Police in northern Greece have arrested a truck driver accused of trying to smuggle into the country six migrants hidden in his vehicle, authorities said Thursday. A police statement said the Greek suspect was arrested late Wednesday as he entered the country at the Kipi border crossing with Turkey»»»

Germany's air traffic control authority said Thursday it was recommending planes avoid Iranian airspace after the United States has in recent days warned of a possible military intervention in Iran. A spokesman for Germany's Flight Safety Office told AFP in a statement it had issued a recommendatio»»»

CAIRO, Jan 15 (KUNA) -- Egypt said Thursday it held contacts with Iran, the US, Oman and France in yet another bid to de-escalate tension in the region and reach a political settlement that would contribute to regional security and stability.Egyptian Foreign Minister Bader Abdulaaty, acting upon in»»»

Washington, United States: Four International Space Station crewmembers splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, NASA footage showed, after the first ever medical evacuation in the orbital lab's history. A video feed from NASA showed the capsule carrying American astronauts Mike Fincke and Z»»»

Using the internet used to be a relatively solo activity. Other than using clunky messaging apps like MSN, it was a case of interacting with static pages. That idea feels outdated now. Modern platforms are built around people and they aim to recreate the feeling of being together even when everyone»»»

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado may hold the Nobel Peace Prize, but she knows there is only one foreign endorsement that really matters: Donald Trump's. She will meet the US president at the White House on Thursday, after publicly offering to share her Nobel with him - a prize he »»»

President Rumen Radev is to task the Alliance for Rights and Freedoms (ARF) parliamentary group with nominating a candidate for prime minister on January 16, the President’s press secretariat said here on Thursday. Under the Constitution, after a cabinet resigns, the President must begin a new proc»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia's Battlegroup Tsentr has eliminated over 400 Ukrainian military personnel over the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday. "The Ukrainian armed forces lost more than 400 servicepeople, a tank, three armored fighting vehicles, 17 vehicles, two field artille»»»

Türkiye's top diplomat on Thursday called for dialogue to the crisis in Iran, rocked by mass protests which rights group say have left thousands dead and which prompted US warnings to Tehran. "We absolutely want problems to be resolved through dialogue," Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told journalist»»»

The EU has been working to boost its defense capabilities in order to become a “military powerhouse,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said, Euractiv has reported, citing sources. The remarks were reportedly made on Wednesday during a closed-door meeting in the European Parlia»»»

Tunis, Jan. 15, 2026 (TAP) – GIZ Tunisia, the German Agency for International Cooperation, has launched the Official Catalogue of Tunisian IT Outsourcing Companies under the Tech216 program. The initiative seeks to showcase Tunisian expertise on...»»»

Kyrgyz athlete Denis Petrashov won silver at the Pro Swim Series International Swimming Tournament in Austin (USA). The 100-meter breaststroke competition began on January 14. In the preliminary heats, the Kyrgyzstani showed the second fastest time and confidently advanced to the final. The final h»»»

Over 1,500 volunteers are planned to be involved in the preparation and holding of the 6th World Nomad Games (WNG) in Kyrgyzstan. Nursultan Adenov, head of the International Secretariat of the WNG, announced. According to him, the volunteers are divided into two main categories. The first consists »»»

Kyrgyzstan is continuously working with partners from the European Union, the United States, and the United Kingdom on sanctions issues. Foreign Minister Jeenbek Kulubaev made this statement at a press conference in response to a question about Western sanctions imposed on domestic companies. «We h»»»

Jordanian Prime Minister Jafar Hassan met Thursday with President Joseph Aoun at the Baabda Palace. Hassan had arrived Wednesday in Beirut where he met with his Lebanese counterpart Nawaf Salam. The two countries signed at the Grand Serail twenty-two agreements and Memoranda of Understanding for in»»»

U.S. Ambassador Michel Issa visited Thursday the Beirut port to inspect new AI-powered scanners aimed at stopping smuggling. "We love to help Lebanon," the ambassador told a journalist at the port. The AI-powered scanners represent a major technological leap, aimed at stopping the illegal export of»»»

Bangkok: The collapse of a highway construction crane killed two people near Bangkok on Thursday, with a Thai minister saying the building firm was also involved in a crane failure the day before that left 32 dead. Car dashcam footage verified by AFP showed the moment the massive crane fell on Thur»»»

