Doha: Minister of State for Energy Affairs HE Eng. Saad bin Sherida Al Kaabi met today with Minister of Energy and Water of the Republic of Lebanon HE Joseph Al Sadi. During the meeting, they discussed bilateral relations and energy cooperation between Qatar and Lebanon, and ways to develop them. T»»»

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has removed thousands of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein from its website after victims said their identities had been compromised. Lawyers for Epstein's victims said a lack of redactions in the files released on Friday had "turned upside down" the lives of n»»»

Dubai: Tonight, a lucky participant will become the UAE’s newest multimillionaire, taking home the Dh20 million grand prize in the Big Ticket Series 283 live draw. The region’s longest-running raffle also awards five additional prizes of Dh1 million each, adding to the excitement of the evening. Dh»»»

Army Commander General Rodolphe Haykal met Tuesday with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine and Assistant Secretary of War for International Security Affairs Daniel Zimmerman, as he held a series of security meetings in Washington. Haykal will also meet with the Acting Director »»»

Lebanon's relationship with Syria is "radically different" since the fall of former President Bashar Assad, the senior Lebanese minister tasked with managing the country's relations with its neighbor said on Tuesday. "Under the Assad regime, Lebanon was de facto under Syrian tutelage. The Syrian re»»»

Israel's army will appoint its highest-ranking Muslim woman to replace chief Arabic-language spokesman Avichay Adraee, the public face for Palestinians and Lebanese of its military campaigns, a military source said on Tuesday. Major Ella Waweya will replace Lieutenant Colonel Avichay Adraee, who fo»»»

Lebanon's relationship with Syria is "radically different" since the fall of former President Bashar Assad, the senior Lebanese minister tasked with managing the country's relations with its neighbor said on Tuesday. "Under the Assad regime, Lebanon was de facto under Syrian tutelage. The Syrian re»»»

Lebanon's relationship with Syria is "radically different" since the fall of former President Bashar Assad, the senior Lebanese minister tasked with managing the country's relations with its neighbor said on Tuesday. "Under the Assad regime, Lebanon was de facto under Syrian tutelage. The Syrian re»»»

New Delhi: Air India has begun inspecting fuel control switches on its 33 Boeing 787 aircraft after grounding a flight over a possible defect, according to a company note seen by AFP on Tuesday. The checks came as Indian authorities were probing the crash last year of a 787 Dreamliner that killed 2»»»

Hezbollah chief Sheikh Naim Qassem on Tuesday warned Israel that his group can also inflict “pain” at the right “timing,” amid an intensification of Israeli strikes on Hezbollah members and alleged arms depots. “The enemy can inflict pain upon us, but we are also capable of inflicting pain upon it,»»»

1 of 3 | The Walt Disney Co. announced Tuesday that Josh D’Amaro will be its new chief executive officer, succeeding Bob Iger. D’Amaro, 56, is the company's chairman of the experiences division, heading operations of Disney’s parks. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo Feb. 3 (UPI) -- T»»»

BOLOGNA - Serbian Deputy PM and Minister of Economy Adrijana Mesarovic said on Tuesday that Tazzari, Italy's leading manufacturer of motor vehicle parts and electric cars, was planning to start investing in Serbia this year. Speaking to Tanjug during a visit to a Tazzari Group factory in Imola, Mes»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Everything that has been happening for years around US financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein had to be in the focus of attention of Western intelligence services, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Tuesday. "The monstrous long-term work of»»»

Hungary has filed a lawsuit with the EU’s top court seeking to annul a ban on Russian energy supplies to the bloc, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has announced. The EU Council last month approved a plan to phase out Russian gas imports by 2028, requiring short-term contracts to end within six mon»»»

Kiev and its Western backers have drawn up a plan that envisages military forces from the US and European countries moving into Ukraine to fight Russian troops in the event that Moscow violates a ceasefire being demanded by Vladimir Zelensky, the Financial Times has reported, citing sources. Russia»»»

The anticipated US strike on Iran, widely expected on February 1, ultimately did not take place. American forces had been deployed across the region, logistical chains aligned, and operational scenarios prepared. The decision to halt action at the final stage has been interpreted by some observers »»»

