DOHA: Qatari Diar has won the Gulf Engineering Union Award for Innovation and Engineering Excellence in the Projects category for its Lusail Integrated Cognitive Platform project. The award was presented during a ceremony organised by the Union in Kuwait City, recognizing the project’s excellence i»»»

New York: The dog was Penny. The win was priceless. A Doberman pinscher named Penny won best in show Tuesday night at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, netting US show dogs’ most coveted prize - and giving veteran handler Andy Linton another win after nearly four decades. Linton got best in sho»»»

Dubai: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. maintained a 'neutral' net satisfaction rating in the final quarter of 2025, according to the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey, with public sentiment remaining largely unchanged despite shifts in regional support. The Fourth Quarter 2025 S»»»

A prosecutor on the eastern Aegean Sea island of Chios on Wednesday ordered the arrest of a survivor from the overnight collision at sea that caused the deaths of at least 15 migrants. State ERT television said the suspect is a Moroccan national who was injured in the incident. He is expected to be»»»

Maintaining the highest standards of technical and nuclear safety at Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant remained the top operational priority, outgoing Deputy PM Atanas Zafirov said on Wednesday. He also welcomed a Council of Ministers decision earlier in the day granting a derogation allowing the plant »»»

The oldest bear at Sofia Zoo – the Himalayan bear Dessi – has turned 38, the zoo said on Facebook Wednesday. According to data from the Zoological Information Management System (ZIMS), Dessi is one of the world's oldest Himalayan bears kept in a zoo. Bears from this species live to an average of 25»»»

Syria ’s state-owned petroleum company signed a memorandum of understanding with the US and Qatar on Wednesday for the development of the country’s first offshore oil and gas field. Syrian Petroleum Company's deal with US energy giant Chevron and the Qatar-based Power International Holding was sign»»»

KUWAIT, Feb 4 (KUNA) -- Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology Omar Al-Omar stressed Kuwait's commitment, through its presidency of the Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO), to fight misinformation and foster inclusive growth amid AI risks threatening national security.Al»»»

1 of 5 | Co-CEO of Netflix Ted Sarandos speaks during a Senate Judiciary hearing on the proposed Netflix-Warner Bros. merger in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. In December 2025, Netflix announced an agreement to acquire Warner Bros, Discovery's film/TV studios and HBO Max in an all-cash deal valued a»»»

Police is looking for the owner of a lodge near the Petrohan Pass where three men were found with shot dead on February 2, acting Prosecutor General Borislav Sarafov told the press during a visit to the western village of Batanovtsi on Wednesday. He said that the authorities "do not rule out a poss»»»

Dubai: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan presented Santiago Peña Palacios, President of the Republic of Paraguay, with the Most Reformed Government Global Award, one of the highest honours of the World Governments Summit. The award was presented during the summit, which take»»»

Dubai: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today met with Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al Ahmad Al Sabah, Prime Minister of the State of Kuwait, who is in the UAE on a working visit to attend the World Governments Summit 2026. The Kuwaiti Prime Minister conveyed to Sheikh Mohamed»»»

Yemen’s Ansarullah leader Sayyed AbdulMalik Badreddine Al-Houthi sent a message of condolences on Wednesday following the loss of Sayyed Abdulkarim Nasrallah, the father of Hezbollah’s former secretary general, martyr Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah. In the message, Sayyed Al-Houthi said Sayyed Abdulkarim N»»»

Private companies added 22,000 jobs in January, half as much as the consensus forecast predicted, the ADP National Employment Report said Wednesday. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Private companies added 22,000 jobs in January, half as much as the consensus forecas»»»

Authorities in central Greece have broken a criminal ring suspected of using the increasingly common electricity malfunction scam to defraud vulnerable people of cash and valuables kept at home. A police statement Wednesday said the crackdown followed a tip-off from a man in Larissa who had been ph»»»

Bulgaria is bracing for dangerous weather as significant rainfall and icy conditions are expected over the coming days. Rainfall will continue overnight and intensify on Thursday, covering nearly the entire country. In areas under a red alert, local precipitation could reach or exceed 60 liters per»»»

Tunis, Feb 4 (TAP) - Road users in southern regions are urged to be vigilant and strictly comply with traffic regulations, according to a statement published on Wednesday by the National Road Safety Observatory (ONSR).While warning of a bad weather...»»»

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, reviewed the Dubai Loop and Glydways projects, two future mobility initiatives led by the Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai (RTA). The projects aim to reinforce Dubai’s global l»»»

At B5+1: Central Asia—U.S. Business Forum held today in Bishkek, Erdenet Kasymov, Director of the Tourism Department under Kyrgyzstan’s Ministry of Economy and Commerce, presented a vision of Central Asia as a single tourism destination. According to him, integration of the tourism sector could bri»»»

DOHA: Nearly 70 startups from Web Summit Qatar's Startup Programme have collectively raised $205 million in funding since Web Summit Qatar 2025. According to the latest data, 69 startups from the programme secured the funding following their participation, demonstrating a strong link between exposu»»»

Tunis, Feb 4 (TAP) - The market accelerated its rebound on Wednesday relative to the previous session, closing 0.64% higher at 14,478.33 points. Trading activity remained modest during the session, with turnover totalling TND 7.8 million, according...»»»

