AMMAN — The governments of Jordan and Japan on Monday signed an exchange of notes for a grant worth some $5 million to finance the procurement of advanced medical equipment for the Royal Medical Services (RMS).The grant, provided under Japan’s Economic and Social Development Programme, aims to bols»»»

AMMAN — The Board of Directors of the "Adaptation Fund" renewed its confidence in the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation (MoPIC) in Jordan, announcing its continued accreditation as a national implementing entity until February 5, 2031.The decision comes after a "comprehensive" revi»»»

AMMAN — Director General of the Department of Statistics (DoS) Haidar Fraihat on Monday presided over the inaugural session of the media committee for the General Population and Housing Census 2026.During the meeting, Fraihat said the General Population and Housing Census 2026 is expected to be one»»»

Dubai: Global Village, the region’s leading multicultural family destination for entertainment, dining, shopping and attractions, has unveiled its Ramadan programme for Season 30, inviting visitors to experience the spirit of the Holy Month in an open-air, community-focused setting. Centred on the »»»

In his latest investigation Emmanuel Colombié, journalist at Forbidden Stories, reveals gang's grip on illegal gold mines. In Peru, the gold rush is ravaging the Amazon rainforest. In the department of Madre de Dios, the Guardianes de la Trocha gang has taken over La Pampa, a gold-rich area running»»»

Venezuela's opposition ⁠leader Maria Corina Machado said on Sunday that close ally Juan Pablo Guanipa was kidnapped by armed men in Caracas hours after ​his release from prison. The abducation comes just days before lawmakers are due to vote on a historic amnesty law covering charges used to lock u»»»

A trial involving internet giants Meta and Youtube began Monday in a Los Angeles civil court and could set a major legal precedent regarding the civil liability of social media operators. The plaintiff's lawyer in the landmark trial said the social media giants “engineered addiction” among the»»»

Bad Bunny delivered a vibrant homage to Puerto Rico during Sunday's Super Bowl halftime show, producing a high-energy journey through the island's culture complete with a surprise appearance by Lady Gaga and a tribute ​from reggaeton pioneer Daddy Yankee. Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny on Sunday »»»

America’s most-watched television event is not just about sports, it captures the zeitgeist of the nation every year. Here are the top picks of the 2026 Super Bowl entertainment acts and ads, reflecting some of the hopes and anxieties of the times. Super Bowl, the USA’s biggest annual sporting even»»»

Ghislaine Maxwell, the jailed associate of late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, on Monday refused to testify before the US congressional committee investigating the federal government's handling of the Epstein files, citing her fifth amendment right against self-incrimination under the cons»»»

Cuba on Monday implemented new emergency measures designed to save fuel in response to the energy blockade imposed by the United States which is having a severe impact on the daily lives of Cubans. Havana also warned ​international airlines that jet fuel will no longer be available from Tuesday. Ha»»»

Angela Diffley is pleased to welcome Dr. Sam Martin, Political Communication Scholar at Boise University. As a scholar of conservative movements, she is deeply concerned with how power obscures harm. In the Epstein case, what unsettles her most, in addition to the horrific abuse itself, is the way»»»

Following the latest file dump by the US Department of Justice, social media is flooded with discourse about Jeffrey Epstein. It's triggered scores of conspiracy theories to resurface, including claims the convicted sex offender faked his death. Fake AI images went viral suggesting Epstein was aliv»»»

Athletes from Kyrgyzstan demonstrated strong results at the Armwrestling World Cup, which was held in Tashkent. Twenty-six countries and more than 1,500 athletes participated in the competition. Kyrgyzstanis won 87 medals of varying denominations. As Yulia Shalyapina, Secretary General of the Kyrgy»»»

The European Union has proposed expanding sanctions against Russia by adding two Kyrgyz banks — Keremet Bank and Capital Bank of Central Asia OJSC — to the sanctions list. Reuters reports, citing a draft document. According to the proposal, the restrictions are related to the provision of crypto as»»»

Nadia Massih is pleased to welcome former hostage negotiator and Middle East Director of the International Communities Organisation Dr. Gershon Baskin. As someone who has spent decades working toward a just resolution between Israelis and Palestinians, including negotiating with Hamas for the relea»»»

