Harvard University economics professor Pol Antràs said Saudi Arabia represents an exceptional model in the shifting global trade landscape, differing fundamentally from traditional emerging-market frameworks. He also stressed that globalization has not ended but has instead re-formed into what he d»»»

KUWAIT: Crown Prince of the State of Kuwait HH Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah met on Sunday with Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani. During the meeting, they discussed relations between the two countries and ways to suppor»»»

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on Sunday continued his visit to south Lebanon and inspected the war-hit border town of Kfarkela. "The town has witnessed a disaster and we will work on reorganizing it and rehabilitating infrastructure to secure residents' return, seeing as the process of repairing roads»»»

Damascus, Feb. 8 (SANA) A Syrian–Lebanese business forum aimed at strengthening technical and investment cooperation between the two countries opened on Sunday in Damascus, bringing together business leaders, experts and technology firms. The forum, held at the Seven Gates Hotel, was organized on t»»»

Dubai: Indian businessman Yusuff Ali M.A., Chairman and Managing Director of Lulu Group International, has presented an iPhone 17 to a young girl during the opening of a new branch of Lulu Group International in Kalba, Sharjah. It was part of the official inauguration ceremony, which was attended b»»»

Dubai: Kuwait’s Ministry of Education has referred seven teachers for investigation and suspended them from duty for three months pending investigations into alleged professional and ethical violations, the ministry said on Sunday. The action was taken in line with the directives of Sayed Jalal Al »»»

The Russian Federal Security Service earlier said that they have detained two suspects in connection with the attempted assassination of General Vladimir Alexeyev, first deputy chief of Russia’s Main Intelligence Directorate, also known as GRU. With the Abu Dhabi peace talks on Ukraine underway, th»»»

Aadya Baoni | Tabea MergenthalerIn Gujarat's drought-prone Kachchh district, the revival of Kala cotton offers ecological and economic hope, even as global markets and hybrid varieties threaten its future. https://p.dw.com/p/58BvPAdvertisementGujarat's ancient, climate‑resilient and eco-friendly co»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe PM Salam in Marjeyoun: Lebanon’s state has abandoned the South for a long time 08-02-2026 14:25 PM Latest News Urgent News Member of Loyalt»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Member of Loyalty to Resistance Bloc Hussein Jishe welcomes PM Salam’s tour in South Lebanon: We hope it reinforces southerners confidence »»»

KUWAIT: HH Amir of Kuwait, Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, has held talks with Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, in Kuwait. During the meeting, the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs conveyed the greetings of»»»

Sudan's South Kordofan region has seen attacks on three health facilities in the past week alone, leaving more than 30 dead, the World Health Organization said Sunday, AFP reported. "Sudan's health system is under attack again," WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on X, pointing out that, sin»»»

Dubai, Feb.08 (SANA) Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor, chairman of the UAE-based Al Habtoor Group, said preparations for launching a major investment project in Damascus have reached an advanced stage, in coordination with the Syrian government, with plans for further projects in other areas to follow. In a»»»

Dubai: The Dubai Legal Affairs Department has announced a new strategic plan for 2026–2028 as part of ongoing efforts to reinforce Dubai’s position as a global model for the rule of law. The department said the strategy reflects its commitment to strengthening institutional performance, enhancing l»»»

Tunis, Feb. 8 (TAP)- On President Kaïs Saïed's instructions, Prime Minister Sarra Zaafrani Zenzri and her Algerian counterpart Sifi Ghrieb co-chaired Sunday a ceremony to commemorate the 68th anniversary of Sakiet Sidi Youssef events.This...»»»

