The US House Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing on “Europe’s threat to American speech and innovation.” The panel is looking into what it calls a global censorship regime imposed by the EU under the guise of fighting “disinformation.” The hearing is taking place one day after the committee pu»»»

Doha: The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) main index concluded Wednesday's trading session with a decline of 36 points, or 0.32 percent, to settle at 11,384.88 points. During the session, 123,396,170 shares were traded with a total value of QR 394,082,717.384, across 25,809 transactions across all secto»»»

Two residents of Tsarevets, Svishtov region, have been formally charged with a series of horrifying crimes involving the abuse and killing of animals, according to officials from the Veliko Tarnovo District Prosecutor’s Office, the General Directorate for Combating Organized Crime, and the General »»»

Bulgarian authorities have moved to restrict access to over 120 videos leaked from beauty salons in Burgas, following directives from the prosecutor’s office and in coordination with the Ministry of Internal Affairs and international partners. Inspector Asen Fortunov, head of the Economic Police De»»»

Damascus, Feb.4 ( SANA) Syria and the UNDP discussed Wednesday ways of joint cooperation in issues related to demining and removing war remnants, the mechanism for shifting from emergency to sustainable support in the agricultural sector, in addition to facilitating the return of the displaced to t»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Al-Manar correspondent reports the Israeli occupation artillery targets the outskirts of Blida town, south Lebanon 04-02-2026 17:54 PM Late»»»

Tunis, Feb 4 (TAP) - Five Tunisian companies operating in the medical devices sector, supported by the Qualitative Growth for Employment (CQE) project under the Exporti programme, are participating in the B to Health 2026 event, held on February 4,...»»»

Washington: The ex-husband of former first lady Jill Biden has been arrested and charged with murder in the death of his current wife at their Delaware home in December, local police said Tuesday. William Stevenson, 77, was married to Jill Biden from 1970 until their divorce in 1975. Jill Biden mar»»»

DUBAI - Serbian PM Djuro Macut met on Wednesday in Dubai with executives of the US IT giant Oracle and invited the company to support EXPO 2027 Belgrade and participate in it as a partner, as well as to take an active part in the GITEX 2027 fair, to be held in Belgrade in May next year. On the side»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Sayyed Al-Houthi: Sayyed Abdulkarim Nasrallah’s passing comes after a life of piety and integrity, and from the family he built emerged the»»»

Syria ’s state-owned petroleum company signed a memorandum of understanding with the US and Qatar on Wednesday for the development of the country’s first offshore oil and gas field. Syrian Petroleum Company's deal with US energy giant Chevron and the Qatar-based Power International Holding was sign»»»

1 of 5 | Co-CEO of Netflix Ted Sarandos speaks during a Senate Judiciary hearing on the proposed Netflix-Warner Bros. merger in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. In December 2025, Netflix announced an agreement to acquire Warner Bros, Discovery's film/TV studios and HBO Max in an all-cash deal valued a»»»

Dubai: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan presented Santiago Peña Palacios, President of the Republic of Paraguay, with the Most Reformed Government Global Award, one of the highest honours of the World Governments Summit. The award was presented during the summit, which take»»»

Private companies added 22,000 jobs in January, half as much as the consensus forecast predicted, the ADP National Employment Report said Wednesday. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Private companies added 22,000 jobs in January, half as much as the consensus forecas»»»

At B5+1: Central Asia—U.S. Business Forum held today in Bishkek, Erdenet Kasymov, Director of the Tourism Department under Kyrgyzstan’s Ministry of Economy and Commerce, presented a vision of Central Asia as a single tourism destination. According to him, integration of the tourism sector could bri»»»

Tunis, Feb 4 (TAP) - The market accelerated its rebound on Wednesday relative to the previous session, closing 0.64% higher at 14,478.33 points. Trading activity remained modest during the session, with turnover totalling TND 7.8 million, according...»»»