In Syria, last week’s agreement between Kurdish forces and Damascus includes a humanitarian component, ultimately aimed at allowing refugees to return home. These families fled the fighting that followed the fall of Bashar al-Assad. There are now more than 100,000 internally displaced people in the»»»

Saudi Arabia and other regional states on Monday condemned Israel's measures to extend its control over the occupied West Bank. Israel announced Sunday evening that its security cabinet had approved a series of decisions that would make it easier for settlers to buy land in the Palestinian territor»»»

Dubai: Global Village, the region’s leading multicultural family destination for entertainment, dining, shopping and attractions, has unveiled its Ramadan programme for Season 30, inviting visitors to experience the spirit of the Holy Month in an open-air, community-focused setting. Centred on the »»»

Dubai: The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) has issued a fog alert for Tuesday morning, warning motorists of reduced visibility across internal and coastal areas until 9am. The advisory comes as dense fog descended on parts of the UAE overnight, creating challenging conditions for early morning»»»

Doha, Qatar: At precisely 5:46am today, February 10, 2029, a public safety alert warning of reduced visibility due to fog was sent out to all mobile phones across the country. The message, issued in both Arabic and English, read, "Due to reduced visibility caused by fog in some areas of the country»»»

A federal judge on Monday blocked a California law that would block federal law enforcement agents from wearing masks in the state, which has seen massive protests over tactics used by the Department of Homeland Security amid a nationwide immigration crackdown. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | Licens»»»

Delegations from the Kyrgyz Republic and the Republic of Kazakhstan met in Astana to discuss resuming cooperation in hydrometeorology and exchanging hydrological data on Kirov, Orto-Tokoi, and Toktogul reservoirs. The Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation of the Republic of Kazakhstan reported»»»

New cases of measles were recorded in Kyrgyzstan in January. Gulzada Dadanova, a physician at the Republican Center for Immunoprophylaxis, announced on Birinchi Radio. According to her, a decline in the incidence of measles was observed toward the end of 2025, but 22 new cases were registered in th»»»

Feb. 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. military conducted a "lethal kinetic strike" targeting a boat alleged to be shipping narcotics in the eastern Pacific on Monday, killing two people and leaving one survivor, U.S. Southern Command said. The boat with three people on board was attacked as "intelligence confir»»»

Dubai: With daytime population increasing to nearly 6 million people on the roads and vehicles increasing 10% annually, Dubai is accelerating its multi-billion-dirham road expansion to stay ahead of traffic and population pressures. Over the past 20 years, the Government of Dubai has invested aroun»»»

President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov signed a law ratifying the loan agreement between the Kyrgyz Republic and the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) for the Construction of Public Schools (Phase II) project, signed on October 9, 2025, in Bishkek. The law was adopted by the Zhogorku Kenesh (Parliame»»»

Britain is planning to launch a seaborne drone fleet to seize oil tankers it claims are linked to what it calls a Russian “shadow fleet,” the Sunday Times has reported. London banned the import of Russian crude and oil products in 2022, along with related maritime transportation, insurance, and fin»»»

Nepal's rapper-turned-mayor Balendra Shah is preparing for the biggest fight of his political life -- a head-to-head battle with veteran leader KP Sharma Oli in the former prime minister's own constituency. Better known as Balen, the sharply dressed 35-year-old has emerged as a symbol of youth-driv»»»

Meta and Google-owned YouTube were accused Monday of pushing highly addictive apps on children as a landmark social media trial began in earnest in a California court. The blockbuster trial in front of a Los Angeles jury could establish a legal precedent on whether the social media juggernauts deli»»»

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) won 315 seats in weekend snap elections, giving it a two-thirds majority, official results confirmed Tuesday. The outcome is the LDP's best in its history and allows Japan's first woman prime minister to stamp her mark on the c»»»

Manila: Once imagined as the Constitution’s sharpest safeguard against abuse by top officials, impeachment now risks becoming a ritual without consequence — a ceremony performed, but never completed. It's like someone preparing to get a photograph at a studio, then coming out with cup a latte, and »»»

Dubai: The UAE will see generally fair to partly cloudy weather from Tuesday through Saturday, with humid nights, a risk of fog or mist in coastal and internal areas, and a gradual rise in temperatures, according to the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM). In its bulletin for Tuesday, the NCM said»»»