Kuwait City: Prime Minister of the sisterly State of Kuwait HH Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah met on Sunday with Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani. Discussions during the meeting focused on advancing bilateral cooperation »»»

Haiti’s presidential transitional council on Saturday handed over power to US-backed Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé as the country prepares for its first general elections in a decade. The council was created two years ago, but has been unable to quell the gang violence plaguing the Caribbean»»»

An Ohio man has been charged with threatening to kill US Vice President J.D. Vance, the Department of Justice announced on Friday. The suspect, identified as Shannon Mathre of Toledo, was arrested by US Secret Service agents on February 6 for “making a threat to take the life of, and to inflict bod»»»

Damascus, Feb.08 (SANA) Syrian Justice Minister Mazhar al-Wais met on Sunday in Damascus with a delegation from the United Nations’ International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism (IIIM) to discuss cooperation in criminal investigations and the collection of evidence. The IIIM delegation was hea»»»

Ras Al Khaimah: Ras Al Khaimah Civil Defence carried out a strategic drill in the Al Hulaila industrial area on Sunday, in collaboration with several key partners, as part of its ongoing efforts to strengthen emergency readiness and improve coordination during incidents. The authority said the exer»»»

Tunis, Feb.8 (TAP)- Tunisia and Algeria are observing Sunday the 68th anniversary of Sakiet Sidi Youssef (governorate of El Kef) events (February 8, 1958). The French colonial powers bombed the border village in retaliation for the Tunisian support...»»»

Lyon: French authorities have arrested five suspects after a magistrate and her mother were held captive last week for around 30 hours in a cryptocurrency ransom plot, prosecutors told AFP on Sunday. The arrests of four men and one woman followed the discovery of the 35-year-old magistrate and her »»»

Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy: Breezy Johnson won the gold medal in the alpine skiing downhill at the Winter Olympics on Sunday after Lindsey Vonn's comeback ended with a horror crash. American Johnson, already the reigning downhill world champion, clocked 1min 36.10sec in an early run to claim her firs»»»

Israeli settlers attacked a house in the town of Turmus Ayya north of occupied Ramallah on Sunday, according to local sources. The sources reported that colonists from the Shilo settlement, established on the town’s lands, attacked the home of the Abu Awwad family, with no injuries or property dama»»»

Since the killing of Seif al-Islam al-Gadhafi, son of Libya’s late leader Moammar Gadhafi, in the western Libyan city of Zintan last Tuesday, urgent questions have surfaced over who might succeed him in leading the political current he represented. The questions reflect Seif al-Islam’s symbolic sta»»»

Dubai: The Dubai Civil Court has ordered an Arab defendant convicted of breach of trust to pay Dh2.252 million in compensation to the victim for material and moral damages, following a final criminal judgment that sentenced him to one year in prison and deportation. The Dubai Court of First Instanc»»»

Saudi Arabia on Saturday agreed to make major investments in war-torn Syria, including a jointly owned low-cost airline and a new $1 billion telecommunications project.  Syria and Saudi Arabia signed deals Saturday that include a joint airline and a $1-billion project to develop telecommu»»»

On Saturday, the US envoy to the Middle East visited an aircraft carrier stationed in the Gulf. Tehran says it is ready to negotiate on its nuclear program, but not on its ballistic missiles. Simon Moritz and Nicolas Chamontin take a look.»»»

Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was projected to have won a thumping victory in snap elections on Sunday, a result that could however rile China and worry financial markets. Capitalising on her honeymoon start as Japan's first woman premier, Takaichi's ruling bloc looked on course to »»»

Former Minister Mustafa Bayram declared that “the elections must be held on schedule,” adding that “some want to postpone the elections because they discovered that the war and the siege failed to push people to abandon the resistance.” In this context, Bayram pointed out that “the resistance is no»»»

Dubai: A young man who was only weeks away from beginning married life was among those killed in the suicide bombing at Khadijat-ul-Kubra Imambargah in Islamabad, a brutal attack that turned a place of prayer into a scene of mourning. Aun Abbas, whose home was filled with wedding preparations, died»»»

TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was projected to have won a thumping victory in snap elections on Sunday, a result that could however rile China and worry financial markets. Capitalising on her honeymoon start as Japan’s first woman premier, Takaichi’s ruling bloc looked on course to h»»»

