1 of 2 | FBI Director Kash Patel pictured last month at Department of Justice headquarters in Washington, D.C. On Monday, Patel stated federal officials believe scammers "were banking on the fact that you'll feel too embarrassed to come forward and report the crime to the FBI," encouraging those to»»»

Doha: The Regulatory Authority for Charitable Activities (RACA) on Monday launched the "Masar" Programme, designed to monitor the implementation of its 2025-2030 strategy. The launch marks a significant step in the Authority's commitment to advancing effective governance tools, performance measurem»»»

The “lex developer” housing project at Grenadierów Street in Warsaw’s Praga-Południe district has returned in a revised version. The new plan increases the scale from 168 to a maximum of 216 apartments, ranging from studios to four-room units sized 30–64 sqm, with two-room flats dominating. The dev»»»

From May 20, 2026, all apartments and rooms rented on a short-term basis in Poland will be required to register in a central national database, under new EU regulations. Deputy Minister of Sport and Tourism Ireneusz Raś announced that administrative fines of up to PLN 50,000 will apply for failure »»»

Warsaw has signed a public-private partnership agreement with CBR Events to renovate the historic Hala Gwardii, transforming it into a modern food hall inspired by venues in Italy and Spain. The private investor will fund the PLN 97.4 million renovation and manage the facility for 30 years, until 2»»»

Sales of new apartments in Poland increased sharply in November, rising by 8.2% m/m despite two long holiday weekends, according to Tabelaofert.pl. Average prices across the ten largest cities fell marginally by 0.02%, though most developers raised list prices while offering discounts. The stronges»»»

The launch of the Innovate Poland program could help revive Poland’s private equity and venture capital market, according to the Polish Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (PSIK). Success will depend on opening the program to a broad range of domestic and foreign institutional investors »»»

Selena Group has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of ACDIS France, a long-established distributor of construction chemicals, strengthening its position in the French market—one of its key growth directions in Western Europe. ACDIS France, based in Toulon, has operated for 60 years and specialize»»»

Tunis, Dec. 8 (TAP) - The steering committee of the Residential Neighbourhood Upgrading and Integration Programme held a meeting, Monday, chaired by the Minister of Public Works and Housing, Slaheddine Zouari, to follow up on the progress of this...»»»

Doha: For the first time in Qatar’s history, the thunder of hooves and the crack of mallets will echo through the heart of the capital when Polo Al Marsa takes centre stage at Old Doha Port on December 11–13. The groundbreaking 3-on-3 exhibition tournament, organised by the newly established Qatar »»»

Elections at Greece’s three largest bar associations concluded Monday, with Andreas Koutsolampros elected president of the Athens Bar Association, the country’s biggest professional body. Lawyers in Thessaloniki and Piraeus re-elected incumbents Dimitris Finokaliotis and Ilias Klappas. Turnout in A»»»

Speaking at a news briefing after a meeting of the National Council for Tripartite Cooperation on Monday, Labor and Social Policy Minister Borislav Gutsanov said that the Public Social Insurance Budget Bill had been unanimously approved, which speaks to its social focus. "We have shown that 'dialog»»»

Doha, Qatar: Commercial Bank partnered with Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar (VCUarts Qatar) through its Continuing Education Program to host an educational initiative aimed at enhancing leadership and team-building skills through creative methodologies that go beyond tr»»»

Cairo: The State of Qatar participated in the 15th International Conference on Sustainable Development, organized by the Arab Union for Sustainable Development and Environment, which kicked off Monday at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo under the theme "Sustainable Development and the Future o»»»

Alina Habba, US President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, has resigned as New Jersey's top prosecutor after a court battle over her eligibility to serve as US attorney for the state. US Attorney General Pam Bondi accepted Habba's resignation on Monday, saying the court's "flawed" ruling made»»»

Tunis, Dec. 8 (TAP) - Secretary of State to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad, Mohamed Ben Ayad met, on Monday in Tunis, with Charaf Ahmimed, the newly appointed UNESCO Regional Office Director for the Maghreb, who...»»»

