1 of 8 | Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts during the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20. File Pool photo by Julia Demaree Nikhinson/UPI | License Photo Dec. 16 (UPI) -- Be»»»

The National Confederation for Female Entrepreneurship (CONAF) and the National Bank of Romania (NBR) have signed a Partnership Agreement through which they commit, within a solid and coherent institutional framework, to joint contributions to economic and financial education as the foundation of a»»»

President Joseph Aoun on Friday emphasized “the priority of the return of the border villages’ residents to their villages, homes and land as a gateway for discussing all the other details” with Israel, after the U.S.-led Mechanism committee held a second meeting in the presence of Lebanese and Isr»»»

Egypt is doing all it can to prevent further escalation between Lebanon and Israel amid tension between the two sides over the disarmament process of Hezbollah, the Egyptian prime minister said Friday during a visit to the Lebanese capital. Egypt, which signed a peace treaty with Israel in 1979, ha»»»

A delegation from the Sharjah Academy for Astronomy, Space Sciences and Technology (SAASST) at the University of Sharjah has begun the final testing phase of Sharjah Sat-2, marking a major step forward in the emirate’s CubeSat mission. The team visited Innovative Solutions in Space (ISISPACE) in th»»»

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KUWAIT, Dec 19 (KUNA) -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday applauded the US decision to repeal sanctions on Syria that had been imposed according to Ceasar Act and lauded role of the US President Donlad Trump in this respect.The ministry in a statement said this crucial step will back up Sy»»»

TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance has signed a deal with investors to run its business in the US. But what does this mean for the over 170 million Americans (or so the social media platform claims) who use the app? The key may lie in how TikTok's recommendation algorithm - the powerful system that c»»»

The Middle East Council of Shopping Centers & Retailers (MECSR) presented its Annual Top Retail Industry Awards at the *Retail Congress MENA 2025* in Dubai, recognising outstanding leadership and excellence across the region’s retail sector. One of the key honours of the evening’s awards, *Retail P»»»

Abu Dhabi: The Traffic and Patrols Directorate of Abu Dhabi Police deployed traffic patrols in the field and closely monitored the impact of rainfall while working to enhance traffic flow, ease congestion, and prevent accidents caused by water accumulation across various streets and roads throughou»»»

Acting Minister of Health of Kyrgyzstan Kanybek Dosmambetov paid a working visit to the Osh State University Medical Center. He reviewed the results of the liver transplant and the patients’ postoperative conditions. According to the ministry’s press center, a liver transplant was successfully perf»»»

GENEVA, Dec 19 (KUNA) -- The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Friday that the Sudan is currently witnessing the world's largest internal displacement crisis (IDPs) with the number of IDPs reaching approximately 9.3 million people.Speaking online from (Port Sudan) during a pres»»»

LONDON, Dec 19 (KUNA) -- The UK has imposed sanctions on some groups and individuals of the former Syrian regime on charges of committing violence and crimes against Syrian civilians, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office said on Friday.In a press release, the ministry added that the sanctions»»»

The committee overseeing the Hezbollah-Israel truce in Lebanon focused on Friday on how to return displaced people to their homes, addressing civilian issues to help prevent ​renewed war if a year-end deadline to disarm Hezbollah is not met. The 15th meeting of the committee reflected a long-standi»»»

London, Dec. 19 (SANA) “The Economist” selected Syria as the Country of the Year 2025, as part of its annual tradition, highlighting the nation that has achieved the most significant improvement over the year. In its issue published on 18 December 2025, the magazine explained that the criteria for »»»

Amman, Dec. 19 (SANA) Jordan welcomed on Friday Washington’s decision on to repeal the Caesar Act, calling it an important step toward supporting Syria’s reconstruction, strengthening recovery, and fulfilling the aspirations of its people for development and prosperity. Fuad al-Majali, official spo»»»

Of all the measures for the second and third payments from the EU under the national Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP), the tenth one concerning the lobbying law remains to be finalized and the anti-corruption reform must be completed, outgoing Justice Minister Georgi Georgiev said during question»»»