Jack Lang, France’s former culture minister, on Saturday “offered” to resign as head of the prestigious Arab World Institute in Paris after he and his daughter Caroline were mentioned in the latest batch of documents related to the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The day before, Fr»»»

The resignation of Wafiq Safa, head of Hezbollah’s Liaison and Coordination Unit, a move that bore the hallmarks of a dismissal, has lifted the lid on a far-reaching internal shake-up of the group’s organizational structure after the heaviest blows it has suffered in its history. The restructuring »»»

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi declared Sunday that his country was not intimidated by the US naval deployment in the Gulf, two days after talks with Washington's envoy. US President Donald Trump's lead Iran negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on Saturday visited the USS Abraham Lin»»»

Polls opened Sunday in parliamentary elections that Japan's popular Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi hopes will give her struggling party a big enough win to push through an ambitious conservative political agenda. Story by Nicholas Rushworth.»»»

Voters in Thailand came out in numbers ⁠on Sunday for a general election defined by a three-way battle between conservative, progressive and populist camps, with no single party expected to secure a clear majority and prolonging the spectre of political instability. Report by Justin McCurry, Consta»»»

Vote counting was underway in Thailand's early general election on Sunday, seen as a three-way race among competing visions of progressive, populist and old-fashioned patronage politics. Coalition negotiations are expected to follow soon after, with no party forecast to secure an overall majority. »»»

Vote counting is underway in Thailand's early general election, seen as a three-way race among competing visions of progressive, populist and old-fashioned patronage politics. The battle for support from 53 million registered voters came against a backdrop of slow economic growth and heightened nat»»»

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's party is ​set to secure a big majority in ​Japan's lower house in an election on Sunday, public broadcaster NHK forecast, based on exit polls. Her Liberal Democratic Party is expected to win 274 to 328 of the 465 seats in the chamber, ‍well above the 233 nee»»»

Dubai: The Dubai Court of Misdemeanours has acquitted a European woman of a fraud linked to a fake online rental advertisement, citing insufficient evidence, while convicting three other defendants involved in the same case. A complaint was filed by a victim who said that he had been defrauded afte»»»

Kuwait: HH Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Crown Prince of the State of Kuwait, received on Sunday, February 8, 2026, HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs. During the meeting, they reviewed bilateral relations and ways to stre»»»

In the early hours of February 8, an abandoned camper was discovered in a forested area above the town of Vratsa. According to unofficial information, three bodies were found inside the vehicle. The signal was submitted by a shepherd who was moving through the area near Mount Vola. In a difficult-t»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe PM Salam in Marjeyoun: Lebanon’s state has abandoned the South for a long time 08-02-2026 12:01 PM Latest News Urgent News PM Salam in Marj»»»

Doha, Qatar: The CEO of the Qatar Media Corporation (QMC) HE Sheikh Khalid bin Abdulaziz bin Jassim Al-Thani received on Sunday, February 8, 2026, HE Igor Marara Kayinamura, Ambassador of the Republic of Rwanda to the State of Qatar. The two sides discussed bilateral relations between the two count»»»

Authorities on Crete said Sunday that another 27 migrants have reached the island’s southern shores after making the long and dangerous journey from north Africa. The Coast Guard said one of the migrants required hospitalization for an unspecified condition. The 26 men and one woman were found Satu»»»

More than 11,000 people have been driven from their homes in Spain's southern Andalusia region as Storm Marta hammers the Iberian Peninsula with heavy rain, snow and gales. Farmers say that the storm has already caused millions of euros of damage to crops across Spain and Portugal. Farmers in ⁠Spai»»»

Canada and France opened diplomatic consulates on Friday in the capital of Greenland, showing support for NATO ally Denmark and the Arctic island in the wake of US efforts to secure control of the semiautonomous Danish territory. Story by Jennie Shin.»»»