Pakistani citizens are enjoying growing travel freedom as the Henley Passport Index for February 2026 ranks their passport 97th, up from 98th in January and 103rd last year. More destinations unlockedPakistani passport holders can now visit 32 countries visa-free, with visa-on-arrival, or via eTA, »»»

Washington: US President Donald Trump said he would support Israeli strikes on Iran's ballistic missile program if negotiations between Washington and Tehran fail, US media reported. Also Read: US, Iran to hold new round of nuclear talks in Geneva this week, Swiss government saysTrump made the rema»»»

Former US President Barack Obama has said he believes that aliens are “real” but dismissed longstanding conspiracy theories that the US is concealing proof of extraterrestrial life at a secretive military facility called Area 51. Obama made the remarks on the No Lie podcast with Brian Tyler Cohen r»»»

SEOUL, South Korea: North Korea said Monday it completed a new housing district in Pyongyang for families of North Korean soldiers killed while fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine, the latest effort by leader Kim Jong Un to honour the war dead. State media photos showed Kim Jong Un walking»»»

Trade isn’t always the most newsworthy topic. The movement of goods and services between nations is such an accepted – and necessary – component of the global economy that it only makes the headlines when it suddenly ceases, or at least slows to the point when consumers, retailers and manufacturers»»»

Dubai: A Rajasthan Police constable was dismissed from service just two days after his wedding after a video from the ceremony went viral, allegedly showing several wanted criminals among the guests. Ashok Bishnoi, posted with a special police team in Jhalawar district, was removed following the ci»»»

RIO DE JANEIRO: Dozens of dogs dressed as alligators, fairies and superheroes gathered Saturday at a Rio de Janeiro Carnival street party as their owners protested cruelty against pets. The canines wagged their tails to samba music, ate a delicious breakfast from several bowls and made new friends »»»

Dubai: A former diplomat who once worked in government corridors in Europe is now spending her days perfecting croissants and chocolates in Dubai. For Maria Galabova, founder of Keto Kartel, the move from politics to pastry was not a career pivot made on impulse. It followed a family health scare, »»»

A Ukrainian drone strike ignited fires at one of Russia’s Black Sea ports, officials said Sunday, ahead of fresh talks aimed at ending the nearly 4-year-old war. Two people were wounded in the attack on the port of Taman in the Krasnodar region, which damaged an oil storage tank, warehouse and term»»»

Hungary should fear the EU, not Russia, Prime Minister Viktor Orban has warned, arguing that the bloc poses a “direct threat” to his country’s sovereignty. In his annual state-of-the-nation address on Saturday, he said Brussels’ “oppressive machinery” is attempting to steer the upcoming parliamenta»»»

West Palm Beach, Florida: President Donald Trump said Sunday that members of his newly created Board of Peace have pledged $5 billion toward rebuilding war-ravaged Gaza and will commit thousands of personnel to international stabilisation and police forces for the territory. The pledges will be for»»»

GENEVA: Iran and the United States will hold a second round of talks over Tehran’s nuclear program next week, the Swiss Foreign Ministry said Saturday. Oman, which welcomed the first round of indirect talks on Feb. 6, will host the talks in Geneva, the Swiss ministry said, without specifying which »»»

WASHINGTON: The US military on Saturday reported a series of strikes against Daesh targets in Syria in retaliation for the December ambush that killed two US soldiers and one American civilian interpreter. US Central Command said in a statement that American aircraft had conducted 10 strikes agains»»»

Attorney General Pam Bondi, pictured speaking during a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on Wednesday, sent a letter to Congress notifying leaders of the judiciary committees that the Department of Justice has released all the Jeffrey Epstein files it plans to, and included a list of "pol»»»

The US may be unable to prevent EU bureaucrats from destroying Western civilization, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s envoy Kirill Dmitriev has suggested. The remark came in response to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s speech at the Munich Security Conference, where he sought to ease tensions »»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that any deal between the United States and Iran must involve the removal of all enriched uranium from Iran as well as Tehran's ability to enrich more. His comments came as Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi headed to Switzerland on Sunda»»»

