Since the ceasefire reached with Israel in November 2024, Hezbollah has shown a striking shift in its political conduct, particularly in how it deals with Lebanese state institutions. A group long used to operating outside official channels is now, despite its escalatory rhetoric, shifting responsi»»»

Rabat: Authorities have evacuated more than 140,000 people from their homes since heavy rainfall flooded several provinces in northern Morocco last week, the interior ministry said Thursday. Authorities have not announced any casualties, and the national weather service forecast heavy rains and str»»»

National Security Minister Alejandra Monteoliva said Wednesday that her ministry is advancing the immigration project as “a structure with police powers, criminal intelligence and an effective presence at every border.” File Photo by Juan Pablo Pino/EPA Feb. 5 (UPI) -- The Argentine government is m»»»

Israeli prosecutors have charged the brother of the head of the country's intelligence agency, Shin Bet, with "aiding the enemy in wartime" by allegedly smuggling cigarettes into Gaza. An indictment against Bezalel Zini published on Thursday argues he was aware that Hamas might profit from the resa»»»

KUWAIT, Feb 5 (KUNA) -- The International Islamic Charity Organization (IICO) announced Thursday that it continued to carry out its annual winter campaign (Winter Clothing 2025-2026.. Warming Hearts) to aid families hit by severe cold waves in seven Arab and Islamic countries.In a press release, th»»»

Milan: Preparations for the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics ratcheted up Thursday on the eve of the opening ceremony while the start of the ice hockey was hit by an outbreak of norovirus. The most geographically dispersed Games in history officially start with a ceremony in the San Siro stadium in Mi»»»

During Thursday’s parliamentary sitting, MP Georgi Hrisimirov of Vazrazhdane spent around half an hour listing polling stations in Turkiye where, according to him, Continue the Change – Democratic Bulgaria (CC-DB), MECh, Velichie and what he called “the Turkish parties” want to preserve the votes f»»»

Britain sanctioned six individuals suspected of committing atrocities in Sudan's war or of fueling the conflict through the supply of mercenaries and military equipment, the government said on Thursday. The measures targeted senior commanders in both the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese »»»

New York: Journalist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa of the Philippines, and Canadian artificial intelligence pioneer Yoshua Bengio are among 40 experts poised to serve on a United Nations AI panel, officials announced Wednesday. Also named among the proposed independent experts to serve»»»

Seven Toronto police officers and a former member of the service have been arrested following a crime and corruption probe that includes allegations of drug trafficking and conspiracy to commit murder. The investigation was initiated following a June 2025 incident in which some officers allegedly a»»»

Brad Karp, the chairman of prestigious US law firm Paul Weiss, has stepped down after emails released in the latest tranche of Jeffrey Epstein files revealed the lawyer's apparent communications with the late convicted sex offender. The documents included dozens of email exchanges seemingly between»»»

KUWAIT, Feb 5 (KUNA) -- Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) underscored Thursday commitment to furthering cooperation with regional and global humanitarian agencies to enhance the future of humanitarian work and develop its mechanisms to serve the world's most vulnerable groups, mainly children.KRCS»»»

This is a very serious moment for Sir Keir Starmer. Everything the prime minister has said and done today has reflected the fact that he and his team understand the gravity of his situation. It would have felt odd and jarring had Sir Keir simply delivered the speech that he had been planning to del»»»

Ukraine and Russia have conducted a rare exchange of prisoners of war and civilians after two days of US-brokered peace talks in Abu Dhabi. A total of 157 Ukrainians - seven of them civilians - and 157 Russian soldiers were returned home in the first such swap in four months. Russian, Ukrainian and»»»

The US and Russia have agreed to re-establish high-level dialogue between their armed forces. The announcement came after a meeting of senior US and Russian military officers in Abu Dhabi in the margins of talks about the war in Ukraine. In a statement, US European Command said the renewed dialogue»»»

A member of Greece’s Armed Forces arrested Thursday morning on suspicion of leaking classified intelligence to “third parties” is believed to have used encrypted software to transmit sensitive information to China, according to emerging reports. Earlier accounts had described the alleged recipient »»»

