Egypt’s non-oil exports increased by 18 per cent to reach $44.392bn during the first 11 months of 2025, compared with $37.544bn during the same period in 2024. The trade deficit contracted by 12 per cent to $30.346bn, down from $34.421bn in the previous year, according to a report from the General »»»

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during his annual live broadcast press conference with Russian federal, regional, and foreign media in Moscow. Photo by Sergei Ilnitsky/EPA Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said he was determined to continue the war in Ukraine until his condi»»»

The Google brand logo pictured Jan. 2023 above the entrance to the Google Building in New York City, N.Y. On Friday, Palo Alto Networks announced it will shift major internal operations to Google Cloud under a multibillion-dollar deal. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo Dec. 19 (UPI) »»»

Police in Australia are investigating a trip made by the suspects of the Bondi Beach anti-Semitic terrorist attack to the southern Philippines island of Mindanao, just weeks before they shot and killed 15 people and wounded dozens more. The region has long grappled with Islamist militancy, but Pres»»»

CAIRO (Sputnik) - Moscow is concerned over the security guarantees for Ukraine that are being discussed in the European Union, as collective guarantees approved by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) are more important, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Frid»»»

BELGRADE – A total 3,511 construction permits were issued in Serbia in October, which was a 2.9 pct decline relative to the same month of 2024. According to figures released by the national statistical office RZS, 86.8 pct of the total permits were issued for buildings, while other structures made »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Nearly all individuals associated with Volodymyr Zelensky's close associate, Timur Mindich, continue to occupy high-ranking positions in the Ukrainian government, Ukrainian lawmaker Yaroslav Zheleznyak said on Friday. "Today marks exactly one month since the Rada [Ukrainian parli»»»

Dubai Ambulance recorded a marked drop in critical and high-risk emergency calls during the recent spell of unstable weather, with the vast majority of reports classified as minor and handled swiftly, according to the corporation’s executive director, Mishal Abdulkarim Julfar. Julfar, according to »»»

Syria’s government and its allies on Friday welcomed the final lifting of the most draconian sanctions imposed on the country in recent decades. The US Congress imposed the so-called Caesar Act sanctions on Syria’s government and financial system in 2019 to punish then-President Bashar al-Assad for»»»

A major step away from naivety – that's how EU officials describe moves to crack down on cheap Chinese parcels flooding the European market. The EU is edging closer to abolishing the customs exemption on packages valued at under €150. For now, the EU has agreed to impose a temporary €3 customs fee »»»

TikTok said on Thursday it had agreed to a joint venture with investors to keep operating in the United States, averting a potential ban tied to its Chinese ownership, US media reported. CEO Shou Chew said ByteDance approved the deal, with Oracle, Silver Lake and Abu Dhabi-based MGX as major invest»»»

Cairo: The State of Qatar participated in the proceedings of the first Arab Regional Forum on Early Warning Systems and Disaster Preparedness, which was held at the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States in the Arab Republic of Egypt. The Ministry of Interior delegatio»»»

The Chairman of the General Authority for Communications and Information Technology, Abdulbasit Al-Baour, held an expanded meeting last Wednesday (17 December), at the Authority’s Tripoli headquarters with the heads and directors of private sector telecommunications companies. The meeting was also »»»

BELGRADE - Serbia's October 2025 industrial turnover was up by 8.3 pct y-o-y, according to figures released by the national statistical office. Relative to the 2024 average, it was up by 18.5 pct. By sectors, the mining sector registered a 25.8 pct turnover growth y-o-y, while the manufacturing ind»»»

WASHINGTON, Dec 19 (KUNA) -- US President Donald Trump signed a law on Friday repealing a final batch of crippling economic sanctions on Syria, under the Caser Act.The legislation includes requiring the lifting of sanctions on Syria, was passed by the Senate on Wednesday by a vote of 77 to 20.Durin»»»

CAIRO, Dec 19 (KUNA) -- The visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday said the mounting hostile activities in the West Bank and Gaza are alarming.Lavrov, speaking at a news conference with the Egyptian Foreign and Immigration Minister Dr. Badr Abdel Aatty, after they held talks, sai»»»

Argentina's nuclear plan will roll out in stages. The first phase involves building small modular reactors, or SMRs, at the Atucha Nuclear Power Plant site, already underway, to ensure nationwide energy supply and reduce power outages. Photo by CNEA/EPA BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Argentina has »»»

Tunis, Dec. 19 (TAP) - Minister of National Defence, Khaled Shili, met, on Friday, at the ministry headquarters with newly appointed Canadian Ambassador to Tunisia, Alexandre Bilodeau.The meeting provided an opportunity to review the relations...»»»

Police arrested three minors aged 15 and 16 on Thursday in Keratsini, Piraeus, on charges of attempted theft after an off-duty officer caught them trying to steal two motorcycles. The officer, who serves with the Immediate Action Unit, spotted the suspects while moving through the area and interven»»»

A recently resigned MP who lost his driving license for a month after being caught drink-driving has acknowledged his punishment in a social media post. Actor Diamantis Karanastasis, who represented Course of Freedom until last month, was also fined €350 under Greece’s stricter drink-driving rules.»»»

NIAMEY - Serbian Deputy PM and Interior Minister Ivica Dacic met with Niger's PM Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine in Niamey on Friday to discuss strengthening of bilateral cooperation. Dacic is on an official visit to Niger. "At the meeting, which was also attended by Nigerien Minister of the Interior, Pub»»»

PRESS REVIEW – Friday, December 19: A new batch of Epstein files includes photos of famous men, chat screenshots and "Lolita" quotes written on a woman's body. Next, Kristin Cabot, the HR boss caught on the Coldplay kiss cam, speaks out in an exclusive interview. Finally, we bring you some Christma»»»

BAGHDAD, Dec 19 (KUNA) -- Iraqi F-16 jet fighters raided in two sorties strongholds for the notorious group "Daesh" north of the town of Rawha, located in Al-Anbar Governorate, the Iraqi Joint Operations Command (JOC) said in a statement on Friday.Initial information indicated that a number of the »»»

In tonight's edition, Rwandan-backed AFC/M23 rebels say they have begun pulling out from the strategic town of Uvira in eastern DR Congo. Also, 11 detained Nigerian Air Force personnel have been released in Burkina Faso. Plus Sudanese football finds an unexpected new home in Rwanda.»»»

The Louvre reopened as normal on Friday after the museum’s staff voted against continuing their strike over working conditions. The former royal palace was shut to visitors all day on Monday and then reopened only partially on Wednesday and Thursday. Staff at the Louvre voted against continuing the»»»

A French court on Thursday sentenced a woman repatriated from Syrian camps holding Islamic State group members to 10 years in prison for terrorist conspiracy. Carole Sun, 30, left France for Syria in 2014 and was arrested by Kurdish forces in 2017 as the Islamic State group collapsed. The seco»»»