BEIJING, Dec 19 (KUNA) -- China on Friday expressed deep dismay and emphatic rejection of an endorsed US bill allocating USD one billion for security coordination with Taiwan and the Pentagon's decision to sell Taiwan USD 11 billion worth of arms.Spokesperson of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, Guo Ji»»»

The Fiscal Council has urged a more cautious approach to planning Bulgaria's state finances in its analysis of the revised 2026 Budget, which was rejected by parliament on Wednesday. According to the advisory body, even after cutting both revenues and expenditures by roughly €1 billion (about 2 bil»»»

The Ministry of Finance has announced a Cabinet Decision that will change how Value Added Tax (VAT) is applied to metal scrap trading in the UAE. Cabinet Decision No. 153 of 2025 will come into effect on January 14, 2026 and introduces the reverse charge mechanism for transactions between VAT-regis»»»

President Putin gave another of his big, hours-long press conferences on Friday, allowing journalists and citizens from across Russia and media from around the world to get direct answers to questions ranging from war and peace to the economy and social issues. Here are the highlights. Russia Ready»»»

Dubai Police’s General Department of Traffic recently conducted a series of awareness sessions for more than 200 newly recruited taxi drivers at National Taxi, reinforcing safe driving practices and adherence to traffic laws. The initiative underscores the force’s commitment to road safety, recogni»»»

By order of Speaker Nurlanbek Turgunbek uulu, Kutman Tursunkulov has been appointed Chief of Staff of the Zhogorku Kenesh (Parliament) of Kyrgyzstan. The parliament’s press service reported. Photo Kutman Tursunkulov Maria Isanova and Narynbek Kubatbek uulu have been appointed his deputies. It is no»»»

During President Sadyr Japarov’s official visit to Japan, Foreign Affairs Minister of Kyrgyzstan Jeenbek Kulubaev met with Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi. According to the Foreign Ministry, Jeenbek Kulubaev congratulated Toshimitsu Motegi on his reappointment as Foreign Minister and ex»»»

China has filed a lawsuit in a court in Wuhan against the US state of Missouri and several American officials, accusing them of harming China’s economic and reputational interests through litigation linked to the Covid-19 pandemic. According to documents released by Missouri Attorney General Cather»»»

Share: Hezbollah and Syrian flags flutter on a military vehicle in Western Qalamoun, Syria August 28, 2017. By SARIT ZEHAVI This month, we mark one year since the fall of the Assad regime and the rise of the new government in Syria. This anniversary comes shortly after the one-year anniversary of t»»»

Damascus, Dec. 19 (SANA) Syria’s Central Bank (CBS) Governor Abdulkader Husrieh said that the repeal of the Caesar Act removes a major legal obstacle to Syria’s reintegration into the international financial system, particularly with regard to obtaining a sovereign credit rating. In a post on his F»»»

Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein victim Haley Robson speaks during a press conference with other victims on the Epstein Files Transparency Act outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, in November. The House Oversight Committee is investigating as many as 95,000 photos of Epstein with high »»»

A European project aimed at introducing innovative technologies and developing cybersecurity capacity, as well as enhancing the protection and resilience of strategic sites and systems of importance to national security, will be launched by the State Agency for National Security (SANS), the agency »»»

CAIRO (Sputnik) - Relations between Russia and Egypt are actively developing at all levels, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said on Friday. "Relations between Egypt and Russia have been actively developing at all levels in recent years," the minister said at a joint press conference with R»»»

CAIRO (Sputnik) - Russia has not yet received any information about the outcome of the talks between Volodymyr Zelensky, US special envoy Steve Witkoff and the EU leaders, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said. "When it comes to the consultations that the European Union held between itself, Z»»»

The Association of European Journalists in Bulgaria (AEJ-Bulgaria) has called on journalists and citizens to take part in a protest in support of bTV morning show presenters Maria Tsantsarova and Zlatimir Yochev. The demonstration is scheduled for today, December 19, at 6:00 p.m. in the parking are»»»