US forces boarded an oil tanker in the Indian Ocean that violated President Donald Trump's blockade of sanctioned vessels in the Caribbean and fled the region, the Pentagon said Sunday. The Panamanian-flagged Veronica III "tried to defy President Trump's quarantine -- hoping to slip away. We tracke»»»

Kuwait: HE President of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al-Thani chaired the 108th meeting of the Council's Executive Board, which was held Sunday at its headquarters in Kuwait. During the meeting, the minutes of the previous Executive Board meeting, held in Tashkent on 26 »»»

QNA Munich Doha Forum participated in the Munich Security Conference (MSC) 2026, convening a high-level panel discussion titled ‘Conversation on Sustainable Peace in Gaza’, addressing pathways toward durable peace amid a fragile ceasefire, an ongoing humanitarian emergency, and the risk of renewed »»»

Tribune News Network Doha Wyndham Grand Doha West Bay Beach has earned the title of Qatar’s Leading Serviced Apartments at the 2025 World Travel Awards, marking another milestone for a destination that has quickly become a preferred choice for guests seeking homelike space, refined style, and seaml»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Career Development Centre (QCDC), founded by Qatar Foundation (QF), signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Snoonu Trading and Services L.L.C to support QCDC’s digital transformation and expand how career development services are delivered across Qatar’s educ»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Time is central to Amouage’s Essences Collection. When he conceived it, Renaud Salmon, chief creative officer at the esteemed Omani High Perfumery House, decided that every aspect of the range – from the narratives behind the perfumes, to their formulation and visual repre»»»

QNA DOHA Several municipalities announced that they had stepped up their readiness for the holy month of Ramadan by conducting surveillance inspections on food enterprises nationwide. They confirmed that the objective is to ensure food safety and protect the well-being of both citizens and resident»»»

QNA Doha The Diplomatic Institute at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on joint cooperation and the exchange of expertise. This agreement aims to strengthen institutional partnerships and develop training and c»»»

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has said it has released all of the files required by the Epstein Files Transparency Act, but lawmakers have argued the release is insufficient. The letter sent to Congress members on Saturday said all records, documents, communications and investigative materials»»»

The U.S. military boards the Veronica III, a Venezuela-linked oil tanker, on Feb. 15 in the Indian Ocean after it tracked it from the Caribbean in an attempt to escape the Trump administration's naval blockade on such vessels. Photo by Department of Defense/X Feb. 15 (UPI) -- The U.S. military inte»»»

KUWAIT, Feb 14 (KUNA) -- Several Kuwaiti embassies and consulates held receptions on Saturday, marking the country's 65th National Day and the 35th anniversary of the Liberation Day.In Budapest, the Embassy of the State of Kuwait in Hungary held a reception that drew high-level official and diploma»»»

Investigators have found a glove that appears to match one of those a suspect was wearing in doorbell camera footage taken the night Nancy Guthrie disappeared. The FBI said in a Sunday update that investigators recovered DNA evidence from the glove, which was found in a field near the side of the r»»»

Share: Secretary of State Marco Rubio cast the United States as the “child of Europe” in a message of unity on Saturday, offering some reassurance as well as levelling more criticism at allies after a year of turmoil in transatlantic relations. Rubio was addressing the annual Munich Security Confer»»»

Prime Minister Edi Rama announced that on Thursday, February 19, he will travel to Washington to join U.S. President Donald Trump at the inaugural meeting of the founding states of the Peace Board. Rama said Albania holds the privilege of being a founding member of the initiative and stressed that »»»

The head of the parliamentary group of the Democratic Party of Albania, Gazment Bardhi, has accused Prime Minister Edi Rama of attempting to weaken an ongoing criminal investigation through proposed amendments to Article 242 of the Criminal Procedure Code. In a public reaction, Bardhi said Rama is »»»

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was killed using a deadly toxin found in poison dart frogs in South America, the UK and some of its European allies have said. Traces of epibatidine were found in samples from Navalny's body and highly likely resulted in his death in a Siberian penal colony »»»

Colombo: Head coach Mike Hesson admitted Pakistan's players were hurting in the dressing room after their crushing 61-run defeat to arch-rivals India in Colombo on Sunday. India dominated the T20 World Cup Group A match which had been in doubt until a few days ago when the Pakistan government clear»»»

