Tunis, Jan 23 (TAP) - The electricity interconnection project testifies to the Italian government’s firm commitment to supporting Tunisia in its energy transition, affirmed Ambassador of Italy to Tunisia Alessandro Prunas.Speaking during a meeting...»»»

Abu Dhabi: The UAE has expressed its sincere condolences and solidarity with the Republic of Mozambique over the victims of floods caused by heavy rainfall, which resulted in a number of deaths and injuries and caused substantial damage. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) convey»»»

Abu Dhabi: The UAE has strongly condemned the terrorist attack on a military centre in Borno State, northeastern Nigeria, which resulted in dozens of deaths and injuries among members of the armed forces. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) stressed that the UAE expresses its str»»»

Danish PM Mette Frederiksen is visiting Greenland's capital Nuuk for talks with the territory's leader, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, after a rollercoaster week that saw US President Donald Trump roll back his threats to forcibly take over the Arctic island and agree to further negotiations. Tensions had »»»

Residents of the Piraeus suburb of Perama on Friday joined in a large protest organized by municipal authorities to seek the removal of large fuel storage tanks from the area on public safety grounds, following a fire that broke out near them early Sunday. Perama Mayor Yiannis Lagoudakos said munic»»»

It's "extraordinary", says shark researcher Chris Pepin-Neff: four shark bites within 48 hours, and three of them within a 15-kilometre stretch of Australia's east coast. On 18 January, a 12-year-old boy was taken to hospital with critical injuries after being attacked while swimming in Sydney Harb»»»

Abu Dhabi: The UAE has expressed its sincere condolences and solidarity with the Republic of South Africa over the victims of floods and heavy rainfall in the north of the country, which resulted in multiple deaths and injuries and caused significant damage. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign »»»

Abu Dhabi: The UAE has expressed its sincere condolences and solidarity with the Republic of Tunisia over the victims of floods following heavy rainfall, which resulted in a number of deaths and injuries and caused substantial damage. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) expressed»»»

Hundreds of businesses in Minnesota will shut their doors on Friday as part of an economic protest against the immigration crackdown in their state. Organisers called for residents to skip work or school, if possible, and refrain from shopping, in a show of opposition to the US Immigration and Cust»»»

1 of 5 | Luigi Mangione appears in Manhattan Supreme Court in December for a suppression hearing in the the murder of UHC CEO Brian Thompson in New York City. Mangione is in federal court Friday for a hearing. File Pool Photo by Seth Wenig/UPI | License Photo Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Luigi Mangione, the ma»»»

Tunis, Jan. 23 (TAP)- The exports of medical supplies amount to nearly TND 52 million/year, while those of the sector of perfumes and cosmetics total TND 270 million: these are the figures advanced at the first edition of Pharmaceutical Days in...»»»

Blast walls, rocket attacks, Forward Operating Bases (FOBs), Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs)... and long queues in the canteen. Anyone who deployed to Afghanistan, in whatever role, between 2001-2021 will have their own vivid memories of that time. It started with the flight in – to Kandahar, K»»»

Andy Reid had been in Afghanistan for three months when the incident happened that would change his life forever. Out on a routine patrol in the Helmand Province, he stood on a Taliban improvised explosive device, resulting in him losing both legs and an arm. "I was there on the floor on my back, a»»»

Tunis, Jan 23 (TAP) - National carrier Tunisair carried 2,486,888 passengers in 2025, down by 5% compared with the previous year, despite an 8% reduction in available seat kilometres (ASK), according to operational indicators released by the...»»»

Thessaloniki is one step closer to realizing the Holocaust Museum of Greece following the signing of an agreement for its construction over the next two years by Jewish Community of Thessaloniki and building firm METKA. The museum, with a total budget of €40 million, will be built on the site of th»»»

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Volodomyr Zelensky sought to humiliate the European Union and even US President Donald Trump, retired Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) lieutenant general Leonid Reshetnikov tells Sputnik. Zelensky is "now like a cornered rat, standing on the edge and going al»»»

Bulgaria's Constitutional Court has dismissed a petition by 49 MPs challenging the constitutionality of a January 16, 2025 National Assembly resolution electing Rosen Zhelyazkov as Prime Minister and the structure and name list of his Cabinet, according to a statement published on the Court's websi»»»

Tunis, Jan 23 (TAP) - The multinational naval exercise “Phoenix Express 26” concluded on Friday at the main naval base in La Goulette, in the presence of senior Tunisian and US military officials and officers representing the navies of participating...»»»