In 2023, compared to 2022, there was a decrease in emissions of harmful substances and greenhouse gases, with the exception of emissions of two greenhouse gases (perfluorinated hydrocarbons and nitrous oxide), which remained unchanged, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) reported on Friday. Su»»»

Sharjah Police have made it easier for residents to obtain official certificates for vehicles damaged by weather conditions through their website and smart app. The move is part of Sharjah Police’s ongoing efforts to streamline services and reduce the need for in-person visits. Motorists can now ap»»»

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Beirut, Dec. 19 (SANA) Lebanese Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Mitri reaffirmed on Friday Lebanon’s strong desire to build closer relations with Syria and enhance cooperation across various fields. Mitri was quoted by the Lebanese National News Agency as saying that President Joseph Aoun “gave instruc»»»

US President Donald Trump suspended the green card lottery programme on Thursday that allowed the suspect in the Brown University and MIT shootings to come to the United States. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a post on the social platform X that at Trump’s direction she is ordering»»»

BusinessChinaWhy China's property crash must be kept top secretNik MartinAs home sales continue to plummet, Beijing has curbed independent reporting of real estate figures. The gag order masks a deepening property slump that continues to erode household wealth and strain China's banks. https://p.dw»»»

UN-backed food security experts have found improvements in nutrition and food supplies in Gaza since the ceasefire but say 100,000 people were still experiencing "catastrophic conditions" last month. In August, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) found that half a million people»»»

“It’s no wonder the EU can’t seem to come to a decision on this matter, because the world truly has never seen the confiscation of a state’s assets on such a scale,” Alexander Shirov, an expert affiliated with Russia’s Ministry of Economic Development, told Sputnik, commenting on President Putin’s »»»

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem announced Friday the suspension of a lottery run by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services that allocates up to 50,000 green cards to applicants from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | Lice»»»

Bulgaria's Parliament will adjourn for Christmas recess on December 22, 2025 until January 10, 2026, National Assembly Deputy Chair Kostadin Angelov said before closing Friday's plenary sitting over which he presided. The legislature will meet for its next regular plenary sitting at 9:00 a.m. on Ja»»»

“Drones today play a key role along the entire line of contact, determining the success or failure of assault units in various situations,” National Defense magazine editor-in-chief Igor Korotchenko said, commenting on President Putin’s remarks at Friday’s year-end presser about Russia’s drone supe»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian Deputy Parliament Speaker Marina Ragus said on Friday Serbia was under no obligation to align with the EU foreign and security policy at this time and that 100 per cent alignment was an obligation only right before a country joined the EU. Commenting on a decision by EU member st»»»

As clear skies return to Dubai and people begin to go about their business,, Dubai Municipality has issued a notice stating that due to the improvement in weather conditions in the emirate, beaches, public parks, and its open-air markets have now returned to their normal schedule. The authority did»»»

Damascus, Dec. 19 (SANA) Syria welcomed on Friday the full repeal of the Caesar Act sanctions, describing the move as a significant step toward easing the burdens on the Syrian people and opening the door to recovery and stability. In a statement, the Foreign Ministry expressed gratitude to the Uni»»»

Dr Sheikha Noura Al Qassimi, President of ESO, captured the essence of this alignment during the signing: “This partnership represents a significant milestone for the Emirates Society of Ophthalmology and reflects our shared commitment with Bascom Palmer Eye Institute to advancing ophthalmic educat»»»

DOHA: The State of Qatar’s diplomatic, consular, and representative missions abroad continued to celebrate the State’s National Day, in commemoration of the Founder, Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed bin Thani. Heads of the State of Qatar’s diplomatic, consular, and representative missions abroad, conveye»»»

The Ministry of Defence has signed a framework agreement for the delivery of over 4,300 pistols for the Army, outgoing Minister of Defence Atanas Zapryanov said on Friday in response to a question in Parliament. At the request of the Land Forces Command, the Ministry of Defence conducted a public p»»»

As life in Abu Dhabi returns to normal after a day of quick, harsh showers, Abu Dhabi Mobility, the emirates integrated transport centre) announced on X that the upcoming days would see a key road temporarily closed. Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Street in Abu Dhabi will remain closed from today, Dec»»»