KUWAIT, Dec 14 (KUNA) -- Kuwaiti Minister of Oil Tareq Al-Roumi said Sunday that it is uneasy to control global oil market prices or subject them to a fixed equation, terming the current fall in market prices as a "sudden drop".Speaking to reporters after chairing the 115th ministerial meeting of t»»»

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has called for a serious institutional review after what he described as a security incident involving agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (BKH). Speaking on his weekly podcast 'Flasim', Rama said BKH agents had entered the Prime Minister’s Office without»»»

Egypt on Sunday revealed the revamp of two colossal statues of a prominent pharaoh in the southern city of Luxor, the latest in the government’s archaeological events that aim at drawing more tourists to the country. The giant alabaster statues, known as the Colossi of Memnon, were reassembled in a»»»

US President Donald Trump is pressuring Vladimir Zelensky to cede territory to Russia in an effort to end the conflict between Kiev and Moscow, Bild has claimed, citing anonymous sources. On Saturday, the German outlet reported that the White House is “exerting intense pressure on [the Ukrainian le»»»

Riyadh: Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs HE Dr. Ahmed bin Hassan Al Hammadi met Sunday with Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Republic of Portugal HE Ana Isabel Xavier, on the sidelines of the 11th Global Forum of United Nations Alliance of Civilizati»»»

Police officers work near the scene following a shooting incident at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia, on Sunday. NSW Police confirmed at least ten deaths, including one alleged shooter, following the incident. Photo by Mick Tsikas/EPA Dec. 14 (UPI) -- At least ten people were killed after two gun»»»

DOHA: Aflag-raising ceremony has been held at the Sheraton Doha Hotel for the flag of the State of Qatar and the flag of the United Nations, signalling the start of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption. Doha is hosting the conference from December»»»

Volkswagen plans to halt production of vehicles at its Dresden plant on Tuesday, marking the first time in the company’s history that a Germany-based factory has been shuttered. With an installed capacity to build up to 37,500 cars a year, and the flagship of VW’s EV lineup, the Dresden plant’s clo»»»

Tunis, Dec 14 (TAP) - The weather Sunday night will be partly cloudy across most regions.The wind will blow south over the north and centre, and east in the south, moderate to strong, locally strong along coastal regions in the south, where isolated...»»»

Riyadh: The main Saudi stock market index closed Sunday down 127.15 points at 10,588.83 points, with trading valued at SAR 2.5 billion. The volume of shares traded reached 141 million, with 28 companies seeing their share prices rise, while 232 companies saw their share prices decline. Meanwhile, t»»»

The result of last month’s parliamentary elections in Iraq was ratified by the Supreme Federal Court on Sunday, confirming that the party of caretaker prime minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani won the largest number of seats — but not enough to assure him a second term. The court confirmed that the vo»»»

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday voiced readiness to drop his country’s bid to join NATO in exchange for Western security guarantees, but rejected the US push for ceding territory to Russia as he held talks with US envoys on ending the war. Zelenskyy sat down with US President Dona»»»

EU Economy Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Russian central bank against Euroclear, the Brussels-based depository which holds most of Russia’s frozen sovereign assets, calling it “speculative.” Kiev’s Western backers froze around $300 billion in Russian central b»»»

Nicosia: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Nikos Christodoulides, President of the Republic of Cyprus, held discussions on Sunday focused on enhancing cooperation as part of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two nations. During talks at the Presiden»»»

Doha: The Qatar Stock Exchange ended Sunday's trading session lower, with the index dropping 48.22 points, or 0.44%, to close at 10,854.95 points. A total of 81,758,367 shares were traded during the session, valued at QAR 223,853,308.10, across 11,269 transactions spanning all sectors. Shares of 18»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - More than half of Germans believe they cannot freely express their opinion, a poll conducted by Swiss company Tenor and published by a German newspaper on Sunday revealed. Fifty-seven percent of Germans feel it is currently better to "be careful" when voicing their views, the sur»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that Ukraine was ready to abandon the goal of joining NATO if it received security guarantees from individual partner countries, including security assurances from the United States modeled on Article 5 of the NATO charter. "Ukraine's conditions »»»