A man is recovering in hospital in Hania, Crete, after being struck by lightning while working at a construction site. Local media reported that the 40-year-old, a press operator, was inside a site vehicle when the incident occurred in the southwestern town of Palaiochora. He was immediately taken »»»

French residents hold Iranian flags as they gather in support of protesters in Iran in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, on Jan. 4. On Friday, the U.S. Department of Treasury announced sanctions on nine "shadow fleet" ships and their owners, who transport Iranian oil. Photo by Maya Vidon-White/UP»»»

Davos: Qatar Free Zones Authority (QFZ) participated in the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting, which took place from January 19- 23, 2026 in Davos, Switzerland. QFZ's delegation was led by its Chief Executive Officer, HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Faisal Al-Thani. The event saw the parti»»»

Tunis, Jan 23 (TAP) - Two new Tunisian consular agencies will open their doors on January 29, in Ajaccio and Bordeaux, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad announced.Details of the two new agencies are as follows:Consular...»»»

Davos: Saudi Arabia officially announced Friday that it will host the World Economic Forum International Meeting on Cooperation and Growth, in Jeddah on 22-23 April. The announcement was made at the conclusion of the 56th WEF Annual Meeting in Davos, where Minister of Economy and Planning Faisal Al»»»

Demonstrators organized by the Free Brazil Movement protest against Banco Master on Thursday in front of the bank's headquarters in Sao Paulo, Brazil, after recent fraud allegations published in the press. The bank was recently liquidated and the area fenced off. Photo by Isaac Fontana/EPA SANTIAGO»»»

Tunis, Jan 23 (TAP) - The year 2025 in Tunisia was marked by a contrasting climate, characterised by a general upward trend in temperatures and heatwaves, alongside rainfall totals broadly close to long-term averages yet exhibiting pronounced...»»»

Sir Keir Starmer has described President Donald Trump's remarks about British troops in Afghanistan as "insulting and frankly appalling". On Thursday, Trump said that US allies stayed "a little off the front lines" in the conflict and claimed he was not sure Nato "would be there" if the US needed i»»»

Israel wants to restrict the number of Palestinians entering Gaza through the border crossing with Egypt to ensure that more are allowed out than in, three sources briefed on the matter told Reuters ahead of the border's expected opening next week. The head of a transitional Palestinian committee b»»»

Davos: The Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar, HE Dr. Hind bint Abdulrahman Al Muftah took part in a panel discussion on shaping international relations through dialogue, which was held as part of the activities in the World Economic Forum 2026 in Davos. During the session, Her Excellen»»»

The Kiev regime was the first to strike energy targets, hitting Russian energy and power facilities and oil depots, retired Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) lieutenant general Leonid Reshetnikov tells Sputnik. Ukraine "believed this would both damage Russia and somehow halt its advance, disruptin»»»

An FBI most wanted poster is displayed during a press conference with Attorney General Pam Bondi, FBI Director Kash Patel and other government representatives at the Department of Justice Headquarters in Washington, D.C., on November 19. Patel announced the arrest of Ryan Wedding on murder and drug»»»

The US has completed its withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO), but still owes the agency roughly $260 million in outstanding membership fees, according to media reports citing WHO calculations. Washington had long been one of WHO’s largest contributors, but US President Donald Trump »»»

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink has joined US President Donald Trump’s Ukraine team as a “prosperity adviser,” US envoy Steve Witkoff has announced. After a similar project failed last year, Fink will once more be tasked with pulling Western capital into Ukraine. Speaking at the World Economic Forum’s ann»»»

Kyiv: Four people were killed and five others wounded Friday in a Russian drone strike targeting eastern Ukraine. Local sources reported that the strike targeted the city of Cherkasy in the Donetsk region, killing four people, including a child, and wounding five others. Two houses were also damage»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic said on Friday a European Parliament (EP) delegation that had paid a two-day visit to Belgrade had demonstrated it had come to support pro-blockade activists from the former government, and noted that the visit was "absolutely a political mission." »»»

Tunis, Jan 23 (TAP) - Temporary thunderstorms are expected on Saturday afternoon, before gradually spreading to the eastern regions later in the day and continuing overnight.According to the National Institute of Meteorology (INM), daily peak...»»»

