Bellemonde announces the official start of construction works for Bellemonde Privée, a new premium residential project that marks an important milestone in the development of the Bellemonde community located in the Pipera, Vasile Alecsandri area. The project represents a total investment of EUR 25 »»»

Chief of Defence Admiral Emil Eftimov stated that the war in Ukraine has shown that modern warfare is not only about resources, but also about the speed of decision-making and prioritising impact. This statement was made during the Analysis of the Status and Preparation of the Joint Forces Command »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Kirill Dmitriev, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund and special presidential envoy for economic cooperation with foreign countries, said on Tuesday that the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from Donbass could lead to peace in Ukraine. "Donbass withdrawal is the path to peac»»»

President Joseph Aoun's security and military Advisor Antoine Mansour met Tuesday with Mechanism's Assistant Chief U.S. Colonel David Leon Klingensmith at the U.S. Embassy in Awkar. The meeting was attended by the Defense Attaché at the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, Colonel Jason Belknap. The meeting dis»»»

Saudi Arabia has recently decided to change its stance over the Qatari role in Lebanon and this transformation is linked to an understanding with the U.S. over a Qatari role in supporting Lebanon financially and politically, a media report said. The development is also related to the latest rift be»»»

Retired soldiers gathered Tuesday at Beirut's Riad al-Solh Square in downtown Beirut to protest their salaries that have become too low to cover basic expenses, as parliament convened to discuss the 2026 budget. The retirees also demanded better healthcare services and education for their children.»»»

Bulgarian experts have expressed skepticism over the purpose and significance of Donald Trump’s newly established Board of Peace, suggesting that its creation may be more symbolic than substantive. Speaking on the program Nova TV, political scientist Lyubomir Stefanov, sociologist Andrey Raichev, a»»»

European Parliament lawmakers have declined to resume ratifying a key trade agreement with the US, which they suspended last week amid the dispute over Greenland. The decision on whether to unfreeze the Turnberry Agreement was postponed until next Wednesday, trade committee chair Bernd Lange said a»»»

The US immigration agency whose officers have been involved in two fatal shootings in Minneapolis has said it is sending agents to help support American security operations during the Winter Olympics, which start in Italy on 6 February. Confirmation of the agency's role came from the Immigration an»»»

Dental Holding has signed an agreement to acquire Greece-based Memodent Group (Memodent S.A. and Oral Vision IKE), the country’s leading dental supplies distributor. After expanding into Croatia and Hungary in the first half of 2025, Dental Holding further consolidated its presence in the Greek mar»»»

A pack of five wolves that has been approaching the Panorama and Thermi suburbs near Thessaloniki in recent days does not pose a danger to the public, wildlife organization Kallisto said on Tuesday. The NGO said monitoring data shows the wolves move through sparsely populated areas and avoid humans»»»

A roundtable discussion organized by Sputnik news agency and radio broadcaster in a video bridge format connecting Moscow, Rome, Manama, Cairo and Jakarta was held at the International Multimedia Press Center of the Rossiya Segodnya media group. The event titled “Education as the Foundation of Sust»»»

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MetaWealth, a European Real Assets Investment Platform, is entering the battery energy storage system (BESS) market with multiple grid-scale storage projects in Romania, as growing renewable power generation increases demand for flexible power infrastructure. BESS has expanded rapidly across Europe»»»

Doha, Qatar: Minister of Justice and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs HE Ibrahim bin Ali Al Mohannadi met on Tuesday with Minister of Justice of the Kingdom of Morocco, HE Abdellatif Ouahbi, on the sidelines of Doha Legal Forum. During the meeting, the two sides discussed legal cooperation rel»»»

Ajman: More than 3.9 million passengers used public transport buses in Ajman during 2025, reflecting steady growth in demand for mass transit services across the emirate. The Ajman Transport Authority (ATA) said 3,936,406 passengers travelled on its bus network last year, covering both internal and»»»

The Sharjah Airport Authority and Gama Aviation, one of the world’s leading providers of private and business aviation services, announced the completion of 95% of the construction works for the new Gama Aviation facility at Sharjah International Airport. This milestone represents a strategic step »»»

Dubai: Kuwait's Criminal Court has sentenced nine people to seven years in prison each and fined them KD1million after convicting them of forming an organised criminal gang that operated an online gambling website and laundered illicit funds. The court also imposed a fine exceeding 1.839 million di»»»

Doha, Qatar: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani received today a written message from Minister of External Affairs and Cooperation of the Republic of Mozambique HE Maria Lucas, pertaining to bilateral relations and the means to enha»»»

Dubai: Emirates Flight Catering (EKFC) is planning a brand-new, large-scale catering facility at Dubai World Central (DWC) as it prepares for the next phase of the emirate’s aviation growth. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.Speaking to Gulf News on the sidelines of Gulf»»»

Sweden is moving forward with plans to lower the age of criminal responsibility from 15 to 13 in serious cases as it grapples with a growing number of children recruited into gangs to carry out violent crimes without facing serious legal repercussions. Justice Minister Gunnar Strommer said the coun»»»

BELGRADE - The Serbian government has decided to set up an operating team that will coordinate expedited fulfilment of all commitments on Serbia's EU path, says the latest issue of the Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia. The team will be comprised of top-level state officials led by Danijel»»»

DONETSK (Sputnik) - Ukrainian military commanders are sending untrained soldiers to assault units as a punishment for attempting to escape from training centers, Ukrainian prisoner of war Alexander Lugovskoy told Sputnik on Tuesday. "Conscripts who were caught [when trying to flee] were sent straig»»»

