Dubai: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai, inaugurated the World Laureates Summit, the largest global gathering of Nobel Prize winners and recipients of other prestigio»»»

Shanghai: Dozens of people crowded around an automated gold recycling machine at a Shanghai mall, hoping to melt down family heirlooms for cash as prices of the precious metal hit record highs. China is the world's largest consumer of gold, which is traditionally purchased by families to mark speci»»»

CAIRO, Feb 1 (KUNA) -- The Gaza Strip's main Rafah border crossing with Egypt has partially reopened after a period of dormancy that lasted nearly two years, Egyptian media outlets reported on Sunday.The crossing will be open to the transport of Palestinians to and from the Gaza Strip "round the cl»»»

The General Authority for Communications and Informatics Authority in Tripoli announced the launch of an intensive training programme in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Indian Embassy, within the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC)»»»

Member of Hezbollah’s Loyalty to Resistance bloc MP Ibrahim Al-Moussawi on Sunday hit back at remarks made by the Head of Lebanese delegation to the Mechanism committee overseeing the 2024 ceasefire Simon Karam. In remarks released by Hezbollah’s Media Relations, MP Al-Moussawi stressed that improv»»»

Dubai: A UAE media delegation departed for Kuwait on Sunday in a visit organised by the Dubai Press Club to strengthen media ties and promote knowledge exchange between the two countries. The visit, held under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, »»»

‎The Libyan Business Council (LBC) Eastern Branch held its Forum in Benghazi yesterday. The forum hosted extensive economic works with the participation of several businessmen and investors, and in the presence of several Egyptian companies, including some major Egyptian real estate development com»»»

A teenager who was injured when a deadly bar fire broke out in a Swiss ski resort on New Year's Eve has died in hospital, taking the death toll to 41, the local public prosecutor announced. "An 18-year-old Swiss national died at a hospital in Zurich on January 31," the Wallis canton's public prosec»»»

As Iranian Navy warships and military assets thundered into a two-day live-fire drill in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday (February 1), the US Central Command went public with a stark warning to Tehran. The US military urged Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IGRC) to rein in what it called “e»»»

Damascus, Feb. 1 (SANA) The Director General of the Syrian Investment Authority, Talal al-Hilali, met on Sunday with Jordan’s Ambassador to Damascus, Sufian Salman al-Qudah, to discuss strengthening economic and investment cooperation. Al-Hilali highlighted Syria’s updated investment framework unde»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Volodymyr Zelensky is losing international support, with his Ukraine negotiation tactics falling flat, former Yugoslav Foreign Minister Zivadin Jovanovic said in an interview with Sputnik. "There is no former unity and enthusiasm among Zelensky's backers. Internationally, it has »»»

Dubai: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today attended the World Laureates Summit in Dubai, a gathering that brings together more than 100 Nobel laureates and recipients of leading international scientific honours. Sheikh Mohamed stressed that the UAE is committed to fu»»»

Reflecting on the very successful Libya Energy & Economic Summit 2026 (LEES), held in Tripoli from 24-26 January, AmCham Libya President Debbie Hirst said she was very pleased to organize the Second AmCham Pavilion at LEES 2026. The 2026 Pavilion built on the success of last year’s Pavilion, and wa»»»

On 4 February, Libyan law firm, Eltumi Partners, will host an expert-led webinar in partnership with the U.S. Bilateral Chamber entitled ‘‘Investment in Libya’s Upstream Sector’’. This comes as part of Eltumi Partners’ ‘‘Libya Insight Series’’.The firm says with bid-round awards expected to be anno»»»

Israel says it will ban Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) from working in Gaza after the medical charity refused to hand over a list of its staff in the territory. The Israeli government had ordered 37 organisations to submit documents about their local and international workers in Gaza, claiming some»»»

Jakarta: Indonesia will restore access to Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok after the billionaire's social media platform X promised to comply with the country's laws, a government official said on Sunday. Grok has faced a global backlash after it emerged that its image creation feature allowed users to »»»

Severe weather has affected Larissa, central Greece, since early Sunday morning, bringing heavy rainfall, very strong winds, and causing streams to overflow. Flooding has also been reported in rural areas of the village of Agia, east of Larissa, while, in some coastal areas, the sea reached the roa»»»