CAIRO, Feb 4 (KUNA) -- Assistant Foreign Minister for Human Rights, Ambassador Sheikha Jawaher Ibrahim Al-Sabah, announced that the Arab Charter Committee on Human Rights has adopted all of Kuwait's responses related to its second periodic report.The report was submitted to the committee last month»»»

Iran will hold nuclear negotiations with the United States on Friday in Oman, Iranian media reported on Wednesday. "Indirect negotiations between Iran and the United States are set to be held on Friday in Muscat," said the Tasnim news agency, adding that they "will be limited to the nuclear issue a»»»

Authorities have clarified the operating conditions of Osh market after its relocation. Trading spaces will be leased directly to entrepreneurs by the state and cannot be sold. Kanybek Tumanbaev, Head of the Presidential Affairs Department, announced at a meeting with vendors. According to him, the»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Yemen’s Ansarulah movement Sayyed Abdul Malik Badreddine Al-Houthi offers his condolences on the loss of Martyr Sayyed Nasrallah’s Father 0»»»

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Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Al-Manar correspondent in south Lebanon reports Israeli occupation forces target the Rashaya Al-Fakhar town with artillery shells 04-02-202»»»

Israeli strikes pounded Gaza on Wednesday, killing at least 21 Palestinians, including two infants, and further rocking a fragile ceasefire deal, hospital officials said. Israel said it was responding to a militant attack on Israeli soldiers that seriously wounded one. Deadly Israeli strikes have r»»»

Ambulances on the quayside at Chios Port on Tuesday night await the arrival of the dead and injured following a deadly collision at sea between a speedboat carrying dozens of migrants and a Greek coast guard vessel that was in pursuit. Photo by Kostas Kourgias/EPA Feb. 4 (UPI) -- At least 15 migran»»»

DUBAI - Secretary General of the Government of Serbia Petar Janjic and Minister of State and Secretary General of the UAE Cabinet Maryam Al Hammadi signed on Wednesday at the World Governments Summit in Dubai a Serbia-UAE agreement on experience-sharing and modernisation of the two governments. "Th»»»

DUBAI - Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic said on Wednesday in Dubai, where she is attending World Governments Summit 2026, that Hungary's MOL and the UAE state oil company ADNOC were in talks with Gazprom neft about acquiring the Russian stake in the Serbian oil fi»»»

Kanybek Tumanbaev, Head of the Presidential Affairs Department, and representatives of the Bishkek City Hall met with vendors at Osh market in Bishkek to discuss the market’s upcoming relocation. Entrepreneurs expressed concern about the lack of clear and official information regarding the timing a»»»

The Council of Ministers approved a report of the Minister of Defence concerning the approval of a draft international agreement (Letter of Offer and Acceptance – LOA) BU-P-AAL “Acquisition of a Mobile Coastal Defence Missile (NSM) System and related equipment, spare parts, training, and associated»»»

UAE passport holders are among the top airport spenders in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East, second only to Chinese travellers, a new study finds.The Airports Council International (ACI) Asia-Pacific & Middle East – representing over 600 airports across 44 countries – released its ‘Travel Retail St»»»

As Apricot Capital DIFC moves into its second year at the Dubai International Financial Centre, the company is turning its attention to a new frontier: digital transformation. While the first year focused on building robust operational, custody and compliance foundations, 2026 is earmarked as the y»»»

The death of 15 Afghan and Moroccan migrants after a speedboat carrying them collided with a Greek coastguard vessel has been presented by Greek authorities as an open and shut case. A statement issued late on Tuesday blamed "smugglers" for "failing to comply with the [Hellenic] Coast Guard's visua»»»

Warning: this story contains graphic content which some readers might find distressing Previously unseen photos showing Jeffrey Epstein's body lying on a stretcher and being attended to by medics in the immediate aftermath of his death have been released by the US government. Twenty images, many of»»»

A recent analysis by StartupBlink highlights that Bulgaria offers a more favorable environment for startups than Greece, according to the Greek media Kathimerini. Entrepreneurs seeking to scale internationally may find better opportunities in Bulgaria and other neighboring countries such as Romania»»»