Greece’s Ombudsman’s office on Thursday urged the Coast Guard to conduct an “impartial and extensive” investigation into the death of 15 migrants in a collision between a Coast Guard vessel and a small inflatable boat off Chios this week. The Ombudsman’s office said in a statement that it would obs»»»

The Israeli army’s spraying of chemical substances over vast agricultural areas in southern Lebanon and Syria amounts to a “war crime,” the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor said Thursday. Beirut accused Israel on Wednesday of spraying the herbicide glyphosate on the Lebanese side of their sh»»»

DOHA: The 21st International Conference and Exhibition on Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG2026) concluded on Thursday, after four days of high-level panel discussions and interactive debates between government officials, policymakers, industry experts, and innovators from more than 80 countries who part »»»

The outgoing Government has maintained this country's public finances in a stable condition, caretaker Finance Minister Temenuzhka Petkova told a news conference at the Council of Ministers on Thursday. She noted that Bulgaria is currently undergoing a crucially important stage of its development, »»»

ABU DHABI - Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic met on Thursday in Abu Dhabi with executives of the UAE's oil company ADNOC, which is in talks with Hungary's MOL about acquiring the Gazprom neft stake in the Serbian oil firm NIS, and noted that, in the future, MOL wou»»»

Baghdad, Feb. 5 (SANA) Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein and his French counterpart Jean-Noël Barrot said on Thursday that the agreement between the Syrian government and the SDF constitutes an important step toward strengthening stability in Syria and supporting joint efforts to combat ISIS. Spe»»»

The European Central Bank warned Thursday a stronger euro could push inflation down too far after recent gains in the single currency, but sought to downplay any immediate threat to the eurozone economy. As expected, the central bank for the 21-nation single-currency area kept its benchmark interes»»»

MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) - The Cuban government has updated its plan for transitioning the country to martial law in the event of possible external aggression, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez said on Thursday. "This Saturday, the National Defense Council met to analyze and approve plans and»»»

Dubai: Lieutenant General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, on Thursday shared the story of an elderly Emirati mother who chose education for her son at a time when schooling was little understood, during the closing session of the World Governments Su»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Olympic Academy (QOA) has concluded its five-day course on "physical activity and autism", held from February 1 to 5 at the Academy's headquarters. The program witnessed wide participation of more than 40 male and female trainees from inside and outside Qatar, representing di»»»

Lebanon has accused Israeli aircraft of spraying an agricultural herbicide over southern villages at concentrations authorities described as dangerously high, raising concerns for food and environmental security. The agriculture and environment ministries said laboratory tests confirmed the substan»»»

Doha, Qatar: The 3rd edition of the Qatar University Book Fair concluded Thursday, held in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture. The fair reflects Qatar University's vision of promoting the knowledge economy, partnering with cultural authorities and institutions, and local and international pub»»»

A man has been arrested on the eastern Aegean Sea island of Lesvos in a rare crackdown on graffiti vandalism. Police said Thursday the 28-year-old faces charges of damaging property and breaching environmental legislation. A police statement said the suspect was arrested late Wednesday in the islan»»»

The auction house Christie's says a previously unknown foot sketch by Michelangelo could fetch $1.5 to $2 million (£1.1 to £1.47 million). The piece is set to be offered on Thursday during a live auction of Old Master Drawings in New York. Experts at Christie's say it is a foot sketch of the Libyan»»»

Organizers of an international flotilla of boats carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza on Thursday announced plans for another mission with more than 100 boats in March. Campaigners, who organized a similar aid flotilla last year, described the upcoming mission as the biggest civilian-led mobilization »»»

ABU DHABI - Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic met on Thursday in Abu Dhabi with executives of the UAE's oil company ADNOC, which is in talks with Hungary's MOL about acquiring the Gazprom neft stake in the Serbian oil firm NIS, and noted that, in the future, MOL wou»»»

The UAE is emerging as a pivotal hub in the global realignment of capital flows, driven by the growing economic influence of the Global South, according to Andrzej Dabrowski, Vice President for the Middle East and North Africa Region at Philip Morris Management Services (PMI). Speaking at the Futur»»»

