Damascus: Syria's defence ministry said on Sunday it had taken over the Al-Shadadi base in the northeast from US forces, days after assuming control of a facility near the Jordan-Iraq borders. "The forces of the Syrian Arab Army have taken over the Al-Shadadi military base in the Hasakeh countrysid»»»

Munich, Feb. 15 (SANA) Syria’s deputy interior minister met with Germany’s interior minister on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, where they discussed security developments and prospects for cooperation, according to a statement from Syria’s Interior Ministry. Maj. Gen. Abdulkader al»»»

The Munich Security Conference (MSC) – once a serious international event – has become a circus that puts “performance over substance,” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said. This year’s organizers withdrew invitations for senior Iranian officials following violent riots that gripped the»»»

CAIRO, Feb 15 (KUNA) -- The Arab League's Technical Committee on Intellectual Property (TCIP) launched its 16th meeting on Sunday with Kuwait taking part, focusing on advancing intellectual property systems across Arab countries and strengthening regional coordination in this field.Speaking at the »»»

Beijing: China confirmed that Canadian and British citizens will be able to visit the country visa-free from Tuesday, after the two countries' leaders had announced such agreements following official trips to Beijing. British and Canadian prime ministers Keir Starmer and Mark Carney both visited Be»»»

Dubai: Egyptian authorities have arrested a woman accused of defrauding would-be pilgrims of more than one million Egyptian pounds through a bogus Hajj and Umrah visa scheme, security officials said. Investigators said the suspect advertised discounted pilgrimage visas and travel programmes on soci»»»

The Federal Supreme Court has ordered a retrial in a case in which four defendants were accused of attempting to defraud a man into withdrawing a previous lawsuit by misleading him over a cash payment. Prosecutors said the defendants sought to induce the complainant to waive an earlier case by fals»»»

The National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) announced last Saturday that it had held, on the same day, an expanded technical meeting in Istanbul. This meeting brought together the its working group (the International Cooperation Office and the Planning and Follow-up Department), alon»»»

A series of civic protests against poor road infrastructure and what participants describe as a “war on the roads” were held in the Bulgarian towns of Elhovo, Cherven Bryag, Montana and Dobrich. The demonstrations were police-monitored and in some cases led to temporary traffic disruptions or road »»»

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was the centre of attention at the Munich Security Summit, as European leaders wondered apprehensively what tone he would strike in his remarks on Saturday. While his speech did not fully allay their concerns, it has been viewed as a reassurance to allies that whil»»»

The new administration of Libya’s Tripoli based Military Industrialization Organisation announced last Saturday (14 February) the signing of a strategic industrial cooperation agreement with a leading Turkish company specializing in advanced industries. It refrained from naming the Turkish company.»»»

China confirmed that Canadian and British citizens will be able to visit the country visa-free from Tuesday, after the two countries' leaders had announced such agreements following official trips to Beijing. British and Canadian prime ministers Keir Starmer and Mark Carney both visited Beijing in »»»

The UK wants action taken following evidence Russia killed political prisoner Alexei Navalny with frog poison, Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said. Two years ago, Russian opposition leader Navalny, a vocal critic of President Vladimir Putin, died suddenly in the the Siberian prison where he was be»»»

Andrey Gurov, nominated for caretaker prime minister, is a prominent political figure, said GERB-UDF MP and Parliament Deputy Chair Kostadin Angelov on Bulgarian National Radio here on Sunday, commenting on the formation of the future caretaker cabinet. “Everything sounds suspicious to us. Gurov is»»»

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama will travel to Washington next week to join the first meeting of US President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace", he told a podcast on Sunday. "I will be in Washington for the official creation of the peace council and the launch of the activities of this council," Ram»»»

The Tripoli based Libyan Prime Minister Abdel Hamid Aldabaiba witnessed the launch yesterday of the Ministry of Health’s “100-Day” strategy for reform priorities in the health sector, coinciding with the inauguration of over 20 health facilities across the country. The event was attended by several»»»

Bulgaria has announced its intention to acquire more than 100 Centauros anti-drone systems from Greece in multiple configurations, under the framework of the European SAFE regulation. The purchase aims to strengthen the country’s capabilities in countering unmanned aerial threats. Reports from Kath»»»