BEIJING (Sputnik) - Russia is ready to strengthen practical cooperation with the Chinese military, Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov said on Tuesday. Earlier in the day, Belousov and Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun held talks via videoconference. "Russia is ready, together with China, to s»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia plans to launch Luna-30 station with two lunar rovers in 2036, head of the Lavochkin Research and Production Association Vasily Marfin said on Tuesday. Marfin showed a presentation at the plenary session of the Academic Readings on Cosmonautics according to which the launc»»»

Children in France under the age of 15 could be barred from accessing social media from September 1 after legislators in the National Assembly in Paris voted Monday in favor of a new law that would also extend a smart phone ban in schools to high school students. File Photo by David Silpa/UPI | Lic»»»

Dubai: The government on Tuesday assured overseas Pakistanis of swift action to reclaim illegally occupied properties in the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT), declaring that their assets were fully protected. Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said deputy commissioners in Islamabad would be bound to d»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Museums (QM) has announced the final phase of a diverse program of exhibitions set to conclude in February, as part of the Qatar Creates fall-winter 2025 season. These exhibitions bring together leading voices in art, architecture, and environmental research, collectively present»»»

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Iraq's parliament postponed the election of the country's president on Tuesday to allow Kurdish rivals time to agree on a candidate. The parliament delayed the session, the official INA press agency reported, without saying whether a new date had been agreed. The agency reported earlier that speake»»»

Dubai: Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Monday inaugurated ‘Shikra’, a state-of-the-art real-time monitoring system at the Directorate General of Immigration and Passports aimed at improving transparency, efficiency and service delivery. The system allows authorities to track passport a»»»

Athens: Greek investigators on Tuesday were looking into the causes of a fire that killed five workers at a biscuit factory in the country's worst industrial accident in years. The explosion early on Monday ripped through an entire section of the Violanta factory near the central Greek city of Trik»»»

Firefighters recovered the body of a 55-year-old man from the bottom of a cliff beside a stream in a mountainous village in Tzoumerka, northwestern Greece. The man, who had been staying at his brother’s house, failed to return home Monday night, prompting his family to raise the alarm. Search effor»»»

The process of withdrawing lev banknotes from circulation is progressing well and steadily, with 67% of the cash in levs collected so far, Vladimir Ivanov, Chair of the State Commission on Commodity Exchanges and Wholesale Markets and Head of the Coordination Centre on Euro Adoption in Bulgaria sai»»»

The US and Israel "have outlined a plan for the next phase in resolving the Iranian issue... The level of military readiness at all levels in Iran is high and has reached a red line," Lebanese expert Brigadier General Malik Ayub tells Sputnik. However, Israel is unlikely to participate in a war aga»»»

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Iran has warned the UN Security Council over explicit US threats against Tehran, while a senior advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution described President Donald Trump as “fearful of defeat.” Addressing an open debate of the UN Security Council on Monday, Iran’s Ambassador to the United Na»»»

With Ramadan expected to begin between February 17 and 19 in the UAE, medical experts say the next three weeks are critical for preparing the body for fasting. Starting early can help prevent common problems such as fatigue, dehydration and acidity that many people experience during the first days »»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Education and Higher Education announced the opening and closing dates to apply for educational vouchers for students with disabilities, calling on parents to register for the current and upcoming academic years. The Ministry, represented by the Department of Special Ed»»»

The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, emphasized that Bulgaria’s economy continues to perform strongly despite ongoing political uncertainty. In an interview with BNT, she warned that the country must avoid letting its budget deficit grow and urged both car»»»

Excel Properties has announced the promotion of two senior female professionals to leadership positions as part of its ongoing organisational development strategy. Sana Shaikh has been appointed Vice President – Marketing, while Kristina Gribkova has been promoted to Sales Director. The appointment»»»

India is racing to contain a Nipah virus outbreak in West Bengal, where five cases have been confirmed, including infections among healthcare workers. Nearly 100 contacts are under home quarantine, and patients are receiving treatment in hospitals around Kolkata, with one in critical condition. Als»»»

Madrid: Spain's historically stubborn unemployment fell below 10 percent in the fourth quarter of last year, official data showed on Tuesday, a first since the 2008 financial crisis. The jobless rate in the European Union's fourth-largest economy was 9.93 percent in the period, 0.52 percentage poin»»»

ACT Infraport Ltd and Salamis Shipyards have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Technical Collaboration, marking an important milestone in the development of a state-of-the-art Greenfield Shipyard project in the Gulf of Kutch, Gujarat, India. The MoU was signed in Athens in a cordial an»»»

Greek power grid operator DEDDIE has defended the legality of its Mount Ymittos undergrounding project after a local mayor blamed it for making flooding worse, following a storm in Attica. Glyfada Mayor Giorgos Papanikolaou, announced plans to take legal action against DEDDIE, saying the project ac»»»

Asen Vassilev, leader of “We Continue Change,” affirmed the stability of the WCC-DB coalition, insisting there will be no post-election alliance with GERB or Rumen Radev’s prospective formation. Speaking to reporters, Vassilev stressed that the coalition is united in vision, focused on shaping a Bu»»»

Kairat Tursunkulov has been appointed Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan. The Cabinet of Ministers’ press service reported. The appointment order was signed by Cabinet Chairman Adylbek Kasymaliev. Tursunkulov replaces Temirbek Erkinov, who was previously transferred to the position of»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian PM Djuro Macut said on Tuesday Serbia was facing a stall on its EU integration path but that it was not as prominent as it seemed. Speaking to the RTS, Macut said that, at a session on Monday, the government had decided to set up an operating team to accelerate the progress on th»»»