Crew-12 joins Expedition 74 aboard the International Space Station on Feb. 14, replacing Crew-11, which returned to Earth early in mid-January due to one of the astronauts having a medical emergency. Photo courtesy NASA/X Feb. 15 (UPI) -- The International Space Station is once again fully staffed »»»

The US military has boarded a second oil tanker in the Indian Ocean, after tracking it from the Caribbean Sea where it was suspected of helping Venezuela avoid US sanctions. The boarding of the Panamanian-flagged Veronica III is the second such US interception in the Indian Ocean in the past week. »»»

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri warned on Sunday of a coordinated attempt to derail the country’s upcoming parliamentary elections, accusing unnamed actors of seeking to obstruct the vote through a controversial legal opinion issued by the Justice Ministry. In remarks to the Lebanese daily Asharq Al»»»

Madrid: Rayo Vallecano waltzed to a 3-0 victory over Atletico Madrid on Sunday in La Liga, leaving Diego Simeone's side 15 points behind leaders Real Madrid. Atletico dropped to fourth after their heavy defeat at Leganes's Butarque stadium, where Rayo hosted the fixture due to pitch problems at the»»»

DOHA: The Diplomatic Institute at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on joint cooperation and the exchange of expertise. This agreement aims to strengthen institutional partnerships and develop training and capacity-»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Diplomatic Institute at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on joint cooperation and the exchange of expertise. This agreement aims to strengthen institutional partnerships and develop training and ca»»»

Atmospheric pressure is set to increase, though it will stay below the typical levels for this time of year. Overnight, precipitation will persist in parts of southwestern Bulgaria and in eastern regions, while higher elevations may see light snowfall. By morning, rainfall and snow will largely cea»»»

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi reviewed the government’s preparations to secure electricity supplies during the upcoming summer season, as peak demand on the national grid is forecast to rise by 6-7%. The review took place during a meeting with Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and Minister »»»

Egypt will bring forward the payment of government salaries for the next two months to ease financial pressures on households during Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly announced on Sunday. Speaking at a press conference at the government headquarters in the New Administrative »»»

Banque du Caire has signed a new financing agreement with the Kandil Glass Group to support the company’s capital expansion, including the establishment of a new glass production facility in the Ataqa Free Zone in Suez governorate. The financing package includes a six-year medium-term loan worth $1»»»

In a televised interview on bTV on Sunday, Sofia Mayor Vassil Terziev commented on the Petrohan case. He expressed the hope that there will be an international investigation "so that the pieces can be put together objectively, we can see what happened, and the public can be reassured." What has bec»»»

Los Angeles: "Wuthering Heights," Emerald Fennell's steamy adaptation of the classic Emily Bronte novel, charmed moviegoers in North America over the four-day US holiday weekend, raking in $40 million, industry estimates showed Sunday. The film, starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi as the doomed»»»

Kuwait: Amir of the State of Kuwait H.H. Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received H.E. Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, President of the Olympic Council of Asia and President of the Qatar Olympic Committee, on the occasion of his official visit to Kuwait. During the meeting, H.H. the Amir »»»

Ahmed Al-Sadiq, Head of Egypt’s Real Estate Taxation Authority (RTA), said that following recent amendments to the Real Estate Tax Law, only around 2 million property units out of an estimated 55 million nationwide will be subject to residential property tax. Al-Sadiq added that annual revenues fro»»»

Damascus, Feb. 15 (SANA) – The Syrian Ministry of Finance has signed on Sunday a framework agreement with Saudi digital solutions company Elm, to support the digitization of financial operations and modernize Syria’s financial sector. The agreement was signed by Syrian Finance Minister Mohammed Yis»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he told US President Donald Trump last week that any US deal with Iran must include the dismantling of Iran's nuclear infrastructure, not just stopping the enrichment process. Speaking at the annual Conference of Presidents of Major American »»»

Syria's defense ministry said on Sunday it had taken over the Al-Shaddadi 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-Shaddadi military base in the Hasakeh countryside follow»»»