The “Economic Diversification: Between Local Resources and Economic Diplomacy” conference, organized by the House of Representatives’ Foreign Affairs Committee and sponsored by the Central Bank of Libya, kicked off yesterday at the House of Representatives headquarters in Benghazi. This conference »»»

A fire broke out in a luxury residence in the Tollygunge area of south Kolkata on Sunday afternoon, causing several Bengal film industry luminaries, who live there, to rush out onto the street below. However, no injuries were reported in the incident, which covered the multi-storey building in blac»»»

NOTE: Article will be updated as and when countries confirm the Ramadan commencement. Doha, Qatar: Religious affairs committees across various countries have announced the first day of Ramadan based on astronomical calculations. As of the date of publishing, committees from Oman, Turkiye and Singap»»»

A procession in memory of Gen. Hristo Lukov took place in Sofia on Saturday, after a court decision lifted the municipality’s ban on the event. The march began at the intersection of Knyaz Aleksandar Dondukov Boulevard and Krakra Street and continued to Trakia Street, where participants stopped in »»»

Istanbul, Feb. 15 (SANA) Syria’s Minister of Transport Yarub Badr met Russia’s State secretary – Deputy Minister of Transport Dmitry Zverev on Sunday in Istanbul, Türkiye, on the sidelines of the second Conference of Transport and Communications Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation »»»

Benghazi’s Julyana Free Zone reported yesterday that it recorded a significant surge in commercial vessel traffic last year, with 816 ships calling at the port – the highest number recorded in recent years. The port said that it had experienced a gradual recovery in incoming shipping traffic betwee»»»

China confirmed that Canadian and British citizens will be able to visit the country visa-free from Tuesday, after the two countries' leaders had announced such agreements following official trips to Beijing. British and Canadian prime ministers Keir Starmer and Mark Carney both visited Beijing in »»»

KUWAIT, Feb 15 (KUNA) -- His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah received on Sunday at Bayan Palace Acting Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Fahad Yusuf Al-Sabah, and the family of duty martyr First Undersecretary Officer Khaled Al-Sharaf who passed away fol»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir, HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani has patronized the 19th Qatar Education Excellence Award ceremony held Sunday morning at the Sheraton Doha Hotel, in downtown Doha. The ceremony was attended by the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) said on Sunday that former Energy Minister German Galushchenko was detained while crossing the border as part of a case concerning alleged corruption in Ukraine's energy sector. Earlier in the day, the Ukrainian news outlet Ukrains»»»

KUWAIT, Feb 15 (KUNA) -- His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah received at Bayan Palace on Sunday Chief of the National Guard Sheikh Mubarak Humoud Al-Sabah.His Highness the Crown Prince also received Acting Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Fahad Yusuf Al»»»

Eleven Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza on Sunday morning, according to Palestinian civil defence and health officials. The IDF said it had struck terror targets in response to ceasefire violations by Hamas, and that militants had been killed after emerging from a tunnel into the»»»

Bulgaria has taken another step toward upgrading its armed forces, as the government has launched the execution of a key modernization initiative for the Bulgarian Army. The development was confirmed by the press center of the Ministry of Defense. The first phase of deliveries under the project is »»»

European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Sunday she felt that EU governments were not ready to give Ukraine a date for membership despite a demand to do so from President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Zelenskiy repeated on Saturday that he needed a date as part of security guarantees for a fi»»»

One of Gaza’s last functioning large hospitals condemned the move by an international organization to pull out of operations over concerns about armed men, claiming on Sunday that the hospital had installed civil police for security. The move comes as at least 10 Palestinians were killed in clashes»»»

MUNICH, Feb 15 (KUNA) -- His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah departed Munich, Germany on Sunday after heading Kuwait's delegation in the 62nd Munich Security Conference.Bidding His Highness the Prime Minister farewell were Kuwaiti Ambassador to Germany, Reem Moha»»»