The US federal government has entered a partial shutdown, the second such instance since last October, amid a bitter deadlock between Democrats and Republicans over immigration. Starting early Saturday, the departments of War, Education, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing and Urb»»»

CAIRO, Feb 1 (KUNA) -- Foreign ministers of Egypt, Jordan, the UAE, Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar strongly condemned repeated violations by Israeli occupation forces of the ceasefire in Gaza, which have resulted in the deaths and injuries of more than 1,000 Palestinians.In a»»»

MUSCAT, Feb 1 (KUNA) -- The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) on Sunday launched a coordination meeting on air traffic management in Muscat, aiming to discuss global developments and air traffic challenges in the Middle East.Hosted by the Oman Civil Aviation Authority over five days,»»»

Doha, Feb. 1 (SANA) The Head of the Planning and Statistics Authority, Anas Salim, met in Doha on Sunday with Abdulaziz bin Nasser bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, Secretary-General of the National Planning Council, to discuss cooperation in planning and statistics. The two officials discussed avenues for s»»»

(Photo feature) ABU DHABI, Feb 1 (KUNA) -- The first Emirati-Kuwaiti Women's Forum reflected the deep-rooted fraternal relations between the UAE and Kuwait, as part of the "Kuwait and the UAE.. Brothers Forever" celebration week.Organized by the UAE General Women's Union in cooperation with Kuwait'»»»

New Delhi: India will spend a record $133 billion on infrastructure, the finance minister unveiled on Sunday in her national budget speech, with plans for new high-speed train links and tech investments. The figure is an almost nine percent jump from last year's budget. Data centres, artificial int»»»

US President Donald Trump has said he will not share his plans for dealing with Iran, even with America’s closest allies in the region. However, despite Washington ramping up military pressure on Tehran, both sides have indicated that diplomatic backchannels remain open. In recent weeks, the US has»»»

Share: The new head of the US diplomatic mission to Venezuela arrived in the country on Saturday and was welcomed by the South American country’s foreign minister, as relations gradually warm after the ouster of Nicolas Maduro in a US military raid. The new head of the US diplomatic mission for Ven»»»

An Israeli drone on Sunday fired five missiles at a bulldozer operating at a site that was previously bombed in the southern town of Qennarit near Sidon, inuring one person. Israeli warplanes also overflew Beirut and its suburbs and the southern region of Iqlim al-Tuffah. An Israeli drone strike ha»»»

Syria's interior ministry said Sunday that its forces had dismantled a cell that was responsible for recent attacks targeting Damascus' Mazzeh district, saying the weapons came from Lebanon's Hezbollah. Security forces carried out operations that "targeted a terrorist cell involved in several attac»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Foreign Ministers of the State of Qatar, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, the Republic of Indonesia, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Republic of Turkiye, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the Arab Republic of Egypt expressed their strong condemnation »»»

Syria's interior ministry said Sunday that its forces had dismantled a cell that was responsible for recent attacks targeting Damascus' Mazzeh district, saying the weapons came from Lebanon's Hezbollah. Security forces carried out operations that "targeted a terrorist cell involved in several attac»»»

Melbourne: Carlos Alcaraz swept past Novak Djokovic to win his first Australian Open on Sunday and become the youngest man to complete a career Grand Slam, denying the Serbian great an unprecedented 25th major. The Spaniard was imperious after a slow start in dismissing the 38-year-old, 2-6, 6-2, 6»»»

Leader of the Islamic Revolution in Iran Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei warned the US on Sunday against initiating a war, stressing that such war will inevitably expand into a regional conflict. “Americans should understand that any war they initiate will inevitably expand into a regional conflict,” Imam»»»

Iran's supreme leader on Sunday likened recent anti-government protests to a "coup", warning that any U.S. attack on the Islamic republic following Washington's military deployments in the Middle East would trigger a regional war. The Iranian authorities' deadly response to the protests sparked thr»»»

Dubai: Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) is set to offer 300 premium number plates for private cars, classic vehicles, and motorcycles in its 82nd online auction. Plates will feature 2-, 3-, 4- and 5-digit combinations and cover a range of letter codes, including H, I, K, M, N, O, P, Q, R»»»