1 of 5 | A demonstrator holds a poster during a press conference on the Epstein Files Transparency Act with survivors of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., in November. Brad Karp resigned his position as chair of the law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, W»»»

Health experts are warning against the trend of consuming raw, unpasteurised milk after a newborn baby died from a listeria infection in New Mexico. Experts believe the infection was likely contracted when the infant's mother drank raw milk during her pregnancy. Consumption of raw milk has seen a r»»»

Türkiye President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to Saudi Arabia has given fresh momentum to economic ties between the two countries and opened new avenues for cooperation in trade, energy, and joint investments. A joint statement issued at the end of Erdogan’s visit to Riyadh on Wednesday said the t»»»

Doha, Qatar: The 21st International Conference and Exhibition on Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG 2026) ended on a high note today concluding four days of high-level panel discussions and interactive debates on critical topics and challenges including LNG’s role in meeting global energy demand and its co»»»

The Lehigh Valley Hospital in Dickinson City, Penn., was evacuated Wednesday night after a fire broke out in a neighboring building. Photo courtesy of the Dickinson City Fire Department/Facebook Feb. 5 (UPI) -- The Lehigh Valley Hospital in Dickinson City, Penn., was evacuated Wednesday night after»»»

Off color jokes, interpreted as criticism of Russia's war against Ukraine, along with others that offended the religious feelings of Christians, landed a Russian standup comedian a lengthy prison term after he was convicted in a Moscow court. File photo by Stringer/EPA Feb. 5 (UPI) -- A Moscow cour»»»

Ankara, Feb.5 (SANA) – Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, affirmed that his country supports a strong, stable and unified Syria with all its spectrums, pledging his country will continue its support in a manner that preserves Syria’s unity, security and stability. “Turkey supports a strong, s»»»

Skopje, 5 February 2026 (MIA) — The Intergovernmental Mixed Committee for the Protection of Minorities in North Macedonia and Croatia has convened Thursday in Skopje, with participants voicing expectations of an open and constructive discussion ahead of its seventh meeting. "Every one of these meet»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Ukraine, which Russia is willing to see as a neighbor, should be neutral and friendly, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said. "It must be a friendly Ukraine – not necessarily allied with us, but neutral and benevolent. And this, of course, presupposes respect not only for t»»»

Most of the leased area – 60% (774,000 sqm) – represents new demand, showing the interest of companies in expanding their logistics and industrial facilities despite local and global macroeconomic fluctuations and uncertainties, as well as an overall consolidation of the market. Demand was strongly»»»

Dubai: Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) is set to deploy the world's first AI-powered virtual engineer in June 2026, marking a significant leap in utility management as artificial intelligence reshapes the global energy sector. The advanced intelligent system, announced by Saeed Mohamme»»»

Dubai: Bitcoin fell below $70,000 on Thursday, hitting its lowest level since November 2024, as a sharp pullback rippled across assets once viewed as market shelters. The sell-off intensified in precious metals, with silver plunging more than 12% and gold sliding nearly 2%, underscoring a sudden sh»»»

Tucson: There was no public sign early Thursday of a response to NBC “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie’s message to her 84-year-old mother’s kidnapper. In a recorded video posted on social media Wednesday, Guthrie said her family is ready to talk but wants proof that Nancy Guthrie, who authorities»»»

Dubai: Russia and Ukraine have carried out a prisoner exchange mediated in Abu Dhabi, while the United States and Russia held direct military-to-military talks in the UAE capital for the first time in five years — twin developments underscoring Abu Dhabi’s growing role as a hub for high-level diplo»»»

Dubai: Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai, has officially launched operations of fully autonomous RT6 taxi vehicles developed by Baidu Apollo Go. The launch forms part of »»»

From confectionery to electronics, airport shopping baskets are evolving rapidly, and some traditional categories are losing ground, according to a new study by Airports Council International (ACI) Asia-Pacific & Middle East. The study titled: ‘Travel Retail Study in the Post-Pandemic Era’ covered »»»

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