The first solar eclipse of 2026 is set for Tuesday, February 17. Known as the “Ring of Fire”, this annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes directly between the Earth and Sun but appears slightly smaller, leaving a bright halo around its edges. The annular phase will last up to 2 minutes a»»»

Israeli airstrikes overnight targeted open areas in the southern region of Iqlim al-Tuffah. The Israeli army said claimed the strikes hit Hezbollah infrastructure including warehouses used to store weapons and missile launchers. Despite a November 2024 truce that sought to end more than a year of h»»»

CAIRO, Feb 15 (MENA) – President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said his tenure as Chair of the Steering Committee of the NEPAD Heads of State and Government since February 2023 coincided with a pivotal phase in the agency’s history, marked by the review of the First Ten-Year Implementation Plan of Agenda 20»»»

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has warned that US President Donald Trump remains “very serious” about annexing Greenland, despite recently toning down his rhetoric about using military force to take over the resource-rich Arctic territory. Trump has repeatedly expressed his desire to acqui»»»

The Committee on the Judiciary of the US House of Representatives has issued an important report. Its title is an officialese mouthful: “The Foreign Censorship Threat, Part II: Europe’s decade-long campaign to censor the global internet and how it harms American speech in the United States.” Yet ev»»»

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BSP-United Left Floor Leader Nataliya Kiselova said that Borislav Gutsanov should consult the Bulgarian Socialist Party's (BSP) leadership if he is offered to remain in the caretaker cabinet, commenting to Bulgarian National Television on reports that the outgoing Labour and Social Policy Minister »»»

Gaza's civil defense agency reported that Israeli strikes killed at least 11 people since dawn on Sunday, while a military official said the attacks were carried out in response to violations of the ceasefire. Despite a U.S.-brokered truce that entered its second phase last month, violence has cont»»»

Dubai: Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court has called on Muslims across the kingdom to observe the crescent moon of Ramadan on the evening of Tuesday, the 29th day of Shaaban for the Islamic year 1447. Click here for Ramadan prayer timings If the crescent is sighted that night, a scenario considered less »»»

On Monday, Delyan Dobrev, chair of the parliamentary Budget and Finance Committee, former minister and long-standing figure in GERB, is expected to submit a request to withdraw both from the party’s Executive Committee and from parliament. The information was circulated by several media outlets, th»»»

The Syrian army said it took control of the Shaddadi military base ‌in ‌northeastern Syria ‌after coordination ⁠with the United States, ⁠the Syrian state news agency reported ⁠on Sunday. The ‌move follows ‌the US ‌pullout ‌from al-Tanf strategic base after a Washington-brokered ‌deal to integrate t»»»

KUWAIT, Feb 15 (KUNA) -- The Amiri Diwan on Sunday mourned the passing of Sheikha Adelah Humoud Hamad Al-Malik Al-Sabah, at the age of 68.Her body will be laid to rest Sunday, after the afternoon prayer. (end) aai»»»

The exiled son of Iran's last shah said he was ready to lead the country to a "secular democratic future" at a rally in Munich on Saturday, after U.S. President Donald Trump said a change of power would be the "best thing". It came as Washington continued to engage diplomatically with Tehran's gove»»»

Damascus, Feb. 15 (SANA) The Syrian Arab Army has assumed control of the al-Shaddadi military base in Hasakah province, northeastern Syria, following coordination with U.S. officials, the Defense Ministry’s media department said. The media department told SANA that the base was handed over to the S»»»

African leaders meeting in Addis Ababa at the 39th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Assembly of Heads of State and Government called for unified action and African-led solutions to address the continent’s mounting challenges, particularly in the areas of peace and security and Africa’s re»»»

Dubai: “I’ve stopped caring, man… I don’t care about anything.” Those words — spoken casually, almost offhandedly — are now haunting for Baneet Singh, the roommate and close friend of Saketh Sreenivasaiah, the 22-year-old Indian student at UC Berkeley whose disappearance ended in tragedy. Sreenivas»»»

Dubai: A man allegedly shot his girlfriend dead before killing himself inside a car in Noida on Valentine’s Day, in a case police are treating as a suspected murder-suicide. However, the man’s family has disputed the initial findings, claiming the couple may have been murdered. The incident took pl»»»