Abu Dhabi : Member states of the Abu Dhabi Dialogue (ADD) convened in Dubai for the Eighth Ministerial Consultative Meeting to discuss enhancing workforce skills, productivity, and governance of labour mobility between sending and receiving countries. The meeting focused on a forward-looking vision»»»

Dubai: Campaigners are rallying to save Veeraswamy, Britain’s oldest surviving Indian restaurant, by taking a petition to the gates of Buckingham Palace in the coming weeks, urging King Charles III to step in. Founded in 1926 and still operating from its original home at Victory House on London’s R»»»

The director of the new documentary on US First Lady Melania Trump has appeared embracing a young woman in images released by the US Department of Justice on Friday. Brett Ratner, who also directed the Rush Hour films and X-Men: The Last Stand, can be seen sitting on a sofa beside the late sex offe»»»

Bulgaria is expected to post economic growth of over 3% in 2025, one of the highest rates in Europe, but this is still not sufficient, outgoing Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Innovation and Growth Tomislav Donchev told Bulgarian National Radio on Sunday. According to him, in the medium and l»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Europe has tried and is still trying to drive a wedge between Russia and the United States, seeing in the policy of US President Donald Trump a certain tilt in favor of Russia at the expense of Europe's interests, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Sunday. "It's hard »»»

Roccaraso, Italy: The buses from Naples arrive in a steady stream, unloading thousands of people in brightly-coloured ski outfits into the small town nestled in the mountains of central Italy. Every weekend during winter, Roccaraso's streets are filled with day-trippers, its small slopes packed wit»»»

Iraq's parliament has again postponed the election of the country's new president, state media reported on Sunday, amid intense political horse-trading and US pressure over the new prime minister. It was the second time parliament has delayed the presidential vote, which had first been due last wee»»»

Dubai: Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, has approved a Dh500 million development plan for the Umm Suqeim Beach master plan, a major public-realm project designed to enhance Dubai’s coastal infrastructure and quality»»»

South American Champions Argentina face European Champions Spain in the ‘Finalissima’ at Lusail Stadium, alongside a series of international showpiece matches as part of The Qatar Football Festival, from March 26-31, 2026. Doha, Qatar: Qatar Airways Holidays has launched exclusive fan travel packag»»»

Gaza's main border crossing in Rafah will reopen for Palestinians on Monday, Israel said, with preparations underway at the war-ravaged enclave's main gateway that has been largely shut for almost two years. Before the war, the Rafah border crossing with Egypt was the only direct exit point for mos»»»

Dubai: Ramadan is coming sooner than you think, and many UAE residents are already preparing to give back. Whether you’re donating food boxes, sponsoring iftar meals, or contributing towards Eid clothing for children, there are several official, registered charities across the UAE running Ramadan c»»»

Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, said that US President Donald Trump was an effective leader who was genuinely seeking peace, but that Moscow ‌had seen ‌no ‌trace ⁠of nuclear ‌submarines Trump said he moved to Russian shores last year. Speaking to Reuters, TASS and the»»»

DOHA: Hamad International Airport (HIA) has introduced the Sunflower program, an program that uses a sunflower as a simple, voluntary way for passengers to share that they have a hidden disability. A statement released by HIA explained that by wearing the Sunflower, passengers can quietly signal th»»»

Iran's top security official said Saturday that progress had been made towards negotiations with the United States, even as the Islamic republic's army chief warned Washington against launching military strikes. U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed the two sides were talking, while keeping the thr»»»

U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said Iran was negotiating with the United States, even as the Islamic republic's army chief warned Washington against launching military strikes. "(Iran is) talking to us, and we'll see if we can do something, otherwise we'll see what happens...We have a big »»»

Nabil Safiya had taken a break from studying for a biology exam to meet a cousin at a pizza parlor when a gunman on a motorcycle rode past and fired, killing the 15-year-old as he sat in a black Renault. The shooting — which police later said was a case of mistaken identity — stunned his hometown o»»»

When trading opened on this Sunday, Saudi Arabia’s stock exchange marked more than the start of a routine session. The day signaled a pivotal shift in the Kingdom’s financial history, as the market formally opened to direct foreign investment, positioning it as a destination for global capital and »»»