Dubai: The UAE will see generally fair to partly cloudy weather from Tuesday through Saturday, with humid nights, a risk of fog or mist in coastal and internal areas, and a gradual rise in temperatures, according to the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM). In its bulletin for Tuesday, the NCM said»»»

President Donald Trump has threatened to block the opening of a bridge connecting the US and Canada until Washington is "fully compensated for everything" it has given to its northern neighbour. The Gordie Howe International Bridge, connecting the Canadian province of Ontario to the US state of Mic»»»

As the world stands at the threshold of an era defined by Artificial Intelligence (AI), 2026 marks a pivotal moment in global cooperation on this transformative technology. The India-AI Impact Summit 2026, to be held in New Delhi from 16-20 February, offers an unprecedented platform for nations, in»»»

The remains of three of ten employees of a Canadian mining company were found Friday in a mass grave in Mexico. Employees of the company are seen in 2022 earlier in development of the mining project there. Photo by Vizsla Silver/Instagram Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Three employees of a Canadian silver mining »»»

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel next week to Hungary, the State Department said Monday, after President Donald Trump endorsed its right-wing leader Viktor Orban, who is trailing in polls ahead of April elections. Rubio will travel to Hungary and Slovakia, also led by a right-wing ally»»»

Award-winning actress Catherine O'Hara died of a pulmonary embolism, her death certificate has revealed. O'Hara died on 30 January in a Santa Monica hospital, at the age of 71. In addition to the blood clot in her lungs, the death certificate listed rectal cancer as the long-term cause of death. It»»»

ROCKVILLE, Maryland: A student was shot inside a high school in Maryland on Monday and another student was in custody, police said. The student who was shot was found with one gunshot wound in a hallway and was taken to a hospital in stable condition, the Rockville City Police Department said in a »»»

The US Southern Command said Monday that two people were killed in the latest strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Eastern Pacific. "Two narco-terrorists were killed and one survived the strike," the post on X said, adding that the US Coast Guard was notified to "activate the Search and »»»

TradeBangladeshUS cuts Bangladesh tariffs to 19% in trade dealKate Hairsine Reuters, AFPCertain textiles and garments made in Bangladesh from US-produced materials will attract zero tariffs. https://p.dw.com/p/58PjaThe US-Bangadesh trade deal sees tariff exemptions for some Bangadesh exports made w»»»

Venezuelan Nobel peace laureate Maria Corina Machado said Monday that armed government agents had "kidnapped" a close ally — hours after he was released from prison and demanded democratic elections. Machado said a group of heavily armed men in civilian clothes seized Juan Pablo Guanipa, 61, in the»»»

Washington DC: The United States and Bangladesh on Monday signed the United States-Bangladesh Agreement on Reciprocal Trade, marking a significant step in strengthening bilateral economic and trade relations, according to a statement by the Office of the US Trade Representative. Also Read: US hails»»»

Tunis, Feb. 10 (TAP) - President Kais Saied stressed during a meeting on Monday afternoon at the Carthage Palace with Prime Minister Sarra Zaafrani Zenzri that “the Tunisian people today need not only new laws, but also new actors to implement...»»»

A US TV host whose family has been at the centre of national attention for a week since her elderly mother was apparently kidnapped said Monday she and her siblings had reached "an hour of desperation." Nancy Guthrie, mother of NBC News "Today" co-host Savannah Guthrie, is believed to have been sna»»»

The morning after the Seahawks became Super Bowl champions, people spent Monday trying to figure out who had won the other widely talked about competition of the night: Dueling halftime performances between Bad Bunny and conservative darling Kid Rock. Nielsen figures won’t be released until Tuesday»»»

It is one year since US Vice-President JD Vance delivered a bombshell speech at the Munich Security Conference, castigating Europe for its policies on migration and free speech, and claiming the greatest threat the continent faces comes from within. The audience were visibly stunned. Since then, th»»»

Several government buildings and dozens of schools in Columbus, Springfield and other cities in Ohio were closed for hours on Monday morning so that law enforcement could investigate bomb threats called in across the state, some of which mentioned the potential deportation of thousands of Haitians »»»

President Donald Trump threatened Monday to stop the opening of a new bridge between the United States and Canada, in a fresh salvo against the country he has suggested should become the 51st US state. Also Read: New $6.4-billion US-Canada cable-stayed bridge: What you need to knowTrump said the Un»»»