Gold rose further on Wednesday after logging its biggest daily gain in 17 years in the previous session, as investors flocked to the safe-haven asset amid fresh US-Iran tensions. Spot gold was up 2.2% at $5,046.47 per ounce, as of 1218 GMT, building on a 5.9% rise on Tuesday. US gold futures for Ap»»»

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Sharjah: Rafid Automotive Solutions achieved exceptional performance in 2025, recording significant growth across all its operational units. The company handled approximately 269,000 calls during the year, with an average response time of just 2.5 minutes, highlighting the speed and efficiency of i»»»

Dubai: “Venezuela is ready and I think this is a great opportunity right now for investors. The quicker the first ones enter the market, the more they will benefit,” said Calixto Ortega Sánchez, Vice President for the Economy, Venezuela, during a fireside chat at the World Governments Summit, where»»»

Authorities arrested a 55-year-old Greek national in Rodopi, northeastern Greece, on Tuesday under a German warrant for the attempted sabotage of naval vessels in Hamburg. The suspect, a seasonal port worker, is accused alongside a Romanian accomplice of targeting the German navy’s K130 corvette “C»»»

Doha, Qatar: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani chaired the Cabinet’s regular meeting at the Amiri Diwan on Wednesday. Following the meeting, Minister of Justice and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs HE Ibrahim bin Ali Al Mohann»»»

ConflictsAsiaTonga, Cook Islands slam misuse of flags by 'shadow fleet'Julian RyallThe flags of the two Pacific nations are reportedly being used to disguise the movements of the "shadow fleet" illegally transporting Iranian oil to China. https://p.dw.com/p/582fXThe US has recently stepped up its c»»»

U.S. President Donald Trump has extended a 26-year-old free-trade agreement with African countries that was left in doubt last year when his administration allowed it to expire while enforcing his policy of reciprocal tariffs. Trump on Tuesday signed into law an extension of the African Growth and »»»

KUWAIT, Feb 4 (KUNA) -- Kuwait University on Wednesday held its annual celebration marking the 65th National Day and the 35th Liberation Day under the slogan "Our Beloved Country, a Symbol of Pride and a Foundation of Knowledge" at Sabah Al-Salem University City.University Director Dr. Dina Al-Mail»»»

Bulgaria is facing rising living costs, with service prices still climbing, according to economists. Authorities have already flagged the most frequent violations of the Law on the Euro since the start of the year, largely in the form of unjustified increases in the services sector. Analysts predic»»»

The European Commission used unproven claims of Russian interference to overturn the results of Romania’s 2024 presidential election, a US House report has suggested. Romania's Constitutional Court annulled the election’s first round after intelligence services alleged anti-establishment candidate »»»

Dubai: Alcatel, the iconic French mobile technology brand, today announced the landmark launch of its V3 Series smartphones in the United Arab Emirates. The launch, held at 11:00 AM, introduces three new models — the V3 Ultra 5G, V3 Pro 5G, and V3 Classic 5G—all featuring the industry-first Patente»»»

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot is scheduled to arrive in Beirut on Thursday evening to meet with President Joseph Aoun, Speaker Nabih Berri, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji, and Army chief Rodolphe Haykal. Al-Liwaa newspaper said the talks will discuss the prepa»»»

For people battling obesity in the age of TikTok and weight-loss influencers, an unconventional destination has emerged halfway across the world: military-style weight-loss camps in China, colloquially tagged on social media as “fat prisons.” These are not correctional institutions in the legal sen»»»

The government has adopted two key decisions related to reforms directly linked to the fourth and fifth payments under Bulgaria’s Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP), outgoing Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Communications Grozdan Karadjov said at a briefing at the Council of Min»»»

Abu Dhabi: EmCoin has officially launched as the UAE’s first onshore, Capital Market Authority–regulated multi-asset investment platform, bringing crypto assets, foreign exchange, equities, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and commodities together within a single, fully regulated digital ecosystem. Li»»»

District Cooling International (DCI), the leading UAE distributor of LG cooling solutions, marked a significant milestone in its growth journey with the launch of its Sharjah branch last week. This is its third in the UAE after Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The expansion underscores the strategic importance»»»