1 of 4 | Luigi Mangione appears Monday in Manhattan Supreme Court for a hearing in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Pool Photo by Sarah Yensel/UPI | License Photo Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Luigi Mangione was in court again for the fourth day of an evidentiary hearing Monday after missing Fr»»»

Tunis. Dec. 8 (TAP)- The Agency for the Promotion of Industry and Innovation (APII) will organise on December 12 a workshop to launch an industry 4.0 hub. The workshop is part of the implementation of the programme of digital transition in the...»»»

President Donald Trump signs the Take It Down Act in the Rose Garden of the White House on May 19 which will enact stricter penalties for the distribution of non-consensual intimate imagery, including AI-generated deep fakes and "revenge pornography." On Monday, Trump said he plans to issue an exec»»»

DOHA: Karim El Berkaoui’s early strike proved decisive as Morocco edged already-qualified Saudi Arabia 1-0 in a thrilling FIFA Arab Cup clash at Lusail Stadium yesterday to secure a place in the quarter-finals. El Berkaoui’s goal came in the 11th minute, and Saudi Arabia’s substitute Abdullah Alham»»»

Tokyo: A 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Aomori in northeastern Japan on Monday, triggering tsunami warnings and evacuation orders. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said in a statement that the earthquake's epicenter was at a depth of 50 kilometers. The JMA explained that a ts»»»

Doha: Minister of State for International Cooperation HE Maryam bint Ali bin Nasser Al Misnad met on Monday with a delegation of members of parliament from the Kingdom of Sweden, on the sidelines of the 23rd Doha Forum 2025. The meeting discussed cooperation relations between the two countries, alo»»»

Abu Dhabi: The UAE has launched Abu Dhabi’s AI Ecosystem for Global Agricultural Development, a platform designed to bring AI solutions to climate-exposed agricultural regions and support the communities most affected by shifting weather patterns. The launch builds on the $200 million UAE–Gates Fou»»»

France does not want to seize frozen Russian state assets held in private French banks, the Financial Times reported on Monday, citing sources. While officials in Paris support the European Commission’s plan for a “reparations loan” for Ukraine they also oppose any scheme that would draw on Russian»»»

Deputy Chairs of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) Iskra Mihaylova-Koparova and Stanislav Anastasov met with US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Chris Smith on Monday, MRF’s press centre said. The talks focused on ways to strengthen the partnership between Bulgaria and the United States»»»

Canadian provinces have a strange problem: What to do with millions of dollars worth of American alcohol, pulled from the shelves in anger over US tariffs and now gathering dust in stock rooms? At least two provinces say the booze will go to a good cause, promising to sell remaining inventory and d»»»

Tunis, Dec. 8 (TAP) – Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad, Mohamed Ali Nafti, met on Monday in Tunis Ambassador of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh to Tunisia, residing in Tripoli, Abu Hassanat Mohamed Khair Al-Bashar, who...»»»

Sales of new apartments in Poland increased sharply in November, rising by 8.2% m/m despite two long holiday weekends, according to Tabelaofert.pl. Average prices across the ten largest cities fell marginally by 0.02%, though most developers raised list prices while offering discounts. The stronges»»»

According to Allianz Research, Poland recorded the fastest rise in corporate insolvencies among 44 analyzed markets, with a surge of 499% versus the 2016–2019 average – far exceeding neighboring countries. This is surprising given improving macroeconomic indicators such as economic growth and consu»»»

Dariusz Marzec has been dismissed as CEO of Poland’s largest power utility, PGE, without an official reason given by the supervisory board. His position is temporarily filled for three months by Dariusz Lubera, a long-time energy sector executive and former CEO of Tauron. One vice president was als»»»

A Petco store pictured Sept. 2018 in Hampstead just outside of Wilmington, N.C. The pet retailer says a massive data breach hit an unspecified number of its U.S. customer base, stating it located the problem internally and "immediately took steps to correct the issue and to remove the files from fu»»»

A 14-year-old boy has been hospitalized after being stabbed multiple times by two older teenagers who allegedly lured him into an ambush under the false pretense of meeting a 20-year-old girl on a date. The incident occurred in the northeastern Athens suburb of Holargos on Saturday afternoon, accor»»»

A protest demanding the resignation of the government and opposing the introduction of the euro in Bulgaria took place in Ruse on Monday evening. Lyubomir Petkov, Chair of Obedinenie 29, told the protestors that the people in power destroyed the education in Bulgaria. He was adamant that the protes»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Washington is officially questioning NATO's aggressive expansionist dynamic in the new US National Security Strategy for the first time, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Monday. "For the first time, the US is, if not committing not to expanding the all»»»

