The Peninsula 12m

OIC slams Israel's persistent Gaza massacres, calls for global spring into action

Jeddah: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has condemned the continuing horrific massacres committed by the Israeli occupation against innocent Palestinians and displaced persons in the Gaza Strip, the latest of which was the bombing of various parts across the Gaza Strip, resulting in t»»»

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Bulgarian News Agency 16m

Andrey Gurov the Logical Choice for Caretaker PM to Ensure Fair Elections, CC-DB MP Mirchev Says

The choice of a caretaker prime minister is up to the President, but the logical option from the standpoint of ensuring fair elections is most likely Andrey Gurov, Continue the Change – Democratic Bulgaria (CC-DB) MP Ivaylo Mirchev told reporters on Sunday. Mirchev was speaking at a commemoration e»»»

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Gulf News 21m

UAE President, Vice President inaugurate World Laureates Summit

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»»»

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The Peninsula 30m

Chinese cash in jewellery at automated gold recyclers as prices soar

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»»»

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Kuna 33m

Gaza's Rafah crossing partially reopens after near two-year closure

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»»»

Libya Herald 37m

Libyan Indian cooperation to qualify national cadres in Quantum Computing and Artificial Intelligence

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)»»»

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Gulf News 38m

Two Turkey road accidents kill at least 16

At least 16 people were killed in two road accidents in southern Turkey on Sunday, authorities said. A bus crashed off a highway near the city of Antalya killing nine people and injuring 25, seven of whom are in critical condition, Antalya provincial governor Hulusi Sahin said. Seven people died an»»»

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Gulf News 38m

Kuwait Emir signs decree reshuffling cabinet

Kuwait: Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah, the Emir of Kuwait signed a decree on Sunday, reshuffling the cabinet. Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported that the Emiri decree changed the title of the following cabinet member, Omar Saud Al-Omar, to Minister of State for Communications and Informa»»»

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Al Manar 42m

Hezbollah’s MP: Mechanism Committee’s Mandate Limited, Overstepping Powers Fully Rejected

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»»»

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Gulf News 50m

UAE media delegation visits Kuwait to boost cooperation

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, »»»

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Libya Herald 1h

LBC Eastern Branch holds Benghazi Forum

‎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»»»

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BBC 1h

Teenager dies from Swiss bar fire injuries, bringing death toll to 41

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»»»

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Gulf News 1h

Iran-US tensions: Why the Strait of Hormuz is a potential flashpoint

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»»»

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Sana 1h

Syria and Jordan discuss boosting economic and investment cooperation

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»»»

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Sputnik 1h

Zelensky is Losing Backing - Yugoslav Ex-Foreign Minister

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 »»»

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Gulf News 1h

UAE President attends World Laureates Summit in Dubai

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»»»

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Al Manar 1h

State of alert declared in Balochistan after attacks killed at least 145 people - Al-Manar TV Lebanon

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Libya Herald 1h

LEES 2026 had a very American flavour this year: AmCham Libya

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»»»

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Libya Herald 1h

Eltumi Partners and U.S. Bilateral Chamber to host expert-led ‘‘Investment in Libya’s Upstream Sector’’ webinar

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»»»

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Al Manar 1h

Iraq’s Coordination Framework Reaffirms Support for Al-Maliki Despite Trump Threats

The Coordination Framework, Iraq’s main Shia alliance which holds a parliamentary majority, has reiterated its support for reinstating Nouri Al-Maliki as prime minister, despite US President Donald Trump threatening to end US support to the country. The alliance said on Saturday that it “reiterates»»»

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BBC 1h

Israel to ban MSF from working in Gaza over refusal to provide staff list

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»»»

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The Peninsula 1h

Indonesia says it will restore access to Musk's Grok chatbot

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 »»»

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Kathimerini 1h

Storm hits Larissa, flooding reported

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»»»

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RT 1h

US government shuts down for second time in four months

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»»»

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Kuna 1h

Arab, Muslim FMs condemn Israeli occupation violations of Gaza ceasefire

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»»»

