Stealing Russian assets frozen in the EU would amount to a “declaration of war” against Moscow, Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever has said. Western nations froze an estimated $300 billion in Russian central bank assets following the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in February 2022. The bulk o»»»

1 of 3 | President Donald Trump holds a signed founding charter at the Board of Peace meeting during the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday. Photo by World Economic Forum/Jason Alden/UPI | License Photo Jan. 22 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump held a signing cerem»»»

Tunis, Jan. 22 (TAP) - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration, and Tunisians Abroad, Mohamed Ali Nafti, held a working session on Thursday with the UN Resident Coordinator and representatives of UN agencies, funds, and programmes accredited in...»»»

DAVOS: The path to strengthening Qatar’s deep tech ecosystem has been placed in focus on the global stage as Qatar Foundation fostered dialogue on advancing innovation and the possibilities that partnerships create at the Annual Meeting 2026 of the World Economic Forum. Leading figures from Qatar’s»»»

In a Facebook post on Thursday, There Is Such a People (TISP) leader Slavi Trifonov said that falsification and manipulation of optical voting scanners are impossible. He said that these devices are the best option for voting in Bulgaria, as with this type of voting, the machine prints a paper prot»»»

Tunis, Jan 22 (TAP) - The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Rawafed+ project, funded by the European Union and the French Development Agency (AFD), will host an information session in Tunis on February 4, focusing on the EIB’s Tunisia-Economic...»»»

This week US President Donald Trump continued to share his frustration at not winning last year's Nobel Peace Prize, Brooklyn Peltz Beckham confirmed rumours of a rift with his family, and Dame Prue Leith announced she was leaving the Bake Off tent. But how much attention did you pay to what else h»»»

New York, Jan.22 (SANA) Permanent representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Ibrahim Olabi, said that Syria welcomes the positions of the countries that have acknowledged the significant efforts undertaken by the Syrian government, which have clearly differentiated between the Syrian Democrat»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe ‘Hands on Trigger’: IRGC Chief Warns US and ‘Israel’ against Any Miscalculation 22-01-2026 19:21 PM The chief commander of Iran’s Islamic R»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Greenland’s Prime Minister: We are ready to negotiate a better partnership with the United States, but sovereignty is a red line that canno»»»

A woman lights a candle during a vigil outside the Helicoide in Caracas, Venezuela, on Saturday. Relatives gathered in hope of the release of their family members after announcements made by the head of the Venezuelan Parliament, Jorge Rodriguez. Photo by Ronald Pena/EPA Jan. 22 (UPI) -- The Inter-»»»

Damascus: The Syrian Foreign Ministry held the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Thursday responsible for violating the ceasefire agreements, stressing that Damascus retains its full right to protect sovereignty and national security throughout the country. Sources in the ministry told the Syrian Arab»»»

Davos: The Minister of Commerce and Industry, HE Sheikh Faisal bin Thani bin Faisal Al-Thani held meetings with several ministers on the sidelines of the 2026 Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. HE Sheikh Faisal met with Minister of Commerce of Saudi Arabia, HE Dr. Maj»»»

The Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria (CC-DB) parliamentary group will continue to boycott the quorum in the plenary hall, CC leader Assen Vassilev said on Thursday. "We have seen that a proposal has already been submitted by There Is Such a People for a second reading of the draft Election»»»

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers detained a 5-year-old boy on Tuesday during an enforcement operation, Minnesota school officials have said, as part of an immigration crackdown in the state. Pre-schooler Liam Ramos was with his father - named by the Department of Homeland Secur»»»

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DAVOS, Switzerland — President Donald Trump warned Thursday of major reprisals if European countries dumped key holdings of US Treasury bonds to pressure Washington, as temperatures fluctuated over the future of Greenland."If that would happen, there would be a big retaliation on our part, and we h»»»

French member of the European Parliament Manon Aubry (lower left), gestures during the vote to refer the Mercosur trade deal case to the Court of Justice of the European Union, Strasbourg, France, on Wednesday. Photo by Yoan Valat/EPA Jan. 22 (UPI) -- The governments of Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay»»»

1 of 4 | Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers check the documentation of a construction worker during a random stop in Minneapolis on Jan. 9. ICE has detained four children from the same Minnesota school district this month, including a 5-year-old boy. Photo by Craig Lassig/UPI | License Ph»»»

Mohamed El‑Sebaei, former deputy head of the Senate’s Agriculture and Irrigation Committee, said updating Egypt’s Agriculture Law is no longer optional but an urgent necessity imposed by current challenges. Speaking during a workshop reviewing the legislative impact assessment of Agriculture Law No»»»

1 of 3 | The conflict between President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is raising urgent questions about the independence of the regulatory system. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Jan. 22 (UPI) -- The conflict between President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve»»»

Dubai: Kuwait's Criminal Court sentenced a Kuwaiti woman to 15 years in prison and fined her KD10,000 after convicting her of cultivating, trafficking and using cannabis and psychotropic substances, following a security operation that led to the raid of her home. The ruling came after the General D»»»

Dealers at Hana Bank celebrate at the lender’s head office in Seoul on Thursday as as South Korea’s benchmark KOSPI surpasses 5,000 points for the first time. Photo courtesy of Hana Bank SEOUL, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- South Korea's benchmark KOSPI nearly doubled in less than a year, crossing the 5,000-poi»»»

US lawmakers have backed Venezuelan opposition figure Maria Corina Machado as a potential leader of the country following the abduction of President Nicolas Maduro, the New York Times has reported. Members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee unanimously endorsed Machado after a closed-door meeti»»»