Dubai’s Road and Transport Authority (RTA) released the route map of the upcoming Dubai Metro Blue Line on Dec 14. In a video tweet, it explained the finer points of the addition; for one thing, it’ll extend 14.5km above ground and 15.5km under ground, resulting in easier connectivity. The new line»»»

The Israeli military said it targeted three members of the Iran-backed Hezbollah group in strikes on southern Lebanon on Sunday. The Lebanese health ministry said on Sunday that two people had been killed in separate Israeli strikes in the south of the country, which came despite a ceasefire betwee»»»

Abu Dhabi: The UAE has strongly condemned the terrorist attack on a joint US and Syrian patrol near the city of Palmyra in central Syria, which resulted in the deaths and injuries of a number of US soldiers, as well as injuries among members of the Syrian security forces. In a statement, the Minist»»»

Kuwait City: Amir of Kuwait HH Sheikh Mishal Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah received a letter from President of Malawi, Peter Mutharika, on ways to foster bilateral cooperation. The letter was handed over to Kuwait's Foreign Minister Abdullah Al Yahya during his meeting today with Malawi's Finance Mini»»»

Syria's interior ministry said Sunday the gunman who killed three Americans in the central Palmyra region the previous day was a member of the security forces who was to have been fired for extremism. Two US troops and a civilian interpreter died in what the Syrian government described as a "terror»»»

The administration of US President Donald Trump is willing to offer Kiev NATO-style and Congress-approved security guarantees if it agrees on territorial concessions to Russia, Axios reported on Saturday, citing sources. Ukraine has rejected any concessions and has called instead for a ceasefire – »»»

Dubai: The General Authority for the Care of the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque has introduced a new child safety initiative at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, issuing identification bracelets for children upon arrival. The bracelets include guardians’ contact details»»»

The operation to secure the Russian tanker “Kairos” near Ahtopol has progressed successfully, the Maritime Administration Agency director Zhivko Petrov confirmed. Emergency teams restored the vessel’s key systems and supplied power, preparing it for towing. The left anchor was released and moved, a»»»

A harrowing video showed a shocking footage of how a man saved multiple lives on Bondi Beach, as it captured raw chaos in a sun-drenched parking lot fringed by palm trees on Sunday (December 14, 2025) in Australia. Also Read: UAE condemns terrorist shooting at gathering in Sydney, AustraliaThe vide»»»

Riyadh, Dec. 14 (SANA) The third edition of “Made in Saudi 2025” will kick off on Monday in Riyadh, marking the Kingdom’s flagship industrial event and aligning with Vision 2030’s objectives to diversify the economy and strengthen local industries. This year, the exhibition takes on a regional dime»»»

In an interview with Mandiner’s Hotel Lentulai podcast, Prime Minister Orbán delivered a stark warning: "The use of frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine would be an act of economic warfare." In a year marked by global turbulence, the prime minister called this potential move by Western powers "»»»

London: Virgil van Dijk wants Mohamed Salah to stay at Liverpool despite the Egyptian star's incendiary rant about the club, but the Reds captain admits he does not know what will happen over the next few weeks. Salah came off the bench against Brighton on Saturday for his first appearance since cl»»»

Doha: The Qatar Stock Exchange ended Sunday's trading session lower, with the index dropping 48.22 points, or 0.44%, to close at 10,854.95 points. A total of 81,758,367 shares were traded during the session, valued at QAR 223,853,308.10, across 11,269 transactions spanning all sectors. Shares of 18»»»

Sixteen suspects arrested on the island of Crete over an alleged scheme to illegally obtain agricultural subsidies through the state payment agency OPEKEPE are expected to be given time to testify before an investigating magistrate. The suspects appeared early Sunday before the European Public Pros»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia is monitoring the situation in Australia after a deadly shooting at a beach in Sydney, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told Sputnik on Sunday. "We are monitoring the terrible news from Australia. The shooting of innocent people during a religious holid»»»