President Donald Trump on Wednesday told reporters in the White House that the killings and executions in Iran had stopped. Photo by Francis Chung/UPI | License Photo Jan. 15 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump on Wednesday night said Iran has called off scheduled executions of detained protesters and »»»

The democratic world must take a clear stand with the Iranian people in the face of Tehran’s crackdown, Israel’s ambassador to Bulgaria, Yosef Levi-Sfari, told BGNES. Speaking on the ongoing unrest in Iran, Sfari emphasized that the international community cannot remain passive in the face of the r»»»

Dubai: Anonymous reporting hotlines, social media bans on school devices, and peer responsibility programmes are among the comprehensive safeguarding systems already deployed across UAE schools to combat dangerous viral challenges, and institutions say they are now ramping up these measures followi»»»

LONDON, Jan 15 (KUNA) -- The British economy grew by 0.3 percent last November, following a 0.1 percent monthly growth in October, with the improvement attributed to progress in the services sector, said official statistics released on Thursday.According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) »»»

KUWAIT, Jan 15 (KUNA) -- Kuwait Meteorological Department has forecast cool daytime conditions and very cold weather at night through the weekend, with a chance of frost forming over agricultural and desert areas.Acting Director of the department, Dhirar Al-Ali said Thursday the country is being af»»»

At a press conference, Foreign Minister of Kyrgyzstan Jeenbek Kulubaev responded to a journalist’s question about what the Ministry of Foreign Affairs thinks about the statements made by Russian propagandist Vladimir Solovyov. Recall, in one of his broadcasts, he suggested «starting a special milit»»»

Kyrgyzstan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs is holding negotiations aimed at reducing the visa bond required for travel to the United States. Foreign Minister Jeenbek Kulubaev said this at a press conference while answering journalists’ questions. «The amount is extremely high. If we compare it with o»»»

Talks on a landmark free trade deal between the European Union and four South American countries started so long ago that the euro wasn't even in circulation, China hadn't yet joined the World Trade Organization and Venezuela was still America's top oil provider. But against a starkly different geo»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Riots an Israeli Plot to Pave Way for US Aggression; Iran Now in Full Control 15-01-2026 11:15 AM Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi attribute»»»

Dubai: After more than two years of devastating war, Gaza is moving into a critical and uncertain new chapter. The United States says the ceasefire plan brokered under President Donald Trump is entering phase two — a stage that goes beyond silencing the guns and aims to dismantle Hamas’ rule, rebui»»»

Sofia will cope with its waste-collection crisis, Sofia Mayor Vassil Terziev said at a briefing at the Sofia Municipal Council on Thursday. He said problems affected four or five Sofia boroughs, while the other 19 had no issues. “I have a short message: we will cope with Sofia’s waste crisis,” Terz»»»

The US announcement of a second phase of the ceasefire in Gaza contrasted sharply with ongoing escalated violations on Thursday, deepening humanitarian suffering amid severe weather. The Israeli military launched artillery fire and airstrikes across several areas of the Gaza Strip on Thursday morni»»»

Four International Space Station (ISS) crewmembers splashed down in the Pacific Ocean early Thursday, video footage from NASA showed, after a medical issue prompted their mission to be cut short. American astronauts Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Platonov and Japan's Kimiya Yu»»»

Russia said Thursday it was expelling a British diplomat, calling him an undercover spy in the latest espionage accusation between Moscow and London. The Kremlin has long singled out Britain as one of the most hostile Western states -- with relations virtually frozen even before Moscow's full-scale»»»

BusinessIranWhy Iran's fate means more to oil markets than Venezuela's Thomas KohlmannWhile markets appeared barely fazed by the fate of Venezuela's oil industry, they are considerably more nervous about the potential impact of internal unrest and foreign escalation when it comes to Iran. Rightly s»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Meteorology Department has issued a warning for strong winds and colder nights over the next three days, starting today, January 15, 2026. In its weekend weather forecast, the department said temperatures will range between a minimum of 13°C and a maximum of 23°C, with light »»»

Bulgarian diplomat Nickolay Mladenov has personally selected the members of a 14-member committee of Palestinian technocrats set to take over the governance of the Gaza Strip, Reuters reported, citing a document obtained by the agency. The committee is composed of representatives from the private s»»»

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, honoured the six winners of the Great Arab Minds 2025 Award at a ceremony held at the Museum of the Future in Dubai. The third edition of the award, the largest of its kind in the Ar»»»