The Council of Ministers on Wednesday granted consent to Bulgaria joining a case instituted before the Court of Justice of the European Union on a request for a preliminary ruling lodged by the Sofia Regional Court. In the pending Case C-672/25, the Bulgarian court asked the EU Court to interpret p»»»

Doha, Qatar: While Lusail International Circuit (LIC) is globally recognised for hosting world class events such as the Formula 1®, MotoGP™, World Endurance Championship, the circuit’s story extends far beyond international race weekends. All year long, LIC opens its doors to the community, offerin»»»

CAIRO, Feb 4 (KUNA) -- Assistant Foreign Minister for Human Rights, Ambassador Sheikha Jawaher Ibrahim Al-Sabah, announced that the Arab Charter Committee on Human Rights has adopted all of Kuwait's responses related to its second periodic report.The report was submitted to the committee last month»»»

In 2025, Kyrgyzstan achieved self-sufficiency in six out of nine staple food categories, the Ministry of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry reported. Products fully supplied by domestic production include vegetables and melons, potatoes, milk, meat, sugar, and eggs. Demand for gra»»»

The board of Thessaloniki’s transport authority has resigned following a directive from the Transport Ministry, amid safety concerns after two recent bus fires. The Thessaloniki Transport Project Organization (OSETH)’s Giannis Toskas and Giannis Kalogeroudis stepped down as CEO and chairman, respec»»»

During the consultations on the caretaker prime minister appointment procedure with President Iliana Iotova here on Wednesday, BSP - United Left Floor Leader Dragomir Stoynev said that difficult times lie ahead, which is why all political forces, as well as parliament, must assist the caretaker cab»»»

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Iran will hold nuclear negotiations with the United States on Friday in Oman, Iranian media reported on Wednesday. "Indirect negotiations between Iran and the United States are set to be held on Friday in Muscat," said the Tasnim news agency, adding that they "will be limited to the nuclear issue a»»»

Authorities have clarified the operating conditions of Osh market after its relocation. Trading spaces will be leased directly to entrepreneurs by the state and cannot be sold. Kanybek Tumanbaev, Head of the Presidential Affairs Department, announced at a meeting with vendors. According to him, the»»»

Tunis, Feb 4 (TAP) - Financial and technical cooperation between Tunisia and the World Bank Group (WB) and progress in the implementation of projects co-financed by the Bank took centre stage at a meeting held on Wednesday between Minister of...»»»

A total 13 migrants were found early Wednesday on the island of Psara, off Chios in the eastern Aegean Sea, authorities said. A coast guard statement said the five men, five women and three children were located at Laka on western Psara, and transferred by boat to a detention center on Chios. The i»»»

The responsibility for the caretaker cabinet lies entirely with the National Assembly, said President Iliana Iotova on Wednesday at the start of consultations with BSP - United Left as part of the procedure for appointing a caretaker prime minister. "Many, if not all, have their arguments and propo»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Yemen’s Ansarulah movement Sayyed Abdul Malik Badreddine Al-Houthi offers his condolences on the loss of Martyr Sayyed Nasrallah’s Father 0»»»

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Tunis, Feb. 4 (TAP)- Industrial wastewater treatment plants will benefit from advantages offered by FODEC - the Fund for the Development of Industrial Competitiveness- as part of the Industrial Upgrading Programme.The aim is to encourage industry...»»»

Israeli strikes pounded Gaza on Wednesday, killing at least 21 Palestinians, including two infants, and further rocking a fragile ceasefire deal, hospital officials said. Israel said it was responding to a militant attack on Israeli soldiers that seriously wounded one. Deadly Israeli strikes have r»»»

Ambulances on the quayside at Chios Port on Tuesday night await the arrival of the dead and injured following a deadly collision at sea between a speedboat carrying dozens of migrants and a Greek coast guard vessel that was in pursuit. Photo by Kostas Kourgias/EPA Feb. 4 (UPI) -- At least 15 migran»»»

At least 17 people, six of them children were killed Wednesday in Israeli airstrikes and artillery fire on the south and north of the strip after gunmen opened fire on Israel Defense Forces troops operating on their side of the cease-fire line, seriously wounding a soldier. File photo by Haitham Im»»»

Police said Wednesday they have identified a 21-year-old man detained over a string of robberies as the perpetrator of a savage, and ultimately fatal, attack on an elderly man during a home burglary west of Athens last year. The police organized crime squad said the suspect was formally arrested Tu»»»

At its regular meeting on Wednesday, the Council of Ministers adopted a decision approving funding for the Interior Ministry for 2026. The amount of EUR 954,840 is earmarked to cover activities related to the issuance of Bulgarian identity documents, in line with the ministry’s contractual obligati»»»

DUBAI - Secretary General of the Government of Serbia Petar Janjic and Minister of State and Secretary General of the UAE Cabinet Maryam Al Hammadi signed on Wednesday at the World Governments Summit in Dubai a Serbia-UAE agreement on experience-sharing and modernisation of the two governments. "Th»»»

Israel’s reopening of the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt this week was the culmination of diplomatic pressure to allow wounded Palestinians to leave and receive treatment. For months, Israel wanted to reopen the crossing on a strictly one-way basis, allowing Palestinians to leave but prevent»»»

DOHA: Minister of Interior and Commander of the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya) HE Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani affirmed the success of the 'Gulf Security 4' exercise hosted by the State of Qatar, highlighting it as an advanced model of joint security cooperation among Gulf Coop»»»

TUNIS, Feb. 4 (TAP) – Tunisia, represented by Secretary of State for Energy Transition Wael Chouchane, took part in the second edition of the SALMA Dialogue Forum on trade, development, South–South cooperation, and triangular cooperation, held on...»»»

TUNIS, Feb. 4 (TAP) – The “Tunisia – Economic Recovery” credit line of €170 million (the equivalent of TND 573.9 million), mobilised for the benefit of the Republic of Tunisia by the European Investment Bank (EIB), will soon be implemented by the...»»»

DUBAI - Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic said on Wednesday in Dubai, where she is attending World Governments Summit 2026, that Hungary's MOL and the UAE state oil company ADNOC were in talks with Gazprom neft about acquiring the Russian stake in the Serbian oil fi»»»