Tunis, Jan. 23 (TAP) – Reassuring activity indicators published by listed companies this week have strengthened investors’ appetite for risk assets and given fresh momentum to the stock market, according to stockbroker Tunisie Valeurs.The index...»»»

Italian leader Giorgia Meloni said Friday she hoped US President Donald Trump would end the conflict in Ukraine so she could nominate him for the Nobel Peace Prize. Meloni revels in her cordial ties with Trump, who has expressed frustration at failing to win the prize. "I hope that one day we can a»»»

Raipur: India continued their dominant run in the T20 series, defeating New Zealand in the second match to take 2-0 lead. A brilliant innings from Ishan Kishan, followed by a composed finish from skipper Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dube, ensured India chased down a challenging target of 209 with ea»»»

Spanish prosecutors have dropped an investigation into complaints of sexual abuse against the singer Julio Iglesias. They ruled that Spanish courts had no jurisdiction and were therefore not competent to investigate crimes committed abroad involving complainants who were not Spanish citizens or res»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian Deputy Parliament Speaker Marina Ragus said on Friday a delegation of European Parliament (EP) members that had visited the Serbian parliament earlier in the day had not wanted to discuss the human and civil rights of Kosovo-Metohija Serbs and the daily terror against them at the»»»

Tunis, Jan. 23 (TAP) – The stock market sharply accelerated its rebound compared with the previous session (+1.15%), topping the 14,000-point mark. The benchmark index thus lifted its annual performance to +5.1%, according to stockbroker Tunisie...»»»

The president of Somaliland has held separate talks with his Israeli counterpart, as well as the second son of the US leader, as the breakaway region continues to seek international recognition and foreign investment. Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi met Isaac Herzog and businessma»»»

US officials have been pressuring Iraq to disarm Iran-backed armed factions, reported the Financial Times on Friday. “In tense meetings with senior Iraqi political leaders tasked with forming the next government, US officials have in recent weeks also pushed the Iraqis to produce a ‘credible’ plan »»»

A Turkish court rejected on Friday a lawsuit from jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu challenging the cancellation of his university degree, his legal team said, in a further blow to his plans to run for the presidency in the next election. Imamoglu, who is President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main po»»»

Greece is set to suffer a new round of rainstorms and gale-force winds in coming days, paradoxically accompanied by unseasonably high temperatures of up to 20 degrees Celsius, forecasts said Friday. Following a relatively warm weekend, the wet, windy weather is expected mostly on Monday and Tuesday»»»

Protesters against Immigration and Customs Enforcement action march after groups from competing protests confronted each other in downtown Minneapolis on Saturday. The people of Minnesota are participating in a one-day strike to protest federal enforcement in the state. Photo by Craig Lassig/UPI | »»»

The issue of ISIS detainees transferred from prisons in northeastern Syria to Iraq has moved to the forefront of Baghdad’s security and political agenda, coinciding with intensified efforts to form a new government and determine the next prime minister. Long confined to narrow security and technica»»»

Abu Dhabi: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met today with the heads of delegations participating in the US-Russia-Ukraine trilateral talks hosted by the UAE as part of ongoing efforts to foster dialogue and explore political solutions to the Ukraine crisis. Also Read: »»»

A fracture in a straight section of track "occurred prior to the passage" of a high-speed train that derailed, causing last Sunday's rail disaster in which 45 people died, an initial report has found. A train run by private company Iryo derailed last Sunday and its rear carriages crossed on to the »»»

Bulgaria's Constitutional Court has declined a petition to declare unconstitutional a National Assembly resolution refusing to resolve on the conduct of a national referendum on a postponement of the adoption of the euro by Bulgaria, the Court said on its website Friday. The Court was petitioned by»»»