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ALGIERS, Dec 14 (KUNA) -- A summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Authority of Heads of State and Government kicked off in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, on Sunday.The conferees focus on rapid political and security developments in the region, primarily the recent toppling »»»

Slovakia will vote against anything that would allow frozen Russian assets to be used to arm Ukraine, Prime Minister Robert Fico has said. He warned that further military aid would lead to the “senseless daily killing of hundreds of thousands of Russians and Ukrainians.” Kiev’s Western backers froz»»»

New York: The State of Qatar expressed its pride in being among the five largest donor countries contributing to humanitarian aid to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) for 2025, with a total exceeding USD 1.528 billion, reflecting the utmost priority Qatar»»»

Abu Dhabi: The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) forecast partially cloudy to occasionally cloudy weather tomorrow, with a chance of rainfall over some coastal and northern areas. Winds are expected to be light to moderate, becoming active at times. In a statement today, NCM said winds will be s»»»

Dubai: At least 10 people were killed and six people have been taken to hospital following a shooting incident at Sydney’s Bondi Beach. According to the Guardian, the local police have confirmed that two people are in custody as investigations continue. New South Wales Police said the operation was»»»

At the beginning of next week, we will submit amendments to the Election Code that include restoring machine voting with sufficient control counting so that there are no speculations or explanations that someone somewhere is tampering with something, said Bozhidar Bozhanov, Deputy Floor Leader of C»»»

A person of interest has been detained in connection with a US shooting at Brown University that left two people dead, police said. Nine others were injured when a gunman opened fire at the university in Providence, Rhode Island, on Saturday. Police confirmed on Sunday a person had been detained, a»»»

Syria said on Sunday that the gunman who killed three Americans in the central Palmyra region was a member of its own security forces who was due to be dismissed for extremist views, a day after the deadly attack blamed by Washington on the Islamic State group. Syria's interior ministry said on Sun»»»

BRUSSELS, Dec 14 (KUNA) -- The European Union on Sunday strongly condemned the attack that took place at Bondi Beach in Australia, expressing shock over the resulting loss of life and affirming its solidarity with the Australian people and its support for the families of the victims.EU Commission P»»»

KUWAIT, Dec 14 (KUNA) -- His Highness the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received on Sunday a written letter from the President of the Republic of Malawi, Arthur Peter Mutharika, concerning frameworks for strengthening the close bilateral relations between the two nations a»»»

Dubai: Minutes after survivor and actress Bhavana Menon reacted to Dileep's acquittal verdict and sentencing of six convicts to 20 years in prison, his first wife has expressed her disappointment at the outcome. "I have the utmost respect for the Honourable Court. But in this case justice for the s»»»

Washington, United States: US President Donald Trump hinted that Republicans could lose the 2026 midterm elections, despite touting the "greatest economy in history," in an interview with the Wall Street Journal published Saturday. The Republican, who returned to the White House in January, has reg»»»

Kuwait, Dec. 14 (SANA) Syria’s Minister of Energy, Mohammed al-Bashir, participated in the Council of Ministers meetings of the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) on Sunday in Kuwait, alongside energy and oil ministers from member states. The meetings focused on strengthenin»»»

With just 18 days to go until Bulgaria adopts the euro on January 1, consumer questions about payments are still coming in. Krasimira Raicheva, executive director of VISA Bulgaria, offered practical guidance for both shoppers and merchants during an appearance on Nova TV. Raicheva stressed that pay»»»

PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKIY, Russia, (Sputnik) - NATO specialists entering Ukraine served as a trigger for Russia's special military operation, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. "NATO specialists infiltrated Ukraine directly, entered its government bodies, and the first [Western] arms deliveries »»»

Dubai: Bhavana Menon, the survivor in the 2017 Kerala assault case, has broken her silence over actor Dileep's acquittal earlier this week by Ernakulam Sessions Court in Kerala. "After years of pain, tears, and emotional struggle, I have come to a painful realisation, 'Not every citizen in this cou»»»

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited a police alcohol checkpoint in central Athens on Saturday evening, accompanied by Citizen Protection Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis. Mitsotakis praised officers for their work, calling it “life-saving” and observed procedures used to test drivers for alco»»»