Kuna 1h

ICAO holds air traffic management coordination meeting in Muscat

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,»»»

Sana 2h

Syrian planning chief meets Qatari officials to boost cooperation

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»»»

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Al Manar 2h

Israeli drone strikes Rapid vehcile in the southern Lebanese town of Dweir, near Nabatieh: Al-Manar correspondent - Al-Manar TV Lebanon

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The Peninsula 2h

India budget pledges record $133 billion to infrastructure

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»»»

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The Peninsula 2h

Two Turkiye road accidents kill at least 16

Ankara: At least 16 people were killed in two road accidents in southern Turkiye on Sunday, authorities said. A bus crashed off a highway near the city of Antalya killing nine people and injuring 25, seven of whom are in critical condition, Antalya provincial governor Hulusi Sahin said. Seven peopl»»»

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RT 2h

Trump refuses to reveal his Iran ‘plan’

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»»»

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Ya Libnan 2h

New head of US diplomatic mission in Venezuela arrives as ties warm – Ya Libnan

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»»»

Gulf News 2h

Nobel laureates in Dubai: AI can speed up science, but can’t replace human discovery

Artificial intelligence is already reshaping how science is done but Nobel Prize laureates meeting in Dubai have warned that human creativity, ethics and funding will ultimately decide whether the technology accelerates discovery or merely repackages what is already known. AI’s promise and perilTal»»»

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Naharnet 2h

1 injured as Israeli drone fires 5 missiles at bulldozer in Qennarit

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»»»

Naharnet 2h

Syria says busted Hezbollah-linked cell behind Damascus attacks

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»»»

The Peninsula 2h

Eight Arab, Islamic countries strongly condemn Israel's repeated ceasefire violations in Gaza

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 »»»

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Naharnet 2h

Syria says busted Hezbollah-linked cell behind Damascus attacks

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»»»

Dailynews Hungary 2h

Budapest link emerges in newly released Epstein files: Király Street flat and young Hungarian woman mentioned

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Bulgarian News Agency 2h

Andrey Gyurov the Logical Choice for Caretaker PM to Ensure Fair Elections, CC-DB MP Mirchev Says

The choice of a caretaker prime minister is up to the President, but the logical option from the standpoint of ensuring fair elections is most likely Andrey Gyurov, Continue the Change – Democratic Bulgaria (CC-DB) MP Ivaylo Mirchev told reporters on Sunday. Mirchev was speaking at a commemoration »»»

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Al Manar 2h

Israeli warplanes spotted flying over several areas across south Lebanon - Al-Manar TV Lebanon

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The Peninsula 2h

Alcaraz sweeps past Djokovic to win maiden Australian Open title

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»»»

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Al Manar 2h

Imam Khamenei: Any US-Initiated War to Expand into Regional Conflict

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»»»

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Naharnet 2h

Khamenei likens protests to 'coup', warns of regional war

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»»»

Kathimerini 2h

Naousa house fire kills one

A 61-year-old man was found dead on Sunday morning after a fire broke out at his home in Naousa, northern Greece. Firefighters responding to the blaze discovered the victim inside the house while battling the flames. Crews were still working to fully extinguish the fire early Sunday afternoon, acco»»»

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Gulf News 2h

Dubai RTA to auction 300 premium vehicle number plates

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»»»

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Gulf News 2h

Abu Dhabi Dialogue 2026: Member states focus on skills, productivity, and future of work

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»»»

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Gulf News 2h

Can the king save London’s 99-year-old iconic Indian restaurant?

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»»»

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BBC 2h

Melania director Brett Ratner pictured cuddling woman in Epstein files

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»»»

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Bulgarian News Agency 2h

Politicians, Public Figures, Citizens Pay Tribute to Victims of Communist Regime

Politicians, public figures, and citizens paid tribute to the memory of the victims of the communist regime at the Memorial to the Victims of Communism, located next to the temple of Bulgarian Martyrs, near the National Palace of Culture in Sofia on Sunday. Bulgaria marks the Day of Gratitude and H»»»

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