After weeks of ratcheting up pressure on Iran and openly floating the use of US military force, President Donald Trump has in recent days struck a more cautious tone, leaving the door open to diplomacy even as Washington continues to reinforce its military posture in the Middle East. Some media rep»»»

Bullied and buffeted by President Donald Trump's tariffs for the past year, America's longstanding allies are desperately seeking ways to shield themselves from the president's impulsive wrath. U.S. trade partners are cutting deals among themselves —- sometimes discarding old differences to do so —»»»

Greek authorities on Tuesday issued a public warning over a new scam targeting people’s bank card data or cash, which uses text messages in very wobbly Greek to demand payment of supposed traffic fines. A police statement included a picture of the text message, which contains a link for victims to »»»

TEHRAN (Sputnik) - Iran has summoned ambassadors of EU member states in response to the European Union's decision to list the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. "The ambassadors of the member states of the Euro»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Caracas will keep cooperating with all countries, including Russia, Venezuelan Ambassador to Moscow Jesus Rafael Salazar Velasquez said on Tuesday. "No one dictates to us. We have a sovereign government. We have the right to have relations with the whole world, without any outsid»»»

Cloudy conditions will dominate Bulgaria on February 4 (Wednesday), with fog forming in several lowland and valley areas. Rain is expected to arrive from the southwest during the afternoon, spreading across the country and continuing into the night leading into Thursday. Winds will generally be lig»»»

Dubai has added another global knowledge institution to its growing ecosystem with the opening of an office of the World Laureates Association (WLA), announced on the sidelines of the World Government Summit (WGS). The announcement was made by Roger D. Kornberg, the 2006 Nobel laureate in Chemistry»»»

Khartoum: A paramilitary drone attack on the southern Sudan city of Kadugli killed eight civilians including three children on Tuesday, hours after the army broke a punishing siege on the city. The South Kordofan state capital Kadugli, where the United Nations confirmed a famine last year, had been»»»

President Iliana Iotova continues consultations with the parliamentary groups in the 51st National Assembly as part of the procedure for appointing a caretaker prime minister, the press secretariat of the head of State said on Tuesday. On Wednesday, President Yotova will receive representatives fro»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, the Kremlin said on Tuesday. "A telephone conversation took place between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Crown Prince and Chairman of the Council of »»»

Skopje, 2 February 2026 (MIA) – As of Monday midnight, prices of diesel fuels will rise by Mden 0.5 per liter, while the gasoline prices will remain the same, as decided by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC). According to ERC’s latest decision, the new retail price of Eurodiesel (D-EV) will be »»»

Addis Ababa: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Tuesday hailed the country's growth trajectory, as the country's economy is projected to grow by 10.2 percent in the current 2025/2026 Ethiopian fiscal year. Abiy made the remarks while presenting the government's six-month performance report to t»»»

Bengaluru: Karnataka Police have constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the death of Confident Group founder and chairman C.J. Roy, who died by suicide during an Income Tax department raid last week, even as the state government cautioned against drawing premature conclusions about»»»

US President Donald Trump has urged Republicans to "nationalise" elections and repeated his false claims of 2020 election fraud in a new podcast interview. American elections are primarily run by state law, and voting has long been administered by local officials across the country. "The Republican»»»

The central factor behind the New START agreement’s looming February 5 demise is that the world is no longer bipolar, and nuclear powers big and small won’t tolerate restrictions on their arsenals unless those of their rivals are also reined in, prominent Russian military expert Alexander Mikhailov»»»

In January, the cost of Bulgaria’s standard consumer basket, which includes 27 essential food items along with fruits and vegetables, increased by three euros, reaching a total of 56 euros. This update was provided by the Coordination Centre overseeing the introduction of the euro, during the first»»»

The National Statistical Institute (NSI) has projected that annual inflation in Bulgaria will ease in January 2026, falling to 3.6% from 5% recorded at the end of last year. On a monthly basis, consumer prices are expected to rise by 0.7% compared to December, which saw a more modest increase of 0.»»»