Dubai: The India-UAE remittance window has just opened again — and it’s rare. With the Indian rupee slumping to a fresh trough of ₹24.55 per AED and ₹90.15 per US dollar, many expatriates here will rush to send money home before the exchange rate improves. (Check live forex rates here.) On Monday, »»»

Dubai Police on Monday launched the 10th edition of its Winter Equestrian Forum, with 300 students enrolling in the two-week programme aimed at helping youth make productive use of their winter break while learning equestrian skills and national values. Organised by the Mounted Police Station, the »»»

A ferry has left Lesvos without passengers after local farmers blocked access to the island’s port as part of ongoing protests. The Blue Star Ferries vessel Diagoras set sail for Chios and Piraeus despite being unable to board any travelers, according to local news reports. Farmers had blocked the »»»

FRANKFURT, Germany — German industrial production unexpectedly jumped in October, official data showed Monday, the latest sign that Europe's crisis-wracked top economy may be turning a corner.Factory output rose 1.8 per cent month-on-month, according to preliminary data from federal statistics agen»»»


AMMAN — The Board of Directors of the Jordanian Businessmen Association met Monday with Japanese Ambassador Asari Hideki to discuss strengthening economic cooperation between Jordan and Japan, and the establishment of a joint Jordanian-Japanese Business Council.

According to a statement issued by»»»

AMMAN — The number of patents registered from the beginning of 2025 until the end of November reached 105 patents, three of which were local.According to data released by the Industrial Property Protection Directorate at the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Supply, the number of "registered" tradema»»»

AMMAN — A new industrial project, valued at JD20 million and backed by a Kuwaiti investor, has been launched in Tafilah Industrial City, named SASAM, the facility will produce electrical transformers.

The SASAM project will begin with site preparation and infrastructure development, employing 50 w»»»


AMMAN — CEO of the Jordan Phosphate Mines Company (JPMC) Abdel Wahab Rawad, met on Monday with the Sudan's Ambassador to Jordan Hassan Swar Dahab, to explore avenues for enhancing collaboration in the phosphate fertiliser sector.The discussions aimed to meet Sudanese market needs and strengthen ec»»»

Tunis, Dec. 8 (TAP) - A memorandum of understanding was signed on Monday in Muscat, the capital of the Sultanate of Oman, between the Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT) and the Central Bank of Oman, as part of efforts to strengthen Tunisian-Omani...»»»

The inside of St. Francis Catholic Church after a gun attack on June 6, 2022. File Photo by Stringer/EPA Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Late last October, President Donald Trump designated Nigeria as "a country of particular concern" (CPC) under the U.S. International Religious Freedom Act for "severe violations »»»

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins (L) pictured in June next to U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, D.C. On Monday, Trump will unveil a farm aid package with Rollins and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rolli»»»

Dubai: Education authorities in Jeddah announced on Monday that all schools in the governorates of Jeddah, Rabigh and Khulais will switch to remote learning on Tuesday due to severe weather forecasts and a red alert issued by the National Center for Meteorology (NCM). Classes shift online for safet»»»

GERB Chair Boyko Borissov and US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasia Christopher Smith discussed key issues on the bilateral agenda at a meeting in Sofia, including energy, security, technology, economic cooperation and regional stability. Borissov said the talks highlighted »»»

Syrian army soldiers march during a parade marking the first anniversary of the ousting of the Bashar Al-Assad regime in Damascus, Syria, on Monday. Photo by Ahmad Fallaha/EPA BEIRUT, Lebanon, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- More than 3 million Syrians, who sought refuge abroad or were displaced internally during »»»

The Council of Ministers adopted a decision approving the draft legislation on the budget of the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) for 2026, the press service of the Council of Ministers reported on Monday. Revenues and transfers of EUR 5.2885955 billion have been envisaged in the budget. Healt»»»

Tunis, Dec. 8 (TAP)- The weather is partly cloudy in most regions with local fog late on Monday night in the north and central eastern regions. The wind is blowing west in the north and the midland and east in the south, light to moderate. The sea...»»»