Dubai: Artificial intelligence is set to disrupt a significant share of the global workforce, the head of the International Monetary Fund warned in Davos. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.Speaking at a high-level dialogue hosted by the UAE at the World Economic Forum, I»»»

The UAE Government and the World Economic Forum (WEF) have reaffirmed their plan to establish the Global Strategic Intelligence Programme, marking a new step in helping governments respond faster and more effectively to global change. The announcement was made during the 56th Annual Meeting of the »»»

Bangladesh’s February 12, 2026 general election is taking shape after the country’s Election Commission cleared 1,970 candidates to contest 298 parliamentary seats with an announcement for 2 constituencies expected soon, Chinese state owned Xinhua news agency reported. »»»

Bangladesh’s February 12, 2026 general election is taking shape after the country’s Election Commission cleared 1,970 candidates to contest 298 parliamentary seats with an announcement for 2 constituencies expected soon, Chinese state owned Xinhua news agency reported. »»»

Bangladesh’s February 12, 2026 general election is taking shape after the country’s Election Commission cleared 1,970 candidates to contest 298 parliamentary seats with an announcement for 2 constituencies expected soon, Chinese state owned Xinhua news agency reported. »»»

Bulgaria has acquired a 10% stake in the consortium exploring for oil and natural gas in the Han Asparuh offshore block in the Black Sea, the government and project partners said on January 21. The move gives the state a d»»»

After months of unexplained delay, the Council of Ministers on Wednesday cleared a key investment project for the Bulgarian Armed Forces, giving the green light for the purchase of modern coastal anti-ship missile systems. The acquisition will be carried out through an intergovernmental agreement w»»»

Cairo: Qatar Media Corporation (QMC) participated in several meetings held at the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States in Cairo, in preparation for the 104th regular session of the Permanent Committee for Arab Media and the 22nd session of the Executive Bureau of the»»»

Dubai: Big Ticket has brought more joy to UAE residents this January, with its second weekly e-draw awarding Dh50,000 to two winners from Bangladesh and India. Bangladeshi expat Mohammed Rafiqul Islam was thrilled to learn his online ticket had won. He bought the ticket through the Big Ticket platf»»»

Davos: Chairman of Qatar Tourism and Chairman of the Board of Visit Qatar HE Saad bin Ali Al Kharji, participated in the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos, Switzerland. He joined a high-level panel discussion hosted by the Financial Times at the Invest in Qatar pavilion, which addre»»»

Doha, Qatar: HE Minister of Justice and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Ibrahim bin Ali Al Mohannadi met on Thursday with Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium to the State of Qatar HE Eugene Crijns. The meeting discussed legal and judicial cooperation relations between the State of Qatar and »»»

Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan Adylbek Kasymaliev handed over 10 Perkins Brailler Classic typewriters to the Special Boarding School for Blind and Visually Impaired Children in Bishkek, the Cabinet’s press service reported. The need for the equipment was voiced in September last»»»

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A lack of quorum cut short Thursday's sitting of Parliament that was expected to consider before a final vote key revisions to the Election Code. The next sitting was scheduled for Friday morning. The opposition Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria, Vazrazhdane, the Alliance for Rights and Fre»»»

Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan Adylbek Kasymaliev visited the M. Adyshev Institute of Geology of the National Academy of Sciences. During the visit, scientists briefed him on the institute’s main research areas, ongoing projects, and its contribution to studying the country’s mi»»»

Bulgaria’s shift to the euro at the start of 2026 has changed more than price tags. It has quietly reshaped how people pay for everyday digital services, from subscriptions to cross-border shopping. Faster transfers and clearer fees are lowering friction in ways consumers notice immediately. For in»»»

The Attorney General’s Office reported yesterday that the Tripoli Criminal Court, in its last session, convicted a former Director General of the African Investments Company – Laico LAP Sudan – and sentenced him to six years in prison and fined him two thousand dinars. The Public Prosecution had ch»»»

CAIRO, Jan 22 (KUNA) -- The 29th session of the Council of Arab Ministers of Communications and Information Technology kicked off on Thursday, addressing a number of issues related to developing Arab cooperation in the communications and information technology sector and enhancing joint Arab action»»»

Deputy Minister of Construction, Architecture, Housing and Communal Services of Kyrgyzstan Talantbek Imanakun uulu told at a session of the Zhogorku Kenesh how overcrowded schools in Bishkek have become. He noted that about 1.5 million people live in the capital, resulting in tens of thousands more»»»

Davos, Switzerland: US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he had reached a framework of a deal that satisfies him on Greenland, as he backed down both on threats to seize the island by force from Denmark and on imposing tariffs against European allies. Trump made the startling turnaround after t»»»

Dubai: A Pakistani expat living in Dubai has won Dh50,000 in the Big Ticket weekly e-draw, celebrating the prize with seven members of his group. Irshad Gull, who works for a desert safari tourism company, has been in Dubai for 23 years and has been buying Big Ticket entries for nearly a decade. Hi»»»

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Vazrazhdane, the third-largest parliamentary group, on Thursday urged Parliament to debate as soon as possible a bill extending the month-long euro and lev dual circulation period beyond its statutory expiry on January 31. Vazrazhdane Floor Leader Kostadin Kostadinov said from the rostrum that just»»»

Dubai: Air India is heading for its largest annual loss on record as the financial fallout from last year’s deadly Boeing 787 crash collides with higher operating costs from regional airspace restrictions, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Ch»»»