Dubai: Bur Dubai Police Station has honoured a Jordanian resident for his honesty after he handed over Dh200,000 he found in a public parking area within the station’s jurisdiction. Brigadier Khalifa Khalid Al Awadhi, Director of Bur Dubai Police Station, presented the recognition to Mohammad Sulei»»»

DUBAI - Serbian First Deputy PM and Finance Minister Sinisa Mali said on Tuesday in Dubai, where he is attending the World Governments Summit, that Botswana had confirmed in principle its participation in the specialised EXPO 2027 Belgrade, and added that the goal was to increase the number of part»»»

Chinese tech companies, including Tencent, Baidu, Alibaba, and ByteDance, are rolling out digital hongbao (red packet) incentives for the upcoming Spring Festival holidays. The rivalry among China's large-language artificial intelligence (AI) model companies has been moving palpably from the underl»»»

BRUSSELS, Feb 3 (KUNA) -- The European Union announced on Tuesday the opening of an in-depth investigation into Chinese clean energy giant Goldwind, amid concerns that it may have benefited from government support that could have distorted competition within the bloc's member states.In a press rele»»»

Hezbollah MP Hassan Fadlallah on Tuesday demanded the state to shoulder its responsibilities, accusing it of inadequacy, negligence, helplessness, and even complicity. "The state is responsible for its people, and we want it to fulfill its duties," Fadlallah said, adding that Hezbollah is working t»»»

Marius Borg Hoiby and Norwegian Crown Princess Mette-Marit attend a party in Oslo, Norway, in 2022. Hoiby pleaded not guilty to four counts of rape in his trial that began Tuesday. He faces 38 charges. File Photo by Lise Aserud/EPA Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Marius Borg Høiby, son of the crown princess of Nor»»»

Chappell Roan has laughed off the reaction to the revealing outfit she wore on the Grammy Awards red carpet on Sunday. The US pop star removed her red chiffon cape on the red carpet to reveal a matching draped dress hung from nipple rings, leaving virtually all of her top half exposed. The Mugler e»»»

Walt Disney has named Josh D'Amaro, the head of its amusement park business, as its new chief executive. D'Amaro, a 28-year veteran of the company, will replace current boss Bob Iger. He is due to start in the new role on 18 March. In selecting D'Amaro, Disney is leaning on the leader of the part o»»»

A Greek and a Romanian national have been arrested for allegedly attempting to sabotage German warships in the port of Hamburg, European authorities said Tuesday. A statement from Eurojust, the European Union’s Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation, said the arrests followed cooperation between G»»»

Church and government officials are investigating after claims the face of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni had been painted on an angel during the restoration of a fresco in Rome. Italy's culture ministry sent officers to inspect the artwork in a chapel of the Basilica of St Lawrence in Lucin»»»

At the end of the fourth quarter of 2025, the total stock of modern office space across eight major regional markets in Poland amounted to 6.72 million sq m, according to the latest data from CBRE. The availability of vacant office space decreased in most cities, with the lowest vacancy rates recor»»»

At caretaker appointment procedure consultations with the GERB-UDF Parliamentary Group, Bulgarian President Iliana Iotova said on Tuesday that the foremost priority is having honest, transparent and well-run elections. Iotova added that this "was also the wish of hundreds of thousands of Bulgarian »»»

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, awarded Abdoulie Jobe, Gambia’s Minister of Tourism and Culture, the prestigious World’s Best Minister Award 2026 during the World Government Summit in Dubai. Jobe was selected from »»»

U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa “warmly welcomes” Army Commander General Rodolphe Haykal’s official visit to the United States to continue his engagement with U.S. officials and the U.S. Central Command, the U.S. Embassy said. The army’s “ongoing work to disarm non-state actors and reinforce»»»

The Israeli army significantly increased its strikes on Lebanon in January 2026, after the Lebanese army said it had completed the first phase of its plan to disarm Hezbollah, covering the area south of the Litani river, around 30 kilometers from the Israeli border. Israel struck Lebanon 87 times l»»»

New York: NASA said Tuesday it is pushing back to March the launch of its first crewed flyby mission to the Moon in more than half a century after encountering a fuel leak during a key test. "With the conclusion of the wet dress rehearsal today, we are moving off the February launch window and targ»»»